• Green Wave, Spartans claim district wrestling championships

    Green Wave, Spartans claim district wrestling championships

    By Matthew Rocco Long Branch High School and Ocean Township High School brought home team titles from the NJSIAA district wrestling tournaments. The Green Wave’s Carlos Irizzary earned a gold medal at 120 pounds in the District 23 competition, while Ryan Zimmerman (106), Chris Dean (126), Isaac Shohet (138), Luke Arnold (145), Dan Santos Silva…

  • Colts Neck captures Group III indoor track championship

    Colts Neck captures Group III indoor track championship

    By Jeff Appelblatt Colts Neck High School’s track and field coach, Jim Schlentz, can remember when the boys’ team was young. That includes his memories of when some of the team’s current best struggled in getting used to the sport. “We were a good, young group a couple of years ago,” the coach said, reminiscing…

  • Spartans finish 4th in boys’ Group II bowling tournament

    Spartans finish 4th in boys’ Group II bowling tournament

    By Warren Rappleyea Ocean Township High School’s boys’ bowling team completed a strong season with a fourth-place finish in the NJSIAA Group II tournament Feb. 17 at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. In the final game and with a berth in the Tournament of Champions (TOC) on the line, the Spartans needed to down Montville…

  • Freehold wrestlers enjoy rebound year on the mats

    Freehold wrestlers enjoy rebound year on the mats

    By Jeff Appelblatt Last season was a disappointing one for Freehold High School’s wrestling team. The squad had holes through its lineup and was forced to forfeit numerous matches each outing. But 11-year coach Matt Shepherd knew the 2016-17 season would be different. The team sent out many seniors this season, including last year’s top…

  • Cougars hope to avenge loss to Lions in next showdown

    Cougars hope to avenge loss to Lions in next showdown

    By Jeff Appelblatt Often times, seeing a team more than once in a season helps. It gives each team more of an idea of what to expect in the next matchup. Though Colts Neck High School recently lost a close one to Middletown High School North, Colts Neck boys’ basketball coach Lou Piccola isn’t totally…

  • Mustangs top Patriots to move on in conference tournament

    Mustangs top Patriots to move on in conference tournament

    By Jeff Appelblatt The third time was a charm for Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team. The team lost a pair of close battles with Freehold Township High School during the regular season — one on each team’s court. But the Mustangs took care of their Shore Conference A North Division rivals on the neutral…

  • Trojans top Eagles to advance to GMC Tournament semifinals

    Trojans top Eagles to advance to GMC Tournament semifinals

    By Jimmy Allinder Girls’ basketball It was an old-fashion knock-down, drag-out turf war between two combatants with common geography, with the team executing the best game plan winning in the end. That was the Bishop George Ahr High School (19-5 overall, 12-2 White Division) girls’ basketball team, which broke open a close game for three…

  • Doctor reaches settlement with government

    Doctor reaches settlement with government

    A Monmouth County doctor, his oncology practice and his wife, who managed the practice, have agreed to pay the United States $1.7 million to resolve allegations they illegally imported and used unapproved chemotherapy drugs from foreign distributors and illegally billed Medicare, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on Feb. 16. The settlement resolves allegations that…

  • Lions’ Notarfrancesco wins Group III shot put

    Lions’ Notarfrancesco wins Group III shot put

    Danielle Notarfrancesco of Jackson Liberty High School’s girls’ indoor track and field team left no doubt that she would return to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions when she threw the shot put a winning 46-11 in the Group III finals Feb. 18 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The senior will…

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