Tag: Colts Neck

  • Brannan, Konig, Amponsah standouts in district track

    Brannan, Konig, Amponsah standouts in district track

    Jordan Brannan and Colts Neck High School, Freehold Township High School’s Jake Konig and Marlboro High School’s Kwaku Amponsah headlined this year’s indoor track and field season. Brannan captured the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) 3,200-meter championship, turning in the fastest time of the year in the state at 9:14.94. Besides joining the Cougars’ legendary…

  • Cougars, Patriots advance to boys hoops sectional finals

    Cougars, Patriots advance to boys hoops sectional finals

    By Tim Morris Someone was going to walk off the court at Colts Neck High School with their first NJSIAA Central Jersey sectional basketball championship March 7. Both the Colts Neck and Freehold Township High School boys basketball teams have long established themselves as winning programs with division titles to back it up and some…

  • Roche, Hayes top district indoor track and field team

    Roche, Hayes top district indoor track and field team

    Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche and Howell High School’s Niamh Hayes followed up their outstanding cross-country campaigns with even better indoor track and field seasons. Both won state championships during a record-setting year. The Cornell University-bound Roche dominated in the 1,600 meters, winning Monmouth County, Shore Conference, NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV and overall…

  • Park System’s golf season is underway

    Park System’s golf season is underway

    COLTS NECK — Dust off your clubs because the Monmouth County Park System’s six golf courses are open, including Bel-Aire in Wall, Charleston Springs in Millstone, Hominy Hill in Colts Neck, Howell Park in Howell, Pine Brook in Manalapan and Shark River in Neptune. The Park System has golf cards available for purchase. The cards…

  • Colts Neck peaking as state girls hoops playoffs begin

    Colts Neck peaking as state girls hoops playoffs begin

    By Tim Morris Having made the program’s first trip to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals in seven years, the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team heads into the state playoffs in a positive frame of mind. The Cougars are 17-7 overall and have won six of their last seven games. Their only loss came…

  • Colts Neck school board OK’s capital Improvements

    Colts Neck school board OK’s capital Improvements

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has approved a slate of capital improvement projects. Work will consist of renovations to the entrances of the Conover Road Primary School, the Conover Road Elementary School and the Cedar Drive Middle School in order to increase security.…

  • Students impress board with robotics demonstration

    Students impress board with robotics demonstration

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Seventh grade students from the Cedar Drive Middle School showed the potential of a new course to Colts Neck K-8 School District administrators and members of the public during a recent Board of Education meeting. Pupils in teacher E. Marc Ceo’s Automation and Robotics class made their…

  • Colts Neck’s Brannan wins indoor MOC 3,200 state championship

    Colts Neck’s Brannan wins indoor MOC 3,200 state championship

    By Tim Morris When Colts Neck High School’s Jordan Brannan won his first NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III championship it was a big deal to the standout. To the Cougar, it meant that he was now one of the big guys — one of the best distance runners in the state. Two weeks later, Brannan…

  • DeTulio, Mayrose among ex-basketball stars now coaching

    DeTulio, Mayrose among ex-basketball stars now coaching

    By Tim Morris Fans of Shore Conference basketball will notice a number of familiar faces in the coaching ranks. Former stars who went to play in college have returned and are now adding their experiences to coaching staffs around the conference. One of them is Colts Neck High School graduate Tiffany DeTulio, who is now…