Tag: Freehold High School

  • Matisoff lifts Colonials to first victory with game-winner against Falcons

    Matisoff lifts Colonials to first victory with game-winner against Falcons

    The Freehold High School girls soccer team was trying to overcome an 0-4 start in 2022 when the Colonials hosted Monmouth Regional High School of Tinton Falls on Sept. 16 in Freehold Borough. Coach Elyse Ingui watched as senior Samantha Matisoff provided the boost the Colonials needed when Matisoff scored the game-winning goal in the…

  • Freehold council members salute high school Hall of Fame inductees

    Freehold council members salute high school Hall of Fame inductees

    FREEHOLD – The members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough have honored the 2022 inductees of the Freehold High School Hall of Fame – Scott Graber, Jim Schlentz and the Colonials’ 2006 girls soccer team. In a resolution, municipal officials said Graber was an active duty and reserve U.S. Air Force pilot who attained…

  • Colonials eye future success after posting  winning record in 2022

    Colonials eye future success after posting winning record in 2022

    FREEHOLD – Victories on the diamond for the Freehold High School softball team have been tough to come by over the last 10 years. Until this spring, the most victories the Colonials had posted in a season since 2010 was five. But that all changed in 2022 as Coach Mike D’Antonio and his players turned…

  • Freehold wrestlers perfect in winning B North Division championship

    Freehold wrestlers perfect in winning B North Division championship

    FREEHOLD – The members of the Freehold High School wrestling team made history during the 2021-22 season by winning the Shore Conference B North Division championship. The title was the first division wrestling championship in the long history of sports at the high school in Freehold Borough. And the Colonials won the B North title…

  • Freehold H.S. recognized for attracting young women to computer science

    Freehold H.S. recognized for attracting young women to computer science

    Freehold High School in Freehold Borough has earned the College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Female Diversity Award in recognition of achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. The award recognizes schools that have emboldened female students to see the possibilities in the field of computer science. “Our teachers, guidance counselors and school…

  • Braves defeat Colonials, 39-7; eye South Jersey sectional playoff berth

    Braves defeat Colonials, 39-7; eye South Jersey sectional playoff berth

    The Manalapan High School football team is back to being the Braves of old this season. Manalapan improved to 5-1 in 2021 with a 39-7 victory over Freehold High School on Oct. 16 in Freehold Borough. The Colonials fell to 3-4 with the loss on their home field. Manalapan’s 5-1 mark is the best start…

  • Freehold bounces back to defeat Jackson Memorial in football opener

    Freehold bounces back to defeat Jackson Memorial in football opener

    JACKSON – Anything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Freehold High School football team as the Colonials kicked off the 2021 season against Jackson Memorial High School on Sept. 2 in Jackson. The problems started when the coaches’ sideline headsets were not working during the first half. The Colonials’ woes continued when…

  • Freehold grapplers top Red Bank Regional for third win of 2021 season

    Freehold grapplers top Red Bank Regional for third win of 2021 season

    Before the 2021 wrestling season began, Coach Matt Shepherd asked his Freehold High School wrestlers to give their “full commitment” to the team and to follow all COVID-19 protocols so every person could wrestle as much as possible this season. The coronavirus pandemic changed New Jersey’s traditional high school wrestling season. Instead of starting just…

  • Monroe Township Police Department welcomes five new officers

    Monroe Township Police Department welcomes five new officers

    MONROE – The township welcomed five new police officers, bringing the Monroe Township Police Department’s complement to 66. The new officers graduated from the Cape May Police Academy on July 2, 2020. Police Chief Michael Biennas and Mayor Stephen Dalina introduced the officers on Feb. 24. Biennas said “the new class of recruits joins a…