Tag: Freehold
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Freehold Hall of Fame dinner April 27
The Freehold High School Hall of Fame will hold its induction ceremony during a dinner April 27 at the American Hotel in Freehold. The event will begin at 6 p.m. The honorees are the 1953 and 1954 football teams that finished undefeated; Scott Preston, soccer star from the Class of 1982; Michael Delucia, football star…
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Braves, Colonials face tough competition at state championships
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan Manalapan High School wrestling coach Scott Pressman expected to see his athletes have more success at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall March 4 and 5 in the NJSIAA championships. And yet, at the same time, the coach also knew that the competition would be some of the toughest his student-athletes would ever…
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St. Paddy’s 8k road race slated March 19
The Freehold Area Running Club’s St. Paddy’s 8K (metric 5 mile) road race will take place at 10:30 a.m. on March 19 in Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold. The early registration fee is $30 and can be made by mail, however, it must be postmarked on or before March 15. Post registration which…
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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…
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Freehold basketball tournament memorializes South Brunswick teen
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will hold its annual Kylie Pinheiro Memorial Hot Shot Basketball Tournament on Feb. 26 at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, 470 E. Freehold Road, Freehold, in honor of the South Brunswick resident who was killed in a drunk driving crash at age 18 in 2007. The event, open to girls and…
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Area student-athletes make college commitments
By Jeff Appelblatt For a number of years, the first of February has officially become the day for student-athletes to announce the colleges they will be going to the next school year. Many of the athletes even sit down and sign Letters of Intent. Many student-athletes from the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) took…
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Mustangs score comeback victory over Patriots on court
By Jeff Appelblatt As hot as Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team has been, it couldn’t avoid getting outplayed at Freehold High School recently. Fortunately for the Mustangs, the struggle didn’t last for more than two quarters. Following the trip to the locker room at halftime Feb. 2 in Freehold, the Mustangs exploded in the third…
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Hard-working Colonials searching for points on the court
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s boys’ basketball team just can’t seem to score late in games. It appears that no one wants to be responsible for late shots for the Colonials, and not many players look to shoot the ball early in the game either. The team been knocking time off the clock moving…