Tag: Freehold
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Patriots playing above their seed in conference tournament
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s baseball team prepared for the second round of the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) knowing it was an underdog. But that didn’t matter for the lower-ranked No. 18 seed. In the game May 20, Ryan Ford gave up only one hit to Monmouth Regional High School, and the Patriots…
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Colonials lock up A North Division baseball crown
By Jeff Appelblatt When Freehold High School’s baseball team won at Howell High School May 10, it was the first time the Colonials won the Shore Conference A North Division. But it wasn’t the first time the team ever won its division — part of the B North in 2006, Freehold shared the title with…
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Freehold baseball team knocks off CBA in third encounter
By Jeff Appelblatt As strong as the season has been for Freehold High School’s baseball team, the team from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) has been a major obstacle for the Colonials. The Colts beat them, 1-0, on opening day in a pitching duel between Freehold’s Dan Chiusano and CBA’s Nick Hohenstein, and the Colts beat…
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Freehold baseball piling on wins with sights set on division title
By Jeff Appelblatt It’s as if Freehold High School has had two baseball seasons going on since the end of April, and the Colonials are putting on great shows in each of them. Games in the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) were inserted right into Freehold’s regular-season schedule. So while the No. 5-seed Colonials won tournament…
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Area teams have strong performances at county relays
By Jeff Appelblatt Marlboro High School’s outdoor track and field team was excited by what its student-athletes did at the Monmouth County Relay Championships May 4 in Long Branch. The girls’ 4×100-meter relay team of Lauren Newman, Briana Mullan, Alexa Friedman and Danielle Spano won. Gianna Gomez won the long jump and triple jump relays.…
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Freehold Area Challenger Sports celebrating 25 years
Peter Elacqua Staff Writer FREEHOLD – In a year they are celebrating their 25th anniversary, representatives from Freehold Area Challenger Sports will play in an exhibition game at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Freehold Area Challenger Sports is a year-round program that serves children with special needs in the Freehold area. The…
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Colonials stay positive after losses to top volleyball teams
By Jeff Appelblatt Following the recent loss to the rival team from Colts Neck High School, Freehold High School boys’ volleyball coach Ryan Walkiewicz was ready to say his team could compete with almost anyone. While the Cougars defeated the Colonials for the second time this year, it was a hard-fought battle. “Ability-wise, our guys…
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Howell’s Servidio advances to USA Gymnastics national championships
By Wayne Witkowski Monica Servidio achieved glory for her Howell High School team as state champion in the uneven bars during the varsity season, but it had eluded her in her first five years on Level 10 for Action Gymnastics in Freehold. That is until the 18-year-old recently became one of 300 competitors nationwide to…
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Colonials quickly move past roller-coaster game vs. Braves
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School baseball coach Jon Block had his feelings shoot up and down tremendously in the recent game at Manalapan High School. One of his team’s top pitchers, Dan Chiusano, gave the Braves seven runs in the first two innings. The Colonials had Chiusano’s back, though. The team scored five runs…