Tag: Manalapan High School
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Spilsbury sends Manalapan to Shore Conference Tournament semis with overtime game-winner
The 2021 campaign has been a great ride thus far for the Manalapan High School girls soccer team and it got even better on Oct. 22 when the Braves clinched a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals. Locked in a scoreless tie with Lacey High School heading into overtime of an conference tournament quarterfinal…
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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…
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Middletown South defeats Manalapan in overtime to remain undefeated
Regulation time was not enough to settle a Shore Conference Colonial Division showdown between the Middletown South and Manalapan high school football teams on the evening of Sept. 24 in Manalapan. The two undefeated teams were tied 7-7 at the end of the fourth quarter and played overtime, during which each team would have a…
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Manalapan gridders will lean on winning tradition to bounce back in 2021
MANALAPAN – A winning tradition and a family-type atmosphere have fueled the Manalapan High School football program over the years. “We preach family,” Coach Dominick LePore said. “It’s a brotherhood. We have alumni and parents who still come to the games. We have created that tradition and pride here in our program.” Manalapan’s winning tradition…
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Former students mourn passing of Manalapan High School teacher
Susan G. Magod, a beloved teacher who was retired after decades of service at Manalapan High School, has died. Magod passed away on July 8 following a short illness, according to an obituary posted online by the Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Magod was born in New York City in 1942 and lived in East…
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Bruno remembered for work as educator, coach, athletics administrator
Bill Bruno, a well-known and respected coach and athletics administrator in New Jersey, has died at the age of 68. Bruno, a resident of Howell, died on June 19 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, according to an obituary published by the Buckley Funeral Home, Asbury Park. Bruno had deep ties to Monmouth County.…
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Marlboro defeats Manalapan, 7-4; advances to state sectional tournament semifinals
The Marlboro High School baseball team is firing on all cylinders and playing its best baseball of the 2021 season at the perfect time. The No. 9 seed Mustangs (14-7) won their seventh straight game with a 7-4 victory over No. 1 seed Manalapan in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state…
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Manalapan begins long-awaited inaugural boys lacrosse season
MANALAPAN – It was always rough when spring came around and Manalapan High School senior Mike DeMayo would look at social media posts and see his friends and other athletes around the Shore Conference talking about playing high school lacrosse. Because Manalapan High School did not offer lacrosse, the only option DeMayo had during the…
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Johnson concludes historic career with third state wrestling crown
The legacy that Manalapan High School athlete Jessi Johnson left on the wrestling mat from 2018-21 will be talked about for years to come in New Jersey high school girls wrestling circles. “Jessi has set the bar for New Jersey high school girls wrestling,” Manalapan Coach Scott Pressman said. “She has shown what you can…