Tag: Marlboro

  • Roche, Staklinski, Bock, Covington capture sectional track titles

    Roche, Staklinski, Bock, Covington capture sectional track titles

    By Tim Morris It was just a step toward the ultimate goal of winning at the NJSIAA Track and Field Meet of Champions (MOC) but for Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche, the Central Jersey, Group IV championships were a priority. The sectional meet at Hillsborough High School May 27-28 was the first meeting between…

  • Balanced Mustangs again ruled district’s boys tennis scene

    Balanced Mustangs again ruled district’s boys tennis scene

    The 2016 boys tennis season played out like it has over the last decade: with Marlboro High School as the top dog. Dave Kretzmer’s Mustangs made deep runs to the semifinals of the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournaments while holding onto their Shore Conference A North Division public school title. The…

  • Roche doubles, Kern takes javelin at group meet

    Roche doubles, Kern takes javelin at group meet

    By Tim Morris Ciara Roche has proven her fitness and her fortitude. Heading into the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) at Central Regional High School June 8, the Freehold Township High School standout is right where she wants to be and takes aim at the only individual championship to elude her during her scholastic career.…

  • Marlboro school board may change entrance date

    Marlboro school board may change entrance date

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a policy change that would, if adopted by the board, switch the cutoff date for children entering kindergarten and first grade in the district. The board will hold a public hearing on the policy change on June 7…

  • Colonials’ seniors bring home district golf championship

    Colonials’ seniors bring home district golf championship

    By Tim Morris They came in together as freshmen to a golf program with little history, and they leave as champions. Lewis Wright, Russell Herbert and Chris LaBarbara took the Freehold High School boys golf team to unprecedented heights at the Freehold Regional High School District Tournament, claiming the program’s first championship. Freehold outclassed a…

  • Gomez joins select company after school-record long jump

    Gomez joins select company after school-record long jump

    By Tim Morris From takeoff to landing, Marlboro High School long jumper Gianna Gomez knew she had taken quite a ride. “My form in the air was good,” the Mustangs’ sophomore said. It was so good that when she landed 17-11½ from the board, she had broken a 29-year-old school record and, in the process,…

  • Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie participates in Walk4Friends

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie participates in Walk4Friends

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie joined the supporters in the Walk4Friends, held May 22. The annual event, held at the Vonage campus in Holmdel, was to raise crucial funds and community awareness for The Friendship Circle — a nonprofit organization for individuals with special needs. “It is a pleasure to donate our time and…

  • Marlboro softball, baseball fall in state sectional quarterfinals

    Marlboro softball, baseball fall in state sectional quarterfinals

    The Marlboro High School softball team played a pair of one-run thrillers in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. Unfortunately, the Mustangs went 1-1 in those games, bringing an end to another fine season on the softball diamond. Fourth-seeded East Brunswick High School ended Marlboro’s season May 25 with a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over…

  • Buffalo Wild Wings obtains liquor license for Marlboro site

    Buffalo Wild Wings obtains liquor license for Marlboro site

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – A Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant is coming to Route 9 south in Marlboro, although municipal officials do not have a date for the business’s opening. References to the anticipated arrival of Buffalo Wild Wings in Marlboro have been made by local officials since January. A pair of resolutions…