Impastato ignites Patriots with his all-around game
Township boys in the hunt for state playoffs
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     At crunch time, Freehold Township turns to point guard Andrew Impastato. The Pats will spread the floor and get the ball into the hands of their slick ball handler with the quick first step to the basket. The junior will either take the ball to the basket and get fouled (he’s an 80 percent foul shoo...
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Lady Patriots keep winning in shadow of unbeaten Marlboro
Township girls at 11-5 with state playoffs approaching
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     As the dominant girls basketball team in the A North Division over the last few years, it’s not very often that the Freehold Township Patriots get to do things quietly.
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Top linemen to be recognized at Lombardi Awards March 2
     Monmouth County’s top linemen will have their turn in the spotlight on March 2 when the Sheraton Hotel, Eatontown, hosts the 29th annual Vince Lombardi Dinner, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Monmouth County.
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Cougars passing their test in the Shore Conference
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     It didn’t take long for the Colts Neck High School girls’ basketball team to discover what life in the Shore Conference is all about.
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Back-to-back A North titles for Howell wrestling team
Rebels extend win
streak to eight straight
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Back in mid-December, John Gagliano admits that he didn’t think very highly of his Howell High School wrestling team. Injuries and inexperience were double-teaming his Rebels after a loss at Ocean sent them to a 0-2 start, and Gagliano was wondering if his team could turn it around.
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Manalapan’s Brooks is headed for Syracuse
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     It seems that Manalapan’s Cory Brooks was headed to Syracuse all along. The Orangemen were the first college to start sending him literature two years ago, and as a result, Syracuse was the only team he really thought about.
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Sport Shorts
     The Manalapan High School Hall of Fame Committee is seeking a candidate for the class of 2001. Nomination forms can be obtained by contacting Pete Bruno, the supervisor of extracurricular activities, at (732) 792-7200, ext. 8340.
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Ventura uses speed, heart
to capture Group I 1,600 title
Only District athlete
to win gold at indoor
championships
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Jorge Ventura has that extra gear that separates a good high school miler from a very good one. When you add Ventura’s competitive heart to the mix, you have a very dangerous miler who could steal the show Sunday at the All Groups Meet of Champions in Jadwin Gymnasium on the campus of Princeton Univ...
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Sport Shorts
     Maurice Greene, the Olympic 100-meter dash champion, headlines the all-star cast of track and field athletes who will compete in Friday night’s 94th running of the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Greene, who won the 60-meter dash for a third straight year in 2000 in a meet re...
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