Lancers hold off Caseys after honoring fallen hero
Staff Writer
By doug mckenzie
     What better way to pay tribute to the late, great Audrey Gomez than to beat Red Bank Catholic in a battle of the Shore’s two most prolific girls’ basketball programs?
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Cisek pleasantly surprised by the play of BCC men
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Paul Cisek isn’t a coach who is easily satisfied. However, a 9-3 start by his Brookdale Community College men’s basketball has done just that.
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Cougars give unbeaten Monmouth quite a scare
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Colts Neck’s head basketball coach Lou Piccola was upbeat following Friday night’s 41-34 loss at Tinton Falls to undefeated Monmouth Regional.
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Temple’s Klecko selected to Big East, ECAC all-star teams
     Post-season honors continue to come Dan Klecko’s way. The junior defensive tackle at Temple University, a graduate of Marlboro High School, was named to the 2001 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division 1-A All-Star Team. That honor comes on the heels of his selection to the All-Big East Conf...
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Township tops Eagles but then falls to Long Branch
Staff Writer
By chris kelly
     These types of matches prepare you for the tournaments at the end of the year. Freehold Township faced off against Middletown South and Long Branch in a tri-meet Saturday morning, and walked away 1-1 on the day.
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Sport Shorts
     Rutgers University outfielder Val Majewski has been tabbed a preseason All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Majewski, a Freehold Township High School graduate, is coming off a brilliant 2001 season in which he blossomed into one of the country’s best young talents. The...
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Big matchup Saturday for Marlboro, Rumson-FH girls
Undefeated, state-ranked basketball teams to battle in Convention Hall
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Saturday’s Marlboro-Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball game in Asbury Park’s Convention Hall is just the kind of matchup that both teams want and need.
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Freehold Raceway made some solid gains in 2001
     Freehold Raceway, the nation’s oldest pari-mutuel harness racing track, continues to buck the odds. Freehold recorded solid gains in wagering in 2001 compared to the previous year.
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Brave, Mustang high jumpers medal at Group IV relays
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     High jumpers from Manalapan and Marlboro provided the only points at Sunday’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group IV Relays at Princeton University.
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Vianney squad is putting together special season
Staff Writer
By Warren Rappleyea
     As the midway point of the season approaches, the undefeated St. John Vianney High School wrestling team already has five grapplers with at least 10 wins apiece, and several others are approaching double figures.
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     FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney senior Marybeth Kuenne looks for an open teammate during the Lancers’ emotional win over Red bank Catholic on Friday. The win snapped a five-game losing streak to the Caseys and cemented the Lancers’ status as the second-ranked team in the Shore Conference, behind Ma...
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Sport Shorts
     Shootingstar Fastpitch Softball is offering a Pre-Season Softball Clinic in Monmouth County for girls in grades three through eight. The clinic will be held on four consecutive Sundays, March 17 and 24 and April 7 and 14 at GoodSports USA in Wall Township. Players will have the choice of two time sl...
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