Colonials looking for best effort every day      All that Mark Ciccotelli wants from his Freehold Borough Colonials is that they give their best effort all the time, be it practice or a game. More ... Ciccotelli has coaching in his blood BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      Mark Ciccotelli has been on the other side of the gridiron against Freehold Borough High School and gained a healthy respect for the way the Colonials battle. More ... Cougars adding depth as they move up in division Colts Neck opens at Neptune in Federal Division game BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      The goods for the Colts Neck High School football program is that it is deeper than ever. More ... Stability is the key to Marlboro’s rebuilding of its football program BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      The top priority for John Fiore and his coaching staff is to bring stability back to the Marlboro High School football program. More ... Lancers ready for year two under Amabile BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer      When John Amabile took the head football coaching position at St. John Vianney prior to last year’s season, word spread quickly that he would quickly turn the Lancer program into a powerhouse. More ... Sports Shorts      Howell’s Grant Acker, a senior at Gettysburg (Pa.) College, has been named to the “Street & Smith” and “Football Gazette” preseason Division III All-American teams at linebacker. Acker is coming out a breakout season with the Bullets in ’03, when he recorded 139 tackles, including 77 solo stops. More ... Cane Pace produces historic dead heat Timesareachanging, Western Terror clocked in 1:52.3 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      The real drama at Monday’s Cane Pace was the 10 odd minutes it took to determine if there was an outright winner at Freehold Raceway. More ... Deeper Brookdale squad out to improve on last year BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      MIDDLETOWN — “Cautiously optimistic” is how Brookdale Community College men’s soccer coach Wayne Palmer describes his outlook for the 2004 season. More ... Sports Shorts      The Rat Pack, the oldest team (average age, 42) in the More ... Township seniors reaping championship rewards BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      What the Freehold Township Little League Senior League all-stars accomplished in Bangor, Maine, is just starting to sink in. More ...