Colonials pass character test, knock off Piners Howell, Colts Neck also pick up gridiron wins BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      Mark Ciccotelli had every reason to be nervous when the officials dragged the first-down chains onto the field. More ... Cougars get accustomed to life in tough A North BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      In the first week of play, the Colts Neck Cougars girls soccer team has learned a lot about the Shore Conference A North Division. More ... More offensive Colonials maintain winning ways Freehold Borough off to 4-0 start in field hockey BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      Freehold Borough rode its defense and timely scoring to capture two consecutive Shore Conference B North Division field hockey titles. More ... Individual, team talent at a premium in District CN's Diamond, Marlboro's Jack among state's best BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      The 2006 scholastic gymnastics season holds a lot of promise for the Freehold Regional District schools. More ... Cougars pass first test, win A North quad meet Behind Higginson harriers go 3-0 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      For the first half of the critical quad cross country meet, Colts Neck's highly touted, nationally ranked girls cross country team was in trouble. More ... Break it up      Lakewood BlueClaw Clay Harris tries to break up the double play during his team's loss to Augusta on Thursday in the South Atlantic League Championship series in Lakewood. The BlueClaws bounced back on Friday to capture the league title with a 5-0 win - the first league title in franchise history. More ... Dynarski, Freeman win Travia Recovery 5K      Eric Dynarski conquered the conditions and a field of more than 150 runners to win the Richard Travia Recovery 5K held Saturday at Turkey Swamp Park in Freehold Township. More ... Segal's Holmdel return sparks Hawks to win Monmouth sweeps men's and women's races BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer      Craig Segal was back at home.Holmdel Park is where Segal trained when he was at Holmdel High School and is the site of many of his finest moments with the Hornets. More ... Sports Shorts      The Manalapan Baseball Association is holding tryouts for the 11-12-year-old Major 50-70 Division for the spring season. Players must be residents of Manalapan-Englishtown and have birth dates that fall between May 1, 1994, and April 30, 1996, to be eligible. Players are invited to participate in th More ...