Father/son coaching tandem works for Sciarappas
Veteran Patriot coach has been joined on bench by his son
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      There are now two John Sciarappas sitting on the bench at Freehold Township, but they think with one mind. John Sciarappa, the veteran head coach of the Freehold Township girls basketball team, has been joined on the bench by his son, Johnny Sciarappa, this winter.
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Howell girls maintain program's winning ways
Rebel girls back in state playoffs
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of Howell's demise were greatly exaggerated. After graduating its finest senior class in team history, the Howell High School girls basketball program stood at a crossroads. Were the Rebels headed toward the ranks of the also-rans, or had they establ...
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Patriots, Cougars prove District hoops belong
Freehold Twp. has earned its top ranking
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      They played a game between Shore Conference powerhouses on Thursday. It wasn't played in Lincroft, Neptune or Lakewood. It was contested in Freehold Township, pitting the Shore's top-ranked team, undefeated Freehold Township, and Colts Neck.
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Rebels still throwing strikes with seventh title
Girls win B Central
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      They changed the division and its makeup, but it didn't change the outcome. Howell High School's girls bowling team is still the class of the alleys. Dave Clampffer's Rebels won their seventh consecutive Shore Conference division title, Class B Central, going away this year.
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Colts Neck girls dominate county indoor meet
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Let your full complement of distance running talent loose, and sprinkle some sprinting and jumping prowess into the mix, and what you have, if you are Colts Neck High School's girls track and field team, is an overwhelming triumph. The Cougars piled up 76.
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Marlboro junior wrestlers shine at area tournaments
      Following up on an outstanding dual-meet season, the Marlboro Mustang Wrestling program enjoyed big success in tournaments. At the recent Edison Tournament, the Mustangs, a Marlboro Recreation youth program, finished second. They did it sending just 33 wrestlers, compared to other teams...
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MGA Cyclones finish first at West Point
      The Cyclones boys gymnastics team from Monmouth Gymnastics Academy competed at the 2007 West Point Open in West Point, N.Y. The Level 7 team finished in first place and the Level 5 squad in third. Yuri Aminov coaches the MGA boys. At Level 5 ages 7-9, Michael Luca placed 12th in t...
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Fish On
Shad lures taking local anglers by storm
Ron Nuzzolo
      Put away the diamond jigs: a new era has begun.The era of the shad has taken anglers by storm. With the fall bass run continuing into January, I was fortunate enough to take a trip with my father on Capt. Ron's Fishermen in Atlantic Highlands (no relation to me). Being a traditional jig f...
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Sports Shorts
      The Freehold Borough Little League will be holding registration on Saturday at the American Legion on 62 W. Main St., for the 2007 Little League baseball season from 10 a.m. to noon. Children need to bring a birth certificate and proof of residency with them to the registration.
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