Desero, Mustangs rule Monmouth County golf
Team wins first title; Desero takes individual crown
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Mike Desero figured he was in for another tough day on the Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck. Warming up before the start of the Monmouth County Championships on Thursday on the putting green, the Marlboro High School senior couldn't sink a putt. That always seemed the case for ...
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Cellini and Co. lead Mustangs to track win
Marlboro girls first in Hudson County
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Head coach Ray Sypniewski has called Marlboro sprinter Emily Cellini "one of the best sprinters no one knows." If she continues to do what she did Saturday at the Hudson County Track Coaches Association Relays, she won't be unknown for much longer. Cellini helped the Mustang girls w...
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Higginson set to defend 3K title at Penn Relays
Cougar boys chasing DMR crown
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      It was at the Penn Relays last year that Ashley Higginson took her first steps toward becoming one of the finest distance runners in state history. She joined very select company when she won the high school 3,000-meter run. Her 9:42.07 was the sixth fastest in state history, and f...
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Howell looking to shake things up in A North
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Shore Conference A North Division in baseball is taking shape as any one's to win. Perennial power Christian Brothers Academy lost back-to-back games, and defending public school champion Freehold Township is off to a 2-4 start in the division, leaving the race for first wide open...
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Cougars take aim at A North lacrosse title
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      With a division title in the offing, the Colts Neck boys lacrosse team is primed to make a run at the championship. Coach Jeff Rosenberg's Cougars have never been in this position before. They have 15 seniors who have been with the program the past three years. They are more experienc...
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Monmouth's throwers lead Hawks to UVA win
      Monmouth University has assembled a powerful throwing lineup that has put the field back in track and field. Thanks to their depth in the throwing events, the Hawks won the Lou Onesta/Milton Abramson Invitational held at the University of Virginia last weekend. Monmouth's men piled up 1...
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Scannapieco is named to NJCAA Hall of Fame
      Bo Scannapieco hasn't had time to reflect on his latest milestone - induction into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He's been too busy trying to lead his Brookdale Community College women's softball team back to the national championships for a 12th consec...
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Brookdale finds its stride with playoffs looming
Blues are ranked No. 5 in the country
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Slowly, but ever so surely, everything is falling into place for the Brookdale Community College women's softball team. The worst spring that head coach Bo Scannapieco can recall, combined with one of his youngest squads, produced some inconsistencies early in the season that have r...
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Matera, Behan inspire young Brookdale squad
Baseball team is ranked No. 6 in the country

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Brookdale Community College's young baseball team couldn't have asked for two better leaders than sophomores Paddy Matera and Joe Behan. They are the embodiment of college baseball and have been the heart and soul of the 26-10 Blues, who are headed toward another Garden State Athlet...
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Through the woods
      Freehold's Jullian Rizzo competes in Sunday's Donna Lane 5K race held at Thompson Park in Middletown on Sunday.
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Blewett, Geibel, Gardella among winners at WTS
      WALL TOWNSHIP - John Blewett III, of Howell, outlasted Kevin Flockhart and outran Steve Reed to win the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (WAAS) modified main during Wall Township Speedway NJR Home Services Opening Night Saturday. Blewett opened his Wall WAAS title defense by splitting...
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YMCA swimmers finish in top 10 at Junior Olympics
      The YMCA of Western Monmouth County swim team left its mark at the New Jersey Junior Olympics at Rutgers University. Four swimmers - Stephanie Ross, Joanna Han, Ryan O'Neill and Ryan Kauth - finished in the top 10 overall in their respective age groups and made the New Jersey all-star...
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Sports Shorts
      Monmouth University pitcher Brad Brach picked up a pair of weekly awards after tossing his first collegiate no-hitter. The junior right-hander was named the Akadema/Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Week, as well as the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week.
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