Basketball season starts with teams contending
Colonials stun Neptune in opener
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      What an act the 2007-08 boys basketball season has to follow. Last winter was a historic one for the Freehold Regional District, as Brian Golub's Freehold Township Patriots became the first team to win the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship.
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Flying to the hoop
     CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Township's Tyler McKinnon (No. 21) tries to score against Manalapan during his team's 54-33 victory on Friday night.
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Sports Shorts
      Parker Bohn III has been elected to the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Hall of Fame. The Freehold Township High School graduate has been one of the best players on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour for the last two decades. Bohn, a lefty, has won 30 PBA tour events including ...
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Fish On
Even with the bad weather, the fishing continues
RON NUZZOLO
      There's been plenty of serious fishing going on. Just before the rain, snow and gale-force winds last weekend, many anglers were squeezing in a few last trips for the year. Bait fish continue to remain just offshore from Sandy Hook to Barnegat Light, and alongside the bait are your choice of fish.
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Colonials, Cougars, Rebels teams to watch
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Alook back at the 2007 All-Freehold Regional District girls basketball team will tell you all you need to know about the promise that this season holds. Of the 11 players named top the First and Second teams, nine of them are back.
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Lamirande took Howell football to greater heights
Quarterback led Rebels to first state title

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      When Tim Lamirande needed his Howell High School teammates the most, they were there for him. It was only the second game of the high school football season, a home game with Freehold District rival Manalapan. Following an impressive debut win over Colts Neck the week before, Lamirande had squelc...
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Boro's James was leader behind football champs
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Robert James is a coach's dream. "I love the game," said the Freehold Borough High School senior. "I love going out there and being in an atmosphere with 10 other guys who want it as badly as you do." And as much as he enjoys playing football, what makes him a coach's dream is his team-first atti...
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