Wrestling for position
     CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Borough High School's Zach Mostowsky (r) tries to score a takedown against Egg Harbor's Billy Coleman during a quad match at Colts Neck High School on Jan. 24.
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Cougars seize control of A North basketball
Top Mid. South after Boardwalk Classic victory
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      First things first. While their victory over New York City power Christ the King may have been a signature triumph for the Colts Neck girls basketball team, back at home it wouldn't amount to much if they didn't take care of business in the Shore Conference A North Division.
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Spadola, Pats tops in SC indoor track
Marlboro's Unachukwu repeats as 55 champ
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Throughout the indoor track and field season, Freehold Township was pointing toward the Shore Conference Championships. "We had never won it [SC] before," said sprinter Ryan Spadola. "We wanted to go after it. Our coach [Todd Briggs] had been building us for it. We came out prepared.
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Reilly overcame injury to return to hardwood
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      This was almost the season that wasn't for Marlboro's Meghan Reilly. It was a fluke play that led to a dislocated shoulder that threatened her senior year. "In October in the fall league, I was defending a girl when I got hit by the basketball," Reilly recalled, "I realized when I got hit that so...
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Sports Shorts
      Monmouth University's men's track and field team will have six new entrants at the IC4A Division I Championships after a number of impressive efforts at the Boston Terrier Classic on Saturday night. Junior Chris Taiwo was one of three Hawks to earn IC4A bids in the 200m, crossing the tape in ...
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Rebels wrap up A North mat title
4th straight for Howell wrestlers
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Howell's wrestling team was in a rare position this winter. The Rebels could play the underdog card. After all, they had graduated the school's first state champion in more than 40 years (Joey Langel), a state runner-up (Harry Turner), a state place-winner (Cody Fobes), and a 100-career match win...
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Braves, Pats win state relay titles
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Rob Andrews brought his teammates along with him this time. Or was it the other way around? Thanks to a swift 4:16.5 anchor from their state champion, Manalapan's distance medley relay team captured the state championship at the NJSIAA Group IV State Relays held in the John Bennett Indoor Complex...
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Historic win for Colonials' Gallene
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The 50-yard freestyle is the 100-meter dash of swimming. To the winner comes the distinction of being called "the fastest." Monmouth County's new "fastest" swimmer is Freehold Borough junior Joe Gallene. He out-sprinted everyone to the wall at the Monmouth County Swimming Championships held Jan. ...
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Sports Shorts
      At the Paul Schwartz Invitational held at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rothman Center in Hackensack, Freehold Borough's Cody O'Flaherty won the boys' 800-meter run (2:05.4). The Colonials' lineup of Laura Coyne, Tina Furlong, Bethann Polinsky and Maria Caldarise won the girls' 4x800 relay...
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Unger, Zhang are double winners
The two Marlboro swimmers shine at county swim meet
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      If anyone doubted that the Marlboro High School girls swim team had the best duo around, they won't any more. At the Monmouth County Championships, the Mustangs' Chelsea Unger and Lisa Zhang were the only double winners at the meet, held at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River on Jan. 19.
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Anglers looking forward to a big 2009
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO
      With a decent number of catches in all categories for the 2008 New Jersey fishing season, anglers look forward to an even better year ahead in 2009. Lower fuel prices going into the new year should provide relief for New Jersey charter captains and anglers alike.
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