Harvey leads Braves to 7-2 diamond start
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      As the Manalapan High School Braves head into the thick of the 2009 Shore Conference A North Division baseball schedule, they have one thing that any team with championship aspirations requires — they have an ace in every sense of the world.
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Blewett wins 100-lap main event at Wall Stadium opening night
      Jimmy Blewett of Howell pocketed $2,500 on April 18 by winning the "Thunder at the Shore" 100-lap main event for Red Bank Sleep Shoppe Modified stock cars at Wall Stadium, Wall Township.
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Track standouts looking forward to Penn Relays
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Having achieved more than he ever anticipated on an individual level during the 2008-09 indoor track season, Manalapan High School's Robby Andrews has turned his attention to his teammates.
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BCC coach hits milestone; continues to look ahead
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Bo Scannapieco is too focused on Brookdale Community College's next softball game to think about milestones. "If you think too much about it, you become satisfied," he said. Brookdale's Hall of Fame softball coach recently won his 700th career game with the Jersey Blues, but his thoughts were no...
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Sport Shorts
      The Manalapan Bulldogs, a boys Mid Atlantic Premier Soccer (MAPS) travel team, seeks several dedicated players for its roster for the fall. Players born after Aug. 1, 1996, are eligible. Tryouts will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 5 and at 6 p.m. May 8 at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Field D, Rout...
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Patriots win 4 races at Colts Neck Relays
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      It was another meet and another chance for the members of the Freehold Township High School boys track and field team to display their skills. The Patriots scored four victories at the Colts Neck Relays on April 13, winning the 4x200, the 4x800, the 4x400 and the intermediate hurdles relays.
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Cougars go one up in rivalry vs. Rebels
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Colts Neck High School boys volleyball team drew first blood in its rivalry with Howell High School. The Cougars went on the road on April 14 and topped the two-time defending champion Rebels, 25-19 and 25-13, to take the early lead in the Shore Conference A North Division public schools race...
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Leininger to attend American
      Colts Neck High School state champion Mark Leininger will be running for American University in Washington, D.C., next year. "I wanted to go to the best program I could," said the Cougars' senior. "I want to be as good as I can be.
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Roller Girls gearing up for Asbury Park action
      The Jersey Shore's toughest roller girls will welcome the ladies of Long Island to Asbury Park on April 25. The Jersey Shore Roller Girls' all-star travel team — the league's best players — will begin their 2009 season by squaring off against the Long Island Roller Rebels.
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Kuzma is wearing out opposing hurlers
Colts Neck slugger has 6 HRs, 20 RBIs
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      It's the bottom of the fourth inning and the Colts Neck High School softball team finds itself trailing Howell, 5-2. The bases are loaded, and up to the plate steps Kate Kuzma. The Rebels have no place to put the Cougar slugger.
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