Forys, Andrews top All-District Track Team
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Colts Neck's Craig Forys overshadowed everything in track and field in the Freehold Regional District as he put together the finest season ever by a track athlete. His accomplishments and records would fill an epic novel and his season could rank with the best of anyone in state history.
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Howell Athletic Hall of Fame inducts four
O'Reilly, Leacock named Athletes of the Year
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      All-State quarterback Sean O'Reilly and hurdles champion Jamie Leacock were Howell High School's stars of today at the school's Senior Awards Banquet. They were named the school's Male and Female Athletes of the Year.
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Attention: Little League coaches
      Coaches looking for coverage of their Little League teams can contact the News Transcript by e-mailing tmorris@gmnews.com, or calling (732) 358-5200.
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FARC celebrating 25 years of Summer 5K Race Series
Series begins tonight at Battlefield Park
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      In the summer of 1983, a new club, the Freehold Area Running Club (FARC), was in its infancy. Summer was approaching, meaning the runners would soon have a lot of time on their hands. So, they put their heads together and thus began the Summer Race Series at the Battlefield State Park in Manalapan.
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Underdog role fits Marlboro Memorial
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent
      From the start of the 2007 baseball season, Marlboro Memorial Middle School head coach Dave Croken knew his team would be seen as an underdog. But that wasn't going to stop his club from doing its best to compete with the big guys.
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Freehold Intermediate also thrives
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      They didn't quite make it to the penthouse, but the Freehold Intermediate School baseball team was a long way from the basement. After winning two games in 2006, the Freehold Intermediate baseball team was one win away from playing for the Shore Intermediate Schools Baseball League championship this spring. Coach Babe Warrington's Freehold team put together a .
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Sports Shorts
      The World Cup Starlites, an all-star cheerleading team based in Freehold, won the International Junior World Championship in Orlando, Fla. The Starlites competed against teams from throughout the U.S. as well as teams from Japan, Australia, England, Mexico, Canada and Chile.
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Higginson wins two-mile; Forys breaks record
Cougars' DMR team breaks SC mark at nationals
      Jim Schlentz has often referred to Ashley Higginson as the quietest great runner that New Jersey has had. Her performances on the track, however, are speaking loud enough for her. The Colts Neck senior won the Nike Outdoor National's two-mile crown Friday night in Greensboro, N.C. In doing so, she lowered the state record to 10:17.
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Freehold Regional District Outdoor Track and Field Records
      Boys 100-metersJoe HendersonFB 10.5 Earl GrayMAR10.77 (a) 200-metersEarl GrayMAR 21.57 400-metersEarl GrayMAR 48.32 800-metersBob RocheMAR 1:51.6 1,500-metersSean DailyMAR 3:56.6 1,600-metersCraig ForysCN 4:07.
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Higginson, Leacock top All-District girls team
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Ashley Higginson closed the book on the finest season ever put in by a Freehold Regional District distance runner with more records and championships. Starting with her incredible cross country season in the fall, Higginson has been beating the nation's best. This spring, she started the season with a repeat win at the Penn Relays over 3,000 meters in a Shore Conference record 9:37.
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