Napoli taking javelin career to Tennessee
Rebel thrower set district javelin record at nationals
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Brittany Napoli didn't have a spring sport to latch on to when she entered Howell High School. She had been a very good softball player, good enough to play on travel teams. But there was something missing. "I played softball since I was 5," she said. "I was tired of it.
More ...

Letting it fly
     ERIC SUCAR staff Howell's Kyle Bradley, a pitcher for Rutgers University, fires a pitch to the plate during the ABCCL all-star game at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Thursday.
More ...

Marlboro brothers make fencing their sport
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent
      Each of the six schools in the Freehold Regional High School District offers students an extensive list of sports to take part in. But when Carl Goldfarb entered Marlboro High School in 2003, he had just one sport he wanted to participate in - fencing - which is not only unavailable in Marlboro, but is not offered in any Central or South Jersey high school.
More ...

Defense and offense
     PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above, Freehold Township's Christopher Ballester looks to the umpire after slapping the tag on an Eatontown base runner during a Senior League game in Tinton Falls on Friday. Below, Freehold Township's Anthony Cirillo rounds third after blasting a three-run home run.
More ...

Colts Neck all-stars are perfect in District 19
13-year-olds win Little League pennant
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      This year the new Little League pitch-count rules came into effect for the postseason tournaments for the first time. It would be a preoccupation for managers as they struggled with how long to go with a starter and who they should bring in to replace him.
More ...

DiLeo scores win at JGA tour stop held on Cranbury Golf Course
      Manalapan's Patrick DiLeo carded a 77 to win the Junior Golf America (JGA) tournament played at the Cranbury Golf Course. DiLeo, who will be a junior at Manalapan High School in the fall, topped the 16-18-year-old Master's Division of the JGA field by four strokes to pick up the win last week.
More ...

Howell's Watson all the way back from surgery
Ex-Rebel, now at Wagner, playing in NECBL
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Matt Watson was one excited baseball player driving up to western Massachusetts last week. For the former Howell High School star, it represented yet another step forward on his comeback trail. He had received a call from the North Adams Steeplecats, telling him they needed his pitching services for the rest of the season.
More ...

Monmouth quarterbacks to put offense on display
Brick Township hosting game Friday night
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      One of the first players that Monmouth Regional quarterback Tom D'Ambrisi sought out when the Monmouth County all-stars began practice for Friday's Shore 44 All-Star Football game, was his fellow signal caller, Sean O'Reilly of Howell.
More ...

Striped bass, fluke are keeping anglers busy
Ron Nuzzolo Fish On
      Despite strong winds Prowler 5 fared well on the fluke bite with 100 keepers aboard. The 3:30 evening trip, Capt. Scott was at the helm and it was blowing 25 to 30 out of the south. They had to fish a local bluefish spot because of the rough seas and that strong south wind. Capt.
More ...

Sports Shorts
      Ashley Higginson, Mike O'Flaherty, Edward Anshar Fosse, Rachel Provost and Ken Walsh were the 2007 recipients of the Freehold Area Running Club's (FARC) Matthew Stuper Scholarship . The scholarships go to deserving FARC members who will be furthering their education.
More ...