Manalapan Braves back in state soccer final
Manalapan wins semifinal, advances to state championship
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Washington Township became the latest state playoff victim of Manalapan's defensive fortress and George Quintano's will. In four state tournament victories, the Braves have yet to surrender a single goal and were one win away from the school's first boys soccer state championship after beating the South Jersey Group IV champions, 2-0.
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      Howell's Courtney Krol has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.
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It's time to resume football rivalries
Thanksgiving Day rekindles traditional games
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Thanksgiving Day and scholastic football rivalries are a tradition. Most often its bragging rights that are at stake for the high school teams when they play their final games before turning in the helmet and pads and settle in for winter.
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FARC's Born to Run to have streets buzzing
23rd year for race in Freehold Borough
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      For anyone who thinks they eat too much turkey, dressing or dessert on Thanksgiving, there is help. The Freehold Area Running Club presents the 23rd running of the Born to Run Five-Mile Run through the streets of Freehold Borough the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 23) starting at 11 a.m. It's the perfect chance for runners or race-walkers, to work off those excess calories.
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Pats' Callahan signs with Fordham Rams
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      From the first time she held a bat in her hands, softball was Nicole Callahan's future. She began playing in the North Howell Little League at age 7.
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Scarlet Knights wrestling gets a face-lift
Arrival of Goodale, Winston brings credibility to program
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      The buzz surrounding the Rutgers University (RU) wrestling team began to emanate over the summer, right around the time that the rumor started to spread that Scott Goodale was looking to take over the program.
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Fobes bounces back to win state gold
D'Elia third in AA, Ecklof second on floor
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Talk about falling down and getting right back up again, Howell's Austyn Fobes showed the mettle of a true champion at the NJSIAA Gymnastics Championships. The junior fell on her first pass of her floor exercise routine all but ending her chances at winning the all-around title at Hunterdon Central High School on Nov. 10.
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