Region mat titles for Langel, Turner, Somma
Frankel, Ecklof place second
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Last year the Colts Neck High School wrestling team established its Wall of Fame. Already, the Cougars have to create a new category. Next to Holiday Tournament and District 21 champions is Region champions.
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The Moore the merrier
     ERIC SUCAR staff Freehold Boro forward Quasonna Moore shoots over a Willingboro defender during the second quarter of the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament game in Freehold on Feb. 28, which was won by Freehold, 62-54.
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Patriots girls restored basketball tradition
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Freehold Township girls basketball team enjoyed a renaissance this winter. The Patriots made girls basketball matter as theywon 17 games, captured theKuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament and picked up wins in the Shore Conference Tournament and state playoffs.
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Cougars, Colonials through to CJ finals
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Tiffany DeTulio figured if she could knock some shots down early, it would help get the Colts Neck Cougars going. "I knew I had to come out scoring," he said. "When I'm scoring, it lightens things up for the team.
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Rutgers Roundup
      Sophomore Justin Pennington netted a career-high five goals, however it wasn't enough as a dominate second half propelled Delaware to a 10-8 victory over Rutgers in a top 20 men's lacrosse game at the RU Turf Field Saturday afternoon.
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Rutgers Roundup
      Selected members of the Rutgers women's indoor track and field team participated in the NYU Fast Track Invitational on Friday, Feb. 29, at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City. "We only took a handful of studentathletes in order to give them an opportunity to qualify and prepare for the ECAC Championships next weekend," said head coach James Robinson.
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Jags keep the streak going in District 21
Jackson wins again; Howell's Langel outstanding wrestler
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Jackson Memorial High School's wrestling team didn't need any reminders about what was at stake at Saturday NJSIAADistrict 21 Tournament. "Between Scott [Winston] and me, we didn't want to be remembered for being the team that lost all the streaks," said Sean Byrnes. "We still had one thing left.
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Colonials achieved their season goals
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      For a basketball program trying to find its way, just making the postseason can be enough. Coming off a 6-17 campaign the year before, Freehold Borough's boys couldn't be blamed if being .500 at the cutoff date for the NJSIAAstate playoffs amounted to success. But, it wasn't.
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Sports Shorts
      Freehold's Ryan Cuneo got his 2008 baseball season with Delaware University's baseball team off to a red-hot start in Charleston, S.C. The sophomore went 4-5 with two RBIs and a run scored in the Blue Hens 7-2 win over the Citadel.
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Just trying to get by
     JEFF GRANIT staff Sayreville's Robert Pizzi (l) and Colts Neck's Kyle Mobbs collide during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinal on Feb. 27, which Colts Neck won, 72-49.
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Unachukwu takes second in Eastern States triple jump
      Marlboro's Ada Unachukwu finished second in the girls triple jump at the Eastern State Championships. The triple jump is not a contest in NJSIAAcompetitions and it's a shame because Unachukwu and Cranford's Kelly Burke could have put on quite a show.
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Kates, Danella are '08 Kerwin Award winners
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The scholastic basketball careers of Mitchell Kates and Kristina Danella may not have a lot in common. But, they do share one thing, as they've been cited as the best players in the Shore area as the 2008 Margaret M. and James J. Kerwin Award winners.
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