It's all about teamwork
     Mike Mango (l-r), Al Maddalena and Charlie Schoch celebrate after Mango scored a goal against Colts Neck High School in their lacrosse game April 2. JEFF GRANIT staff
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It's pitching, pitching for Colts Neck nine
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Calling all arms. That's the cry of Colts Neck High School's baseball team in 2008. "Pitching, that's our big thing," said coach Mike Yorke. "We'll go as far as our pitching takes us." Which, in the Cougars' case, should be pretty far.
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Rebel Relays get track season off to fast start
      With more than 90 schools participating and the bleachers packed, the 2008 outdoor track and field season got off to a great start at the Rebel Relays. Area teams shine at the fifth annual meet hosted by Howell High School and run in three divisions according to student size.
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Pats have the pieces to contend on diamond
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      For Freehold Township's baseball team to go from a winning team to a contender is a matter of consistency. The Patriots maintained the program's winning tradition the last year. However, it was a season of peaks and valleys that had the team pushing hard just to make the playoffs.
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Braves counting on senior experience
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      A senior-laden Manalapan High baseball team will look to build on last year's 16-10 season. Coach Brian Boyce has a team with seven returning starters and 13 seniors 11 who either started or were parttimers) that is looking to be in the thick of the A North Division race in '07.
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Rebels' lacrosse has mix of vets, newcomers
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Howell begins the lacrosse season with a couple of things working for the Rebels. First, the Rebels return a solid nucleus of experience players to build around, and secondly, three of the key players - Kyle Marlborough, Joe Sabatello and Chris Puglisi - were starters on the football team that won the Central Jersey Group IV state championship back in December.
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Sports Shorts
      The Freehold Area Running Club is hosting the Jack Kuhnert Memorial Scholarship 5K Run on May 11 at Michael Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The race will go off at 10 a.m. All proceeds from the event benefit the Jack Kuhnert Scholarship Fund and is distributed to needy students in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township High School.
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