Unachukwu first, Andrews second at Penn Relays
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Two razor-thin finishes, two different outcomes. Marlboro's Ada Unachukwu finished just 2¼ inches ahead of her nearest competitor in the girls high school triple jump, but it was more than good enough to win the Penn Relays championship Thursday. The Marlboro junior extended her personal best to 38-11¾ at historic Franklin Field.
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Rebels, Cougars vie in A North volleyball
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      ANorth Division volleyball is coming down to Howell and Colts Neck. They are two of the top-five teams in the Shore Conference this spring and as the division schedule begins its second time around, they are in a first-place tie with two losses each within the division.
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Linnell breaks meet record; Marlboro girls win HCTA
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Allison Linnell had little trouble adapting to the water. After all, she will be majoring in marine biology at the University of Washington starting next fall. So, when it came to running the steeplechase, the Colts Neck senior was right at home doing the water jumps.
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District track meet tomorrow at Howell
Many of the state's best will be competing
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      There'll be no lacking for drama or star power at tomorrow's Freehold Regional District Track and Field Championships. Many of the athletes who will dominate the upcomingMonmouth County and Shore Conference Championships will be competing at the annual meet hosted by Howell High School.
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Ex-Mustangs shone in college basketball
Cole concludes fine career at WVU
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Chakhia Cole's basketball career at West Virginia mirrored her brilliant high school career in many ways. At Marlboro High School, she was the leader of the senor class of 2004, which was the school's most successful year ever. With Cole punishing teams in the paint with her strength and quickness, theMustangs won 101 games in her four years.
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Sports Shorts
      Monmouth University's Brad Brach was named the Akadema/NEC Pitcher of the Week for April 22. The senior righthander earned the nod for his completegame shutout victory over Wagner, 5-0. The senior fanned a season-high 11. For Brach, who was the Northeast Conference's Pitcher of the Year in 2007, this was the second time in '08 that he has been the Pitcher of the Week.
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Local waters hold plenty of stripers and bluefish
Fish On
RON NUZZOLO
      The Raritan Bay is alive and blue. Swarms of hungry bluefish were caught on bunker fromRaritanBay to Barnegat Light. Anglers are trying to get past the relentless blues in search of a few keeper bass for the dinner table. Bass reports are coming in on NJSaltwaterfisherman.com despite tough weather this week.
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Rutgers Roundup
      Rutgers senior offensive tackle Jeremy Zuttah (Edison) was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFLDraft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Zuttah, a two-timeAll-Big East offensive line selection at Rutgers, was the second Scarlet Knight selected in the 2008 NFLDraft after Ray Rice was taken with the No. 55 pick by the Baltimore Ravens yesterday.
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