The Ultimate Warrior
     Freehold Township High School's Kevin Collins listens to the playing of the National Anthem before the start of the 2008 Shore Football Coaches Foundation Shore Gridiron Classic at Brick Township High School on July 18. ERIC SUCAR staff
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The switch to wood bats has lowered scores
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      It's softball as it used to be played. Gone are the monster home runs and big innings. They have been replaced by lowscoring games where every play is important. This summer, the Freehold Township Recreation Men's Modified and Arc Softball League has switched from aluminum bats to wooden bats, entering the aluminum vs. wood fray.
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FT Majors rally to win LL District 19 crown
Team beats Lincroft twice to win pennant
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      They did it the hard way. The Freehold Township Little League National fell into the dreaded losers' bracket in the Little League Major Division (11-12-yearolds) District 19 Tournament, yet, had enough resolve and depth to win three straight games on consecutive days to claim the pennant.
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Bonjavanni motivated by European tour
Ex-Rebel played for USA lacrosse
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The uniform colors were similar to high school: dark blue shorts and white top. When Howell's Anthony Bonjavanni first put them on, he thought back to his lacrosse days at Howell High School. Then he saw the letters on the front - USA- and it was no longer high school.
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Dennis back in element, winning FARC 5Ks
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Once a competitive runner, always a competitive runner. Former Red Bank Regional High School star Rob Dennis has discovered that at the Freehold Area Running Club's Summer 5K Race Series at Monmouth Battlefield State Park. "It always comes back," said the recent College of William & Mary graduate. "I start in the middle of the pack.
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Quality pitching wins it for Marlboro South
Team wins L.L. District 19 championship
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Solid in all three facets of the game, Marlboro South used that quality to capture the Little League District 19 8-and-9-year-olds championship. Marlboro South went 5-0 in the tournament and trailed in just one game for just a half inning. Marlboro South defeated Freehold Township National, 12-4, in the final played July 2 at the Eatontown Little League facility.
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Sports Shorts
      A Manalapan travel baseball team currently playing U13 that will play U14 in the fall is looking for players to round out its roster. Interested players should contact turntwo3@optonline.net for additional information.
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Sebor's grand slam lifts FT to championship
Seniors win District 19
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Freehold Township had been down this road before and it had led to a dead end. They were up against a Middletown team that had tormented them in District 19 finals before - twice, as a matter of fact. After building 4-0 and 6-1 leads, Freehold Township had seen the veteran Middletown squad rally to tie them at 6-6 on July 13 at the Tinton Falls Little League Complex.
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