Eighth-grader Farrell experienced Tour de Holland
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      It's a long way from Brunswick Lanes in Manalapan to Amsterdam, Holland. But it was bowling prowess that took Manalapan's Heather Farrell there this summer. "The funny thing, I didn't think [bowling] would get me anywhere," she said.
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Track record falls at Freehold in Sire Stakes trotting race
Spam Spade does mile in 1:55.4
      Sire Stakes action produced a new track record at Freehold Raceway on Friday. Spam Spade lowered the track's 3- year-old trotting geldings to 1:55.4 in winning the $23,250 first division of the opening round of the New Jersey Sire Stakes (NJSS).
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Sports Shorts
      Marlboro High School grad Sarah Mergenthaler participated in the Summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the United States Sailing Team. She competed in the 470 Women Class with teammate Amanda Clark. Mergenthaler and Clark won the U.S. Olympic Trials. At the Olympics, the duo finished 12th. They were 11th at the 470 World Championships earlier this year.
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Forys ready to put summer training to test
Ex-Cougar star ready for sophomore season at UM
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      On the surface, it was a typical summer for Craig Forys. Work as a lifeguard at Bradley Beach during the day (with the occasional participation in lifeguard competitions) and, of course, running in the evening. Forys was back on his old stomping grounds this summer, running around the Manasquan River Reservoir or on the Allaire State Park trails.
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Payne coaches Mustang lacrosse by playing with them on the field
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Marlboro High School lacrosse players were especially attentive when coach John Payne was giving the directions. That's because the Mustangs' head coach was on the field with them.
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Monmouth Univ. soccer squads picked to win NEC
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      With both the Monmouth University men's and women's soccer teams coming off championship seasons, the feeling around the West Long Branch campus is that we should expect more of the same this fall.
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Hawks picked to finish second in NEC football
Monmouth opens season on Aug. 30 at Rhode Island
      Northeast Conference football coaches voted for experience. Even though the Monmouth University football team was 4-6 overall last fall and 3-3 in the NEC, the conference coaches picked coach Kevin Callahan's squad to finish second behind Albany. The Hawks have returned nine starters on the offense and 10 on defense.
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Monmouth University Roundup
      The Monmouth University football team completed their first of two scrimmages for the 2008 preseason on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Kessler Field. The Hawks were split into the White (offense) and Blue (defense) squads, and alternated playing between the first, second, third and fourth teams.
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