2008-09: A banner year for FRHSD sports
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Although we are just settling into summer, before long, practice for the 2009 fall high school sports season will begin. Before we gear up for the 2009-10 scholastic campaigns, let's take one last look back at what was one of the great years in recent Freehold Regional High School District history. Every sports season was filled with milestones.
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Marlboro in contention for baseball playoff berth
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Marlboro High School baseball team does not have to wait until next spring to build on its late-season momentum from the 2009 campaign. In American Legion play this summer there has been a definite carry-over from the five-game win streak the Marlboro baseball team went on at the end of the scholastic season.
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Truhan leaves Cougars for Central Regional
Coach guided Colts Neck basketball team to success
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      By guiding the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team to the 2009 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions final, John Truhan became a very sought after head coach.
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Sport Shorts
      Corey Carrick, 17, of Howell, will be headed to Ardmore, Okla., for the 41st Trusted Choice Big "I" National Golf Championship from July 25-30. On July 6, junior golfers from around the state came together for 36 holes at Olde York Country Club in Chesterfield to compete in the state Trusted Choice Big "I" Championship qualifier.
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Marlboro South wins District 19 tournament
      The team from Marlboro South gave everyone in the recent District 19 Little League Baseball Tournament (8-9 age group) a lesson in what it takes to win. The Marlboro South all-stars marched through the District 19 tournament undefeated (4-0) and beat Lincroft Alpha, 11-6, in the championship game played at the Tinton Falls Little League Complex on June 30.
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Diamond action
      Sky Blue FC Soccer has designated July 19 as a special Faith Day, featuring a game against the Chicago Red Stars, a free concert by the New Jersey rock band Justpassingthru, and guest speakers. The festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Yurcak Field, Rutgers University, Piscataway. Tickets are $14 each, a savings of $5 per person.
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Brookdale upgrading its athletic facilities
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The athletic facilities at Brookdale Community College, Monmouth County's community college, are undergoing a face-lift. In addition to upgrading the Robert J. Collins Arena on the Lincroft campus, Brookdale is expanding the arena complex to include a community-based fitness center and a 1,500-seat gymnasium.
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Gridiron Classic honors U.S. military veterans
Brick Township High School is site for annual clash of Monmouth & Ocean stars
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The best graduating high school football players from the Shore Conference are not the only focus of the July 17 All-Shore Gridiron Classic. The all-star football game pits a team of 2009 Monmouth County high school graduates against a team of 2009 Ocean County high school graduates.
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Crabbing action keeps father and son happy
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO
      With stiff wind and sea conditions, Capt. Birch aboard Fish Guts Charters, Seaside Park, felt the ocean was not an option. Capt. Birch was prepared to take a local charter, Tom and his son, Ryan, fishing. Father and son were scheduled for an inshore wreck trip, but were more than willing to give crabbing a try.
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