Roche, Dynarski win district X-C titles
Howell, Freehold Twp. capture team crowns
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      With one swift move more than 2 miles into a 3.1-mile race, Freehold High School's Mackenzie Roche ran her way to history. Freehold Township High School's Eric Dynarski overcame a wrong turn to earn individual glory for himself and help his team win a championship that it last won in 1996.
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Colonials stay in the hunt for B North Division title
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Freehold High School girls soccer coach Elyse Ingui is in an unfamiliar position this fall. "It's a new role for me; I'm seeing a team built," she said. In her first two years on the sidelines, Ingui had a veteran group of players who were an established entity.
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Colonials striving to restore tradition
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Overshadowed by the exploits of the girls team and hampered by their own failures, the Freehold High School boys soccer team is striking back. A 7-0 start has the Colonials headed in the right direction as they look to restore the luster to a program with a rich tradition.
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Marlboro Marauders win USABL championship
      Once friends and teammates, always friends and teammates. That seems to be the case for a group of Marlboro High School graduates who played baseball together for the Mustangs during their high school years.
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Gualtieri steps down as FT baseball coach
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Frank Gualtieri has always held himself and his Freehold Township High School baseball teams to a very high standard. So after the 2009 season, when the Patriots' veteran head coach sensed that the total dedication it takes to be a head coach was missing, he decided the time was right to pass the position on to someone else.
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Hawks crack national top 10 for first time
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Monmouth University men's soccer team is reaching new heights this fall. The Hawks (9-0-1) have earned a top 10 ranking for the first time in the program's history. Coach Robert McCourt's squad is ranked No. 10 in this week's NSCAA/adidas national rankings.
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Track plans big day of racing
      The Oct. 24 "Tommy Comerford Memorial" will offer plenty of racing action at Wall Stadium, Wall Township. In addition to the twin 66-lap main events for the tour type Modifieds, the Calabreeze Pools Sportsman division, the Street Stocks, the INEX Legend Cars and the Flanagan Retail Development Factory Stocks will also be on the card.
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Sports Shorts
      Art Beins Karate students from the Howell and Freehold schools were among 31 martial arts students representing five martial arts schools in the Monmouth and Ocean County areas that tested for their black belt certification Aug. 29.
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Cougars setting pace in A North soccer race
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The Colts Neck High School girls soccer team has been one of the revelations of the 2009 season. With wins over Freehold Township, which was the preseason pick to win the Shore Conference A North Division, and defending champion Manalapan, the Cougars have stamped themselves as legitimate title threats.
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Howell 'D' sinks Mariners as Rebels stay unbeaten
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Howell High School has built its football reputation around its spread offense. The offense helped the Rebels win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state championship in 2007. Lately, the Rebels' spread attack has taken a backseat to the defense. After shutting out Jackson Memorial, 17-0, on Sept.
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Colts Neck still leads the way in volleyball
Howell chasing Cougars in A North race
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Glenn Jansen can see the gap between his Colts Neck High School girls volleyball team and the rest of the teams in the Shore Conference A North Division closing. "A North is very strong," he said. Yet the Cougars have been able to remain one step ahead of the competition.
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