Hawks looking to make another run at NEC title
Monmouth ranked
eighth in country
in preseason polls
By tim morris
Staff Writer
     With 17 starters returning from a 7-3 team and perhaps the school’s finest recruiting class ever coming in to complement them, there is a lot to smile about at Monmouth University as head coach Kevin Callahan and the Hawks look ahead to their Sept.
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After further review
Doug McKenzie
Monmouth program has a real home-grown feel to it
     When Greg Schiano, the highly touted offensive guru from the University of Miami Hurricanes, took over the reins of the struggling Rutgers University football program last year, it was viewed as some kind of rebirth for a team that was struggling to keep its head above water in the Big East Conferen...
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Saturday in the Park 5K set for Aug. 31 in Holmdel
     The Jersey Shore Running Club will host the ninth annual Saturday in the Park "Women Taking Steps to Help Women" 5K race on Aug. 31 at Holmdel Park. The event begins at 9 a.m.
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Sport Shorts
     The Twin Lights Ride will take place rain or shine on Sept. 29. The cycling event will start at Huddy Park in Highlands, with parking available at the Seastreak Ferry commuter parking lot.
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Sport Shorts
     The Hazlet Youth League will be holding registrations for its wrestling rec program for children in grades one through eight. Registration will take place at Raritan High School on Sept.
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For the record
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     An article in last week’s edition of the Independent about the Hazlet Babe Ruth League’s 13-year-old all-star team inadvertently omitted the name of Chris DiCostanzi.
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