Matawan impresses at Ice Breaker Tourney
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      Five competitors with 19 wins or more return to lead the Matawan High School wrestling team this winter and the Huskies started well, taking second place in their own Ice Breaker Invitational. Matawan finished the tourney behind only Old Bridge, and 10 Huskies placed, including Ed Ter...
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Karpell hopes to bring glory back to SJV
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team is looking to rebound after uncharacteristically failing to qualify for both the state sectional and Shore Conference tournaments. New coach Dawn Karpell, a former SJV player who graduated in 1995, said she will emphasize the defe...
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SJV boys are not the same old Lancers team
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The new look St. John Vianney High School basketball team opened its campaign with a solid 74-59 victory over Rumson-Fair Haven in a Shore Conference Class A Central division game. The Lancers dictated the pace and attempted plenty of three-pointers — 17 in the first half alone — and ...
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BCC’s Fiorentino, Mullaney garner All-American honors
      Brookdale Community College players continue to reap the rewards of this year’s second-place finish at the national championships. Defender Laura Fiorentino earned First Team All-American recognition from the National Junior College Athletic Association. BCC midfielder Ally Mullaney was...
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CBA’s Pierson third in 1,000 at season opener
      The Bishop Loughlin Invitational helped start the 2006-07 scholastic indoor track and field season. Held at the New York Armory, the meet helped sprinters, hurdlers and throwers shake off the rust with their first competitions since the summer, and for cross country runners, the first o...
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Lion bowlers hoping to compete for league title
      Despite the loss of four starters to graduation, the Middletown North boys bowling team heads into the season with high hopes. A year ago, the Lions compiled a 28-14 record to finish fourth in the Shore Conference’s Northern Monmouth Division. This time around, the division has been spl...
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Elite Football Combine Series coming to Wall Twp.
      Collegiate Sports of America Inc. (CSA/PrepStar), the nation’s leader in recruiting services for college-bound student-athletes, will be presenting a nationwide series of approximately 40 combines for elite high school football players in 2007, including on Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Velocity Spo...
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Sports Shorts
      The Red Bank Parks and Recreation is co-hosting an adult co-ed half court indoor basketball league (three-on-three) on Tuesday nights beginning Jan. 23 at Red Bank Middle School. The game times will run from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The league is open to all Red Bank residents 21 years old and over, an...
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