Any Given Saturday steals Sunday spotlight
Scores impressive win in 40th Haskell Invitational
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      OCEANPORT - One race does not a horse make. That was trainer Todd Pletcher's feeling toward Any Given Saturday following an eighth-place showing at the Kentucky Derby.
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Middletown juniors off to 2-0 start in Regional
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      As the host team at the Eastern Regional, Middletown coach Steve Wollman knows that there is a certain stigma attached to it. The team has only to win its District title (in this case District 19) to earn a trip to the Region and that always raises some eyebrows as to the quality of t...
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Jersey Shore Tides win ABCCL championship
      The Jersey Shore Tides won the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) Championship in a hard-fought three-game series against the Toms River Black Sox. The Tides just came off a sweep of the Protocall Starz in the second round, dominating the Starz, 9-1, in the openin...
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Hazlet Hawks add four titles to their collection
      The Hazlet Hawks 8U travel baseball team completed a successful summer campaign with a nifty 30-7 record and four tournament championships. Hazlet opened the campaign by winning the North Edison Memorial Day tourney; posting a 5-0 record and defeating the host team in the finale to brin...
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Globe Hotel wins third Monmouth title in a row
      Globe Hotel won its third consecutive A Division title in Monmouth County by a 10-9 score over Higgins, winning in two games in the best of three championship series. Woodbridge's Phil Hewett drove home three runs with a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly; while Sayreville's Jay Majewski's s...
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Sports Shorts
      The Middletown Shooting Stars U-13 girls Monmouth-Ocean Soccer Association travel team seeks a goalkeeper for the upcoming fall and spring seasons. Players must be born between Aug. 1, 1994, and July 31, 1995. There are no residency requirements. Call Mary Pat Serhus at (732) 796-0699 or e-ma...
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Variety of fish making appearances locally
Ron Nuzzolo Fish On
      Fishing remains solid, producing plenty of weakfish in the Raritan Bay. Sandworms and peanut bunker are choice baits. On the Staten Island side, schools of peanut bunker are keeping plenty of small bluefish in the bay - enough to wear you out. On the Jersey side, there's still good f...
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      The Middletown Lions Club will be hosting the fourth annual Wiffleball Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 18. The event will be held at the Tindall Park tennis courts across from Middletown High School North. The one-night tournament will be open to all ages. Trophies will be awarded to the first-...
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