Winding up for the big pitch
     CHRIS KELLY staff Jen Ortega (No. 4) works the pitching circle for Matawan against Spotswood during a May 19 home game.
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Brookdale softball second in country
Blues fall in national tourney final
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      What Bo Scannapieco wanted his Brookdale Community College women's softball team to take away from the 2008 season was their resourcefulness. "I think we did a great job," he said. "We fought back in midseason to get back to where we were.
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Young Holmdel girls lax squad finishes .500 season
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Holmdel High School girls lacrosse team's young lineup ended the season with a respectable 9-9 mark and a third-place showing in the Shore Conference's Class A Central division. More important for the Hornets, the future looks even brighter, coach Jennifer Conroy said.
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Campbell receives honorary degree
Monmouth University recognizes '56 Olympic decathlon champion
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Pioneers don't always get the recognition they deserve. New Jersey's Milt Campbell, who wore the mantle of World's Greatest Athlete when he won the decathlon at the 1956 Olympics, was a trailblazer who has often gone unrecognized. Maybe it's because the America of the 1950s wasn't ready to accept ...
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