Winding up for the big pitch
     Middletown High School South's Craig Sweeney competes in the college showcase prior to the Monmouth vs. Ocean American Legion Baseball All-Star game held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Aug. 9. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Metuchen's Kim wins MGA junior tourney
Holmdel's Richie Bohny participated as well
      Metuchen's Peter Kim didn't let the No. 1 seed be a jinx. The 13-year-old captured the 40th Metropolitan Golf Association/MetLife Boys Championship on Friday at the Rumson Country Club, defeating Benjamin DeForest from Cottekill, N.Y., 2&1 (up two holes with one hole to play).
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Hazlet Hawks cap remarkable season with district crown
Nine-year-olds lose in Ripken final to Monroe
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Hazlet Hawks 9U baseball team completed its summer with an excellent 38-13 overall mark. Along the way, the Hawks captured the District 11 title with four straight wins, downing Middletown in the finale to advance to the Ripken state tourney. Hazlet defeated Mount Olive, Flemington, Middletow...
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Hawks picked to finish second in NEC football
Monmouth opens season on Aug. 30 at Rhode Island
      Northeast Conference football coaches voted for experience. Even though the Monmouth University football team was 4-6 overall last fall and 3-3 in the NEC, the conference coaches picked coach Kevin Callahan's squad to finish second behind Albany. The Hawks have returned nine starters on the offens...
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Sports Shorts
      The Monmouth University football team completed its first of two scrimmages for the 2008 preseason on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Kessler Field. The Hawks were split into the White (offense) and Blue (defense) squads, and alternated playing between the first, second, third and fourth teams.
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