SJV girls, CBA hoops teams off to fast starts
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      While there are no absolutes in the world of scholastic sports, there are things that border on the edge of certainty. For example, every year, when the high school basketball season begins, there are a pair of local teams that you can routinely predict will be among the very best in the Shore Co...
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Lancers score big win
     ERIC SUCAR staff St. John Vianney's Katie O'Reilly tries to get off a shot during the second half of the game against Red Bank Catholic on Jan. 3. SJV rolled to a 62-38 victory over their hosts.
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Sports Shorts
      Shore Shock Softball 12U is looking for catchers born in 1996 or 1997 for the 2009 softball season. Tryouts are being held evenings from January through March. For more information, contact Jim at 732-567- 6405 or via e-mail at ShoreShock@verizon. net. The team is based in central Monmouth Count...
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Scarlet Knights fall to Pitt at home
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer
      For most of its game against Pittsburgh last Wednesday, the Rutgers University Fmen's basketball team stayed with the nation's top-ranked team. At one point early in the second half, the Scarlet Knights even held a seven-point lead.
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Huskies roar at divisional track meet
      Matawan track and field athletes feasted on the Shore Conference Divisional Championships. The Huskies won eight of the 11 events in the A Central boys competition that was held on Jan. 2 at the John Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River.
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      The 2009 Ultimate Authority Umpire Clinic will run from March 6-8 at Dave Gallagher's All-American Baseball Academy, 7 Yellow Meeting House Road in Millstone. The clinic is designed for all umpires from beginners to experienced.
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