Sanchez's return has Piners feeling good
Lakewood gets a game closer to .500 with state playoff cutoff looming
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      LAKEWOOD - At the start of the 2007 season, John Sanchez was expected to be one of Lakewood High School's top starting pitchers. A fractured ankle, however, sideline him for three weeks. The time off apparently had little effect on Sanchez's command. Sanchez was brilliant Monday af...
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Getting some air
     CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson Memorial's Andrew Applegate gets ready to launch himself over the bar during the pole vault event at Saturday's Lion Invitational in Middletown.
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Morgans staying close to home at Rutgers
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      JACKSON - Focus, concentration and a commitment to improve are the attributes that have made Jackson High School junior boys soccer player Alex Morgans one of the premier goalies in the Shore Conference. Jaguars coach Steve Bado immediately noticed Morgans' ability to raise his game ...
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Teamwork has Howell volleyball team winning
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Howell took everyone by surprise last spring when the Rebels made their varsity debut in boys volleyball. Despite being a first-year program, the Rebels went 11-8 and made it to the postseason state tournament - a stunning development by any standard.
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Buffalino breaks; Horton takes New Egypt Mods
      NEW EGYPT - Jimmy Horton of Neshanic Station found himself in the right place at the right time on Saturday night, as he picked up his first Modified feature of 2007 Wing Night at New Egypt Speedway. Horton worked hard to stay in second for most of the event, putting him in position to...
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NASCAR Whelan Modifieds invade Wall
      WALL TOWNSHIP - The Thunder at the Shore Weekend's headlining NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race may determine whether Wall Township Speedway regulars have a home track advantage here Sunday. John Blewett III, of Howell, says having the Whelen Tour stop here is a plus for him and those m...
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