Just for kicks
     New Egypt High School's Steph Potter traps the ball during girls soccer practice on Aug. 22. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Two road races to highlight Labor Day weekend
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      As the summer road-racing season winds down, the Labor Day weekend will see two large races. First up is the Saturday in the Park Women's 5K in Holmdel, followed on Monday by the Pier Village 5K in Long Branch. The Pier Village event is the final race in the Jersey Shore Golden Grand Prix series.
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Sports Shorts
      WRSU, the Rutgers student radio station, will broadcast seven men's soccer matches from Yurcak Field this season, including three Big East contests. The Scarlet Knights' home-opening match against Delaware (Aug. 29) is the first game on the broadcast schedule. Also on the slate are matches agai...
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Hawk harriers picked for second in NEC
Monmouth is hosting NEC Championships at Holmdel Park
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Monmouth University begins the 2008 cross country season at Lincroft's Thompson Park on Sept. 6. The Hawks are hosting the Monmouth Cross Country Kickoff, starting at 10 a.m. Coach Joe Campagni's men and women were picked to finish second in the Northeast Conference this fall behind defending cha...
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It's official: Art Official sets Freehold track record
Clocks 1:50.4 in winning his elimination race for Cane Pace
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The field is set for the 54th running of the Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Sept. 1. One thing that was learned at Saturday's Cane Pacer Eliminations is that it may take a track record to win the first leg of the Pacing Triple Crown.
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Edgerly goes back to the start of his football journey
Former RU player and RBC coach returns to college as staff member
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Frank Edgerly has once again found a way to walk away from his roots, while simultaneously returning to his roots.
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Local anglers learn lesson in rescheduling
RON NUZZOLO Fish On
      Iwas recently invited on a six-man charter with my good friend Keith Bush. The six of us were all set to hit the canyon and fight tuna. The weather couldn't have been any better; conditions were to be like a bathtub in the canyon. We had been preparing and e-mailing one another for weeks. Everyon...
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Sports Shorts
      The Monmouth University men's soccer team defeated Mercer County Community College, 3-0, in a scrimmage Aug. 20 on the Great Lawn. The first half was even, and the Hawks had the best scoring chance of the period when Ryan Kinne's shot from the top of the 18 hit the crossbar. The two teams tes...
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Rutgers Roundup
      Rutgers field hockey midfielder Amy Lewis has been selected as the Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in a vote by head coaches, it was announced by the league office today. Lewis was a unanimous selection to the All-Big East Preseason Team.
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