Hawks optimistic about the 2006 season
Monmouth opens Saturday at Fordham
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
     Kevin Callahan doesn't shy away from acknowledging that the Monmouth University football team's expectations for 2006 are high.
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Howell Giants capture 11-year-old league title
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
     HOWELL - With the score knotted at 6-6 and the game heading into to extra innings, Jeff Mende had plenty of confidence that his 11-year-old Howell Giants would somehow scratch out a run or two.
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BlueClaws are playoff bound for the first time
     LAKEWOOD - The BlueClaws are headed to the South Atlantic League Playoffs for the first time in the team's six-year history.
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Jackson 10s persevere, win another state title
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
     JACKSON - For the Jackson 10-year-old Little League All-Stars, fighting their way through the consolation bracket was not an entirely new concept.
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Jackson well represented in summer ABCCL action
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
     JACKSON - Five former standouts at Jackson High School played an integral role in the Freehold Clippers baseball team recently capturing the ABCCL Collegiate League championship.
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Jaguars play well at Toms River tourney
     JACKSON - Jackson High School second-year boys soccer coach Steve Bado came away from the annual Toms River Summer Classic with a little more insight into the 2006 edition of the Jaguars team.
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Rain washes New Egypt, URC Sprints Saturday
     NEW EGYPT - With violent thunderstorms saturating the raceway in the early morning hours, and with a dim weather prediction for the remainder of the day, New Egypt Speedway management made the decision to cancel Saturday night's scheduled racing program.
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Sports Shorts
     The following are the results of the Westlake Women's Golf Association's Aug. 24 outing - low putts.
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