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     JEFF GRANIT staff At left, Colts Neck's Kate Festa (l) and Karissa Herrick (r) try to block a Howell spike during a recent match. At right, Howell's Heather Tallman tries to block a Colts Neck spike during the match at Howell High School last week. Colts Neck went to win the match in three sets.
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Sports Shorts
      The USAG gymnastics team at Twisters Gymnastics located in Lakewood started the season with a bang. The Level 6 and Level 7 teams took home first place trophies, while the Level 4 team debuted five new gymnasts. The meet was hosted by Atlantic Coast Gymnastics, Sewell.
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Jags bounce back with a shutout over Lacey
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      After suffering a tough one-goal loss to Toms River South last week, Jackson High School boys soccer coach Steve Bado admitted he wasn't sure how his squad would react in its following game. If Bado had any reservations about his team's resiliency, he can put them to rest.
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Warriors field hockey leading the Freedom Division
Mix of new and old paces New Egypt with a 5-1 record
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      Even though the New Egypt High School field hockey team is loaded with underclassmen, the Lady Warriors find themselves in a very familiar position: at the top of the Freedom Division of the Burlington County Interscholastic Athletic League.
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Fishing is solid and getting better
RON NUZZOLO Fish On
      Weakfish and striped bass are showing up along the coast in flurries from Raritan Bay to Barnegat Bay. Porgies are showing up along the local piers in big numbers, and plenty of slammer blues are still patrolling the coastline in pursuit of peanut bunkers. Bluefish have been fattening up before they head out for the winter.
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Cozze cashes in at New Egypt
      Frank Cozze of Wind Gap, Pa., captured his fifth main event of the season on Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway as he won the Big Block Modified 30-lap DIRTcar Modified feature. Cozze cashed in for a $3000 payday as he went wire to wire to post his 22nd career victory at NES.
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BCC jells on the road, playing winning soccer
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Brookdale Community College's men's soccer team has given new meaning to the term "road warriors." With only one of their first eight matches being played in the state of New Jersey, let alone at home, the Blues have earned their road stripes. With a 6- 1-1 overall record, the Blues are no worse for wear and tear.
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RU soccer bounces back from West Coast defeats
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      The Scarlet Knights, ranked 12th in the nation, took on the third-ranked team from Santa Clara University and the country's top team from Stanford in a two-day span, losing both games, but proving their mettle in the process.
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