Falcons' Faagi strikes gold in discus at MOC
Second places for RBR's Waite, Monmouth's Cox

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Champions are the ones who can overcome obstacles.In track and field, seldom are the conditions ideal for an athlete's performance. At the June 6 NJSIAA Meet of Champions, girls competing in the discus found the circle slick and the cage surrounding it offline at the Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield.
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Blue Devils fall in a classic TOC semifinal
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      If you're going to go down, you want to go down fighting.Coaches and players alike will tell you that nothing is more frustrating than not putting forth your best effort when the stakes are high.
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Local reports of great fishing are no flukes
Ron Nuzzolo Fish On
      Aboard the Capt. Dave out of Atlantic Highlands, first mate Brett tells me fluke fishing is the best in years, with a good number of keepers, even with the tightening of the size regulations to 17 inches. Bass fishing has slowed to about one fish per hour, though we are anticipating the arrival of another body of bass soon.
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Sports Shorts
      Navesink River Rowing (NRR), a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to help educate the public on all aspects of rowing, will sponsor a free event to introduce the community to the exciting sport of rowing. NRR is teaming up with US Rowing and will host a fun-filled morning during which participants can try out rowing shells, tour the boatyard, and meet with NRR members.
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Brach, Hawks no easy win at NCAA tourney
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The names on the stadium fence - Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Barry Bonds - let Brad Brach and the Monmouth University baseball team know that they had graduated to the big time. After capturing the Northeast Conference Tournament championship, and with it, the automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals, the Hawks waited to see where they would be assigned.
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