Local stars' selection a feather in state's cap
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      Twenty years ago, there was Jim Dowd, and now there's James van Riemsdyk. Dowd is a veteran of 14 NHL seasons, who played this past season with the New Jersey Devils after becoming a local hockey legend growing up in Brick in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Hannay, Crist win Lake Takanassee opener
      Tak is back. The Lake Takanassee Road Race, sponsored by the Jersey Shore Athletic Club, began its 44th year Monday evening at the 5K circuit around the West Long Branch Lake. Matt Hannay had the distinction of winning the first race of the Summer of 2007, clocking 17:01 for the 5,000-meter race. James Register was runner-up (17:23) and Mike Chirico (17:52) was third.
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Werner flashes his old CBA moves in JSBL
Florida star thriving against better competition
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      The high-arcing three-pointer. The fade-away baseline jumper. The crisp pass that finds its way through traffic to an open shooter. The authoritative rebound in traffic - all were familiar sights to Shore-area basketball followers. Dan Werner was back in the house.
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Rutherienne wins Boiling Springs on DQ
Long Branch's Bravo nears 4,000th win
      OCEANPORT - With the help of the stewards, trainer Christophe Clement kept his perfect record at Monmouth intact Saturday as Virginia Kraft Payson's Rutherienne was placed first after finishing second in the $150,000 Boiling Spring Stakes (G3) on the turf.
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Attention: Little League coaches
      Coaches looking for coverage of their Little League teams can contact the Atlanticville by e-mailing sports@gmnews.com, or calling (732) 358-5200.
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Anglers find there's still plenty of bass out there
      Ro n N uzzolo Fish On July is here, and the bass are still around.Find the bunker pods and you'll find the trophies. Along the beaches and under the bunker schools, anglers have been picking up some serious-size fish. Reports over the past two days claim that major pods of bait and fish have been showing up from Shark River all the way past Barnegat Inlet.
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Sports Shorts
      The Shrewsbury Biscuits defeated the Fair Haven Rockies to win the 11U Emsa Championship. The Biscuits are Mason Gaetano, Tom Wagner, John Johnson, Matt Arnone, Ruben Keller, Mac Feaster, Zach Egner, Dillon Stambaugh, Conner Halpen, Alex Larocca, Hunter Dubel, Alphonse Mulo, Matt Gennero and Will Guinnessy. The coaches are Paul Arnone, George Egner and head coach Joe Gaetano.
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