Holiday tourney time
     PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT (above) and ERIC SUCAR (right) staff Above: Monmouth Regional's Matt Teal has North Brunswick's Jeremy Kaye in a cradle during their 130-pound bout at the Bears Invitational Wrestling Tournament in East Brunswick on Dec. 27. Right: Long Branch junior Larry Morris (right) blocks a shot attempt by Columbia senior Yvon Raymond (middle) during their game in the Jack Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament at Freehold Township High School on Dec. 26.
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Green Wave wrestling among state's elite
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The Long Branch High School wrestling team is among the best teams in the Shore Conference. What that means, by virtue of the strength of the Shore's wrestling scene, is that the Green Wave is among the better teams in the entire state.
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Vianney girls hoops team off to rough start
Traditional state power has a 2-2 record
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      With a starting lineup that usually includes two freshmen and five freshmen on the varsity roster, the St. John Vianney High School girl's basketball team is nonetheless off to a 2-2 start. The Lady Lancers opened the campaign with a victory over Rumson-Fair Haven and also scored a triumph over Manasquan.
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BCC women would like '08 to copy '07
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      When Brookdale Community College's women's basketball team plays its first game of the new year on Saturday at Sussex, head coaches Marianne Campacci and Joanne Cobb hope that 2008 looks a lot like 2007.
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