Local soccer teams ready for state tourney play
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Fresh off their surprising win in the Shore Conference Soccer Tournament, the Red Bank Catholic girls are among a host of local soccer teams that will begin their quest for a state tournament title this week. The Caseys beat Rumson-Fair Haven, Southern and St.
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Just hanging around
     ERIC SUCAR staff Shore Regional High School's Kristin Ward performs her routine on the uneven bars at the 2008 Shore Conference Gymnastics Championships at Brick Memorial High School on Nov. 1.
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Sports Shorts
      Monmouth University senior defender Angelo Amato's first career goal paced the Hawks to a 1-0 Northeast Conference victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon on The Great Lawn. The win, which was on Senior Day, improves MU's mark to 11-3-2 on the season, including a 5-1-1 record in league play, while the Knights fall to 9-5- 2 and 4-2-1 in the conference.
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RBC back on top of SC x-country
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      After his team won the Monmouth Country Championship, Red Bank Catholic coach Rob DeFilippis was more pleased by the way his girls competed for every position than even the victory. He knew that if his team was going to challenge the likes of Toms River North, Southern Regional and the other top teams in the state, they would need to fight for every position.
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MU football blows first half lead, loses to Albany
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      The game plan for the Monmouth University football team to defeat the favored University of Albany was fairly obvious. First and foremost, the Hawks would need to find a way to contain junior tailback David McCarty, a 6-foot, 207-pound menace who is the catalyst to the Great Danes offense.
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Bass are plentiful in local waters
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO
      From Romer Shoals, Shrewsbury Rocks and down to Barnegat Bay, bass are everywhere. Anglers across the Garden State pursued trophy bass this week and finally found keepers. Capt. Steve Purul aboard the Reel Fantasy charters from Barnegat has been in the thick of bass season all week long. Capt.
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