Rumson's Podesta keeps tennis all in the family
Third generation player is No. 1 in his age group
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Nicolas Podesta doesn't believe in half measures.Whether it's in the classroom (where he's an A-plus student at the Ranney School), playing a pretty mean piano, or on the tennis courts, Podesta wants "to do it to my best." That approach has made the 10-year-old from Rumson the No. 1...
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Pitching the key for young Green Wave team
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      The Long Branch High School baseball team has done nothing to surprise its coach thus far. Now in his 10th year at the helm, V.J. Muscillo had a pretty good idea of what to expect from his Green Wave squad, which returns just five starters from last year, and only one pitcher among th...
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Monmouth's throwers lead Hawks to UVA win
      Monmouth University has assembled a powerful throwing lineup that has put the field back in track and field. Thanks to their depth in the throwing events, the Hawks won the Lou Onesta/Milton Abramson Invitational held at the University of Virginia last weekend. Monmouth's men piled up 1...
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Brach's no-hitter paces Hawks' win
      Brad Brach did something no Monmouth University pitcher has done in 17 years, pitch a no-hitter. Monmouth beat visiting Long Island University, 2-0, behind Brach's gem on Saturday in West Long Branch. The Hawks' ace, a junior from Freehold Township, was two outs from a perfect gam...
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Ron Nuzzolo
      Fish On This time of year, it's all about the stripers Bass fishing in the Raritan Bay is still on track. Plenty of shorts along with a good mix of keepers landing off the surf. Vincent Penna, 4, of Parlin, fished clams with his dad at Cliffwood Beach and nailed a ...
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