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     SCOTT FRIEDMAN Kaleigh Dwyer of the East Brunswick Bears unloads a fastball during the North Brunswick Baseball and Softball Association's recent 10-U Summer Blast-off Tournament at the North Brunswick Community Park.
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Learning by watching
     Girls watch as Morgan Widener, a member of the Monroe High School varsity softball team, throws home during a relay throwing exercise at the Lady Falcon Softball Camp at Monroe High School on July 9. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Belmar Five enjoys another successful run
International runners rule the day
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      More than 2,800 runners registered and 2,354 of them finished the Belmar Five Johnny Cobb Memorial Run on Saturday. Kenyan Abraham Ngetich crossed the finish line in 24:15.6, just under 2 seconds ahead of Genna Tufu, of Ethiopia, in the men's race. In the women's division, Buzunesh Deba, also an Ethiopian, came in first with a time of 27:36.
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Frog Hollow swimmers get ready for Conference meet
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      The Frog Hollow Swim & Tennis Club has won three of its five meets in the New Jersey Swimming and Diving Conference (NJSDC). Maureen McKenna, who competes in the 15-18 age group and also serves as an assistant coach, is undefeated thus far.
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Here comes the ball
     JEFF GRANIT staff Emily Lucarelli, 9, gets ready to catch the ball during a throwing drill at the Lady Falcon Softball Camp at Monroe High School on July 9.
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Sports Shorts
      Rutgers redshirt sophomore Catherine Whetstone was one of 21 student-athletes recognized by the Big East Conference as winners of the 2007-08 Scholar Athlete Sport Excellence Award, which recognizes academic and athletic achievement as well as community service.
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