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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Rivals Join Forces for Breast Cancer Awareness

Donovan Griffins beat Manchester Hawks girls in fundraising game

The Manchester Hawks and Monsignor Donovan Griffins put aside their three decades-plus athletic rivalry on Wednesday night and teamed up to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.  Manchester High School Athletic Director Keith Lister, who was in charge of the event, found the two rivals to be the perfect matchup for a charity basketball game. “I think it’s a good thing to get everybody on the same team, despite the uniforms having separate names, and living in different towns and being rivals," he said. "When it comes to something like this we’re really teammates.” The special occasion brought out a crowd that nearly filled the bleachers, as funds were raised for the foundation through slightly increased admission …

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Manchester Girls Bowling Sweeps Toms River South

Hawks defeat Indians as two Manchester bowlers post clean games

The Manchester Hawks girls varsity bowling team dominated Toms River South, improving their young season standing to 11-1.  Two Hawks bowlers recorded clean games on Dec. 13, scoring either a strike or spare in every frame, as the team stepped up in the absence of two lefty starters who were out with the flu. Leading the way in the anchor position was Hawks captain Amanda DeMauro, a senior who recorded one of the clean games. The captain posted two career highs, a 737 series and 290 game. After recording a spare in the first frame of the third game, DeMauro ended her high game by stringing together 11 strikes. Manchester took all three games decisively. The first game's 164-pin margin was the closest Toms River South came to catching the …

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