Alvarez puts another fine season in books Earns second straight All-Conference nod at Monmouth BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer       Nichole Alvarez of Brick talks modestly about her season, but her skills were not lost on the Northeast Conference, which named the sophomore to the First Team All-Conference for the second straight year. "I did all right, better than last year," said Alvarez, a 20-year-old majoring... More ... Falcon relay team was conference's best BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer       With a little fine-tuning, Monmouth Regional's quartet of Kelly Fisher, Chris Cox, Rashon Verrett and Charles Cox became the best 4x400 team in Shore Conference history. With state titles, indoor and outdoor All-American recognition and the conference record to boot, the Golden Falcon... More ... Gotcha Gold upsets Lawyer Ron in Salvator       OCEANPORT - Centaur Farms' Gotcha Gold took command at the start and never looked back as he gamely hung on for a neck victory over 1-10 favorite Lawyer Ron in the $150,000 Salvator Mile (G3) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Gotcha Gold, trained by Eddie Plesa Jr. and ridden by Chuck C. More ... Bay fishing seems a bit more reliable of late       Ro n N uzzolo Fish On Well, the first Hi-Mar kids' trip is in the books for this year.Hi-Mar's first group was from Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs, led by CO Wayne Tomelson. It didn't seem to matter what kind of fish they caught, every one reeled in brought a big grin to the face of... More ...