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Bronx Sports Update: HS Tourney Update; Monroe Teams Eye Nationals (Updated)

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Monroe’s Jeff EarlyQuick update from the BxNN sports desk (which is shockingly close to the BxNN crime desk):Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams from Monroe College – strong junior college programs that routinely graduate players to bigger basketball programs – took care of business last weekend and will be playing for births into the national junior college tournament this weekend.Both teams will be tested on the road. The Lady Mustangs travel to Scranton, PA to take on Lackawana College, while the male ‘Stangs, led by guard Jeff Early (pictured), will be in Maryland taking on a Hagerstown Community College team that defeated them earlier this year in double overtime.Apparently, you can follow the games live on CyberSports USA. (UPDATE: The men’s game, which starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, will also be streamed live on the website for Hagerstown radio station 1240 AM WJEJ. Click on the link on upper left-hand side of the home page.)After a week off, the PSAL high school playoffs resumed last night. The Bronx fared decently.Walton, which we wrote about last Friday, saw its championship dreams die after enduring a tough 60-64 loss to fifth-seeded High School for Graphic Arts Communication in Manhattan.

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Bronx Crime Watch: More Details Emerge From Suspicous Morris Avenue Fire

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The Times’ intrepid crime reporter Al Baker is stringing together more details on the Morris Avenue fire this morning that has so far claimed the life of a mother, 20-year-old Keity Sanchez and her year-old child, also named Keity Sanchez. Another victim, Vincent Cordero, remains in critical condition. Earlier, it was reported that all three had died. But as of noon, Cordero was still alive, according to Baker’s sources.A law enforcement official told Baker that Keity Sanchez, the mother, was found on the floor with three stab wounds in her chest. Neither the baby or Cordero had any stab wounds.The fire broke out at 2275 Morris Ave.

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Bronx Events: 'Hairspray' At Lehman College

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The Theatre Program at Lehman College will be performing the beloved musical “Hairspray,” this week at the campus’ Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. Shows start this afternoon and will run through Sunday. General tickets are $12, or $10 for students and seniors. Call 718-960-8025 for more information. This and other Bronx events are posted below in our community calendar.

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Bronx Crime Watch: Police Seek Suspect in Murder of 16-year-old

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Investigators are looking for help locating three suspects (see video), described as being Hispanic males in their late teens or early 20s, who police believe are responsible for the recent murder of 16-year-old Jose Miguel Marte. A resident of Franklyn Avenue, near E. 166th Street, Marte was shot once in the chest and once in the stomach on Sunday night, Feb. 20. Police found him in front of 365 E. 184th St. EMS took Marte to St.