Category: Tri-Town Sports

By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s Mike Gawlik (8) goes up and over the Brick Memorial High School defense to score one of his three touchdowns in the Jaguars’ 42-14 victory over the top-seeded Mustangs in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship playoff game Dec. 5 at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions…

By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt’s Junior Pee Wee Pop Warner Warriors football team, which won the Division III Eastern Region championship last month, is one win away from adding the Multi-Region championship at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The Warriors are now 14-0. They play the Capitol City Steelers of…

The boys 13- to 14-year-old crosscountry team representing the Shore Athletic Club/Gone Running captured the Region 2 Niagara Jr. Olympic Championship in Rochester, New York, Nov. 28. The Shore AC/Gone Running team won the championship with a low score of 26 points. With the victory, the boys qualified for the USATF Jr. Olympic National Championships…

By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The boys basketball teams at Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School are looking to bounce back from subpar seasons under new coaches while they begin preseason preparations for their home openers Dec. 18. JACKSON MEMORIAL Under coach Kevin McQuade, Jackson Memorial will rely heavily on senior forward Chris…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jackson Memorial High School’s Kennedy Gerrat sprints to the finish at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park Nov. 21. Gerrat earned all-state honors by finishing 20th, completing the 5K course in 19:16.

By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent New Egypt High School’s girls’ soccer team is building for the future under coach Janet Carney, with only four starters graduating from a 9-11-2 team that advanced to the second round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I tournament. “We definitely have stuff in the works,” Carney said. “It’s exciting, having…

By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Not many teams rise from the No. 7 seed to win a state football playoff championship. However, Jackson Memorial High School’s football team, which won the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV over Middletown High School South, 21-18, a year ago, looks to add a strong finish to its 7-4 season when…

It’s been a historic season for the Monmouth University men’s basketball team, and December is just beginning. During the month of November, Monmouth stunned national power UCLA on the Bruins’ legendary home floor, Pauley Pavilion. The Hawks followed that up at the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, Florida, by scoring their first victory over a top-25…

The Battle of Monmouth (BOM) SC Renegades U15 girls ended the fall 2015 Monmouth Ocean Soccer Association (MOSA) season as National 1 flight champions. They finished the season with a record of 6-1-1, with 22 goals scored and only five goals against. The team also registered four clean sheets on their way to claiming the…