Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Woodrow Wilson spoils SJV’s bid for sixth TOC
Lancers fall 64-45 in state final BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff St. John Vianney players (l-r) Katherine Gooch, Jessica Nimbley, Alisa Apo, Shantel Brown, Kristine Perez and Courtney Calderone console each other during the waning moments of the March 23 Tournament of Champions final at the Continental Airlines…
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New Egypt introduces new qualifying format
NEW EGYPT — In an attempt to present a tighter, more entertaining racing program in a fan-friendly time span, New Egypt Speedway management will be trying out a radical new qualifying format in all divisions for the 2005 season. The Ocean County dirt track plans to eliminate traditional qualifying heat races in favor of timed…
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Formula Drift to highlight Wall Speedway’s opener
Formula Drift, the only U.S. sanctioned pro drifting circuit, will be putting on a show as the season’s opening night at Wall Township Speedway. Wall Speedway is the first stop of the six-stop U.S. competition circuit, which expands into two new markets in year two, and will be carried nationally on Comcast’s G4TechTV. Drifting is…
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Sports Shorts
Eight boys and girls from Jackson and Howell, ages 10 to 14, were named local and divisional champions of the 2005 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. Howell/Jackson Council No. 6201 sponsored the competition at St. Aloysius Church in Jackson on Jan. 15. All youngsters ages 10 to 14 were eligible to participate. Hannah Missry…
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Sports Shorts
A Jackson-based 13/14-year-old baseball team seeks players from northern Ocean and southern Monmouth counties for a spring Sunday league. Call (732) 773-2081 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Following the Seton Hall University men’s basketball game against the defending NCAA National Champions the University of Connecticut, Jackson’s Waldon Academy Wolves girls youth basketball team faced…
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SJV proves the best offense is dominant defense
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer BY WARREN RAPPLEYEAStaff Writer Defensive intensity has been the key all year long for the St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team, and the commitment to that style paid off in a trip to the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions (TOC) finals last night against Woodrow Wilson at Continental Airlines…
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Gallo anchors UM DMR to national championship
Ex-Rebel wins first NCAA title BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Lindsey Gallo reached the pinnacle of her collegiate career at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship. The University of Michigan’s fifth-year senior won her first national championship, anchoring the UM Distance Medley Relay team to victory in 11:08.24…
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Sports Shorts
The Jackson Renegades 10U tournament team has just two remaining roster positions open for the 2005 team. They’re looking for one more pitcher and utility fielder to complete the team. The team will teach new positions to fielders, but the pitcher must actively be attending pitching lessons. The Renegades expect to have another strong team…
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Lopez’s clutch win clinches title for Goetz grapplers
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer JACKSON — With a share of the Ocean County Intermediate School Athletic League Red Division crown at stake, seventh-grader Marco Lopez needed a victory to ensure the Goetz Middle School wrestling team a place atop of the conference. Lopez, a first-year grappler, didn’t disappoint as he…
