Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Jackson wins eighth straight District 21 title

    Howell BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell’s Cody Fobes bends Marlboro’s Charlie Frankel during their 103-pound semifinal bout on Saturday in Manalapan. It was a precarious night to be a defending champion, unless you were the Jackson Jaguars. With two returning champions going down to defeat and six top-seeds…

  • Wall sparks Jaguars’ dominant performance

    MANALAPAN — With a lineup filled with high-profile stars, Jackson High School senior wrestler Russell Wall quietly went about his business and collected big win after big win during the 2004-05 season. He played a major role in the Jaguars, finishing with a gaudy 20-2 overall mark. Wall had good enough a year to qualify…

  • Jackson the team to beat again in District 21

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jackson’s Ken Carney tries to pin Brick Memorial’s John Havens during a bout at the Central Jersey Group IV championships last Thursday in Jackson. It wouldn’t be out of line to say that the battle at this weekend’s NJSIAA District 21 Wrestling Tournament…

  • Piners one win away from SCT title shot

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — With a pair of very close victories, the Lakewood High School boys basketball team found itself two games away from capturing a Shore Conference (SC) championship. The Piners knocked off Wall High School in the second round and then topped Freehold Township last Sunday…

  • Mission accomplished as Jags win Group IV title

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PRINCETON — This win was really important. Jackson High School girls indoor track and field coach Alton Johnson didn’t even try to downplay the significance of his squad attempting to capture the school’s first NJSIAA Group IV indoor title. Nope. Johnson made it clear winning last…

  • 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. Please call (732) 773-2081 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. The Lakewood Wilbur Thompson Slow Pitch Softball League will have on organization meeting at Lakewood High School (Room B101) Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. There are…

  • New Egypt grapplers are coming on strong

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PLUMSTED — Any coach who has a team loaded with a bunch of young players likes to close the season on a positive note. New Egypt High School wrestling coach Kevin English was thrilled the way the Warriors finished out the regular dual-meet schedule last week.…

  • Howell girls team wins yet another county bowling title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Hang another championship banner for the Howell High School girls bowling team. When they finally got around to holding a Monmouth County Bowling Championship on Feb. 14 at Howell Lanes, was anyone surprised that the Rebels would have the honor of winning the inaugural county title?…

  • Sports Shorts

    Gymnasts from the Wilton Academy of Gymnastics (Howell) participated in the Sweetheart Invitational held at Henderson’s Gymnastics in Edison Feb. 13. Level 4, age 8 competition, Aliyah Slocum finished ninth in the all-around with a score of 31.85. Shani Weiss took first on the bars (9.15), second on the beam (9.2) and third on the…