Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Making waves

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Jackson’s Colin Brown competes in the backstroke portion of the 200-yard IM during Saturday’s Shore Conference Championships in Toms RIver. Below, Howell’s Tucker Waldron competes in the grueling 500-yard freestyle event.

  • Piners are anxious to start postseason play

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — Junior swingman Chris Smith scored the 1,000th point of his career, as the Lakewood High School (LHS) boys basketball team registered a 65-56 triumph over visiting Jackson Monday in a nondivisional game. Smith, the team’s leading scorer the past two seasons, reached the 1,000-point…

  • Rebels wins school’s first SC division hoops title

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Shore Conference (SC) A North Division champions. No Howell High School basketball team could ever claim that distinction until this year. Julie Hoebee’s Rebels put the finishing touches on the school’s first-ever basketball division championship on Feb. 8 when they beat Marlboro, 46-37, to finish the…

  • Jackson boys claim a county relays title

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer JERSEY CITY — The Jackson High School boys indoor track team captured three events and then overcame a late blunder last Saturday en route to winning the Ocean County Relays at the Armory in Jersey City. The Jags had a total 42 points with one event…

  • Lady Jags take aim on first Group IV title

    Lauren Blake heading to University of Pennsylvania BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer JACKSON — Alton Johnson and the Jackson High School girls indoor track team are really looking forward to this weekend’s NJSIAA Group IV championship meet at Princeton. With all the success the Lady Jaguars’ program has experienced in recent…

  • Sports Shorts

    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 openings in the A, B, C and D divisions. Games will be played Monday to Friday evenings at the Pine Park lighted softball field complex. Interested teams should call…

  • Brick, Jackson bowlers win Team Challenge titles

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Brick Township’s girls and Jackson’s boys upended the state’s top-ranked bowling teams at the Rebel Team Challenge on Feb. 8 at Howell Lanes. Brick Township A’s girls, ranked third in the state, outscored No. 1-ranked Jackson, 2,884-2,776, to win the event that is hosted by Howell…

  • Slisky’s pin gives Jags second straight SCT title

    BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer STAFFORD — A win wasn’t going to be good enough. With one bout remaining and the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship at stake, Jackson High School heavyweight wrestler Joe Slisky needed a pin to give the Jaguars enough bonus points to rally for the crown. “He…

  • Division title is within reach for Howell girls

    CHRIS KELLY staff Howell’s Brianne Lavin drives past a Middletown South defender during Friday’s game in Middletown. There’s no getting around it. This is championship week for the Howell girls basketball team. Julie Hoebee’s Howell Rebels had their undefeated season and 16-game winning streak halted in Middletown Friday night by Middletown South, 42-36. The loss…