Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Sports Shorts
The Howell Recreation Department is holding open registration during the month of February for its men’s summer basketball league — 35 and over. Friday night games will begin on May 27 at Oak Glen Park. Registration fee is $25, with additional referee fees. The Howell Recreation Department is also holding open registration during the month…
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High schools support relief effort for tsunami victims
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District community has raised a total of $15,000 to help the victims of the December tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia and devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands more. “We had a student-faculty basketball game…
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Piners continue hot play with win over Hawks
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — At the start of the 2004-05 campaign, the Lakewood High School (LHS) boys basketball team dropped its season opener to Manchester High School. Many thought that loss was just a preview of what was in store for the Piners. However, since that time, Lakewood…
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Lady Piners looking to build off of first win
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — Twenty-three consecutive unanswered points to start the game provided the Lakewood High School girls basketball team with enough of a cushion to roll to a resounding 63-31 victory over Henry Hudson last Friday in a non-divisional contest. The win marks the Lady Piners first…
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Impact takes precedent over wins for Gagliano
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer HOWELL — For John Gagliano, it’s not 100 wins and counting. “Honestly, the 100 wins mean nothing to me,” said Howell High School’s wrestling coach. “The most important thing to me is the impact I have on the kids.” Since taking over the reigns at his…
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Jackson posts impressive win over Blue Warriors
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer MANASQUAN — Competing against one of the top-ranked teams in the Shore Conference, Jackson High School boys swim coach John Pelano knew if the Jags were to pull of the upset securing a lot of second-, third- and fourth-places finishes was key. Indeed, depth turned out…
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Sports Shorts
Jackson’s Christa Tafaro won the balance beam title with a score of 9.725 and scored a 9.6 on the floor exercise, even though she stepped out of bounds on her first tumbling pass, during her first collegiate gymnastics meet in Durham, N.H., against Rutgers University. Christa received a full scholarship to the University of New…
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Swann perseveres to give Jaguars another win
Jackson beats nationally ranked Paulsboro for third straight year BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson’s Russ Wall tries to turn Freehold Township’s Jeremy Berger for control during their 152-pound bout in Jackson on Thursday. Trailing by two points with one bout remaining, Jackson High School wrestling coach Scot…
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Jackson girls makes statement at state relays
Lakewood girls finish second in Group III championships BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PRINCETON — This one was over after three events. The Jackson High School girls track team met little resistance in winning the first two events and placing second in the third en route to running away with the…
