Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Sports Shorts
FONT size=9Grant Acker, of Howell, was named to the All-Centennial Conference (CC) first team as a member of the Gettysburg College football team. Acker, a senior linebacker, place kicker and co-captain, led Gettysburg with 112 tackles (11.0 for loss, 1.0 sack) in nine games this season. The CC’s leading tackler with 12.4 tackles per game…
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Sports Shorts
The West Jersey Witches 12U travel softball team is looking for one more player. Private tryouts can be arranged by contacting Dawn Dimon at [email protected] or (609) 351-8824. Registration for the Jackson Soccer Club’s upcoming season will be held at the Jackson Township Municipal Building Main Meeting Room on Dec. 3 from 6-9 p.m., Dec,…
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Lady Warriors make it two in a row
New Egypt girls win second consecutive sectional title BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, New Egypt’s Lisa Malloy puts herself in position to score the Warriors’ third goal during their 4-1 victory over Keyport in the CJGroup Ichampionship game in New Egypt on Nov. 11. At…
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Clausen wins another group title at Holmdel
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Jackson’s Amanda Marino emerges from the woods at Holmdel Park during the Group IV championship race on Saturday en route to her fourth-place finish. At left, Howell’s Sarah Nelson also competes in the Group IV race. HOLMDEL — Following a…
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Fenimore leads Jaguars into state semifinals
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer JACKSON — On a night when the Jackson High School secondary was supposed to be wary of the Hunterdon Central passing attack, it was Jaguars quarterback Bill Fenimore that did most of the damage. Fenimore played one of his best games of the season, completing 14-of-21…
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Piners look strong in state tournament play
Jackson, Howell girls eliminated in quarterfinal round BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Lakewood’s Anthony Plascencia tires to get a shot past Colts Neck goalie Matt Novielli during a Central Jersey Group II quarterfinal in Lakewood on Friday. At left, the Piners’ Ellory Malhi and the…
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Jaguars quiet critics with win over TRE
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer DOVER TOWNSHIP — Travis Wilton set the tone for the Jackson High School football team’s win over undefeated Toms River East (TRE) last Friday night when the defensive back intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards for the game’s first score in the opening quarter.…
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Take it to the right
JEFFGRANIT staff Lakewood’s Robert Applegate tries to elude Manalapan’s Cody High during their game in Lakewood in Saturday, won by the Braves.
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Jags’ Kaplan advances to state championship meet
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer STAFFORD — Despite a third-place finish by senior Kaitlyn Kaplan in the all-around, the Jackson High School gymnastics team placed fourth overall last Saturday at the South Jersey Sectional Championships held at Southern High School. Kaplan finished with a total score of 36.55 to place third…
