Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Winding up
FARRAH MAFFAI staff Jackson’s Kelly Prendergast gets set to return a shot during her second singles match against Brick Township on Friday.
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Piner girls keep playing hard to the very end
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — Lakewood High School girls soccer coach Miguel Arroyo makes no secret that the 2004 campaign has been full of frustration. Following a 1-0 loss to Point Boro Monday afternoon, the Lady Piners fell to 2-11 overall. Still, Arroyo, his staff, and his team members…
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Howell harriers fare well at District meet
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Howell freshman Lindsay Lambert made quite a splash at the Freehold Regional School District CrossCountry Championships in Colts Neck on Friday, finishing in second place overall. Personal bests (pb) were the order of the day at Friday’s Freehold Regional District Cross Country Championships.…
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Jaguars overcome slow start to get to 4-0
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer SEAN BRADY staff Lakewood’s Ruppert GIll tries to step in front of Brick Memorial’s Steve Avon for a catch in the end zone during Friday’s game in Brick. LACEY — After rolling through the first three weeks of the season without any kind of a hitch,…
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Warriors show character in their first loss
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer PLUMSTED — The New Egypt High School football team put forth a huge defensive effort in the fourth quarter last Saturday, but it was a little too late as visiting Burlington City ruined the Homecoming Day festivities with a 20-14 win over the Warriors in a…
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Jaguars looking to pick up where they left off
Kaitlyn Kaplan back to lead Jacson girls back to state tournament BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson High School gymnastics team is hoping to ride the wave of momentum started by last year’s squad that made its first-ever appearance in the state tournament. Not only did the Lady…
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Monmouth football team has local flavor to it
BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer BY GEORGE ALBANOStaff Writer Monmouth University head football coach Kevin Callahan can still recall attending a Middletown South High School football game three years ago. How could he forget? It turned out to be one of his more successful recruiting trips as he eventually landed three key members of that…
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Rain postpones NASCAR Busch North race to Oct. 16
WALL TOWNSHIP — With 30 NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series cars in the pit area and after the water from an early afternoon shower was dried up, the skies opened with heavy rain, thunder and lightning, forcing officials to postpone the “Trim Spa 150” race to Saturday, Oct. 16, at Wall Township Speedway. “We…
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Sports Shorts
The Jackson Renegades girls fast-pitch softball 12U and 14U tournament teams will hold tryouts for the 2005 season. After a very successful tournament season, the team needs to replenish its roster to replace the team’s older girls who are moving up to the higher levels. Tryouts will be held Oct. 23 at the Jackson High…
