Category: Tri-Town Sports
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ABCCL fourth annual all-star game a thriller
PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, the Piscataway Clippers’ Ed Cirri delivers a pitch during the ABCCL All-Star Game at FirstEnergy Park July 27. Below, the Jersey Shore Tides Chris Contrino celebrates with teammates after scoring a run for the Yogi Berra All-Stars. The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League’s (ABCCL) fourth annual all-star game was…
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Jackson Bone Crushers enjoy a successful run
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JACKSON — For some players, making the adjustment from a Little League field to a modified baseball diamond, where the bases are 70 feet apart and the pitching rubber is 50 feet from home plate, can be trying. Not for members of the Jackson Bone Crushers,…
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Jackson legion team better than record denotes
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JACKSON — Despite finishing the season with an overall record of 5-8-1, the Jackson Post 504 American Legion baseball team proved to be one of the tougher teams in the division for opponents beat. In fact, Jackson very easily could have added four or five more…
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Jersey Shore Bombers hit league playoffs on a roll
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jersey Shore Bombers, an U14 travel baseball team, needed last Saturday’s win over the Jersey Shore Wave to help secure a spot in the U.S. Amateur Baseball League playoffs. The Bombers took full advantage of timely hitting and shaky defense by the Wave…
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Morvay catches baseball scholarship to Wagner
JACKSON — When Jackson Memorial High School senior Dan Morvay toured Wagner College earlier this year, he saw a quality academic center, a great baseball program and the challenge of beginning a new phase of his life. "I’m excited, but I’m a little nervous as well because it’s so new," said Morvay, who just signed…
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Cozze races to his second win of year at New Egypt
NEW EGYPT — The last thing Frank Cozze wanted to see was the yellow fly when he was leading by half a track with two laps remaining in Saturday’s Modified main event at New Egypt Speedway. And the Wind Gap, Pa., pilot certainly didn’t want to see current division points leader Jimmy Horton pull up…
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Sports Shorts
Sports Shorts The Jackson Renegades girls fastpitch softball U10 tournament team will hold tryouts for the 2005 season. After a very successful tournament season, the team needs to replenish its roster to replace its older girls who are moving up to the U12s. Tryouts will be scheduled in September. The team is seeking girls who…
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Roller-coaster ride continues for BlueClaws
PHOTOS BY JEFFGRANIT staff Above, Lakewood’s Tim Moss gets set to take off during the BlueClaws’ win over Hagerstown in Lakewood on July 22. Below, Jake Blalock gets a hold of a pitch and pulls it down the left field line. Just when it looks like the Lakewood BlueClaws are on a roll, misfortune seems…
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Jersey Shore Bombers roll into league playoffs
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JACKSON — As the leadoff batter of the Jersey Shore Bombers, an under-14 travel baseball team, Donald Murphy provides his club with plenty of speed and the ability to hit to all fields. Last weekend Murphy displayed another attribute that makes him one of the team’s…
