Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Tides looking like team to beat in ABCCL play
CHRIS KELLY staff Brielle’s David Imperato fires a pitch during the Jersey Shore Tides’ win over Lakewood Prep on Sunday in Lakewood. LAKEWOOD — As summer is heating up, so are the Jersey Shore Tides. The Tides, one of several local representatives in the ABC Collegiate League, a wood bat league, won three of its…
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Holbrook 11s anxious to start District tourney
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JACKSON — Rodney Carr has been coaching Little League long enough to know that the team that makes the fewest mistakes usually wins. He also knows that when you play teams from Toms River, pitching and defense are the formula for victory. When the 11-year-old Holbrook…
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Marshall-led Jaguars enjoy a solid week
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JACKSON — Scott Marshall hasn’t wasted any time this summer making a name for himself in legion ball. The Jackson High School product has been outstanding on both the pitcher’s mound and at the plate for the Jackson American Legion Post 504 squad. "I know it…
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Hooked up Horton wins at New Egypt Speedway
NEW EGYPT — Current division point leader Jimmy Horton of Neshanic Station, had his hot rod hooked up Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway, scoring his second win of the 2004 season, and his first since April 17. "It’s about time," Horton conceded after he hit the victory circle. "[Car owner] Bill [Hewlett] and all…
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Ruggiero wins Featherlite Modified race at WTS
WALL TOWNSHIP — Reggie Ruggiero of Rocky Hill, Conn., scored his first NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series win in three years after an eventful 150 laps at Wall Township Speedway in Wall. The win also marked a return to the shore speedway’s victory lane by Dick Barney, who has owned many feature race and title winning…
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BlueClaws hope to rebound from recent struggles
PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ Above, Lakewood’s Javon Moran slides safely into third base as Delmarva’s Mike Russell can’t handle the throw during Sunday’s game at FirstEnergy Park. At left, Lakewood’s Jake Blalock, who has been the BlueClaws’ top offensive threat with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs, jogs around the bases following his first-inning home…
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Locals stars earn spots on Carpenter Cup teams
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA — Three local baseball players have capped off their sensational seasons by being selected to play in the prestigious Carpenter Cup Series, which pits teams made up of the top high school senior players from New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania against each other. Jackson High…
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Coach feels Lady Piners made progress this spring
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Despite a 3-12 overall mark during the 2004 season, Lakewood High School softball coach Vinnie Currao remains optimistic that better times lie ahead for the Lady Piners. In fact, Currao chalked up the campaign as a learning experience for his fledgling squad, which was…
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Lakewood boys met their goals on baseball diamond
BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — When Gene Drumright took over as coach of the Lakewood High School baseball team just a couple of weeks before the season opener, he wasn’t sure what he was getting himself into. Following an 11th-hour decision by former coach Tom Carney to resign, the…
