Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Fornoro Jr. makes history with win at Wall Speedway

    Fornoro Jr. makes history with win at Wall Speedway WALL TOWNSHIP — Veteran racecar driver Nick Fornoro Jr. of Reeders, Pa., enjoyed another first in his storied career Saturday night as he won the first-ever 100-lap championship race contested by SuperModified racecars at Wall Township Speedway. It was the first time the International SuperModified Association…

  • Jersey Shore Sports Hall of Fame selects Hahn as College Athlete of the Year

    Damion Hahn will be honored as the College Athlete of the Year Tuesday at the Jersey Shore Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. The banquet will be held at the Crystal Point Inn in Point Pleasant starting at 7 p.m. Hahn, who is generally considered the finest high school wrestler in New Jersey state history —…

  • New Egypt boys clinch a state playoff berth

    Warriors lacrosse team tops Holy Cross to secure postseason spot BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer PLUMSTED — When the New Egypt High School boys lacrosse team suffered through a three-game losing streak two weeks ago, the Warriors’ hopes of earning a bid into the state playoffs seemed dismal. "Things weren’t looking…

  • Lady Jags team advances to meet Shore in SCT

    JACKSON — It may not be the powerhouse squad they’ve put on the field for the past several seasons, but the Jackson High School girls lacrosse team mustered enough firepower to advance into the second round of the Shore Conference Tournament. The Lady Jags, the No. 7 seed, topped 10th-seeded Monsignor Donovan Monday, 14-8, in…

  • Godown, Eldreth pull off late passes to win at NES

    NEW EGYPT — It was a night of electrifying finishes at New Egypt Speedway on Saturday, as Modified rocket Ryan Godown, of Ringoes, and URC Sprint pilot Jon Eldreth of Rising Sun, Md., pulled off 11th-hour heroics to win their respective feature events on Opdyke Lumber Wing Night. "That was the most exciting race I’ve…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts New Egypt Youth Soccer is forming competitive travel soccer teams for the following age groups: New Egypt Youth Soccer is forming competitive travel soccer teams for the following age groups: Boys U9 (A. Marabuto, (732) 758-0850); Boys U13 (N. Pinarligil, (732) 758-9142); Girls U9 (G. Rette, (732) 758-3597); Girls U10 (J. Plummer, (732)…

  • Jackson girls win fourth straight county title

    BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer SEAN BRADY Jackson’s Joe Arenth competes in the pole vault at the Ocean County Championships at Brick Township High School on Saturday. BRICK — Dominance. It is the only word that describes the Jackson High School girls track team when it comes to competing in the…

  • Piners flourish under new coach, clinch division title

    Jackson boys fall short of postseason berths BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — When the 2004 season was ready to open, the Lakewood High School baseball team was trying to balance itself after searching for a coach to replace Tom Carney. If the Piners were in a state of disarray,…

  • Underclassmen pace Rebel turnaround on the diamond

    Howell inbaseball playoffsfor first time since BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell in baseball playoffs for first time since ’99 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer When he saw that the 2003 season was a lost cause, Howell High School baseball coach Bill Gallacher tried to get something out of it. He looked ahead to 2004 by…