Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • ‘Cardiac’ Rebels edged by Mustangs in CJ final

    Howell falls, 1-0,to Brick Memorial BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Howell falls, 1-0, to Brick Memorial BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Howell’s Sara Clayton can’t look as Brick Memorial’s Jessica Fuccello kicks the ball away during their CJ Group IV sectional final in Howell on Friday. At left, Tara Gray heads the…

  • New Egypt girls captures their first championship

    Lady Warriors knock off Henry Hudson for CJ Group I title BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer Lady Warriors knock off Henry Hudson for CJ Group I title BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The New Egypt High School field hockey team captured its first New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association Central Jersey Group I sectional title last Friday…

  • Jags pick perfect time for their finest effort

    Jackson to host Brick Memorial tomorrow BY WAYNE WITKOWSKIStaff Writer BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer “It is going to take a big effort to win this one.” — Mike Smith Jackson football coach DOVER TOWNSHIP — Sliding in through the back door, the Jackson High School football team wasn’t expected to turn a lot of…

  • Jackson girls finish eighth in the state

    PISCATAWAY — A young Jackson High School gymnastics team put forth a solid showing at last Saturday’s state finals held at the Livingston Recreation center on the campus of Rutgers University. The Lady Jaguars finished in eighth place overall with a total of 103.15 points. Bishop Ahr won the event with 110.3 points, while Ridgewood…

  • Clausen to chase an MOC title Saturday

    HOLMDEL — Great athletes find ways to win even when they aren’t performing at their best. They reach deep down inside and muster the courage and savvy to squelch a challenge from the fiercest of competitors. On a day when she didn’t have her best legs, Jackson High School sophomore standout Jen Clausen managed to…

  • Sports Shorts

    Sports Shorts Jackson Little League will hold registration for spring baseball on Nov. 22, Dec. 6, and Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The location for registration for all three dates will be at the Jackson Little League Field House on Route 527. Once again the league will accept applications for children ages…

  • Jackson girls capture a sectional gymnastics title

    Kaitlyn Kaplan leads the way with all-round title BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Jackson’s Kaitlyn Kaplan was on top of her game on Saturday as she took home the individual title at the South Sectional championship. STAFFORD — Winning the NJSIAA South Sectional championship last Saturday took Jackson…

  • Clausen ready for Group IV race

    BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson’s Jen Clausen (above) and Paul Bahamondes raced to first- and third-place finishes respectively to lead their teams at Saturday’s Central Jersey Group IV meet at Holmdel Park. HOLMDEL — Running at Holmdel Park is like being home for Jackson High…

  • New Egypt to play for state title

    BY MIKE WHITEStaff Writer BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The New Egypt High School field hockey team has made tremendous strides in just three years as a varsity program. The Lady Warriors reached a new height Monday afternoon by advancing to the finals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I tournament with a…