Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Lady Jaguars look to build on program’s best season

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer As the Jackson High School field hockey team prepares to start mandatory practices later this week, their coach Lori Johnson is scrambling to fill the void left by six graduating players. Filling the shoes of those players is no easy task for Johnson, whose team qualified…

  • Jackson grapplers work hard through the summer

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — If the performance of the high school wrestling team this summer is any indication of what lies ahead next winter, the Jaguars could be headed for a Shore Conference Tournament championship. Not only did the Jags spend five days competing against top-notch competition at…

  • Brightbill breaks out, Lewis breaks in at New Egypt

    One driver was on a streak, the other was breaking out of a slump at New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night as Trevor Lewis, Upper Black Eddy, Pa., continued a tear, winning his first-ever URC Sprint Club feature event at the track. Sinking Spring, Pa.’s Kenny Brightbill shook off a seasonful of ill luck to…

  • Flockhardt, Carpenter lead long list of winners at WTS

    WALL TOWNSHIP — Kevin Flockhart of Jackson and Mike Carpenter of Brick were among 10 happy champions Saturday night as they shared wins in twin 35 lap NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modified stock car races at Wall Township Speedway. For Flockhart, it was a memorable first career win, while Carpenter enjoyed his second victory of…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson’s Rob Wood gets some encouragement from assistant coach Scott Goodale during football practice at the high school on Monday night. The Jaguars will play their first scrimmage Saturday when they travel to Middletown South. The following are the results of the Westlake Ladies Golf Association’s July 31 and Aug. 7…

  • Howell PAL boxing is still going strong under Rush

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT John Rush works with 141-pound state champion Torey Toon at the Howell PAL Boxing gym on Aug. 7. Through the peaks and valleys of boxing’s popularity, the Howell Police Athletic League gym on West Farms Road has kept running. For more than…

  • Hodges makes his presence felt as new BlueClaw reliever

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer Dan Hodges LAKEWOOD — Baby-faced and chomping on a slice of pizza following a recent home game, Lakewood BlueClaws relief pitcher Dan Hodges looks more like a high school senior than a professional baseball player. Hodges doesn’t give off the appearance of being a dominating reliever.…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts A USA Hockey-sanctioned league will hold registration at the Jackson Justice Complex on Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. Teams are currently forming for the fall league, which will begin in September and run through November. Registration fee is $100 for the 10-week session. The league will practice at the Jackson Justice…

  • Jackson 13s shine in Cooperstown

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Jackson Bombers 13-year-old baseball team capped its summer season by spending nearly a week squaring off against top-notch competition from around the United States in a tournament at the State University of New York at Oneonta. Jackson finished the eight-game event with…