Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Wet forecast cancels second straight race card at WTS

    WALL TOWNSHIP — Heavy Saturday rain and a forecast for more storms and heavy downpours throughout the weekend forced officials at Wall Township Speedway to cancel both Saturday (Aug. 9) and Sunday (Aug. 10) events in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series. The washout marked the second straight weekend that two days of racing has been…

  • Rain scrambles the New Egypt race schedule again

    NEW EGYPT — How bad is it? Spring and summer rains have had such an impact on the racing schedule at New Egypt Speedway that track management was forced to cancel three events in the past week alone due to stormy weather and wet track conditions. The Aug. 9 wash is the 10th rainout at…

  • Stewart, Blaney gearing up for NES appearance

    Stewart, Blaney gearing up for NES appearance NEW EGYPT — Excitement is building in the Garden State as reigning NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart and fellow Cup driver Dave Blaney get ready for a return visit to New Egypt Speedway on Wednesday— the only New Jersey appearance the NASCAR superstars will be making all year.…

  • Truex Jr. coming to FirstEnergy Park on Aug. 19

    Truex Jr. coming to FirstEnergy Park on Aug. 19 The Lakewood BlueClaws, class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have announced that NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., a native of Mayetta in Stafford Township, will be signing autographs during Tuesday’s game, a 7:05 start against the Charleston (W.Va.) Alley Cats, a Toronto Blue Jays affiliate.…

  • Nothing funny about Peace Rules’ win at the Haskell

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer Winning jockey Edgar Prado gives the triumphant thumbs-up after riding Peace Rules to the win in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Sunday. OCEANPORT — With a record New Jersey racing crowd of 53,638 packing Monmouth Park Sunday and setting new marks for betting, Edmund A.…

  • Positive summer season comes to a close for Jags

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — Despite a lopsided loss in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament, the Jackson American Legion baseball team achieved more than its share of accolades during the 2003 season. North Plainfield handed Jackson a decisive 12-1 loss last week at Moody Park, in a…

  • Jackson Junior Babe Ruth team wins a division title

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — Kevin Johnson knew he had a talented group of players when his team first started to practice back in June. There was enough solid pitching and the offense was going to score runs. He figured his squad would challenge for a top spot in…

  • Jackson 9-year-olds win Barnegat Tournament

    The Jackson Little League 9-year-old all-star team won the 16-team Barnegat-Waretown 9-year-old Tournament Championship July 27. The 15th annual Barnegat Tournament is always filled with great baseball teams and this year, like others, Jackson had to overcome perennial powers from Toms River, Brick, Barnegat, Lacey and many other Shore area teams. Jackson defeated Brick National…

  • Retirement hasn’t changed Kruk

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Casually dressed in blue jeans and a Lakewood BlueClaws baseball hat, former major leaguer and Philadelphia Phillies standout John Kruk munched on a couple of cheese steak wedges as he held court with a group of reporters during a rain delay at FirstEnergy Park…