Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Jackson girls score big with placements and scholarships

    Jackson High School girls’ lacrosse coach Lori Johnson (top left) stands with Katie Batiuk, Nicole Adams, assistant coach Nick Caruso, as well as Amy Rizzo (bottom left), Danielle Gressey and Sarah Kahale. JACKSON — After only five years of development, the girls’ lacrosse program at Jackson Memorial High School ends the school year with a…

  • John Blewett III leads locals in NASCAR opener at WTS

    WALL TOWNSHIP — John Blewett III of Howell led a quartet of local drivers who finished in the top five in the Busch 150 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series stock car race at Wall Township Speedway on Sunday afternoon. It was the first-ever appearance by the series at the third-mile paved oval and a large crowd…

  • Cozze wins the grand and beats the band at New Egypt

    NEW EGYPT — Fireworks lit up the night sky and Modified ace Frank Cozze lit up the track Saturday night. The Wind Gap, Pa., wizard won the $1,000 Big Bang Bonanza match at New Egypt Speedway and followed up that feat with his fourth feature event victory in six tries this season, completely sweeping the…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation is conducting a "Ready, Set, Go" track and field program this summer. The program will be held at the Tennis Pro Shop of Ocean County Park, Lakewood, Mondays from July 21 through Aug. 11, 2-3 p.m. The fee is $12 per child. The program is…

  • Jackson Babe Ruth team has set some lofty expectations

    JACKSON — Timely hitting and solid pitching combined for the expected result as the Jackson Junior Babe Ruth baseball team opened its season last week with a 4-2 victory over Henry Hudson. Unfortunately, the stellar play faded as St. Rose posted a 9-0 shutout over Jackson Monday night to drop the Jaguars’ record to 1-1…

  • Rain again: New Egypt adds Wednesday dates

    NEW EGYPT — After losing Saturday’s racing program to rain for the fifth consecutive week, and having a Sunday rain date deep-sixed by over-saturated track conditions, New Egypt Speedway management decided it was time to take a different tack. At least two of the seven events lost to wet weather this season will be made…

  • Wall Township Speedway can’t catch a break either

    WALL TOWNSHIP — With just 13 laps complete and 40 remaining, the "Hall of Fame 53" lap feature for Busch Beer Modifieds was stopped by rain at Wall Township Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Truck Series and Legend Cars main events never did get onto the speedway before the rains came, during a racing card that…

  • NASCAR Featherlite Modified tour at WTS Sunday

    WALL TOWNSHIP — The NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series will rumble to life for its inaugural race at Wall Township Speedway on Sunday. The racing program, which will include a 50-lapper for Wall’s Busch Beer Modifieds and a 50-lapper for the Pro Stocks in addition to the Featherlite Modified 150-lapper, will begin promptly at 1 p.m.…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The following are the standings of the Wilbur Memorial Softball League through June 20. B Division Premier Auto/ Ed Szulecki Contractor 13-4 Auto Concepts 10-13 Jersey Heat Shorts 16-7 Direct Group 11-15 Larson Electric/Sprits 8-12 Swingtime Clippers 11-18 C Division-National Paradise Landscape 22-2 Ratpack 23-7 Micro Warehouse 18-8 Flo-Dar Inc. 17-13 Whammers 15-12…