Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Cozze leads NES gang to DIRT showdown

    NEW EGYPT — When the DIRT boys blow into New Egypt Speedway on June 17 for the once-a-year Advance Auto Parts Modified Super DIRT Series Garden State Gunfight, there are going to be a lot of eyes trained on Frank Cozze’s camp. That’s understandable. A New Egypt regular for his third season, Cozze, 47, of…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The Jackson traveling basketball teams (Mid-Monmouth League) will be holding tryouts at the McAuliffe School for the fall/winter season. Tryouts for boys’ 9s (third and fourth grade — born after Aug. 1, 1993) will be held June 16-17 from 6-7:30 p.m. Boys’ 10s (fourth and fifth grades — Aug. 1, 1992-July 31, 1993)…

  • Lady Jags take team title at state sectional meet

    Jackson boys fare well with ninth-place finish By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Jackson’s Jessica Fortune helped lead the Lady Jags to a SJ Group IV sectional title last weekend with a second-place finish in the 110 hurdles. EGG HARBOR — It appears Jackson High School’s Jen Clausen has kept her…

  • Lakewood boys have solid day at SJ Group III meet

    Shakeema Martin takes second in 400 By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood’s Shakeema Martin took second in the 400 at last weekend’s SJ Group III championships. BUENA — Lakewood High School track coach Jack Boylan knew it would take a near flawless performance by his 4 X 400 relay…

  • Adkinson’s comeback is off to a very reassuring start

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The road back after tearing up a knee can be paved with hard work, pain and setbacks. It takes a special athlete to overcome a potentially career-threatening injury. Lakewood High senior D’Leyna Adkinson is special. Just ask Lakewood track coach Jack Boylan, who has…

  • Jaguars’ state title bid ends with a tough 3-1 loss

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer MILLVILLE — Sometimes even your best isn’t good enough to win a state title. Despite a brilliant pitching performance by senior Rob Kane, the Jackson High School baseball team couldn’t deliver the key hit. The Jaguars left 11 men on base en route to a 3-1…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Sport Shorts The following are the standings of the Wilbur Memorial Softball League through May 23: B Division Jersey Heat Shorts 8-4 Premier Auto/ Ed Szulecki Contractor 6-3 Larson Electric/Sprits 6-6 Swingtime Clippers 7-8 Direct Group 7-8 Auto Concepts 2-7 C Division-National Paradise Landscape 11-1 Ratpack 15-3 Micro Warehouse 9-6 Whammers 9-6 Flo-Dar…

  • Reed comes back in style to win at Wall Speedway

    Veteran Modified stock car driver Harry Reed seemed to have his first feature race win of the young season wrapped up on May 10 when a $20 part broke and sent him to the showers with just two laps remaining. The popular driver didn’t let that turn of events get him down, however, as he…

  • Cozze is three-for-five on the New Egypt season

    The weather may be cold, but Frank Cozze, 47, of Wind Gap, Pa., continues to be hot, hot, hot at New Egypt Speedway, Plumsted. Cozze claimed his third Modified victory in five starts this season Saturday on Shammy Shine Golden Oldies Night. "I thought tonight would be the night to really see the competition," Cozze…