Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Lady Jags lacrosse team simply keeps rolling along

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson High School lacrosse team is known for scoring goals in bunches. It isn’t unusual for the Lady Jaguars to manhandle opponents in the offensive zone. In its last three games, Jackson has flexed its muscles by outscoring its opponents 67-6. Following identical…

  • Freehold District track & field meet today at Howell

    Freehold District track & field meet today at Howell The stars will be out tonight when Howell High School hosts the Freehold Regional High School district track and field championships. Since its inception, this meet has brought out the best in district athletes as they vie for bragging rights in the state’s largest district. This…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Jackson’s Major Jesse Arnstein finished fifth at Sunday’s New Jersey Marathon, held in Long Branch. Arnstein, 28, crossed the line in 2:48.56, just over 12 seconds behind the race winner, Peter Heimgartner of New York, who completed the course in 2:37.22. The following are the results of the Nick "The Quick" Werkman All-American…

  • New Egypt boys’ lacrosse team off to a flying start

    Warriors playing well in first varsity season By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI New Egypt’s Mallory Ossowski tries to knock the ball out of the stick of North Brunswick’s Jen Scharf during a girls’ lacrosse game in North Brunswick on April 24. NEW EGYPT — After competing for the past…

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    JEFF GRANIT Jackson’s Ashley Mlotkiewicz leads the pack during the 4×400 relay at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 24.

  • Jaguars keep rolling along with big win over Southern

    Jackson girls rounding into postseason form By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — Katie Batiuk and Nicole Adams scored nine goals apiece Monday afternoon as the Jackson High School lacrosse team overcame a sloppy defensive effort to turn back host Southern, 23-10, in a Shore Conference Class A South match-up. The…

  • Jackson’s Batiuk not getting the recognition she deserves

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — Katie Batiuk never played organized lacrosse before she entered Jackson High School four years ago. A seasoned soccer and basketball player, lacrosse didn’t have a place on her sports calendar. "I knew nothing about the sport when I started," Batiuk said. "I had never…

  • Jackson team wins a pair of county tourney games

    JACKSON — The Jackson High School baseball team picked up a couple of big wins in the Ocean County tournament last weekend. After knocking off Pinelands in the opening round, the Jags used the long ball to hang a 7-1 loss on top-seeded Central Regional in the quarterfinals. Jackson smacked three consecutive home runs in…

  • Lakewood softball team wins nondivisional game

    LAKEWOOD — Lakewood darted to a 4-0 first inning lead and never looked back as it downed visiting Ranney School 10-1 Monday afternoon in a non-divisional game. The Lady Piners delivered seven team hits to improve their record to 2-5 overall. In golf, LHS fell to 2-5 overall with a 175-203 loss to Pinelands Monday.…