Category: Tri-Town Sports

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    CHRIS KELLY Howell High School’s Zac Cunliffe controls Manchester’s Joe Conklin during a semifinal bout at the Region VI tournament at Southern Regional on Saturday.

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    The Howell Sports Academy boys’ U10 travel soccer team is seeking players born between Aug. 1, 1992, and July 31, 1993, for all positions. A lot of fun is guaranteed. Telephone (732) 580-7009 for more information. The Eighth Annual Georgian Court College Golf Classic will be held May 5 at the Manasquan River Golf Club.…

  • Brookdale wins first Region basketball championship

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale’s Chris Brown, of Howell, drives to the hoop during the Jersey Blues’ home win on Sunday. Paul Cisek had a good feeling about his 2002-03 Brookdale Community College basketball team from the start of the season. He liked the sophomore leadership of players…

  • Lady Piners enter the state tourney full of confidence

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The high school girls’ basketball team has never won a state tournament game under the direction of coach Dennis Adams. Three times the Lady Piners have earned a berth in the event, only to exit in disappointing first-round losses. "We’ve been in this position…

  • Jackson hoops teams are impressive in round one

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer Both the Jackson High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams remain alive in the quest for a state title. Both teams knocked off squads from Cherokee High School Monday night to advance into the second round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV playoffs. The boys…

  • Jackson holds off Manalapan for District 21 title

    Six straight for Jags,Cunliffe, Gaetawin fourth crowns By tim morrisStaff Writer Six straight for Jags, Cunliffe, Gaeta win fourth crowns By tim morris Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell’s Zac Cunliffe has control of St. John Vianney’s Anthony Castro during the 125-pound final in Manalapan on Saturday. The rematch was everything it was built up to…

  • Cunliffe, Gaeta leave their marks at District tourney

    Cunliffe, Gaeta leave their marks at District tourney It took four years of dedication and hard work for Howell’s Zac Cunliffe and Manalapan’s Mike Gaeta to have a chance for history, and neither was going to let it slip away last weekend at the NJSIAA District 21 Wrestling Championships at Manalapan High School. Both were…

  • Piners put a scare in St. John Vianney in SCT play

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer Piners put a scare in St. John Vianney in SCT play JERRY WOLKOWITZ Middletown South’s Nicole Baldessari and Lakewood’s Lakiea Peace battle for control of a loose ball during the Eagles’ second-round loss in the Shore Conference Tournament in Lakewood on Friday. By Mike White Staff Writer Respect. It is all…

  • Jaguars nearly spring an upset over No. 4 Raritan

    Jackson boys drop a heart-breaker in overtime By Mike WhiteStaff Writer Jaguars nearly spring an upset over No. 4 Raritan Jackson boys drop a heart-breaker in overtime By Mike White Staff Writer HAZLET — Playing in its first Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal in a very long time, Jackson High School’s first-year boys’ basketball coach, Mike…