Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Jags need to bounce back from a bad loss to Brick
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — Complacency. It is an attitude every team wants to avoid, especially as the postseason approaches. A lack of defensive intensity and red-hot perimeter shooting from a scrappy Brick Township High School boys’ basketball team combined for the upset as the Green Dragons posted a…
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Jackson boys and girls post swimming wins
Both the Jackson High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams defeated squads from Neptune High School last Friday. The boys posted a 120-47 victory, while the girls were 112-38 winners. The boys improve to 5-4 overall, while the girls are 8-2. "It’s the first time the boys’ team has ever been over the .500 mark,"…
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Top-ranked Jackson ready for conference tournament
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — When you’re a member of one of the top wrestling programs in the state, it’s never too early to begin thinking about the postseason. With the Shore Conference Tournament scheduled to kick off Feb. 5, members of the Jackson High School wrestling team are…
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Golf course expansion OK’d
JACKSON — The zoning board has unanimously approved an application filed by Faraday Associates LLC to expand the Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Lakewood from 18 holes to 27 holes by permitting the use of a former airport on Faraday Avenue and Whitesville Road in Jackson. The airport, which was on land zoned for light…
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Sports
Lady Jags, Piners take home county indoor titlesHowell runners excel at Monmouth County meet By Mike WhiteStaff Writer Lady Jags, Piners take home county indoor titles Howell runners excel at Monmouth County meet By Mike White Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Howell’s Matt Forys jumps to an early lead during the 3,200-meter race at the Monmouth…
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Rebels mounting late push as chemistry clicks in
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Howell High School’s girls’ basketball team is poised to make another late-season push that they hope could land them in the state playoffs. After a 0-3 start, the Rebels were less concerned about the postseason than they were about getting a win. But with three consecutive…
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Goetz squad celebrates its championship season
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer JACKSON — Goetz Middle School boys’ soccer coach Ken Sims believes in patience. For the past seven years Sims watched as his team challenged for a divisional title, only to pull up short. The wait is over. Goetz Middle School recently concluded an outstanding season by…
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Jags bounce back from loss to Piners with win over TRN
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson’s Kenny Simms dribbles past a Lakewood defender during the Jaguars’ loss to the Piners on Jan. 22 in Lakewood. JACKSON — Following a three-point setback against Lakewood, Jackson High School boys’ basketball coach Mike Antenucci was dismayed with his team’s free throw shooting.…
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Guide details endangered species living in Pinelands
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) has created and published the first guide to the threatened and endangered plants and animals of the New Jersey Pinelands. "This guide to the rarest and most imperiled species of the Pinelands is aimed at helping citizens identify these species and their habitats and, by doing so, to help save…
