Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • 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…

  • Preservation of courses one cause for redistricting

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Without redistricting, courses in the arts may have to be eliminated. That was the judgment of many of the Board of Education members who spoke out on the subject of students redistricting on Jan. 14 during a meeting held at the Fine Arts Center…

  • New Egypt wrestling program is ahead of schedule

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI New Egypt High School’s John Law works on Allentown’s Ed Zawada during a recent match in New Egypt. New Egypt High School wrestling coach Jeff Murray refers to Nick DePinto, Rob Sparks, Matt Rowley and Jeff Tegzes as "the original bunch." Those four grapplers…

  • Sign up now for Ocean County YMCA summer camp

    Summer camp registration begins on Feb. 1 at the Ocean County YMCA, Toms River. Registration will be accepted for summer day camp programs for children ages 3 1/2 through eighth grade. For more information, call (732) 341-9622.

  • Jags pass toughest test with a win at Paulsboro

    By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer PAULSBORO — Winning on the road is never easy. Going into an environment that is known to be hostile makes matters even worse. Those were the conditions the Jackson High School wrestling team faced last Friday night when they traveled to Paulsboro. Competing against one of…

  • Ramp will remain closed

    Last stretch of Route 33allowed at Howell Road bypass opens; no exitStaff Writer Last stretch of Route 33 bypass opens; no exit allowed at Howell Road By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Manager Bruce Davis said representatives of the state Department of Transportation (DOT) contacted him last week with a decision regarding the…

  • Middle school match to raise scholarship funds

    JACKSON — A wrestling match between two local middle schools has been set up to help raise money for a new scholarship fund that will benefit three Jackson students each year. Goetz and McAuliffe middle schools will square off in a wrestling match at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at Jackson High School. All proceeds raised…

  • Rebels’ Cunliffe wins match at N.J. Coaches Invitational

    Rebels’ Cunliffe wins match at N.J. Coaches Invitational Zac Cunliffe got exactly what he wanted at the New Jersey Coaches Association’s All-Star Wrestling Invitational, held Sunday at Rider University, Lawrenceville section of Lawrence. The undefeated Howell senior went looking for competition to test himself, and that’s what he got. Cunliffe hooked up with C.J. Mays…

  • Lady Jags take third at Group IV championships

    PRINCETON — Two days prior to the NJSIAA Group IV Indoor Track championships, Jackson High School senior Jenna Prendergast was on a college recruiting trip. However, missing two scheduled workouts didn’t seem to faze the Lady Jaguars’ standout runner. Prendergast returned to Jadwin Gymnasium at Princeton University last Sunday and captured the 3,200 meters in…