Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Piners ready to kick off season against Ocean
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer Piners ready to kick off season against Ocean By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood tailback Dwayne Jones returns as one of the Shore Conference’s top offensive threats this year, as the Piners look to make a run at a Constitution Division title. When the Lakewood High School football team…
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Offensive line will be the key to Lakewood’s success
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer Lakewood High School football coach Dave Oizerowitz watched with a careful eye as his offensive line worked on various blocking schemes. After all, the second-year head coach has been around long enough to realize blocking is the cornerstone to any good offense. Oizerowitz readily admits this…
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Jones is looking to pick up where he left off last year
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer As a sophomore, Lakewood High School running back Dwayne Jones proved to be one of the most dangerous offensive threats in the Shore Conference. The 6-foot, 225-pound Jones has the ability to produce big plays. He can also wear out a defensive line by grinding out…
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Rick Grosso hits jackpot at New Egypt Speedway
Rick Grosso of Belle Mead had the golden touch Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway, holding off a hard play by two-time champion Billy Pauch to hit for the first Modified victory of his career on Fan Appreciation Night, sponsored by Bally’s Park Place Casino, Atlantic City. "I couldn’t have done it without these guys,"…
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Jaguars look to overcome loss of several key players
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson’s Richard Leone tries to run past Middletown South’s Mike Murphy during a recent scrimmage in Jackson. Not many high school football programs around the state have ever put together back-to-back state titles. For the past two seasons, the Jackson High School football team…
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Jackson hoping to remain one of state’s top programs
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson head coach Reggie Lawrence shouts home instruction during a scrimmage against Middletown South in Jackson. Repetition is the cornerstone of tradition. For the past three seasons the Jackson High School football team has posted its share of victories, hoping to create a tradition…
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Jackson boys’ XC team has the look of a winner
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer Coach Jason Griffith said last year’s 1-6 dual-meet record isn’t indicative of how good the Jackson High School boys’ cross country team really was. True, the Jaguars struggled against some of the elite teams in the Shore Conference, but when the bigger meets rolled around, Jackson…
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Lady Jaguars set their sights on A South title
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer With a solid group of returning seniors, the 2002 edition of the Jackson High School girls’ cross-country team is poised to challenge for a spot atop the Shore Conference. The Lady Jaguars lost no runners to graduation. In fact, Coach Glenda Calabro is very optimistic her…
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Jackson boys’ soccer team facing high expectations
By Mike WhiteStaff Writer By Mike White Staff Writer Coach Fred Napoli and members of the Jackson High School boys’ soccer team are looking forward to hosting Toms River North Sept. 13 in the season opener. The Jags have been patiently waiting for an opportunity to avenge a pair of losses to TRN from the…
