Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Safely Home

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Safely Home VERONICA YANKOWSKI Hagerstown Suns catcher Keith Anderson awaits the throw to the plate as the Lakewood BlueClaws’ Wes Carroll slides safely home during Sunday’s 10-6 Suns’ win. The BlueClaws were back in action on Monday, but lost another high-scoring affair, 10-9, to the Greensboro Bats to drop to 7-5 in the…

  • Johnson, Peterson win FARC Summer Race Series opener

    The Freehold Area Running Club kicked off its Summer Race Series on June 26 at Battlefield State Park, Manalapan. Celebrating its 20th year, the FARC Summer Race Series is one of the oldest in the state. Freehold’s Eric Johnson won the first race of 2002, covering the 5K course within the park in 18:38. Megan…

  • Tennis camp introduces local youth to the sport

    Staff Writer By Mike White LAKEWOOD — Beads of sweat formed on the brow of 11-year-old Teaklia Marshall as she studied the tennis ball being hit to her from the other side of the net. Knees bent and racquet back, Marshall pumped her fist as she ripped what appeared to be a forehand winner. Marshall…

  • Goetz Middle School squad wins another division title

    Staff Writer By Mike White JACKSON — For the second time in the last three years, the Goetz Middle School baseball team captured the Blue Division championship of the Ocean County Intermediate Athletic League. Goetz finished the season with an overall record of 12-2. Goetz was 10-2 in the conference. "It was a great season,"…

  • Sport Shorts

    The following are the results of the Westlake Ladies Golf Association’s June 27 tournament. The game played was "Blind Best, Ball of 2." 18-hole results: In first place, with a net score of 56, were Rose Conklin and Pat Borton. In second place, with a net score of 60, were Pat Hanlon and Sandy Schwartz.…

  • Super Mario crowned Mr. Super Stock At New Egypt

    Super Mario crowned Mr. Super Stock At New Egypt Howell’s Jason Saredy drives his Super Stock toward the front of the pack at New Egypt Speedway on Saturday. In a night that headlined the Super Stock division, "Super" Mario Page of Somerset, took the title, the 6-foot trophy and the $1,000 prize, all courtesy of…

  • Below are the points standings for the three classes as of last weekend:

    Below are the points standings for the three classes as of last weekend: Driver Car # Points MODIFIEDS Billy Pauch**** 1 496 Frank Cozze** 44 468 Keith Hoffman** 6H 464 Darren McCaughey 301 463 Kenny Brightbill 19 453 Eddie Bohn 54 371 Roger Laureno 36 343 Bob Drayton 09 338 Sam Martz 3 335 Mark…

  • Brett Hearn hits paydirt in New Egypt 100 thriller

    Five-time DIRT champion Brett Hearn of Sussex held off a go-for-broke charge by defending race winner Billy Decker, Unadilla, N.Y., to hit for the $6,000 winner’s jackpot in New Egypt Speedway’s Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Garden State Gunfight, sponsored by Haldeman Ford of Hamilton, last Thursday night. "I had a good feeling coming…

  • Piners’ medley relay team earns All-America honors

    Staff Writer By Mike White LAKEWOOD— In years past, the Lakewood High School track and field team never sent male athletes to national competitions. Maybe that was a mistake. Competing for the first time in a national event, the Lakewood High School boys’ 4 x 800 medley relay team put forth an outstanding performance two…