Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Jags’ unlikely turnaround just a matter of confidence
Staff Writer By Mike White Joe Serratelli and Mike Cortese have a hard time explaining exactly how the Jackson High School baseball team turned its season around. However, both agree the Jaguars had enough talent to surprise a few people. And that they did. Jackson rebounded from an early season slump to win a South…
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Sport Shorts
The following are the results of the Westlake Ladies Association Gold Tee Challenge on May 30. In the 18-hole competition, Pat Borton took first with a net score of 68, followed by Paula Barth with a net score of 71, Linda Burnett with a net score of 74, Jan Miller with a net score of…
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Lakewood’s Martin edged at the line in MOC’s 800 Jackson’s Lisa Schenk takes fourth in the high jump
Staff Writer By Mike White Lakewood’s Martin edged at the line in MOC’s 800 Jackson’s Lisa Schenk takes fourth in the high jump VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood’s Shakeema Martin crosses the finish line in second place in the 800 meters at the Meet of Champions on June 5 in South Brunswick. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Lakewood High…
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Pauch rocks to win No. 4 at New Egypt Speedway
Pauch rocks to win No. 4 at New Egypt Speedway It was Frenchtown’s Billy Pauch, rockin’ and rollin’ to his fourth win of the year in the Modified class on Gem Marketing Be-Bop Night Saturday at New Egypt Speedway. "The track was too good; there were a lot of good running cars out there tonight.…
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New Egypt Stewart/Blaney tickets on sale Monday
NASCAR Winston Cup stars Tony Stewart and Dave Blaney are coming to New Jersey and New Egypt Speedway’s got ’em. Tickets for "Tony Stewart & Dave Blaney — Down & Dirty," the Aug. 22 blockbuster sponsored by CARQUEST Auto Parts, go on sale June 17 at 10 a.m. exclusively through Ticketmaster. The Thursday night special…
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Lady Jags happy with season of overachieving
Staff Writer By Mike White Many area lacrosse fans felt this year’s Jackson High School squad wasn’t good enough to compete for either a Shore Conference or state championship. After all, the Lady Jags lost several key players to graduation, including the school’s all-time leading scorer Kaitlyn Dragon. But Jackson silenced many of its critics…
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Blewett wins his third feature at Wall Township Speedway
Defending Modified stock car division champion Jimmy Blewett of Howell scored his third feature victory of the season on Saturday night at Wall Township Speedway. Blewett took the lead on lap 10 from Jamie Tomaino (Sr.) of Howell and romped home in the 35-lapper on the high-banked, one-quarter mile paved oval, out-distancing Marc Rogers of…
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DIRT stars are coming to New Egypt Speedway on June 20
The stars and cars are all set to draw fire for the only midweek special of its kind in New Jersey this season, as New Egypt Speedway and Haldeman Ford of Hamilton present the Advance Auto Parts Modified Super DIRT Series Garden State Gunfight on Thursday night, June 20. The 100-lap showdown, part of DIRT’s…
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Pines’ season comes to a close with loss to TRS
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood catcher Bill Companile slaps a late tag on Toms River South’s Steve Holt during the Piners’ 13-2 loss on Friday in the South Jersey Group III final in Stafford. The Lakewood High School baseball team took on a red-hot Toms River South squad on Friday in the…
