Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Piners’ Ali continues to impress at third singles Jackson team ready to clinch division title

    Staff Writer By Mike White Piners’ Ali continues to impress at third singles Jackson team ready to clinch division title FARRAH MAFFAI Jackson first singles player Nick Gkionis is playing very well for the Jaguars this year as they look to make some noise in the upcoming Ocean County Tournament. Alex Ali had very little…

  • Lady Jags gearing up for run at SCT title defense Jackson girls’ track team wins at Ocean County Relays

    Staff Writer By Mike White Lady Jags gearing up for run at SCT title defense Jackson girls’ track team wins at Ocean County Relays The Jackson High School girls’ lacrosse team overcame a slow start Monday afternoon before exploding in the second half to register a routine 14-5 victory over host Central Regional High School,…

  • Jaguar squad on the bubble for state tournament berth

    Staff Writer By Mike White Members of the Jackson High School baseball team realized they were very close to facing elimination from the postseason. They needed a big week. They responded to the challenge by winning three of four games last week to keep their playoff hopes alive. After losing a heartbreaker against Brick Monday,…

  • McFadden turns it on at just the right time for Jaguars

    Staff Writer By Mike White He isn’t known for his offense. His job is to handle the pitching staff and make sure the defense is on the same page. He is steady behind the dish. Nothing gets behind him and he throws out his share of runners. But when senior catcher Brian McFadden started to…

  • Pauch charges from back to collect New Egypt cash

    It didn’t start out as a good night for Frenchtown’s Billy Pauch on Saturday. The two-time Modified champion failed to qualify in his heat, started deep in 19th in the 30-lap feature event, and, quite frankly, didn’t look all that strong in the early going. But Pauch being Pauch he let the track come to…

  • BCC softball team is top seed for region tourney

    Staff Writer By tim morris With 25 consecutive victories, the regular season Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) and Region XIX championships secured, and the No. 1 seed for this weekend’s Region XIX Tournament, Bo Scannapieco’s Brookdale Community College softball team has everything going for it. So why is Scannapieco not punching the Jersey Blues’ ticket…

  • Sport Shorts

    The following are the results of the Westlake Ladies Golf Association’s April 18 outing. In the 18-hole competition, Terry Ianelli finished first with a net score of 60, followed by Gladys Bober (62), Barbara Bell (64), Inge Hausman (64), Mary Scotese (65), Paula Barth (66) and Pat Wilson (66). Mary Scotese had low putts with…

  • Lakewood boys’ tennis team continues impressive play

    Staff Writer By Mike White LAKEWOOD — Despite suffering a 5-0 loss to Manchester High School last week in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament, Lakewood High School boys’ tennis coach Craig Wood praised the effort put forth by his team so far in the 2002 campaign. In fact, Wood cites the experience…

  • Jackson girls continue to roll with big win over SJV

    Staff Writer By Mike White Nicole Adams was pressing. The Jackson High School junior lacrosse player wanted to score her 100th career goal. She wanted to reach that milestone and put it behind her. Adams reached the century mark late in the second half as Jackson topped visiting St. John Vianney, Holmdel, 15-3 in a…