Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Monmouth stuns Piners in classic SCT quarterfinal Lakewood blows 13-point lead with five minutes left

    Staff Writer By Mike White Monmouth stuns Piners in classic SCT quarterfinal Lakewood blows 13-point lead with five minutes left VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood’s Dyquan Randolph dribbles around Monmouth Regional’s Pat Barnette during Monday’s Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal game in Tinton Falls. No lead is safe. The Lakewood High school boys’ basketball team learned that lesson…

  • Jackson looks to rebound from pair of tough losses Jags to face TRE in opening round of state playoffs

    Staff Writer By Mike White Jackson looks to rebound from pair of tough losses Jags to face TRE in opening round of state playoffs Jackson High School boys’ basketball coach Rob Goodall wanted to be in a position to win the game in the final minutes. The Jaguars gave Goodall his wish. However, Mater Dei…

  • Howell girls capture NJSIAA bowling state championship Friscioni’s 657 series leads the way

    Staff Writer By tim morris Howell girls capture NJSIAA bowling state championship Friscioni’s 657 series leads the way Howell’s legendary 1972 unbeaten Group III state championship boys’ soccer team now has company in the school’s pantheon of champions. The 2001-02 girls’ bowling team captured the NJSIAA championship Saturday at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. The…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Jackson Wildcats U9 soccer team took first place in the Toms River Recreation Station Indoor Soccer Tournament on Jan. 26. The team played four games, fighting hard each step of the way. They battled their way through each game winning two, tying one and losing one. The Wildcats U9 team was led into the…

  • Jackson, Howell, Manalapan to vie for District 21 title Cunliffe, Gaeta among defending champions this weekend in Manalapan

    Staff Writer By tim morris Jackson, Howell, Manalapan to vie for District 21 title Cunliffe, Gaeta among defending champions this weekend in Manalapan Loaded. That’s the only way to describe this weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 21 Wrestling Tournament at Manalapan High School. The 10-team tournament has three of the best teams…

  • Jaguars ready to defend their District 21 team title

    Staff Writer By Mike White The Jackson High School wrestling team has captured four consecutive District 21 championships. Second-year coach Scott Goodale feels his team is poised to win its fifth in a row when the championships kick off Friday at Manalapan High School. "There’re a couple of very good teams involved in this event,"…

  • Top-ranked Marlboro girls are too much for Lady Jags Lakewood girls struggle against Southern Regional

    Staff Writer By Mike White Top-ranked Marlboro girls are too much for Lady Jags Lakewood girls struggle against Southern Regional Following an impressive victory in the opening round of the Shore Conference Tournament, the Jackson High School girls’ basketball team knew it had its work cut out for itself in order to upset top-seeded Marlboro.…

  • Sport Shorts

    Tri-City Umpire Association will begin its cadet training program for new umpires on March 13 at the Port Au Peck Firehouse, Myrtle Avenue, Oceanport, at 7:15 p.m. There is no charge for the training, and the program is open to both experienced umpires and cadets. Tri-City Umpires officiates all levels of baseball as well as…

  • Hein, Healy, Hehner fuel the Rebels’ late run to playoffs

    Staff Writer By tim morris There’s something to be said about standing your ground. While Julie Hoebee’s Rebels struggled at the start of the season and reached the nadir at 4-8, the state playoffs appeared out of reach for a second straight year. More important, the team didn’t look like it was making much improvement…