Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    The Lakewood BlueClaws, Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have announced that a limited number of full-season tickets are available for 2002. The BlueClaws ticket staff is currently trying to accommodate any 2001 full-season ticket holders who want to change their location or increase the number of seats they have for 2002. After that,…

  • Piners plagued by fourth-quarter ineffectiveness

    Staff Writer By Mike White VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood’s Dayquan Randolph gets a hand on the ball while trying to steal it from a Willingboro player during Saturday’s 51-48 Piner loss. The Lakewood High School boys basketball team has suffered its share of close losses so far this season. The Piners could very well be four…

  • Warner’s clutch shooting gives Jags important win

    Staff Writer By Mike White Jackson High School boys basketball coach Rob Goodall couldn’t have scripted a better ending. Trailing by one point with eight seconds remaining, Goodall had confidence in the perimeter shooting of junior guard Jeff Warner. Warner upheld his coach’s confidence in his shot. He drained a three-pointer just before the buzzer…

  • Lakewood girls give one away to Central Regional Jackson girls continue to roll

    Staff Writer By Mike White Lakewood girls give one away to Central Regional Jackson girls continue to roll This one should have never made it to overtime. The Lakewood High School girls basketball team failed to capitalize on opportunities at both the start and end of the game. Missed lay-ups and poor free throw shooting…

  • Piner track teams will send four to Meet of Champions Lakewood teams perform well at Group II Championships

    Staff Writer By Mike White Piner track teams will send four to Meet of Champions Lakewood teams perform well at Group II Championships Both the Lakewood High School boys and girls indoor track teams put forth a spirited effort at last weekend’s NJSIAA Group III Championships at Princeton University’s Jadwin Center. For the girls, senior…

  • A North three-peat on the horizon for unbeaten Rebels

    Staff Writer By Mike White Howell’s drive for a third-straight Shore Conference A North Division championship cleared another major hurdle Wednesday night at home when the Rebels dismantled Middletown North, 47-17. The Lions were considered to be one of three teams that would be vying for the title this winter, along with Howell and Manalapan.…

  • Jackson wins A South title with win over Mustangs

    On the strength of a 27-22 victory over host Brick Memorial High School Saturday, the Jaguars secured the Shore Conference Class A South title. With the victory, Jackson improved to 10-2 overall and 5-0 in the conference. The Jags clinched the meet on a victory by Steve Rivera. The freshman took down Chris Newlund with…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson’s Jessica Fortune clears the bar during the high jump event at the Ocean County Indoor Track and Field Championships at Red Bank Regional High School on Saturday.

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson’s Shawn Grossett (r) battles for a loose ball with Manchester’s Bill Ryan during a recent game in Jackson. The Jaguars entered the week at 6-5 and in third place in the Shore Conference’s Class A South, giving them a good chance to qualify for postseason play.