Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Jackson’s Murray back to playing ball after surgery
Staff Writer By Mike White JERRY WOLKOWITZ St. John Vianney forward George Bardis, of Farmingdale, reaches for a loose puck during the Lancers’ 3-1 win over rival Christian Brothers Academy on Dec. 19 in Wall Township. Vianney is off to a 3-1-1 start, and is in first place in the Shore Conference’s A division. Nine…
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Sport Shorts
The Monmouth Gymnastics Cyclones opened their competitive season at the state qualifier in Cherry Hill. Benjamin Daniel won the Level 6 all-around (52.2) in the 7-year-old age group. The MGA gymnast also won the vault (9.5) and parallel bars (9.1), and took second on the rings (8.7) and third on the pommel horse. Also in…
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Sport Shorts
The Monmouth County Park System will sponsor a bus trip to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on Dec. 30 to see the New York Jets take on the Buffalo Bills in an American Football Conference Eastern Division game. The bus will depart from Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, at 10:15 a.m. Cost of the trip…
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Lady Piners get by Central Regional in season opener Jackson girls rout Brick Memorial
Staff Writer By Mike White Lady Piners get by Central Regional in season opener Jackson girls rout Brick Memorial Lakewood High School girls basketball coach Dennis Adams believes defense wins games. Adams’ beliefs paid huge dividends as Lakewood used a tenacious full-court press in the second half to post a 44-34 come-from-behind victory over visiting…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Scott Cullen of Jackson looks to make a shot during the Mid-Monmouth All-Star game at Brookdale Community College in Middletown on Sunday.
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Locals shine in Mid-Monmouth All Star games
Four of the five players on the 2000 All-Shore basketball team played youth ball in the Mid- Monmouth Basketball League. The league has built a tradition of producing quality players, and looks to have another crop of young talent on its hands this year. Future All-Shore basketball players competed in the Mid-Monmouth Basketball League All-Star…
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Jackson wrestlers look to overcome inexperience
Staff Writer By Mike White VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jay Koonts of Jackson and Jaime Guido of East Brunswick sneak a peek at the clock during their 119-pound bout on Saturday in Jackson. Jackson High School wrestling coach Scott Goodale wanted to beef up the start of his 2001-2002 schedule. So, the second-year coach decided to hold…
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Rule changes bring mixed reviews from local coaches
Jackson High School wrestling coach Scott Goodale said he’ll adapt to the changes. So will Lakewood High School coach John Griso. Yet there are those coaches in the Shore Conference who are having a difficult time accepting the new rule changes instituted for the 2001-2002 wrestling season. The biggest change affects how the bouts of…
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Piners looking to improve as the season rolls along
Staff Writer By Mike White Welcome to the life of a wrestling coach in the Shore Conference. Lakewood High School first-year coach John Griso and the Piners had a rough go of it over the weekend, competing at the Neptune Classic. Lakewood finished with a total of 12 points to finish in 14th place. But…
