Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Piners looking to finish off their season on a high note

    Lakewood High School first-year football coach Dave Ozierowitz says his team is playing as well as it has all season. He admits his Piners have been through a roller coaster ride this season. Their slow start was followed by a number of solid performances in the last five weeks. Indeed, Lakewood has won four of…

  • Howell’s Forys runs his best at Meet of Champions

    Staff Writer By tim morris FARRAH MAFFAI Howell’s Matt Forys pushes hard at the end as he takes 15th place at Saturday’s Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. Forys’ time of 16:27.7 was his personal best at Holmdel. Matt Forys did have one more good race left in his legs after all. One week after…

  • Piners keep rolling with 54-20 win over Camden

    Staff Writer By Mike White CAMDEN — This one started out similar to the last meeting between the two schools. Two years ago, Camden High School darted out to an early lead en route to a 38-0 victory. For a while it appeared the Lakewood High School football team was in for a repeat performance.…

  • Forys 12th at Group IV XC champs; MOC is next

    Forys 12th at Group IV XC champs; MOC is next Rebel makes school history by qualifying By tim morris Staff Writer Matt Forys felt out of place. As the Howell High School junior lined up for the Group IV state championship race at Holmdel Park Saturday, his position on the starting line was way to…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Howell Lions Jr. Midget, PeeWee Blue and PeeWee White teams advanced to the second round of the Jersey Shore Pop Warner League Divisional Championships with close wins. The Jr. Midgets scored with no time left on the clock to slip passed the Marlboro Mustangs, 14-13. The PeeWee White and PeeWee Blue teams won by…

  • Jackson freshman wins state all-around competition

    Staff Writer By Mike White FARRAH MAFFAI Jackson’s Kaitlyn Kaplan performs on the balance beam during the NJSIAA State Gymnastics Championships at Old Bridge High School on Nov. 9. Hard work, long hours at the gym perfecting routines, and sacrifice are the ingredients Jackson High School freshman gymnast Kaitlyn Kaplan fell back on when it…

  • Jackson tops Brick for fourth time in a row

    The Jackson High School football team moved another step closer to repeating as state champion. The Jaguars amassed more than 400 yards of total offense and scored 28 points in the first half to post a 38-14 win over visiting Brick High School last Friday night in a New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association South…

  • Costly mistake may end Piners’ playoff chances

    Staff Writer By Mike White FARRAH MAFFAI Lakewood quarterback Andrew Nelson hands the ball of to tailback Edmond Loney during the Piners’ loss to Freehold Township on Friday. With its quest for a state playoff bid still alive, the Lakewood High School football team couldn’t afford any sloppy performances that might lead to a loss.…

  • Second-half barrage gets Jaguars past Red Bank

    The Jackson High School football team has shown glimpses of vulnerability this year. Earlier in the season, the Jaguars trailed 3-0 at halftime against Toms River North. Last week Jackson stood tied with Red Bank Regional High School, 14-14, at intermission. But just when you think the Jags may be in trouble, they somehow pull…