Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Sport Shorts
Jason Faigin, a pitcher in the New York Yankees minor league organization, will be offering pitching instruction for players ages 9-14 at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County starting Nov. 5. Faigin, a Marlboro High School graduate, was a closer for the Greensboro Bats, the Yankees’ Single A affiliate in the South Atlantic League this…
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Rebels capture Freehold District Cross Country title First-ever wins for Howell boys
Staff Writer By tim morris Rebels capture Freehold District Cross Country title First-ever wins for Howell boys VERONICA YANKOWSKI Howell’s Matt Forys crosses the finish line in first at the Freehold Regional Cross County Championships at Holmdel Park on Saturday. HOLMDEL — When Matt Forys broke away from Colts Neck’s Jorge Ventura, the Howell junior…
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Lakewood gets crucial win against Middletown North
Staff Writer By Mike White Dave Ozierowitz had been waiting all season for a game like this. The Lakewood High school first-year coach knew his team was capable of beating some of the better teams in the Shore Conference. He had seen glimpses of brilliance in earlier games, but the Piners had struggled as of…
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Jaguars preparing to face an improved Patriots team
Staff Writer By Mike White As the Jackson High School football team enters the last third of its season, second-year Jaguars coach Reggie Lawrence is confident his troops are prepared to weather the expected storm as they chase a second consecutive Shore Conference championship. "I don’t think our players are feeling any kind of pressure,"…
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Lakewood, Jackson boys drop late-season games
Staff Writer By Mike White Winning hasn’t come easy for the Lakewood High School boys soccer team. But during a season darkened with one-goal defeats, the Piners have remained confident. On Monday, the Piners suffered another one-goal setback. Asbury Park High School recorded its first victory of the year at the expense of the Piners.…
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Howell’s Blewett is Modified champion at Wall Stadium
Led by Howell’s Jimmy Blewett, area drivers dominated the 2001 stock car racing season at Wall Stadium. Blewett held off the challenge of Freehold’s Harry Reed to win the Modified track championship. Reed tied for the most feature wins with four, but Blewett, who picked up three checkered flags, outscored his rival with consistent top…
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Jackson girls begin to kick their intensity up a notch Lady Jags to face Wall in Shore Conference Tournament game
Staff Writer By Mike White Jackson girls begin to kick their intensity up a notch Lady Jags to face Wall in Shore Conference Tournament game VERONICA YANKOWSKI Lakewood High School’s Lauren Kelly dribbles the ball past Monmouth Regional’s Stephanie Sharkey during the Piners’ 3-0 win in Lakewood on Monday. Kelly notched her 13th goal of…
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Jaguars survive a scare from hungry Braves team Top-ranked Jackson to use bye week to prepare for Freehold Township
Staff Writer By Mike White Jaguars survive a scare from hungry Braves team Top-ranked Jackson to use bye week to prepare for Freehold Township JERRY WOLKOWITZ Manalapan’s Brenden Provow battles with Jackson’s Jeremy Edwards during the Braves’ loss to the top-ranked Jaguars in Manalapan on Friday. The Jackson High School football team survived a scare…
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Jackson girls lose tough 2-1 game to Brick Memorial Coach wants to see more aggressiveness out of his team
Staff Writer By Mike White Jackson girls lose tough 2-1 game to Brick Memorial Coach wants to see more aggressiveness out of his team On a day when physical contact was as common place as a corner kick, the Brick Memorial girls’ soccer team used an aggressive style of play to edge visiting Jackson High…
