Category: Tri-Town Sports
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Howell field hockey team is exceeding expectations
JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell’s Devin Barnett and Freehold Township’s Elia Covino battle for the ball during a game in Freehold last Thursday. There’s something to be said about dedication. Julie Hoebee knew she had a talented group of underclassmen last year and decided to keep them together playing jayvee field hockey. Hoebee fully expected that those…
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Lakewood lacks scoring to complement solid play
Staff Writer By Mike White Lakewood High School boys’ soccer coach Dave Wilson admits scoring goals is a big problem. The Piners have struggled to capitalize on scoring chances all season. Despite a lack of offense, however, Lakewood has remained competitive. Just last week, Lakewood played two of the better teams in the Shore Conference,…
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Lady Jaguar tennis team begins state tourney play
Staff Writer By Mike White The Jackson High School girls’ tennis team collected just enough points to edge Pinelands en route to a fifth-place finish at the Ocean County Flights Tournament last weekend at Veterans Park. The Jaguars finished with a total of 16 points. Toms River North captured the title with 35 points. Toms…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Howell’s Matt Forys crosses the finish line in 16:57.3, good enough for fifth in the Varsity B race at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park on Saturday. Forys will be looking for a Freehold Regional district title this weekend before setting his sights on a county championship on Tuesday in Holmdel.
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Sport Shorts
The Lakewood BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown and Assistant General Manager John Clark will be presented with three achievement awards from the South Atlantic League this weekend at the annual league meetings in Columbia, S.C. The most prestigious honor that the Lakewood team received is the Club Merit Award which recognizes outstanding operations. The BlueClaws…
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Jaguars get win despite sloppy play on offense
VERONICA YANKOWSKI Howell’s Dave Calpini and Middletown North’s Jon Monigan battle for the ball during North’s 3-0 win in Howell on Friday. State’s No. 1 team to face Manalapan tomorrow night By Mike White Staff Writer DOVER TOWNSHIP — It certainly wasn’t the kind of game spectators are used to seeing from the Jackson High…
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Cortese a key ingredient in Jackson’s title chase Jaguar kicker has become one of the state’s best
Staff Writer By Mike White Cortese a key ingredient in Jackson’s title chase Jaguar kicker has become one of the state’s best DOVER TOWNSHIP — Mike Cortese has no interest in blocking and tackling. Those parts of the game are not for him. The Jackson High School senior football player said he is only a…
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Piners drop another tough contest to Brick Memorial Lakewood football team hopes to use bye week to get healthy
Staff Writer By Mike White Piners drop another tough contest to Brick Memorial Lakewood football team hopes to use bye week to get healthy On a night when thunder and lightning sent spectators and fans home early, it was the Brick Memorial offense that struck the lethal blow against the Lakewood High School football team.…
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Jackson boys continue their winning in dramatic fashion
Staff Writer By Mike White Jackson High School boys’ soccer coach Fred Napoli is getting used to relying on late-game heroics to win games. For the second consecutive game, the Jaguars rallied in the second half to beat their opponent. Last Saturday, Jackson scored twice in the final 35 minutes of play to register a…
