Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    Howell’s Tom Poznanski is a midfielder on the men’s soccer team Monmouth University, West Long Branch. He has played in every game for the Hawks this year after appearing in 10 as a freshman. Poznanski is a graduate of Howell High School where he was a four-year starter for the Rebels. He was the team…

  • Pauch comes back with a vengeance at New Egypt

    After losing the $10,000 division championship in a late-race spin last week, Modified kingpin Billy Pauch came back to New Egypt Speedway with a vengeance on Saturday, taking his 11th win of the season on Opdyke Lumber Night. "The track’s been slick and smooth the last few weeks. We made quite a few changes to…

  • Sport Shorts

    The 21st Annual Bruce Berritt Memorial Race Against Hunger, to benefit the Open Door food pantry of Freehold, will be held Oct. 21 in Liberty Oak Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The event is a five-mile run/racewalk. There is an accompanying one-mile Fitness/Fun Run. For more information or application, call (732) 536-9100 or register online…

  • 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…

  • Jackson boys ready to take on Shore’s best teams

    Staff Writer By Mike White VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson’s George Gkionis and Toms River East’s Kellen Smith battle for the ball during a Monday afternoon game in Jackson. Dan Perreira has been a member of the Jackson High School soccer team for the last four years. As only one of six seniors on the squad this…

  • Piners play poorly in tough loss to Central Regional Coach expects team to bounce back against Brick Memorial Friday

    Staff Writer By Mike White Piners play poorly in tough loss to Central Regional Coach expects team to bounce back against Brick Memorial Friday Dave Ozierowitz would have to reach deep into his memory bank to remember the last time a Lakewood High School football team suffered a defeat like this one. Ozierowitz is only…

  • Jackson team continues to steamroll the competition Jags to visit Toms River East on Saturday

    Jackson team continues to steamroll the competition Jags to visit Toms River East on Saturday Nick Castellano and Joe Serratelli are names linked with collecting yardage and scoring touchdowns for the Jackson High School football team. It’s time to add another name to the list — Junior Eric Zebrowski. Zebrowski used the Jaguars’ 49-0 steamrolling…

  • Lakewood boys are better than early record indicates

    Staff Writer By Mike White When a team’s main offensive threat is sidelined, scoring goals can become a difficult task. Just ask Lakewood High School boys’ soccer coach Dave Wilson. The Piners’ top scorer, Dan Corti, missed Monday afternoon’s game against visiting Central Regional High School. Corti injured his knee in Saturday’s win over Manchester.…

  • Hoffman wins the war and the battle at New Egypt

    Keith Hoffman did exactly what he had to do Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway. The Whitehall, Pa., driver scored a convincing victory on TPC Cingular Wireless Night, and with double points on the line, the win vaulted him to the 2001 Modified championship title, worth $10,000. "We had a good car; what a good…