Category: Tri-Town Sports

  • Jaguars ready to build on last year’s dream season

    Staff Writer By mike white The weight room at Jackson High School was filled to capacity. Music blared and players gathered in small groups, talking about the day’s happenings as they completed yet another set. Resistance training is just part of the workout. Forty-five minutes later, players head to the practice field for conditioning drills.…

  • Jackson duo hoping to lead team back to the top

    Staff Writer By mike white Nick Castellano and Joe Serratelli have been playing football together, since they can remember. The early days were spent tearing up the Jackson Pop Warner League. It is there, where they learned about winning. "We have been friends forever," Serratelli said. "We can count the number of losses we’ve had,…

  • Major League Lacrosse tapping sport’s popularity

    Staff Writer By tim morris The oldest athletic contest in North America, lacrosse, is just now, in the 21st century, becoming the fastest-growing sport in America. Lacrosse can trace its roots to the North American Indian tribes, who played it as a ceremonial religious rite. They called it baggataway, meaning "little brother of war," because…

  • Monmouth tops Ocean in American Legion all-star game Rain-shortened game features excellent pitching and defense

    Staff Writer By mike white Monmouth tops Ocean in American Legion all-star game Rain-shortened game features excellent pitching and defense FARRAH MAFFAI Howell’s Robert Cook connects for a two-RBI double during the Monmouth-Ocean American Legion All-Star Game at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on Saturday. Two weeks prior to last Saturday’s American Legion All Star…

  • Locals climbing the ranks of professional volleyball Lakewood duo qualifies for Gulfview Championships in Florida

    Staff Writer By mike white Locals climbing the ranks of professional volleyball Lakewood duo qualifies for Gulfview Championships in Florida Lakewood residents Kris Fraser and Nick Kitchen started playing beach volleyball together three years ago. After spending the first two years playing at lower levels of tournaments hosted by the Jersey Shore Volleyball Association, their…

  • Peterson comes in first in FARC’s season-ending race

    The Freehold Area Running Club’s Summer 5K Series ended in 2001 with a first. Hightstown’s Megan Peterson became the first female runner to win the overall race. Peterson clicked off a 19:22 in edging Marlboro’s Kevin McGann (19:25), who was the first overall male. The season finale, however, was a predicted time event, with the…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Howell Heat girls fastpitch softball team hosted HeatWave 2001 at Oak Glen Park last weekend. There were 64 teams in the tournament with squads from New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania participating. The host heat did win the U-10 A-flight title with West Milford Extreme taking the B-flight. In the U-12 division, Jersey Breeze…

  • One of nation’s bests hosts soccer camp in Jackson Christie Pearce teaching soccer skills to local girls

    Staff Writer By mike white One of nation’s bests hosts soccer camp in Jackson Christie Pearce teaching soccer skills to local girls Shannon Smith considers herself a "veteran" soccer player. The 12-year-old Goetz Middle School seventh-grader has been playing the sport since the age of 4. In addition to being a member of the school…

  • Kenyans dominate George Sheehan Classic once again Rain, humidity can’t dampen spirits at state’s top road race

    Staff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Kenyans dominate George Sheehan Classic once again Rain, humidity can’t dampen spirits at state’s top road race SARAH McCOLGAN Kenya’s Gabriel Muchiri crosses the finish line first in Saturday’s George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. Muchiri, now a resident of Westchester, Pa., finished the five-mile race in 23:30. After raining…