• Rebels impressive in season opener

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The last time the Howell High School football team played at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, in 2007, the Rebels won a state gridiron championship. Although the stakes were not as high on the morning of Sept. 13, the 2009 Rebels left the Rutgers Stadium turf with an impressive 26-14 victory…

  • Sport Shorts

    Tryouts will be held for boys and girls by Jackson Travel Basketball. Teams play in the Mid-Monmouth League. All tryouts will be held at the Holman School gymnasium. Sept. 21 and Sept. 23, Junior Boys (grades 5-6) from 6-7:30 p.m. and Senior Boys (grades 7-8) from 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 22 and Sept. 24, Junior Girls…

  • Vintage Master wins Cane Pace

    In a vintage performance worthy of the great champions of the past, Vintage Master won the 55th Cane Pace on Labor Day, Sept. 7, at Freehold Raceway, Freehold. In joining such greats as Bret Hanover, Albatross and Niatross, who are all previous winners of the Cane Pace, Vintage Master was masterful. Vintage Master was driven…

  • Flounder season concludes

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO The New Jersey summer flounder season was officially closed as of Sept. 4. New Jersey recreational anglers’ harvest of summer flounder (fluke) was the current 18-inch minimum size and six-fish possession limit. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC) are responsible for the…

  • Special event at speedway Oct. 24

    Wall Stadium promoter Jim Morton has announced a change in format for the upcoming Tommy Comerford Memorial set for Oct. 24. Instead of the originally announced 150- lap distance, race organizers have decided to present two 66-lap main events offering each winner a $6,600 payday. A total purse of $40,000 is up for grabs at…

  • Strand will present doo-wop show

    Audience members will be taken on a stroll down memory lane with some of the most popular performers from the 1960s when the Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, presents “Saturday Night Jukebox,” an oldies/doo-wop show, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Entertainment will include Jimmy Clanton, known for “Just a Dream,” “Go Jimmy Go,” and…

  • Photo

    Jackson Liberty High School junior Nicole Way serves to her opponent from Monsignor Donovan High School, Hannah Buchan, during a match between the Lions and the Griffins on Sept. 9 in Jackson. Buchan won at second singles, 7-5, 6-3, and Monsignor Donovan won the match, 5-0.

  • Wheels for Meals supports food pantry

    The third annual Wheels for Meals car show hosted by the Blue Moon Kruizers Classic Car Club of Howell was held at Chick-fil-A of Howell on July 18. The event was dedicated to Dawn Marie Jones, a club member and the wife of club member Davey Jones, who lost her battle with cancer last year.…

  • Jaguars seek return to state grid playoffs

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Qualifying for the NJSIAA state playoffs was customary for the Jackson Memorial High School football team until the 2008 season came along. The Jaguars did not qualify for the state playoffs for the first time in a decade and suffered through a 3-7 season. Coach Mike Smith pointed to the…

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