Tag: Jackson Liberty High School
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Jackson Liberty soccer squad sets sights on winning B South title
JACKSON – The Jackson Liberty High School boys soccer players believe they have the best squad the program has had over the last four years. First-year head coach Justin Siering agrees with his players’ assessment. Having been involved with the program since 2012, Siering said the 2021 squad is “definitely the strongest team (Jackson Liberty)…
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2021 Allentown American Legion squad builds a ‘forever’ bond
The 2021 summer season will always be remembered in the history of the Allentown American Legion baseball program. That is what Manager Sahil Thakur said of the success his squad had this summer by winning the program’s first state championship and advancing to the semifinals of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. “This team will…
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Allentown American Legion team wins state baseball crown; heads to regional tourney
A total of 18 players who attend four high schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties came together on the diamond this summer to help the Allentown American Legion baseball squad make history. Allentown won its first New Jersey American Legion baseball state championship on July 28 in Wood-Ridge, defeating Brooklawn Post 72, 5-2. “We had…
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Student artists unveil sculpture at Jackson Liberty High School
JACKSON – More than 90 students helped to design and sculpt a new piece of art that stands in an outdoor courtyard at Jackson Liberty High School. The student artists, the school’s resident artist and the school’s art educators who worked on the sculpture unveiled their creation during a special presentation on June 9. The…
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Late-game heroics help Jackson Liberty sweep Point Pleasant Borough
The Jackson Liberty High School baseball team found itself in a scoreless affair heading into the seventh inning of its game against Shore Conference B South Division rival Point Pleasant Borough High School on May 21 in Point Pleasant. The game had the feel of a county or state tournament to Lions’ Coach Jim Rankin,…
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Jackson wrestlers selected to participate in super region tournament
JACKSON – Individual honors for New Jersey high school wrestlers will be on the line when the NJSIAA super region tournaments begin on April 16. In a season that was shortened by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the NJSIAA will not hold the traditional district tournaments which kick off individual post-season action. Instead, wrestlers have been…
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Carney becomes first Jackson Liberty girls hoopster to score 1,000 points
Maura Carney stood at the free throw line during the Jackson Liberty High School girls basketball team’s game on Feb. 5 against Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township. After scoring 19 points in the first half, Carney knew she was very close to scoring her 1,000th career point and making history as the first…
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Basketball teams begin practice with hopes of playing a season
All activity came to a crashing halt in the New Jersey high school sports world on March 12, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The halt in competition occurred just two days after the Marlboro High School boys basketball team played a down-to-the-wire thriller against South Brunswick High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group…
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Jackson Memorial, Jackson Liberty ready to roll in ‘Last Dance World Series’
JACKSON – There was a lot of anticipation surrounding the high school baseball scene across Jackson as the 2020 season was about to get underway. The Jackson Memorial and Jackson Liberty programs were expected to have strong seasons with talented players on both squads. Ryan Lasko, Carmine Petosa and Christian Pellone were set to lead…
