Tag: Jackson Liberty High School
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Lions fall just short in state sectional baseball semifinals
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s baseball team showed its fighting spirit all the way to the end of its 17-10 season. The Lions were eliminated in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Central Jersey, Group III semifinals by Neptune High School, 8-7, May 30 when their last-inning rally came up short with…
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Lions’ Notarfrancesco, Russell headed to Meet of Champions
By Wayne Witkowski It was uncertain how effectively Danielle Notarfrancesco would be in the shot put for the Jackson Liberty High School girls’ outdoor track and field team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group III championships June 3 at Northern Burlington County Regional High School. She could not have thrown much…
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Tavaska leads Lions deeper in state sectional tournament
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty Kyle Tavaska came through in the clutch for Jackson Liberty High School’s baseball team as it advanced to the second round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Central Jersey, Group III tournament with a 6-4 victory May 23 over Moorestown High School. Tavaska, who hit a sacrifice…
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Lions’ girls’ lacrosse team finds success despite loss of veterans
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s girls’ lacrosse team went into its season finale May 22 against Barnegat High School assured of a winning season, with achievements it had not reached in a number of years and the promise of better things ahead with a young lineup. The Lions came into this week 9-7…
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Lions pick up key victory ahead of conference, state tournaments
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s baseball team picked an ideal time to get a signature victory for this season with the Shore Conference and state tournaments looming. The Lions raised their record to 13-7 at the cutoff for Shore Conference Tournament play when they beat perennial Shore power Toms River High School South,…
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Jackson Liberty contending for postseason baseball berths
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School’s baseball team moved back into contention for Shore Conference and New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group III tournament berths, beating Manchester Township High School, 11-3, April 28 to come into the week with a 6-5 record. It ended a three-game losing streak — all by 3-2 scores.…
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Lions see improvement in boys’ volleyball team’s 2nd year
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School boys’ volleyball coach Brian Chesley knows it takes time to build a new program but sees optimistic signs of improvement in the program’s second year. “Our inaugural season was absolutely a success. Our record does not describe our improvement from beginning to end. In the beginning of the…
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Lions’ baseball team expects contributions from young players
By Wayne Witkowski Six starters return from last season’s Jackson Liberty High School baseball team. The Lions still have a young lineup intent on surpassing last year’s 11-11 record. Eight seniors graduated — half of them starters — but there are plenty of players who saw extensive action last year, including three who started as…
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Jackson Liberty jazz band honored
JACKSON – The New Jersey Association for Jazz Education recently held a five-day preliminary competition to determine the best jazz bands in the state. More than 50 high schools competed for the top 10 spots and Jackson Liberty High School was once again selected as one of the best and is currently ranked fifth in…
