Tag: Jackson Memorial High School
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Jackson Memorial baseball team creates memories in ‘Last Dance World Series’
The baseball team representing Jackson Memorial High School powered its way to the “Last Dance World Series” championship game that was played on July 31 at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton with great starting pitching and clutch hitting. For three weeks, joy, laughter and tremendous play on the diamond were shared by 25 players…
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Potok’s complete game gem sends Jackson Memorial to regional final
Matt Potok has put on a show from the pitcher’s mound during the “Last Dance World Series” for the team representing Jackson Memorial High School of Jackson. First, the junior righthander tossed four perfect innings in a 4-0 victory over a team representing Brick Memorial High School of Brick Township in pool play. He followed…
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Seniors continue to propel Jackson Memorial in ‘Last Dance World Series’
LAKEWOOD – The gang is back together and nobody on the Jackson Memorial High School baseball team is ready for their time on the diamond this summer to end. Continuing their stellar play in the “Last Dance World Series” after defeating Middlesex, 4-0, July 21, the Jaguars again prevailed in big spots to get by…
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Senior bats help Jackson Memorial advance in ‘Last Dance World Series’
It finally arrived this week – high school baseball players from across New Jersey had the chance to compete after a lost spring season when they took part in a summer event that was dubbed the “Last Dance World Series.” Players representing Jackson Memorial High School and Manalapan High School enjoyed three straight days of…
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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…
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Jackson high school seniors prepare to graduate after a year unlike any other
JACKSON – Superintendent of Schools Stephen Genco has announced that while a virtual graduation ceremony for the two high school in the Jackson School District will take place as scheduled on June 19, plans are being made to host an in-person graduation in July. Gov. Phil Murphy has eased restrictions on outdoor events as the…
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Spring sports teams handle canceled 2020 season in different ways
The crack of the bat. The announcement of runners: take your mark. Game-winning goals and spikes galore. Those were the moments high school spring sports athletes and coaches were looking forward to during the 2020 season. The global coronavirus pandemic put a halt to all those fun moments of the spring sports season that was…
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Central Jersey Top 10: Final girls’ basketball rankings of the season
The scholastic basketball season has come to an end due to the world-wide coronavirus. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association ruled on March 12 that the state tournaments for both boys and girls were cancelled as a result of the cornavirus. So Saint John Vianney, which earned redemption over Saint Rose in the NJSIAA…
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Undefeated Peterson, record-setting Klinsky are crowned state wrestling champions
There has been no wrestler over the past two years in the state of New Jersey who has been able to defeat Dean Peterson of Saint John Vianney High School. As a sophomore in 2019, Peterson rolled to a 35-0 record and won his first state tournament championship with a 3-2 decision over Emerson-Park Ridge…