Tag: Jackson Memorial High School
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Jaguars relying on experience to perform better than last year
By Wayne Witkowski Beatable is a word rarely associated with Jackson Memorial High School’s baseball team over the past decade. But after getting off to a typically strong 6-0 start despite a young and new lineup last season, the Jaguars won only three of their next 17 games. “It was pretty inexplicable — a pretty…
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Jaguars relying on experience to make mark in conference lacrosse
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s boys’ lacrosse team is looking to get back into the Shore Conference Tournament after falling short of qualifying the past four years. In stark contrast, the Jaguars reached the championship game two straight years prior to that. Veteran starting goalkeeper Dylan Furnback remembers those glory years when he…
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Howell’s Keosseian captures state 220-pound title in Atlantic City
By Wayne Witkowski Howell Howell High School’s wrestling team had its share of trips to the podium at the NJSIAA championships March 5 at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, as three were state place-winners in 40-win seasons, led by 220-pound champion Eric Keosseian. Keosseian, who struck first with a takedown early, pinned Don Bosco Preparatory High…
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‘Little Mermaid’ will enchant children and adults
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer JACKSON – Theatergoers of all ages will take a trip under the sea when students present the musical “The Little Mermaid” at Jackson Memorial High School at 6:30 p.m. March 10, noon and 6:30 p.m. March 11, and 2 p.m. March 12. The musical will be directed by art teacher…
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Jackson wrestlers move on to state finals in Atlantic City
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School wrestling coach Doug Withstandley, a four-time state place-winner himself when he wrestled for the Jaguars, had some guarded optimism about the chances of any of his wrestlers qualifying for the state championships. Although nine Jaguars had advanced out of the district tournament to the Region 7 championships at…
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Jaguars’ wrestlers fall in Group IV semifinals after sectional victory
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s wrestlers won some close decisions to upend Brick Memorial High School for the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship Feb. 10. They went on to lose in the Group IV semifinals Feb. 12 to West Morris Mendham High School, 30-28, at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. Now…
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Pitlak back in lineup leading Jaguars’ boys’ hoops team
By Wayne Witkowski Guard Jon Pitlak has returned to Jackson Memorial High School’s boys’ basketball team from a painful shoulder injury that sidelined him for nine games, and it has raised the Jaguars’ confidence for the upcoming Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournaments. At 8-8 on the cutoff this past weekend, Jackson…
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Jaguars’ Kellett picks up school record at conference meet
By Wayne Witkowski Dan Kellett ran a school-record time of 6.70 to finish sixth in the 55-meter run that highlighted Jackson Memorial High School’s boys’ indoor track and field team at the Shore Conference championships Jan. 27 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The performance further boosted coach Steve Theobald’s outlook…
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Jaguars’ wrestlers have eyes on postseason competition
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School’s wrestling team rebounded from a crucial 35-24 loss to Southern Regional High School in a Shore Conference A South Division showdown earlier this month and took it out on the teams that followed, including Jackson Liberty High School when the Jaguars delivered one of their harshest poundings in…