Tri-Town Sports

Lions battle adversity to begin 2022-23 girls basketball campaign

JACKSON — There have been some highs and lows for the Jackson Liberty High School girls basketball team and first-year coach Dana Young to begin the 2022-23 season. The Lions...

Jaguars hold off Lions, 51-44, to start basketball season 2-0

JACKSON — An early season rivalry showdown took place at Jackson Memorial High School on Dec. 17 between...

Defense steers Jaguars to 10-7 victory over Manalapan in state playoffs

JACKSON — The cliche that "defense wins championships" proved true for the Jackson Memorial High School football team...

CBA Colts defeat Howell, 2-1, to win 12th Shore Conference Tournament title

NEPTUNE — The Christian Brothers Academy soccer team reigns over the Shore Conference Tournament once again in 2022...

Patriots defeat Howell, 1-0, to win second straight Shore Conference Tournament crown

NEPTUNE — The redemption tour for the Freehold Township High School girls soccer team added its first major...

Tri-Town Sports

Jaguars capture first Handchen Cup championship

Nick Swain scored with 10:23 left and Trevor Cear knocked in an empty-net goal in the final minute to seal Jackson Memorial High School's...

Lions’ Notarfrancesco wins Group III shot put

Danielle Notarfrancesco of Jackson Liberty High School's girls' indoor track and field team left no doubt that she would return to the NJSIAA Meet...

Jaguars’ Sherman captures team’s first girls’ state bowling title

By Wayne Witkowski Aimee Sherman enjoyed some perfect moments as she became Jackson Memorial High School's first state champion girls' bowler. The senior, who is headed...

13 Jackson wrestlers march on the regional tournaments

By Wayne Witkowski Matt McGowan took his first big step toward returning to the NJSIAA wrestling championships at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall and led a...

Performers of the week for Feb. 20

Tournaments are the time of the year when players step up with big performances. Here are some local players who delivered with crucial efforts...

Places to be for week of Feb. 20

Spring is approaching, so this is the time of the year when scholastic tournaments are in full bloom. Basketball crowns to be determined locally The Shore...

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...

Lions’ wrestlers hope struggles help prepare them for tournaments

By Wayne Witkowski Josh Bollard had a typical weekend for Jackson Liberty High School's wrestling team, sweeping three victories in a quad meet, including two...

Places to be for week of Feb. 13

The postseason has arrived — and in full blast. This week, we look at county and state tournaments that are sure to grab your viewing attention. Local...

Performers of the week for Feb. 13

The local and state tournaments are approaching, but there have been numerous performances in the regular season recently by scholastic athletes who are deserve...

Performers of the week for Feb. 6

The calendar has turned to February as the winter scholastic season keeps moving forward. Local athletes continue to excel while they keep an eye on...

Goetz’s success at Tri-County meet unprecedented

By Wayne Witkowski Brett Blaess of Carl W. Goetz Middle School in Jackson Township was a runner-up two years ago in his weight class at...

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...

Places to be for week of Feb. 6

The calendar has flipped to February, which is the time of the winter scholastic season when tournaments are beginning to take form. Here are some...

Performers of the week for Jan. 30

The so-called dead of winter period is brightened by the sparking play of local scholastic athletes. Here is a look at who recently has been...

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