Tri-Town Sports
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...
Full Court Press program makes stop in Howell
The Full Court Press: Prep for Success, a youth mentoring program with clinics held around the country conducted by former professional basketball players, made...
Former Patriots OF Marrero makes Giants’ opening-day roster
Bridgewater, NJ - The Somerset Patriots have announced that former outfielder Chris Marrero has made the San Francisco Giants Major League roster out of...
Monmouth County golf courses open play
The Monmouth County Park System’s golf season is underway.
All six county golf courses — Bel-Aire in Wall, Charleston Springs in Millstone, Hominy Hill in...
Somerset Patriots sign right-hand pitcher Hassan Pena
The Somerset Patriots have signed right-handed pitcher Hassan Pena for the 2017 season.
Pena enters his first season with the Patriots and first in the...
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...
Somerset Patriots land veteran southpaw Aaron Laffey
The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher and Major League Baseball veteran Aaron Laffey has been signed for the 2017 season.
“I have heard...
Racing official/trainer Dufford passes away
The veteran Thoroughbred trainer and Monmouth Park racing official, Daniel Dufford, died on March 28 at his home. He was 66.
Dufford, who spent his...
Howell PAL sponsors basketball clinic April 1
The Howell Police Athletic League (PAL) will hold a Legends of Basketball and Junior NBA Clinic April 1.
The clinic, which is free and open...
New high school baseball pitching rule instituted this spring
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), which is the governing body for scholastic sports in New Jersey, has instituted a rule change...
Returning players hope to lead Warriors to better lacrosse season
By Wayne Witkowski
New Egypt High School's girls' lacrosse team may surpass last year's 9-12 record with half of its lineup back.
The team was slated...
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...
Lancers induct new class into Athletic Hall of Fame
By Matthew Rocco
Saint John Vianney High School inducted head baseball coach Mike Morgan, former pitcher Scott Fitzgerald and the 1988 girls’ tennis team into...
Lions ready to start softball campaign as B South front-runners
By Wayne Witkowski
Meghan Conroy can't wait for the opening game April 1 after pitching Jackson Liberty High School's softball team to its first Ocean...
Warriors hope experience leads to bounce-back hoops season next winter
By Wayne Witkowski
New Egypt High School's girls' basketball team will look to bounce back into its winning ways next season with only two players...
