Monmouth stuns Piners in classic SCT quarterfinal
Lakewood blows
13-point lead with
five minutes left
Staff Writer
By Mike White
     No lead is safe. The Lakewood High school boys’ basketball team learned that lesson the painful way Monday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Shore Conference Tournament.
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Jackson looks to rebound from pair of tough losses
Jags to face TRE
in opening round
of state playoffs
Staff Writer
By Mike White
     Jackson High School boys’ basketball coach Rob Goodall wanted to be in a position to win the game in the final minutes.
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Howell girls capture NJSIAA bowling state championship
Friscioni’s 657 series leads the way
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Howell’s legendary 1972 unbeaten Group III state championship boys’ soccer team now has company in the school’s pantheon of champions.
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Sport Shorts
     The Jackson Wildcats U9 soccer team took first place in the Toms River Recreation Station Indoor Soccer Tournament on Jan. 26. The team played four games, fighting hard each step of the way. They battled their way through each game winning two, tying one and losing one. The Wildcats U9 team was led ...
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Jackson, Howell, Manalapan to vie for District 21 title
Cunliffe, Gaeta among defending champions this weekend in Manalapan
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     Loaded. That’s the only way to describe this weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 21 Wrestling Tournament at Manalapan High School.
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Jaguars ready to defend their District 21 team title
Staff Writer
By Mike White
     The Jackson High School wrestling team has captured four consecutive District 21 championships. Second-year coach Scott Goodale feels his team is poised to win its fifth in a row when the championships kick off Friday at Manalapan High School.
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Top-ranked Marlboro girls are too much for Lady Jags
Lakewood girls
struggle against
Southern Regional
Staff Writer
By Mike White
     Following an impressive victory in the opening round of the Shore Conference Tournament, the Jackson High School girls’ basketball team knew it had its work cut out for itself in order to upset top-seeded Marlboro.
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Sport Shorts
     Tri-City Umpire Association will begin its cadet training program for new umpires on March 13 at the Port Au Peck Firehouse, Myrtle Avenue, Oceanport, at 7:15 p.m. There is no charge for the training, and the program is open to both experienced umpires and cadets.
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Hein, Healy, Hehner fuel the Rebels’ late run to playoffs
Staff Writer
By tim morris
     There’s something to be said about standing your ground. While Julie Hoebee’s Rebels struggled at the start of the season and reached the nadir at 4-8, the state playoffs appeared out of reach for a second straight year. More important, the team didn’t look like it was making much improvement coming...
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District’s best medal at Varsity Classic at Armory
     Four of the area’s best track and field athletes traveled to the famed Armory in New York City for the Ridgewood Varsity Classic and left with medals.
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