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

Vedareo romps by six lengths in $200,000 Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – It is going to take a few more dazzling performances like Sunday's romp in the Sorority Stakes for Vedareo to come close...

Jaguars will kick off 2022 gridiron campaign against Brick Memorial

JACKSON - The first six games of the 2021 high school football season had their share of struggles and tough losses for the Jackson...

Blewett drives borrowed ride to victory lane with Modified win

WALL TOWNSHIP — When Modified stock car driver Jimmy Blewett found out his own No. 76 would not be ready for competition on Aug....

Informative scores upset at odds of 14-1 in Grade 3 Iselin Stakes

OCEANPORT – Just call trainer Uriah St. Lewis the upset king of Monmouth Park. A little more than a year after Informative shocked the field...

Reid has high hopes for Vedareo in $200,000 Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – Despite Vedareo's disappointing and trouble-filled effort in the Grade 3 Schuylerville at Saratoga in her last start on July 14, trainer Butch...

Forza Di Oro to mark return following long layoff in Grade 3 Iselin Stakes

OCEANPORT – The last time Forza Di Oro ran, he followed up a third place finish in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup...

Nothing Better wins Rainbow Heir Stakes; Kuramata claims Oceanport Stakes

OCEANPORT – As soon as trainer Jorge Duarte Jr. saw Monmouth Park's turf course listed as firm for Aug. 14 he knew he had...

Trainer hoping Hot Blooded keeps moving forward in $100,000 Oceanport Stakes

OCEANPORT – Trainer Carlos David wasn't sure what to expect when he made the decision to geld the underperforming Hot Blooded this winter, but...

Allentown American Legion team sees summer run end in regional semifinals

ALLENTOWN - During the summers of 2021 and 2022, Manager Sahil Thakur and the players on the Allentown American Legion baseball team have stamped...

Jockey Rendon making his presence felt at Monmouth following absence from riding

OCEANPORT — After taking off nearly two years from riding to be with his family in Medellin, Colombia, as COVID-19 raged, jockey Jairo Rendon...

Breakthrough seeking second straight stakes win in Rainbow Heir Stakes

OCEANPORT – Juan Carlos Avila said there was no magical fix that turned the 4-year-old gelding Breakthrough into a stakes winner and has him...

Bay Storm scores one-length victory in Incredible Revenge Stakes

OCEANPORT – With all of the positives signs Bay Storm has been giving in the mornings since arriving at Monmouth Park at the start...

Barney, McCarthy and Krause top Wall Stadium Modified triples

WALL TOWNSHIP — Blake Barney of Jackson, Brick Township's Eddie McCarthy and Holmdel's Andrew Krause were the feature race winners in Triple 20-lap Modified...

Provocateur takes advantage of opening on the rail to win Jersey Shore Stakes

OCEANPORT – Given a perfect set-up with a stalking trip behind dueling leaders, jockey Jairo Rendon only had one difficult decision to make midway...

Klayton’s Kandy set for Incredible Revenge Stakes as trainer Mark Salvaggio seeks first career stakes win

OCEANPORT – Mark Salvaggio understands exactly why he has never won a stakes race in 22 years as a trainer. He doesn't have that...

Defend looking for stakes breakthrough in Jersey Shore Stakes

OCEANPORT – After two failed attempts at trying to make Defend a stakes winner, trainer Cal Lynch is hoping he has found the right...

Upper Freehold couple creates legacy of success in harness racing

By Ken Weingartner UPPER FREEHOLD — Jacquie and Frank Ingrassia have been together in harness racing for more than 50 years and the dynamic duo...

Scisco races to third Modified victory of Wall Stadium season

WALL TOWNSHIP — Kyle Scisco of Jackson avoided an early race accident, raced to the lead on lap nine and powered on to win...

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