Sports Shorts

The Jackson Lightning, a U9 girls team playing in the fall Ocean County Traveling Soccer League, finished with an 8-0-2 record this fall, and recorded five shutouts in 10 games. The Lightning scored a total of 43 goals and allowed just seven, despite playing together for the first time. The players are Morgan Olsen, Destinee Styles, Brianna Madej, Jordan Casey, Courtney Beals, Umeka Medina, Jordyn Greenblatt, Julie Belling, Tiffany Eberhart, Bianca Piccione, Samantha Schlageter and Rachel Graham. The team is coached by Tom Hickey and Alan Casey.

The Jackson U9 Hurricanes won the U.S. Amateur Baseball Championship recently. Out of the 23 U9 teams from Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties, it came down to two Jackson teams vying for the championship. Through the first four innings it looked like it was going to be a back-and-forth battle between the Jackson Hurricanes and the Jackson Bobcats. Going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Bobcats were ahead 5-4, with timely hitting by Eddie Guippone, Matt Thaiss, Joe Ogren, Adam King, Mike Folk, Vincent Russo, and Keith Jennings. The Hurricanes scored 10 runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead for good and to secure the victory. Strong pitching by Mike Folk, Joe Ogren, Eddie Guippone, and Keith Jennings held the Bobcats to only five runs over six innings. A strong defense led by Chris Taggart, James Lee, Steven McConnville, Ryan Schulte and Jimmy Sapio helped to clinch the title. The Jackson Hurricanes finished the regular season with a 7-2 record. En route to the playoffs, the Hurricanes defeated Lacey Lightning, 7-6, Marlboro Gold, 7-3, and Ocean North 4-3. The Jackson Hurricanes’ overall record was 11-2. Congratulations for a job well done by a group of players who always give 100 percent, and their coaches, Kevin Thaiss, Eric Ogren, Rick Folk, Ray King and manager Dave Taggart.

Casie Ann Smith, of the Wilton Academy Gymnastics in Howell, competed at Envision Gymnastics on Nov. 16 in the 7-8 age group. She scored 8.2 on the vault and bars, 8.25 on the beam, and 8.1 on the floor for an all-around score of 32.75. This all-around score qualifies Casie to compete at the USAG New Jersey State Competition.

The following are the standings of the Wilbur Thompson Fall Softball League through Oct. 24:

B Division

Mendez Landscaping 28-8

Auto Concepts 23-10

Direct Group 13-17

C Division

Flo-Dar 28-8

Seminoles 25-11

Whammers 20-13

J&J 20-13

L.B.J. 15-18

Gutter Master 14-18

Blacktop Technologies 10-22

Dawson Devils 10-23

The Crew 8-25

I.M.O.S. 1-35

The Lakewood Community School sponsors several adult recreational activities, which are all now in progress. Adult Open Gym for Lakewood residents 21 years of age and over at the high school gym on Mondays and Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. Activities include basketball, running, jogging or walking on the indoor track. Co-ed recreational volleyball at Spruce Street School gym on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-10 p.m. Additionally, there is basketball for adults 35 and older at the Middle School gym on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8-10 p.m. For more information, call (732) 905-3685.

The Jackson Soccer Club U12 Junior Jags recently won first place at the Wall Fall Classic U12 American Division. Team members are Kacie Baker, Alysse Chesney, Justine Colucci, Megan Deboer, Samantha Denoville, Chelsea Donnigan, Kasey Friedland, Danielle Giordano, Samantha Lyon, Alyssa Miotkiewicz, Michelle Monte, Kelsey Rosinski, Kathryn Shields and Nicole Sullivan. The Junior Jags are also undefeated this season in MOSA U12 National 3 Division. Coaches are Tom Denoville, Jill Friedland and Dan Sullivan.

The following are the results of the Westlake Ladies Golf Association’s "One Best Ball of Twosome" event on Oct. 9. In the 18-hole competition, Barbara Hasaka and Saralee Surett took first with a 55, followed by Mary Jo Scotese and Terri Iannello (57), Rose Mintz and Leslie Barenberg (59), and Paula Barth and Mary Ann Plesniak (60). In the nine-hole competition, Nancy Robbins and Sandy Kwiecinski took first with a 27, followed by Fran Yound and Ruth Krisman (30), Par Brerton (33), and Flo Kangos and Mary Helen Sulllivan (33).

The following are the results of the Westlake Ladies Golf Association’s year-end Field Day event on Oct. 16. In the 18-hole competition, the team of Tery Iannelli, Leslie Barenberg, Mary Ann Plesniak and Lynda Esterman took first place with a score of 121, followed by the team of Linda Burnett, Annette Brenner, Liz Dubroff and Kathy Curtis (123) in second; the team of Saralee Surett, Kit Davis, Mary Jane DeRosa and Nancy Powderly (127) in third; the team of Dolores Paccione, Pat Hannisch and Mary Jo Scotese in fourth (127); and the team of Eileen Anton, Barbara Hasake, Betty Ballew and Bea Rausch in fifth (133)

In the nine-hole competition, the team of Nancy Robbins, Lorraine Schneider, Pat Brereton and Phyllis Vag Wagenen took first with a score of 63; followed by the team of Gail Treiff, Evelyn Alkhas, Ruth Krisman and Joyce Kazan (64) in second; the team of Nancy Molee, Gloria Harbour, Vickie Turco and Kate Castell (65) in third; the team of Sandy Kwiecinski, Sylvia Cohen, Barbara Tafro and Rosalie Wern (66) in fourth (66); and the team of Toby Lazan, Mary Helen Sullivan, Alba Ramos and Bev Deardorff of fifth (67).

Rosalie Wern won the closest to pin contest on hole #3 (7’) followed by Annette Brenner (7-2). Nancy Robbins won the hole #6 competition (11) followed by Cookie Frankel (13-5). Flo Ildsgaard won the hole #17 competition (15’).

In the hole #2 longest drive competition, Linda Burnett won the A Flight, Annette Brenner won the B Flight, and Liz Dubroff won the C Flight.

In the hole #10 longest drive competition, Pat Hannisch won the A Flight, Mary Jane DeRose won the B Flight and Mary Ann Plesniak won the C Flight.

In the longest drive nine-hole competition, Gloria Harbour won hole #2 and Gail Williams won hole #8.