Jaguars' success has even coach impressed
Jackson repeats as top team in the state
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      TOMS RIVER - The Jackson High School wrestling team found out this season that it is much harder to remain as the state's top-ranked team than it is to get there. For the second straight year, the Jaguars finish as New Jersey's No.
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Jackson team to beat in talented District tourney
Howell is primary challenger
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      This weekend's NJSIAA District 21 Wrestling Tournament will be a fan's delight. Starting with the state's No. 1 team, defending champion Jackson, many of the best wrestlers in the state will begin their quest for Atlantic City and the NJSIAA Championships, the goal of every scholastic grappler, at Manalapan High School.
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Howell's Waldron wins 100 freestyle at SC meet
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      There was only one repeat winner at Saturday's Shore Conference Swimming Championships. That fact was not lost on the winner, Tucker Waldron of Howell. "It's a great feeling," he said after winning the 100-yard freestyle at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River. "I was the only senior to win individually and the only one to repeat. It was cool to be able to win.
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Goetz boys team bounces back after its slow start
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      JACKSON - After getting off to an auspicious 4-7 start, the Goetz Middle School boys basketball team has fought its way back to being one of the elite squads in the competitive Ocean County Intermediate School Athletic League. "We were off to a shaky start at the beginning of the season," Goetz coach Steve Bado said.
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Keeping pace
      Lakewood's Emmanuel Mayers runs shoulder-to-shoulder with Monmouth Regional's Chris Cox during the seeded heat of the 400-meter dash, won by Chris' brother, Charles. Mayers finished in third place in 50.84.
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Sports Shorts
      By pulling out an exciting 4-4 tie against the Red Bank Regional Bucs on Feb. 8, the Jackson Memorial ice hockey team secured its spot in the 2007 state ice hockey tournament. The Jaguars rose above and beyond expectations this year, by accomplishing such a task in their first year. They maintained a .500 winning percentage by the Feb.
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