@JakeMatson

“The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.” - Patrick Star. Columbia Journalism School. I love writing about sports. Tips: jmatson@gannett

 Asbury Park, NJ
Joined July 2011
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I am so honored and humbled to have received the distinction of First Place for Reporting and Writing — Sports Writing Portfolio for my work in 2024 by the New Jersey Press Association My sincere thanks to the NJPA and readers who took the time to read my work this past year!
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Unbelievable FCS dominance from those 3 teams over 5 years
Chris Vannini
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📈 Tarleton State is your new FCS No. 1. It's the first time since 2021 that the FCS No. 1 is not NDSU, SDSU or Montana State.
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Check out these 22 Shore football stars from Week 7 of the 2026 season app.com/story/sports/high-sc…

Check out these 22 Shore football stars from Week 7 of the 2026 season

Here are 22 Shore Conference football players who starred in Week 7 of the 2026 season.

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Here in Marlboro for a return to boys soccer action in the Shore Conference Tournament! It’s an intriguing matchup of Ocean and Monmouth county powers as 2-seed Marlboro (11-3-2) hosts 10-seed Toms River East (14-1) Kickoff in about 10 minutes and I’ll have updates here
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Oof. Another miss for Marlboro. Less than 2 minutes left
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Final Toms River East 2 Marlboro 1
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Honestly the blocked punt was an oversight from my game coverage last Saturday, but I highlighted Carter during the bye week as a special talent who was due for a big moment. He delivered in Monmouth’s very next game. And now he’s CAA special teams player of the week.
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Couple of Hawks take home @CAAFootball weekly awards 🙂‍↕️ 🔹 @iiamkenny3 Rookie of the Week 🔹 @jay75689 Special Teams Player of the Week #FlyHawks || @CAAFootball
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Jerry Carino@NJHoopsHavenOct 18
Final after 4 overtimes: St. John’s 104, Rutgers 99 One thing is crystal clear: No way is Rutgers the 17th-best team in the Big Ten. 5 takeaways, more coming: app.com/story/sports/college… via @asburyparkpress

Rutgers basketball looks surprisingly good in 4-OT loss to St. John's

Five takeaways from Rutgers' second exhibition as the Scarlet Knights continue to look much improved

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Final Monmouth 42 New Hampshire 21 Hawks improve to 5-3 and 4-0 in conference play and stay atop the CAA. They get their first ever win over UNH. They come out of the bye week with an emphatic win.
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Hah just seeing the typo the next day but Monmouth is 5-2* (and I promise I’m not so dense that I forgot how many losses the Hawks have)
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My recap of Monmouth’s 42-21 win over New Hampshire is up! I’ll be adding the analysis of the granular details a little later as always. A lot to dig into after this great showing by the Hawks
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Run game paves way for Monmouth's dominant first-ever win over UNH app.com/story/sports/college…

Run game paves way for Monmouth's dominant first-ever win over UNH

Monmouth football went on the road and dominated the Wildcats for four quarters, getting their first-ever victory over New Hampshire in a 42-21 rout.

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