Signage outside Jackson Memorial High School, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Jackson, N.J. This school will no longer be used as a high school and all operations will be merged into the facilities at Jackson Liberty High School and renamed Jackson Township High School. JTHS will include students currently attending Jackson Liberty and Jackson Memorial and will be the district’s only high school. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The question was posed to Gianni Ghione so many times he lost count.
As his wrestling team at Jackson Liberty battled through the Shore Conference Tournament in January and then reached the semifinals of the state tournament in February, Ghione’s mind kept floating — not to his team’s next opponent — but to next season.
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Joseph Zedalis | Reporting
Joe Zedalis has covered high school sports in the Shore Conference and New Jersey for more than four decades. He's had stops at the Lakewood Daily Times, the Daily Observer, The Asbury Park Press and The Trenton Times.
Andrew Mills | Photography
Andrew Mills is a senior staff photographer at NJ Advance Media
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