During the past 10 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many teachers to develop skills with online tools such as Google Classroom, and coaches had been using it to conduct team meetings throughout the fall sports season. Well, it came in handy again on Jan. 26.

“Technology is a beautiful thing,” said Barnegat High School girls basketball head coach Tammy Nicolini, who used the online platform to keep connected to her team during its opening contest against Pinelands Regional, guiding the Bengals during a…