Remember Feb. 27, 2024, Barnegat Township. It’s the day your high school girls bowling team made history.
“It’s crazy. I cried,” said senior Tara Charland, shortly after rolling a three-game series of 564 to lead the way in the semifinals before tossing a two-game set of 283 in the final. “It’s my last match, but it’s definitely something to cry happy tears about. It’s upsetting I can’t come back and do it again next year, but it’s incredible what we just accomplished.”
After knocking off Ocean Township in the NJSIAA Group 2 semifinals earlier in the day, the Bengals captured the…
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