For the past couple decades, as girls sports at the high school level have continued to rise in prominence and more girls who play field hockey, lacrosse and soccer began developing their abilities to meet the demands of collegiate programs across the country, around Southern Ocean County the question popped up on occasion as to where many of the local girls who were becoming stars in these sports were going for their fine-tuned instruction.

“In the 1970s and 1980s, there was nothing here for girls,” said former Pinelands Regional High School three-sport…