Several of the usual suspects popped up as this reporter attempted to rank the Top10 sports stories of 2013 in Southern Ocean Countyas reported in the pages of The SandPaper. The Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team. The Southern wrestling squad. The Barnegat Light Beach Patrol. However, in the end, both literally and figuratively, another school stole the show.

Before we discuss that, though, let’s look at some other stories, some that had national connections.