Sports
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•February 26, 2025
Southern Hockey Squad Exits State Tourney, Falls to Monroe in Overtime
It was back and forth, topsy-turvy and everything an ice hockey fan could want out of a clash between teams very similar to each other. In the end, head coach Graham Borg has to wait another season…
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•February 20, 2025
Southern Regional Boys Make Most of House Advantage, Cruise Into Sectional Semifinals
All of the Shore Conference South A division teams playing the entirety of their schedule under one roof isn’t a bad thing. But Southern Regional’s boys would much rather play down the road at…
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•February 19, 2025
Girls, Boys Basketball Squads Bounced From Shore Conference Tournament
When one of the team’s top players is sidelined with an injury, scoring at tournament time becomes a challenge. The Barnegat girls basketball team found out how big a chore it was on Feb. 13.
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•February 19, 2025
Southern Regional Dominates Again, Captures Sectional and Overall Group 5 Crowns
The way the Southern Regional wrestling team has dominated other public-school squads during the past few years, it really didn’t make much of a difference which team the Rams faced in the NJSIAA…
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•February 13, 2025
Realignments Give Barnegat, Pinelands Wrestlers Path to Division Titles
When the Shore Conference realigned the wrestling divisions prior to this season, the Barnegat and Pinelands Regional programs were provided a breath of fresh air. Gone were the days of getting…
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•February 12, 2025
Southern Regional’s Hallihan Deals First Perfect Game Since 2008
Even if K.C. Hallihan had bowled his average during the second game of Southern Regional’s contest against Brick on Feb. 7, the Rams would have won the game and, ultimately, the match.
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•February 12, 2025
Barnegat Girls, Boys Score Division Titles for First Time
For 20 basketball seasons, some other team within the Shore Conference B South division always found a way to grab the top spot. The Barnegat girls and boys basketball programs kept falling short.…
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•February 12, 2025
Southern Routs Cherokee, Kingsway; Cruises into Sectional Final
Even without seniors Hayden Hochstrasser and Bryce Manera, the Southern Regional wrestling team bulldozed its way into the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 5 championship Monday evening, first shutting out…
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•February 6, 2025
TNT Powerlifters Score Big at New Jersey Championship
Ted Rasmussen doesn’t accept just any teenager into his training programs at TNT Strength and Conditioning.
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•February 5, 2025
Collins’ Big Second Half Propels Southern Past Toms River North
As a high school freshman four years ago, Casey Collins was focused on basketball, her eyes set on a possible college career. Through the years, her mindset has shifted.
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•February 5, 2025
Barnegat Stays Hot, Pulls Away From Pinelands for Big Divisional Win
After a 4-0 start to the season, the Barnegat boys basketball team had a rough stretch in which head coach Mike Puorro’s Bengals lost five of their next six contests.
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•February 5, 2025
Southern Girls Swimming Squad Adds Historic Feats in Conference Championship Meet
Coach Bill Entrikin has been with the Southern Regional girls swimming program since its inception, but every time he’s turned around this season, his Rams have done something new to make him pinch…
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•February 5, 2025
Barnegat Girls Reach State Swimming Tourney, Fall in First Round
For just a second time in the program’s history, the Barnegat girls swim team earned a position in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group C tournament last week.
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•February 5, 2025
Barnegat Junior Captures Shore Conference Tournament Individual Girls’ Title
Jamie White is on a mission to be the best girls bowler in the state. On Feb. 4, she made Barnegat High School history by capturing the first major individual title of the season.
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•January 30, 2025
Manahawkin Mavericks Challenger Organization Goes Full Throttle Toward Future
Southern Regional High School administrator Joe DiPietro probably doesn’t get blamed for too many things, but Grace McClellan came up with something to implicate him.
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•January 29, 2025
Southern Regional Girls Swimmers Secure Division Championship
Despite the changes made to the Shore Conference divisional alignments during the off-season, the Southern Regional girls swim team cruised along as if nothing had changed. Head coach Bill Entrikin’s…
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•January 29, 2025
Down Two Hammers, Southern Regional Falls Short Against Tough CBA Squad
Head coach Dan Roy never ducks tough opponents. So when the Shore Conference realigned the wrestling divisions during the off-season and Southern Regional ended up in the same division as Christian…
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•January 29, 2025
White, Block Have Big Third Game in Loss to Rival Manchester
The Barnegat girls bowling team has been, without question, the most successful athletic program in the school’s history to date. Coach Jon Gordon’s squad is the three-time defending NJSIAA South…
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•January 22, 2025
Barnegat Girls Hoops Squad Wins Sixth Straight, Ups Record to 11-1
Since losing for the first time this season several weeks ago, the Barnegat girls basketball team has been on a tear. The Bengals extended their winning streak to six games last week, cruising…
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•January 22, 2025
Vigilante Makes Statement Despite Southern Loss to Jackson Memorial
Southern Regional sophomore Makayla Vigilante walked to the center of the mat, a shocked half-smile lighting up her face.
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•January 22, 2025
Southern Regional Girls Cruise Past Manasquan in Big Divisional Clash
Through the first 23 years of the Southern Regional girls swimming program, the Rams came across Manasquan only during the Shore Conference Championships and never outscored the Warriors.
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•January 18, 2025
Southern Regional Girls Light Up Record Board on Way to Third Straight County Crown
For as strong as the Southern Regional girls swimming program is right now, winning an Ocean County championship isn’t really a chore anymore. The Rams are simply overpowering.
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•January 15, 2025
Pinelands Regional Boys Hoops Squad Scores Overtime Victory Against Brick
Cayden Lucas had such a good first half, he was a little excited by halftime. So much so he sat at the end of the bench to start the third quarter, holding an ice pack to his head for a few minutes.
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•January 15, 2025
Southern Regional Boys Set Record While Cruising Atop Division
Southern Regional junior K.C. Hallihan isn’t sure about the last time coach Tony Salvatore was truly impressed with one of his teams, but he can sense “Sal” is really warming up to his current batch…
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•January 11, 2025
Plenty of Big Moments But Rams Are Golden and Top Spot Is an Easy Pick
When reading through this list of the top sports stories of 2024, you’ll notice something: We’ve made a significant change. Here at The SandPaper, an executive decision was made to narrow these…
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•January 9, 2025
Barnegat Routs Raritan, Starts Season 5-0 for First Time in Program History
It was a cupcake kind of day for the Barnegat girls basketball team on Jan. 3. No, the Bengals didn’t have a New Year’s bash. It was head coach Tammy Nicolini’s birthday.
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•January 8, 2025
Southern Regional Boys Basketball Squad Blows Big Lead, Holds on for Solid Victory
Southern Regional boys basketball head coach John Pampalone absolutely expects his Rams to be in some close games throughout the season. But it’s not a stretch to think he’d prefer his squad not blow…
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•December 19, 2024
Southern Bowlers Finish Big Week With Tourney Win
The Southern Regional boys bowling team is off to its hottest start in years, scoring four straight victories to start the season. But on Dec. 14, the Rams added to the scorching streak with their…
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•December 18, 2024
Collins Back to Lead Southern Regional as Rams Go After Another Division Title
After capturing the Shore Conference Class A South division last season for the first time since 2016, head coach Sean Sweeney will look to this year’s seniors to lead the way as the Southern…
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•December 18, 2024
Enjoy Some Hoops for the Holidays During Score at the Shore Tournament
The annual Score at the Shore basketball tournament is back for another year at Southern Regional High School, and now’s a good time to mark the calendar to catch a game during the holidays.
