Sports
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•September 4, 2024
Southern Regional Boys Big on Experience, Seek Lots of Victories This Fall
Experience determines many things on the soccer pitch – how much a team will retain possession, the quality of scoring opportunities it generates, its effectiveness in marking opposing players on…
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•September 4, 2024
Southern Regional Lost Some Weapons But Continues Hunt for More Titles
After two years of disappointment, the Southern Regional girls volleyball team got its revenge against annual nemesis Williamstown, knocking off the Braves in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4…
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•September 2, 2024
Barnegat Runners Are Winners in Stop, Drop and Run
Approximately 250 runners of various ages participated in the Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co.’s 12th annual Stop Drop and Run on Aug. 31. The event, featuring a 5K and 10K, began and ended at…
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•August 29, 2024
Defending Champions Rally to Capture Second Bocce Title
Rita Rapella’s name – well, in some manner, anyway, given she had won three times with a different surname – is engraved onto the Mike Vitulli Cup in nine locations, the first of which is 1996, after…
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•August 28, 2024
With Kline, Parkinson Leading the Way, Pinelands Regional Could Be Division Contender
Through the first four weeks of last season, the Pinelands Regional football team appeared to be unstoppable, winning all four games by a combined score of 100-31. The Wildcats won just one more…
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•August 28, 2024
Time for Runners, Walkers to Register for Annual LBI 18 Mile Run/12K
The Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run is a staple here. It’s been part of the Island’s fabric for more than five decades.
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•August 28, 2024
Final August Weekend Provides for Casual and Competitive Sailors
As LBI’s sailing season winds down, the bay saw some different sides of sailing over the weekend with two of the summer’s final regattas being the easy-going Catboat Rendezvous and the high-stakes…
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•August 28, 2024
Recent High School Grads Take Aim at Golf Careers
Many recent high school graduates headed off to college during the past couple of weeks, embarking on a new path in life as they start taking steps toward an eventual career, perhaps one they’ve been…
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•August 26, 2024
Haven Beach Club Edges St. Francis to Score Third Straight Island Title
Among the Long Beach Island swim clubs each year, older swimmers age out and move onto other things in life during their summers. Some take jobs or return to their clubs as coaches, but the…
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•August 23, 2024
Former College Runner Finally Grabs Top Spot in Dog Day Race
Sam Fowler has been climbing the ladder of High Point Volunteer Fire Co.’s Dog Day Road Race for nearly 10 years, first trekking through the streets of Harvey Cedars in 2016, when he was 14 years old.
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•August 22, 2024
55th Annual Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational Winner Got the ‘Fever’
Fishin’ Fever was the big winner of last week’s 55th annual White Marlin Invitational, held by the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club…
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•August 21, 2024
Amid Great Conditions, Ship Bottom Tournaments Conclude Competition Season
Finally, the weather and ocean cooperated with the Ship Bottom Beach Patrol.
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•August 15, 2024
Melges 15 Dominates as Weather Works Out for Down Bay Regatta
Just a few days removed from the sprawling operation of the C420 U.S. National Championship, Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club shifted gears for its annual Down Bay Invitational Regatta, for which 152…
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•August 14, 2024
Pickleball Rules the Weekend in Beach Haven
Last weekend, Beach Haven’s Nelson Avenue park was the scene of the LBI Pickleball at the Beach Tournament.
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•August 14, 2024
Barnegat Fire Company Says, ‘Stop, Drop and Run’
The Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co. invites runners of all ages and levels to its 12th annual Stop Drop and Run on Saturday, Aug. 31, beginning at 8 a.m. The event will start and finish at the…
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•August 14, 2024
Winners Come From Far and Near as Sailing Championships Flood the Bay
Following their overall victory at the C420 U.S. National Championship, Peter Herlihy and Finn Sperry posed for a group photo with their clubmates. Seconds later, playful shoves sent them tumbling…
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•August 8, 2024
Harvey Cedars Dynasty Adds Ninth Straight Island Championship
No controversies. No complaints. No lengthy interruptions or arguments to disrupt the flow of events. For a change, the Island Lifeguard Championship tournament cruised through two evenings of…
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•August 8, 2024
LBI-Connected Allman Is First US Woman to Repeat as Olympic Discus Champ
A few seconds after Bin Feng’s final throw pounded the turf amid the infield of Stade de France, Valarie Allman raised her hands to her mouth, then let out a circular-lipped huff as she gazed toward…
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•August 1, 2024
Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim Returns Under New Management
Antonio Sanchez climbed out of the ocean and crossed the finish line of the 13th annual Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim with perhaps the biggest smile and wrinkliest fingers of all 330 competitors.
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•August 1, 2024
Green Fleet Sailors Compete for Sweets at Barnegat Light Yacht Club
Out on the bay with a yellow, smiley-face flag was a small boat filled with candy: Airheads, Skittles, Starburst, even gummy sharks, in lieu of real ones.
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•July 31, 2024
Host Crew Tops Standings in Harvey Cedars’ ‘Meltdown’
Cole Pietszak made the turn from north to south around the marker, looked around and had a bit of a revelation.
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•July 31, 2024
White Marlin Invitational Repeating Festive Format
The Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club is registering for its 55th annual White Marlin Invitational, running Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 15 to 17. The registration fee is $1,700 per boat.
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•July 31, 2024
Kolman’s Love of Swimming, Teaching Carry on Through Family Fund
Mark Kolman loved to swim and thoroughly enjoyed teaching others to swim.
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•July 30, 2024
Sydney Naklicki’s Swimming Success Starts With a Strong Kick and Tacos
Sydney Naklicki loves tacos, especially from La Jarochita in Manahawkin. She also loves animals and babies and enjoys fishing.
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•July 24, 2024
Women Step Up in Water, on Beach for Fantastic 16th Coquina Jam
The Jetty Coquina Jam at the 68th Street beach in Brant Beach ran without a hitch on Sunday, July 21. The ocean temps finally warmed after a historically cold stretch.
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•July 24, 2024
Younger Lifeguards Showcase Talents in Barnegat Light
As Bridget Daab turned toward the ocean at the green flag just to the south of 22nd Street’s beach in Barnegat Light, she quickly determined her path to a potential lead in the Ironwoman event on…
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•July 23, 2024
Stafford Softball Squad Reaches Semifinals, Gets Bumped Off By Pennsylvania
Christina Brooks didn’t wear quite as long a face as some of her teammates. In fact, she had plenty of reasons to smile after the Stafford Township Junior League all-star softball team walked off the…
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•July 20, 2024
Swimmer, 82, to Tackle Barnegat Light Ocean Mile 13th Time
Rob Madell will again make the mile-long swim off the coast of Barnegat Light, racing with the same vintage grace he has every summer. But more and more each year, the 82-year-old hears the tenacious…
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•July 18, 2024
Surf City Edges Harvey Cedars to Start Season With Epic Victory
Pepper Kolman wasn’t supposed to be back with the Surf City Beach Patrol this summer. At the conclusion of last summer’s Island Lifeguard Tournament, the word on the beach was that Pepper’s…
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•July 18, 2024
Jetty Coquina Jam Carries Tradition Through the Generations
The Jetty Coquina Jam is ramping up for this Sunday. The surf forecast is looking decent. All 96 competitors have been teamed up with partners and are already raising money on behalf of the Jetty…
