Sports
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•April 11, 2024
Southern Softball Squad Scores Big Win Over Defending Group 4 Champs
Trailing 4-0 after the first inning to the defending NJSIAA Group 4 champions wasn’t a position the Southern Regional softball team wanted to be in April 6, but the Rams made the most of the six…
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•April 10, 2024
Without Senior Leader, Barnegat Coasts By Lacey in Opener
While the ground shook beneath him, however long it lasted, Jakob Jason simply played through it. In fact, the entire Barnegat boys lacrosse team didn’t even realize an earthquake had happened midway…
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•April 10, 2024
Despite Sloppy Play, Southern Regional Knocks Off Cherry Hill East
For most of the Southern Regional boys volleyball team’s match on April 4, coach Eric Maxwell stood along the sideline, not too animated, his arms folded across his chest, a look of displeasure…
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•April 4, 2024
Southern Regional, Barnegat, Pinelands Must Prove Capabilities in New Divisions
Much like the boys, the Shore Conference girls lacrosse divisions have been restructured. And what a shift it is for Southern Regional and Barnegat.
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•April 3, 2024
Plenty of Pop in the Lineup as Southern Regional Takes Aim at Potentially Big Spring
Looking back at last spring, Southern Regional softball coach Jamie Bernaldo-Olsen should be excited about the new season starting this week — as soon as the rain stops — because her squad has some…
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•April 3, 2024
Southern Regional Reloads Artillery for Repeat Run at Division, County Crowns
A tennis team that wins its division and county championship for the first time in 20 years and brings back six of its top seven players the following year is a force to be reckoned with. Southern…
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•April 3, 2024
Lesiak, Mulhern Lead the Charge as Southern Shoots for Repeat of Last Season
Reaching the Ocean County Tournament championship was one of the highlights of last season for Southern Regional’s baseball team, as was capturing a share of the Shore Conference Class A South…
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•April 2, 2024
Ship Bottom Sprint Seeking Runners, Walkers
Both competitive and casual runners are invited to sign up for the Ship Bottom Sprint for Life benefit run on Saturday, April 13, beginning and ending at the waterfront/boat ramp park in Ship Bottom.…
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•March 28, 2024
Southern Regional Moved to Top Division After Conference Makes Big Changes for Wrestling
Dan Roy doesn’t sugarcoat anything when it comes to his Southern Regional wrestling program. Every kid who shows up for practice every day knows the mantra. The coaches are interested in developing…
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•March 27, 2024
In New Division, Southern Regional Will Need Plenty of Goals to Contend for Title
After winning consecutive NJSIAA South Jersey sectional titles and reaching the Group 4 finals the previous two seasons, the Southern Regional boys lacrosse team had what some might consider a down…
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•March 27, 2024
Despite Loss of Kean, Southern Regional Has Enough to Go Deep Into State Tourney
Replacing the production of one of the best players in the state isn’t an easy task. But with as deep a boys volleyball program as Southern Regional’s, in which talented players keep funneling…
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•March 27, 2024
With Talent and Experience, Southern Regional Golfers Should Contend Again
Toward the end of last season, knowing who was coming to the Southern Regional boys golf program this spring, Alex Henbest already seemed prepared to relinquish the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
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•March 25, 2024
After Hanging Up Cleats, Former Southern Regional Soccer Player Bischoff Turns Pro in Triathlon
Brad Bischoff wanted to be a professional soccer player. It was a dream of his since eighth grade, and much of his life through high school and into college had been centered around that goal.
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•March 22, 2024
Gesicki Looks Forward to Connecting With Cincinnati QB After Signing One-Year Deal
Joe Burrow is known around the NFL as a quarterback who can thread a needle or zip a football through a crack in a window. Mike Gesicki couldn’t have asked for a better offer than to be on the…
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•March 14, 2024
Southern Regional Junior Sprinter Sizzles at Nike Indoor Nationals
With the high school winter sports season officially winding down, a pair of Southern Regional track runners took one last opportunity to compete, this time not locally or regionally, but on national…
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•March 13, 2024
Southern Regional Senior Is Proof Drive, Application Lead to Success
Five days removed from climbing up to the third position on the medals podium inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, next to Delbarton’s Vincent Lee and Rumson-Fair Haven’s Hudson Skove, Collin…
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•March 7, 2024
Henrich Captures Second State Crown as Six Southern Regional Boys Grab Top-Four Spots
Throughout this season, Matt Henrich had a target on his back as a defending state champion. It didn’t matter. The Southern Regional senior was on a mission to go out on top.
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•March 7, 2024
Winter Season Culminates With Big Efforts in State Competitions
Rolling a Shore Conference South B division-leading 205 average this winter, Barnegat sophomore Jamie White finished the season among the top 10 girls in the state last week, claiming seventh place…
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•March 7, 2024
Gearl, Yanuzzelli, Henrich Climb Podium in Boardwalk Hall
The future of the Southern Regional girls wrestling program is bright, and Leila Gearl is proof.
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•March 3, 2024
Southern Regional’s Henrich Captures Second State Title, Mason Grabs Runner-Up Spot
Throughout this season, Matt Henrich had a target on his back as a defending state champion. It didn’t matter. The Southern Regional senior was on a mission to go out on top.
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•February 29, 2024
Henrich Captures Region Title as Gearl, Yanuzzelli Earn Spots in Atlantic City
Samantha Henrich had lost twice to West Deptford’s Jaden Bennett during tournaments earlier in the season. Henrich learned the lessons from those losses and didn’t let them happen on Feb. 25, when…
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•February 28, 2024
Barnegat Girls Bowlers Capture First State Championship in School History
Remember Feb. 27, 2024, Barnegat Township. It’s the day your high school girls bowling team made history.
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•February 28, 2024
French, Manera, Henrich Lead Southern Contingent into Boardwalk Hall for State Finals
It was tough to determine which one was Southern Regional senior Collin French’s toughest opponent, Lenape’s Jackson Wheeler or his own sweatshirt, which had him all tangled and twisted as he tried…
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•February 28, 2024
Southern Regional Girls Snag State Tourney Win Before Basketball Season Comes to End
Remember the names Skylar Soltis, Brielle Romano, Lindsey Kelly, Casey Collins and Samantha Russell. They’re the ones who comprised the starting crew for the Southern Regional girls basketball team…
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•February 28, 2024
Barnegat Girls Bowlers Capture First Overall State Championship in School History
Remember Feb. 27, 2024, Barnegat Township. It’s the day your high school girls bowling team made history.
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•February 24, 2024
Barnegat Girls Bowling Squad Takes Charge in First Game on Way to Third Straight Sectional Title
Everybody knows that when it’s playoff time, what happened during the regular season doesn’t matter. When the slate’s clean and it’s down to only one contest to win a championship, anything goes.
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•February 22, 2024
Southern Regional Girls Capture Division Hoops Crown With Win Over Toms River North
The Southern Regional girls basketball team spent a portion of the past week tuning up for the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 tournament, but on Monday, Feb. 19, the Rams had some unfinished business to…
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•February 21, 2024
Third-Seeded Birch Wins Title, Leads Entire Southern Contingent into Region Tourney
As the official at the center of the mat raised his right arm, the weariness of the afternoon showed in senior Bradford Birch’s body language. He had been through a couple of intense battles, and now…
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•February 17, 2024
Southern Regional Ice Hockey Squad Snags Dowd Cup for First Time Since 2016
The Shore Conference Dowd Cup certainly isn’t the Stanley Cup. It simply doesn’t have the mystique or tradition of that prestigious piece of hardware. However, the Southern Regional ice hockey team…
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•February 15, 2024
Southern Hockey Team Reaches Dowd Cup Final With Shutout
The Southern Regional ice hockey team seems to be playing at its best right now. After going 8-7-1 through their first 16 games, the Rams have won four straight, including a solid, shutout effort on…
