Sports
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•February 14, 2024
Southern Regional Routs Hunterdon Central, Phillipsburg to Snag Second Straight State Title
For many wrestlers, the last few weeks of the season are the prime times, when they can showcase their talents on the stages of the district, regional and state tournaments.
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•February 14, 2024
Big Revisions Force Bowling Teams into Head-to-Head Matches in State Tourney
There’s been a significant shakeup for the high school bowling state tournament this year. The question is whether it’s going to be good for the sport or a short-lived change.
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•February 14, 2024
Newsome, Wildcats Score Pair of Wins in Coaches Cup Tourney
Even though the Pinelands Regional boys basketball team didn’t qualify for the conference or state tournaments, there’s no doubt head coach Fred Johnson wants his Wildcats to finish the season…
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•February 8, 2024
Southern Regional Girls Swim Squad’s Impressive Stretch Includes State Tourney Win
Summarizing the past nine days for the Southern Regional girls swim team is easy. What started with another awesome regular season coming to an end continued with some outstanding efforts in the…
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•February 8, 2024
Barnegat Girls Drop Two Games to Lacey, Fall Into Third Place
When two of the teams within a division are depleted, it makes picking up ground difficult, especially once your team falls behind in the standings. The Barnegat girls bowling squad’s push toward a…
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•February 7, 2024
Romano Buries Big Shot as Southern Girls Take Over First Place
Brielle Romano has buried eight three-point field goals this season, the second highest total on the Southern Regional girls basketball squad, but about 80% less than the output of teammate Casey…
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•February 7, 2024
Barnegat Seniors Proud of Teams’ Hard Work, Family Vibe as Swim Season Ends
Following a season in which the team had just nine swimmers, it would have been easy for Tyler Finkle or Christopher Schumann, or any of the seniors, to not care much about this season. But that’s…
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•February 1, 2024
Barnegat Bowler Fires First Perfect Game in School History
The 10-pin made A.J. Wolcott sweat a little at the end of his second game on Jan. 25.
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•January 31, 2024
Pinelands Regional Finds Way to Get Past Brick in Double Overtime
Oftentimes, a team struggling to win games simply doesn’t grasp how to play with a lead. Such has been the case for the Pinelands Regional boys basketball team this year.
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•January 31, 2024
Thornton, Fitzpatrick Lead Barnegat Past Pinelands Regional
A week ago, Emma Thornton celebrated a milestone in her career many players don’t ever reach.
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•January 31, 2024
Southern Regional Boys, Girls Swimmers Cruise Past Brick Memorial
Back in his homeland of Ukraine, Yaroslav Soria had some swimming experience, but nothing quite like he has experienced during the last two seasons with the Southern Regional boys swim team.
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•January 26, 2024
Southern Regional Boys, Girls Swim Squads Snag County Crowns Again
For the first time in several seasons, the Southern Regional boys swim team may not have been considered the favorite going into the Ocean County Championships. The Rams are a bit of a young team…
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•January 24, 2024
Southern’s Hoops Squad Lights Up Scoreboard During Four-Game Streak
Since a five-point loss to Barnegat a couple of weeks ago, the Southern Regional boys basketball team has been on fire. In fact, the Rams have been averaging more than 68 points per game since their…
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•January 24, 2024
Southern Edges Red Bank Regional for Second Straight Win
In five of the Southern Regional ice hockey team’s six losses, burying the biscuit in the basket has been an issue. In those games, the Rams scored two goals or less.
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•January 24, 2024
Yanuzzelli, Henrich Win Big as Southern Girls Take All Five Jamboree Bouts
Ella Yanuzzelli spent last season away from the wrestling mat as she recovered from not one, but two shoulder surgeries. She finally got back into action a couple of months ago but was hesitant to…
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•January 18, 2024
Barnegat Outrebounds Southern Regional on Way to Big Victory
It’s a simple formula for basketball. Solid defense and rebounding are essential elements to success. So far this season, just about every game the Barnegat boys team has won, the Bengals have…
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•January 17, 2024
Southern Bounces Back Against Toms River East After Tough Loss to CBA
Wherever the Southern Regional wrestling team goes, there’s a target on its back. Last year, a two-point win over Christian Brothers Academy increased the size of that target significantly, and on…
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•January 17, 2024
Barnegat Wrestlers Get Pins Early to Knock Off Rival Pinelands
Through the first few weeks of the season, there’s been a common theme with the Barnegat wrestling team, and it’s this: Most other teams are beatable except those in the Shore Conference Class B…
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•January 11, 2024
Stellar Sports Year for Many But One Individual Rises Above the Rest
All things were normal in 2023. No more pandemic. No more weird schedules. And no nonsense for many of our local athletic teams and individuals. It was a fun year, to put it simply. Here are the The…
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•January 11, 2024
Southern Regional Boys Bowlers in Midst of Division Title Hunt
Alex Henbest knows a thing or two about being a leader. Last spring, he was the lead guy on the Southern Regional boys golf team. But this winter, his role with the boys bowling team has a lot more…
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•January 10, 2024
Southern Regional Girls Hoops Squad Manages Split for First Week of New Year
The Southern Regional girls basketball team started the season 4-0, but since has experienced a bit of a roller coaster ride.
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•December 21, 2023
Even a Show Dog Gets in on the Action at Annual Ugly Sweater Race
He didn’t have an ugly sweater to wear during the race. Instead, he had a coat of fur.
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•December 21, 2023
Collins, Soltis Steer Southern Regional Girls to 2-0 Start
It’s always a good thing when the 6-foot-3 girl is healthy and playing at full strength, especially when she complements the much shorter point guard so well.
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•December 21, 2023
Southern Regional Girls Swim Team Bounces Back With Huge Victory
Winning is something the Southern Regional girls swim team is expected to do a lot this winter. The Rams scored the first of those victories on Dec. 15 with a 137-29 rout of Toms River North.
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•December 20, 2023
Glass Returns With a Bang But Pinelands’ Inexperience Shows in Opener
After missing last season with an injury, Tyler Glass couldn’t wait to get onto the mat as the Pinelands Regional wrestling season kicked into gear Dec. 14. He apparently didn’t want his first match…
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•December 13, 2023
With Collins, Soltis Leading Experienced Crew, Southern Regional Should Win More Games
If there is one lesson the Southern Regional girls basketball team learned last season, it was how to function without a big presence on the inside.
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•December 13, 2023
Despite Loss, Southern Regional Girls Swim Team Already in Postseason Mode
So, the Southern Regional girls swim team lost a regular season meet for the first time in several years. It doesn’t matter. So, the Rams lost by 10 points in their season opener to a really good…
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•December 13, 2023
Younger This Winter, Southern Aims for Division Contention
Through the first 14 games last season, the Southern Regional boys basketball team was on pace for a 20-win season. But then the second half of the season arrived, and the roller coaster went…
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•December 13, 2023
Henrich Leads Southern Regional Into Another Potentially Big Season
After capturing the NJSIAA Group 5 team championship, securing seven individual region titles and sending 12 wrestlers to Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, of which six ended up on the medals podium…
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•December 7, 2023
Behind Immense Talent and Depth, Southern Regional Girls Primed for Another Big Season
Everybody connected to the Southern Regional girls swim team should be excited about the upcoming winter season. The Rams are just a darned good squad. Period.
