Sports
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•December 7, 2023
Southern Hockey Team Aims for Consistency, Offensive Punch This Season
Toward the end of last season, the Southern Regional ice hockey team clearly showed why it had a bit of a roller coaster winter, and head coach Graham Borg had a succinct assessment as to his Rams’…
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•December 6, 2023
Barnegat Girls Ready to Take Shot at Third Straight State Sectional Crown
The Barnegat girls bowling team has won back-to-back state sectional championships, and the Bengals should be in the hunt for another NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 crown come February. However, there’s…
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•December 5, 2023
Morris Concludes Holy Cross Grid Career
Although his football career at the College of the Holy Cross did not end as he had hoped, Sean Morris looks back at it as an “awesome experience.”
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•November 29, 2023
Through the Shenanigans, Regulski and Hamlin Steered Southern Regional to Higher Ground
Jordyn Hamlin and Molly Regulski have spent a lot of time together since their volleyball days at Southern Regional Middle School. Heck, they’re best friends now.
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•November 22, 2023
’Batman’ Saves the Day as Junior Class Stays Undefeated on Football Field
Tiffany Dempsey played the role of hunter so well during the annual Southern Regional Powder Puff football game between the junior and senior classes, she earned herself the privilege of wearing the…
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•November 16, 2023
Southern Regional’s D’Amelio Places 16th at Meet of Champions
Throughout the summer, early each morning leading up to the cross-country season, Santino D’Amelio and his Southern Regional teammates often could be found running along Hilliard Boulevard or…
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•November 15, 2023
Barnegat’s Season Ends With Loss to Governor Livingston in NJSIAA Group 2 Semis
When the girls volleyball season started, Barnegat head coach Emily Dancisin had no idea where the season would end. But one thing is certain: She wouldn’t have guessed her Bengals would still be…
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•November 15, 2023
Rams Were Not Perfect, But Maxwell Made the Right Moves to Propel Them to the Top
For most high school athletic teams, the journey toward a championship is just as important as the result at the end of the season. Along the way, lessons are learned, experiences build character…
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•November 13, 2023
Southern Regional Dominates Morristown to Capture Group 4 Championship
Sarah Capone’s first hit on one of Molly Regulski’s sets looked and felt like a lighting bolt shot through the Morristown defense.
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•November 9, 2023
Barnegat Knocks Off Collingswood, Pleasantville to Snag SJ Group 2 Title
Tara Charland has been a part of state sectional championship teams throughout most of her high school athletic career.
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•November 8, 2023
Rancocas Valley Too Much for Southern Regional Field Hockey Squad
Even while many of her players were shedding tears during their last post-game talk, Denise Newill reminded the Southern Regional field hockey team just how special of a season they’d had.
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•November 8, 2023
Southern Regional Senior D’Amelio Takes Eighth in Group 4, Heads for Meet of Champs
The cross-country season is over for all but one local runner. It just so happens to be Southern Regional’s lead guy.
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•November 8, 2023
Southern Regional Ousts Williamstown to Capture South Jersey Group 4 Crown
Down by a point in the third game, with her team trying to advance to the state semifinals, Liliana Davis toed the back line and briefly stared toward the other side of the net. While not exactly the…
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•November 2, 2023
Truex Jr. Bows Out of Championship Hunt After Martinsville
Martin Truex Jr. had the right position to start the race. He didn’t have the right one at the end of it, and thus the NASCAR Cup Series regular season champ won’t be racing for the championship in…
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•November 2, 2023
D’Amelio, Skiendzielewski Lead Boys into Group 4 Meet; Collins Qualifies as Individual
Senior Santino D’Amelio and junior Kyle Skiendzielewski are going to do their best to pull the train on Saturday, Nov. 4, but whether the Southern Regional boys cross-country qualifies for the NJSIAA…
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•November 2, 2023
Southern Regional Never Quits But Toms River North Too Much in State Playoffs
After getting thrashed by defending NJSIAA Group 5 champion Toms River North in late September, the Southern Regional football team knew trying to get through the Mariners in the first round of the…
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•November 1, 2023
Pinelands Regional Cruises Past Ocean City to Start State Tourney Road
On the heels of last season’s state sectional championship, everybody knew some things were going to change with the Pinelands Regional girls volleyball squad. After all, when you graduate two-thirds…
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•November 1, 2023
After Battling Back All Season, Barnegat Falls Short Against Cinnaminson in State Tourney
Through its first eight games of the season, the Barnegat field hockey team was staring at the possibility of not making the state tournament. But during the last three weeks of the regular season…
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•October 29, 2023
Gesicki Catches First Touchdown Pass With New England During Win Over Buffalo
Lucky No. 7 on National Tight Ends Day – who would have thought?
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•October 27, 2023
Bodybuilder Michelle Johnson Wins Big in Utah, Heads to Nationals
Award-winning bodybuilder Michelle Johnson of Little Egg Harbor made history Oct. 7 at the NPC Utah Classic in Salt Lake City as overall winner in the figure division, placing first in both figure B…
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•October 26, 2023
Southern Regional Girls Cross-Country Squad Swipes Sixth in Conference
After capturing the Ocean County championship a week earlier, the Southern Regional girls cross-country team returned to Ocean County Park for the Shore Conference Championship meet and again was the…
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•October 25, 2023
Southern Regional Cruises Into Depths of Tourney Where Familiar Foes Await
Jessica Bruther and her Southern Regional field hockey teammates on the offensive side know it’s going to take more than one or two goals to get past the top teams in both the Shore Conference and…
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•October 25, 2023
Southern Regional Cruises Past Donovan, Scores Back-to-Back Conference Crowns
Heading into the Shore Conference Tournament’s final two rounds Monday night, Oct. 23, the Southern Regional girls volleyball team had faced 19 conference opponents, and not a single one had taken…
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•October 18, 2023
Southern Regional Boys Exit Conference Tourney With Loss to Middletown North
It’s not often one guy makes the difference in a soccer match. Unfortunately for the Southern Regional boys on Oct. 11, the one guy who made a difference was not on their side.
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•October 18, 2023
Southern’s Madsen Hangs Up Coaching Hat After 29 Tennis Seasons
It’s not the most visible location, but on the back of Howard Madsen’s “Southern Tennis” hat the gold embroidered lettering spells out something fierce – “Madsenator.”
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•October 18, 2023
Southern Regional Girls Serve Solid Finish to Tennis Season
For many girls tennis teams within the Shore Conference, this season has been shorter than those of the previous few years, thanks in part to more limited divisional schedules. That was true for…
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•October 18, 2023
Pinelands Regional Makes Barnegat Pay for Its Undisciplined Play
Composure is essential to winning football games. On Oct. 13, Pinelands Regional kept its composure. Barnegat did not.
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•October 18, 2023
Southern Regional Boys, Girls Cruise to County Crowns
During his four years with the Southern Regional boys cross-country team, Levi Miller has touched a lot of hardware. But then, that’s what happens when a culture of hard work and commitment…
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•October 12, 2023
Brant Beach Yacht Club Sailor Selected for Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame
The Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame recently announced the inductees for its class of 2023. This is the eighth such class inducted, and among those selected for induction this year is Brant Beach…
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•October 12, 2023
Southern Regional Shows It’s the SCT Favorite During Win Over Donovan Catholic
When the Shore Conference Tournament final is played inside the Georgian Court University gym on Oct. 23, there’s a good chance the Southern Regional girls volleyball team will be squaring off with…