Sports
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•August 30, 2023
New Tennis Group Chalks Up Successful Season
On Aug. 22, the “18 Miles of Tennis” group ended its inaugural season with a “Queen of the Court” round robin at the Beach Haven tennis courts, followed by a party and the introduction of their team…
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•August 30, 2023
Stop Drop and Run in Barnegat Sept. 2
The Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co. invites runners of all ages and levels to its 11th annual Stop Drop and Run on Saturday, Sept. 2, starting at 8 a.m. The event will start and finish at the…
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•August 30, 2023
Southern Regional Not Going NJ ‘Choice’ Despite Inquiries
While the last Southern Regional School Board of Education meeting of the summer produced very little in the way of earth-shattering information, Superintendent Craig Henry provided a recommendation…
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•August 30, 2023
Pinelands Eyes Another Solid Campaign After ‘Huge Step Forward’
At the end of last year’s football season, Pinelands Regional High School head coach John Tierney had nothing but good things to say about his program. With good reason – the Wildcats finished 7-4…
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•August 28, 2023
Top Two From Last Year Trade Places in Annual Dog Day Race
Runners who are often at the front of the field typically get to know each other a little. Such was the case with Max Manganiello and Eric Reitinger during last year’s Dog Day Road Race, which…
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•August 26, 2023
Haven Beach Club Grabs Momentum Early, Carries It Through to Second Straight Title
In “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the Whos in Whoville were singing a happy song when the sun rose on Christmas morning, despite the Grinch’s best efforts to stop Christmas from coming.
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•August 24, 2023
Bloody Hands, Greenheads, Nothing: Discussions Vary Through 5 Miles
Some may wonder what goes through the mind of a rower through the course of a 5-mile race in a bay. But for the Barnegat Bay Challenge on Aug. 21, the initial question centered on what some of the…
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•August 23, 2023
Crisdel Does It Again at White Marlin Invitational
Just like last year, Crisdel was the big winner in last week’s White Marlin Invitational, sponsored by the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club.
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•August 19, 2023
Ship Bottom Mermaid Classic Succeeds as Fun Season Finale
Maggie Bogacz and five of her teammates had just completed possibly the most fun event of any lifeguard tournament in which they had participated, and it wasn’t even for points toward their total…
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•August 18, 2023
Longboard Classic ‘Infinitely Precious,’ Shares Stoke Across Generations
A common refrain heard Saturday at the Alliance for a Living Ocean’s Longboard Classic was “the best day of the summer.” The 68th Street beach in Brant Beach was the site for competitive surfing…
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•August 17, 2023
Family Ties Run Deep at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club’s Down Bay Regatta
Kelly McGlynn loves sailing with her father. Unfortunately, Kevin McGlynn has some bad luck when it comes to getting in or near a boat.
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•August 16, 2023
Sign Up for Harvey Cedars Catboat Races
Harvey Cedars’ summer activities come to a traditional end with the annual catboat races on Sunday, Sept. 3, off Sunset Park.
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•August 16, 2023
Young Anglers Have Reel Good Time in Harvey Cedars
The 24rd Annual Association of Surf Angling Club Youth Surf Fishing Tournament was held on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Harvey Cedars. Festivities began and ended at Sunset Park and fishing took place at the…
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•August 10, 2023
Barnegat Light Race Team Captain Westerberg Calls Foul Over Rules Decision
While Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol celebrated another Island Lifeguard Tournament title and most members of the other patrols began packing up their stuff, Zak Westerberg sat in the sand, facing the…
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•August 9, 2023
ALO Honors Surfing’s Salad Days With 15th Annual Longboard Classic
The first time anyone surfed on LBI was the 1940s. By the time the 1950s came around, surfers rode the first foam and fiberglass boards. There was only a small core of them. Their summertime…
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•August 9, 2023
Truex Jr. Increases Points Lead Atop Cup Series Standings
After he went winless during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, most people connected to auto racing probably expected Martin Truex Jr. would come back with something big in 2023. It all started with…
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•August 9, 2023
St. Francis Surges Past Haven Beach Club in Prep for Island Championships
Among the Long Beach Island swim clubs, there’s always an excitement, more of an anxious tension, as the season closes in on the championship meet and all five teams are about to get together to…
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•August 6, 2023
Veterans, Younger Guards Prove Their Prowess at LBTBP Women’s Invitational
Last year, the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol’s Women’s Invitational lifeguard tournament was dealt an icy blow and forced to cancel because the ocean water was unusually cold for July.
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•August 3, 2023
Former High School Pitchers Groome, Dean Have Ups and Downs in Minors
A pair of former pitchers from local high school baseball programs are chugging through their minor league assignments this summer, even though both have had their ups and downs.
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•August 2, 2023
Time’s Ticking for Competitors to Enter Annual Dog Day Race
After a two-year hiatus, the Dog Day Race made its return last year and had a much lighter field than anytime during its recent past. Nonetheless, the tradition trots along for a 44th time. This…
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•August 2, 2023
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Returns to Top Spot in Midsummer Meltdown
After falling short in its own tournament last summer for the first time since its inception, the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol may have had a little chip on its collective shoulders July 28 for the…
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•August 2, 2023
Long Beach Township Squad Ready for Island Tourney
Typically, the Ship Bottom Invitational Jack Donlon Memorial gives some indication of whether the local beach patrols are ready for the Long Beach Island Lifeguard Tournament.
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•July 29, 2023
Surf Dash Crew Secures Victory for Beach Haven Crest in LBTBP Cup Tourney
Christian Berardo had only one mission as he sprinted atop the sand toward the first marker flag for the opening leg of the Surf Dash Relay on July 22.
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•July 27, 2023
Volleyball Players Hamlin, Smart Compete for All-Star Squad at Major National Tourney
At the college level, volleyball is played at a much higher level than in high school. The passing is crisper. The sets are more accurate. The hammer shots are like lightning bolts. The athletes are…
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•July 27, 2023
Ship Bottom Beach Patrol Adds New Women’s Tournament
So, lifeguard tournament fans thought the Island Tournament set for Aug. 4-5 would be the culminating event of the summer. Nope. The Ship Bottom Beach Patrol delivered a surprise announcement last…
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•July 21, 2023
15th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam Puts Females in Position to Steer Event
It was a warm weeknight 15 years ago when locally-based Jetty, still a relatively young brand at the time, held its first Jetty Coquina Jam in Harvey Cedars.
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•July 20, 2023
Olympic Gold Medalist Impressed With C420 Women’s Event at BBYC
An Olympic gold medal hanging from her neck, Lynne Jewell Shore smiled at the thought of having a trophy named in honor of her and former sailing partner Allison Jolly.
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•July 19, 2023
Tournaments End for Stafford Baseball, Softball Squads
The road ended for four Stafford Little League baseball and softball squads during the past nine days, two in the state tournament and two in Section 4 tourneys.
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•July 19, 2023
First C420 Women’s North American Championship Makes Waves at Brant Beach Yacht Club
Samara Walshe went home to New York City over the weekend and had to make room on her nightstand for a decent-sized brant goose. Well, a decoy of one, anyway.
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•July 15, 2023
Young Surf City Beach Patrol Squad Delivers Epic Effort to Win Opening Tournament
At 23 years old, Pepper Kolman was the oldest competitor for the Surf City Beach Patrol when it hosted the annual Epic Lifeguard Tournament on July 6. But to hear Capt. Mark Dileo say it, she’s just…
