Sports
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•September 21, 2022
Pinelands Regional Gets Into Win Column By Bouncing Lakewood
The Pinelands Regional field hockey program saw a significant change during the offseason when former coach Liz Law left for an assistant coaching job at the collegiate level. Christy Kunder stepped…
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•September 21, 2022
Freshman’s Late Goal Helps Barnegat Extend Season-Opening Win Streak
Jesse Hedlund has been around the block within the Barnegat boys soccer program. Now a senior, Hedlund has had a menagerie of players surrounding him the past few seasons, and, unfortunately, the…
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•September 15, 2022
16th Annual Clam Jam Lights Up Early; Weber and Willem Take the Win
In 2007, Jetty held its first-ever Clam Jam event. After some good-time brainstorming and planning sessions, the company, which had been around for four years and sold T-shirts at a handful of East…
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•September 15, 2022
Beach Polo Classic Returns to Brant Beach Oct. 1
Come out to watch the ponies at the Beach Polo Classic on the 68th Street beach in Brant Beach on Saturday, Oct. 1. Long Beach Township and Tinicum Park Polo, based in Erwinna, Pa., are excited to…
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•September 15, 2022
Southern Regional Field Hockey Squad Halts Opening Skid With Win Over Jags
The Southern Regional field hockey team bounced back after losing its first two games of the season and in the process doubled its scoring output from the first two on Sept. 12.
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•September 14, 2022
Sophomore Comes Through at Third Singles as Pinelands Edges Barnegat
Pinelands Regional sophomore Sage Targett couldn’t help but notice all the empty courts around her. Despite that, she kept her focus on the opponent opposite her, Barnegat’s Victoria VanWagner.
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•September 14, 2022
Pinelands Misses Opportunities as Barnegat Escapes With One-Point Victory
At times, football is a game of missed chances. On Sept. 9, Barnegat was the beneficiary while Pinelands Regional walked away shaking its collective head.
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•September 14, 2022
Southern Regional Boys Have Lots of Clout, Will Challenge for Some Titles
As the cross-country season gets underway, one thing is a certainty: The Southern Regional boys are loaded with talent.
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•September 14, 2022
Southern Regional Struggles for Goals With Best Offensive Weapon Sidelined
Starting off the season against defending NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV champion Toms River North was a big test for the Southern Regional girls soccer team. However, the Rams would have loved to have…
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•September 8, 2022
Barnegat Runners Dominate at Fire Company 5-K Race
Nearly 300 runners of various ages participated in the Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co.’s 19th annual Stop Drop and Run on Sept. 3. The event, featuring a 5K and 10K, began and ended at the…
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•September 8, 2022
Southern, Barnegat and Pinelands Programs Could Have Exciting Seasons This Fall
This season could be an exciting one for the local girls soccer teams. Each one has brought back some experienced and talented players.
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•September 7, 2022
Southern, Barnegat, Pinelands Return Quality and Experienced Talent to the Court
Last season, the Southern Regional girls volleyball team had a new full-time setter amid mostly a new team, after capturing an NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV title the previous season. The Rams had a…
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•September 7, 2022
Southern, Pinelands, Barnegat Squads Cycling in New, Returning Players to Singles Positions
Sometimes the cycles are such among girls tennis lineups that, at some point, most or all of the singles positions receive a new crop of players, or at least one or two who had played in doubles…
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•September 7, 2022
Southern, Pinelands and Barnegat All Need Significant Goal Production This Fall
Following a banner season in which scoring goals seemed easy, last year’s Southern Regional boys soccer squad had some trouble putting balls in the net, especially early in the season. During the…
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•September 7, 2022
Pinelands Opens Football Season With Victory
Before the Pinelands Regional football season started, new head coach John Tierney was adamant in saying senior quarterback Ryan Allen wasn’t going to carry the ball 30 times per game. Tierney kept…
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•September 7, 2022
Southern, Barnegat, Pinelands Have Some Offensive Clout Returning for Fall
Having a ton of seniors leading a team is both a blessing and a curse. Eventually, those seniors who had been relied upon to help set the tone and burn a path, in some cases for several years, fly…
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•September 1, 2022
With Barnegat Bay Challenge, Solo Is Way to Go for Some Paddlers
Pepper Kolman has spent much of the past four years rowing in a boat with seven other women as a member of the crew team at Clemson University, and soon will be joining the Rutgers crew team as a…
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•September 1, 2022
Crisdel, Code Blu Dominate White Marlin Invitational
More than $500,000 in prize money was paid out following the recent White Marlin Invitational sponsored by the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club.
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•September 1, 2022
Catboats Hit the Water on Sunday
Harvey Cedars summer activities come to a traditional end with the annual catboat races on Sunday, Sept. 4, off Sunset Park.
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•August 31, 2022
Southern, Barnegat, Pinelands Expect Returning Players to Lead the Charge This Fall
Jaiden Brown was a special kind of player, and any sensible coach would say what the former Southern Regional High School running back and linebacker brought onto the field every day for three…
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•August 30, 2022
Shields, Brown, Cooke Team Up With Monmouth Contingent for USLA Nationals
Perhaps one day, Long Beach Island again will send a team to the U.S. Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Championships. For now, LBI guards can team up with their brothers and sisters in…
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•August 27, 2022
Temme Steps Aside for Something New After 20 Years of Leading SCYC Youth Sailing Program
Andy Temme’s influence at Surf City Yacht Club runs deep, particularly with its youth sailing program.
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•August 25, 2022
Beach Haven 19-Year-Old Takes Top Spot in Dog Day Road Race
It may have been one of the smallest fields during the past decade, but the Dog Day Road Race was back in full swing Aug. 21.
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•August 25, 2022
Junior Sailor Hubbard Brings Faye Bennet Memorial Award Back to Brant Beach
The sailors’ names on the Faye Bennet Memorial Award have quite the reputation, since each one was an accomplished junior competitor.
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•August 25, 2022
Top Positions Dominated By Off-Island Sailors in New Jersey Optimist Championship
Optimist sailors from near and far descended on Surf City Yacht Club last week to close out the youth sailing season on the Island.
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•August 23, 2022
Haven Beach Club’s Depth in Youngest Age Groups Makes the Difference (With Video)
A few years ago, Zach Levin was part of a young group of swimmers that helped Haven Beach Club break through St. Francis Community Center’s reign at the top. This year, Levin helped lead those…
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•August 20, 2022
Some Go All Out to Win Down Bay Regatta; Others Take Relaxed Approach
Mack Van Buskirk probably could have gotten himself a Melges 15 boat and challenged for the top spot in the annual Down Bay Regatta at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club. He opted for something with a…
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•August 17, 2022
No Meltdowns, But Cedars Beach Patrol Finally Takes Second in Own Tournament
As Shawn Hannon stood up inside the Ship Bottom Beach Patrol surfboat, a wave pummeled the side of it and he spilled head first into the 62-degree ocean. He was OK, and he calmly ran up the beach…
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•August 12, 2022
Harvey Cedars Makes History With Seventh Consecutive Island Tournament Title
His eyes watery and voice shaky, Chief Randy Townsend could barely get out the words to define what his Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol had just accomplished.
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•August 11, 2022
Boston Red Sox Ship Former Barnegat Star Jay Groome to San Diego Padres
The former Barnegat High School left-handed pitcher, drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2016 as the 12th overall pick in the first round, on Aug. 2 was dealt to the San Diego Padres in exchange for…
