Sports
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•June 16, 2021
Braddock, Brown, Gonzalez Lead Southern to Group IV Title
It wasn’t enough that Jackson Braddock went into the NJSIAA Group IV Championships as the top-seeded runner and favorite to win the 3,200-meter run. He had some inspiration to do well with a special…
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•June 10, 2021
Balanced Attack Leads Southern Boys Volleyball Team to 11th Sectional Crown
The Jackson Memorial boys volleyball team found out on June 9 why Southern Regional, year after year, is so difficult to beat at this time of year.
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•June 10, 2021
Southern Manufactures Late Runs to Oust Rancocas Valley
Sometimes waiting until late in the game to put the screws to the other team works. Other times, it doesn’t. For the Southern Regional softball team, it worked on June 4.
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•June 9, 2021
Southern Regional Boys Snag South Jersey Group IV Track and Field Title
The Southern Regional boys track and field team had a huge second day of competition during this past weekend’s NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV Championships, so much so that the Rams reached the top of…
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•June 9, 2021
Southern Routs Monroe to Capture Sectional Crown
Going into the state tournament, four was the Southern Regional boys lacrosse team’s magic number.
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•June 9, 2021
Southern Reaches Boys Volleyball South Jersey Final, Face Jackson Memorial Rematch
The Southern Regional boys volleyball team is right where it belongs.
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•June 3, 2021
Pinelands Regional, Barnegat Softball Squads Start Winding Down Wild Season
It’s been quite a roller coaster type season for the Pinelands Regional and Barnegat softball teams. Both the Wildcats and Bengals started off well in later April, but then had some rocky outings on…
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•June 2, 2021
Southern Regional Girls Golf Squad Finishes Season Undefeated
When Mary Kate Reilly said she and her Southern Regional girls golf teammates were “crushing it,” she wasn’t kidding. And with a week left to the season, the junior also said she was confident the…
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•June 2, 2021
Former Pinelands Pitcher Noah Dean Helps Old Dominion Snag Conference USA Crown
Former Pinelands Regional standout pitcher Noah Dean played a part in Old Dominion University baseball team’s first Conference USA championship on May 30, as the Monarchs advanced to the NCAA…
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•June 2, 2021
Pinelands Regional Boys Tennis Team Advances to State Sectional Final
For a second straight season, the Pinelands Regional boys tennis team advanced to the final round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II tournament.
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•June 2, 2021
Southern Knocks Off Jackson Memorial, CBA to Capture SCT Boys Volleyball Title
By the time the Shore Conference Tournament is wrapping up and the state tournaments begin, coach Eric Maxwell expects his team to be playing its best volleyball. That’s the case every year, and this…
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•May 26, 2021
Inaugural Tuna Open Ready to Roll June 6
The Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club, the home every August of the longest running white marlin tournament in the U.S., is holding a first-ever fishing event scheduled for June 6-12.
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•May 26, 2021
Pinelands Regional Golfers Cap Solid Season With Victory Over Jackson Liberty
Two seasons ago, the Pinelands Regional golf team completed a second straight undefeated campaign, and with a solid bunch expected back last season, coach James Becker believed his Wildcats were…
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•May 26, 2021
Dog Day Race Going Virtual in Harvey Cedars
Last year at this time due to the pandemic, the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. in Harvey Cedars canceled the Dog Day Race for August.
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•May 26, 2021
Southern Girls, Boys Lacrosse Reach Tourney Quarterfinals
A few days prior to the Southern Regional girls lacrosse team’s Shore Conference Tournament first-round matchup with Holmdel, coach Lori Johnson took a page out of her youth and had her players make…
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•May 26, 2021
Southern Regional Seniors Mezzo, Ortner Snatch Shore Conference Hurdles Crowns
Heading into the spring track and field season, Southern Regional senior Maria Mezzo already was a favorite to win several Ocean County titles. And she may have contended for two during the Shore…
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•May 26, 2021
Barnegat Grabs Girls Lacrosse Division Crown with Win Over Lacey
Last spring, the Barnegat girls lacrosse team was powerful enough that winning a Shore Conference Class B South title for the first time in program history was very much a possibility. The Bengals…
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•May 20, 2021
Braddock Leads Way as Southern Boys Win Track and Field County Title
After climbing to the top of the chart in the Ocean County Relays a week earlier, the Southern Regional boys track and field squad kept it going at the Ocean County Championships over the weekend…
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•May 19, 2021
Rising, Manhattan Softball Squad Earn Spot in NCAA Tournament
Former Pinelands Regional softball star Jessie Rising has quite a history of playing in some big games. She became part of Manhattan College history on May 15, when the Jaspers captured their first…
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•May 19, 2021
Southern Regional Girls Golfers Get By Barnegat to Remain Undefeated
Jeff Reilly has been coaching sports in some way for some 30 years, but this season is his first coaching a girls squad. As it’s turned out, he’s quite happy with the decision to do so.
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•May 19, 2021
Southern Exits Early From Conference Softball Tournament
Perhaps a bye in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament wasn’t the best thing for the Southern Regional softball team, despite the fact the Rams entered their second-round clash with…
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•May 19, 2021
Barnegat Baseball Team Trucking Along, Wins Pair Against Manchester
So far this spring, the Barnegat baseball team’s season has been a bit of a roller coaster. Right now, the Bengals are on the way up, and that’s where they’re hoping to stay for the remainder of the…
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•May 19, 2021
Pinelands Clinches Second in Boys Tennis County Tournament
All in all, the Pinelands Regional boys tennis team had a pair of solid efforts in two different tournaments last week. First, the Wildcats reached the quarterfinals of the Shore Conference…
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•May 13, 2021
Southern Sailors Green, Shaw and Witt Outlast Ranney to Capture Mid-Atlantic Title
Following the second-place finish of Bridget Green and Natalie Shaw at the New Jersey Interscholastic Sailing Association Girls Championships regatta on May 5, the Southern Regional trio of Green…
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•May 13, 2021
Pinelands Regional Goes Undefeated Through First 10 Tennis Matches
Since Brian Jones has been at the helm of the Pinelands Regional boys tennis team, the Wildcats hadn’t started a season with a perfect record through its first 10 matches. Of course, there’s a first…
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•May 13, 2021
Young, Inexperienced Barnegat Squad Off to a Positive Start
At times on May 6, the Barnegat boys volleyball team looked like a viable, well-versed squad. At other times, the Bengals looked as if they still needed a significant amount of practice to get some…
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•May 6, 2021
Pinelands Launches Boys Volleyball With Early Success
With a new boys volleyball program, it’s easy for the guys to get a little overzealous as they try to learn the differences between playing the game in gym class and becoming a cohesive, competent…
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•May 5, 2021
Southern Regional Boys Volleyball Team Wins 10 Matches to Start Season
Two weeks into the spring sports season, plenty of Southern Ocean County teams remain undefeated. But one particular spurt is among the most impressive so far this season – the Southern Regional High…
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•May 5, 2021
Southern Regional Boys Golf on a Roll With Four Straight Wins
During the first 11 days of the golf season, the Southern Regional boys weren’t putting up great scores. On April 20 when they lost to Pinelands, the Rams scored a 205 to culminate a stretch during…
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•April 28, 2021
Southern Regional Girls Lacrosse Team Has Plenty of Offensive Clout
Last spring was a nightmare for many high school sports coaches, Lori Johnson among them.
