Sports
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•February 21, 2020
Gerena’s Presence Inside, Outside Adds New Dimension for Bengals
This basketball season, the “Blackout” crew, aka the student section, has become accustomed to howling whenever Isaiah Gerena steps to the foul line for a free throw. But it’s not because the girls…
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•February 19, 2020
Barnegat’s Xiques Finishes 14th at Bowling Tournament of Champions
Barnegat High School’s Matt Xiques had a heck of a finish to his junior season on the bowling alley.
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•February 19, 2020
Barnegat’s Cappuccio, Pinelands’ Makar Grab Indoor Track Sectional Crowns
Madison Cappuccio soared to a new height while Liz Makar continued her dominance as the Barnegat and Pinelands Regional girls indoor track teams competed against South Jersey’s best during the NJSIAA…
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•February 19, 2020
Freshman Clinches Section Title for Southern Regional Wrestlers and Rams Go on to Win State Crown
Even given the hostile environment that was the Howell High School gymnasium on Feb. 14, his team knotted up with one of the best teams in New Jersey and a sectional championship on the line…
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•February 19, 2020
Barnegat Boys Hoops Team Has Solid Tuneup Week Before Tournament Time
The week before the Shore Conference tournament begins is always a good time for a basketball team to work out any final kinks and get the troops ready for the last run of the season. The Barnegat…
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•February 15, 2020
Hardworking and Humble, Karagan Bulger Does Whatever It Takes to Help Her Team
If you walked up to some of the older students at Southern Regional High School, or perhaps a random teacher, and mentioned the name Karagan, chances are good they’d know who you’re talking about.…
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•February 13, 2020
Ousting Lenape in State Sectional Another Big Moment for Southern Regional Boys Swim Team
As parents and fans made their way toward the exit at Giant Fitness in Voorhees around 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 7, Southern Regional boys swim team head coach Patrick Craig stood by the lifeguard chair at…
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•February 12, 2020
Southern Regional Wrestlers Have to Go Through TRN for Another State Sectional Title
If the Southern Regional High School wrestling team was going to reach the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V championship, Toms River North was going to be standing in the way.
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•February 12, 2020
Southern Girls Bowlers Qualify for State Finals with Second-Place Effort
On the heels of the Southern Regional boys bowling team winning its first-ever NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV championship a week earlier, coach Ed Costa’s girls apparently showed up to Laurel Lanes in…
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•February 11, 2020
Barnegat Boys Swim Team’s State Tournament Road Ends in Semifinals
After drawing the second seed for the NJSIAA South Jersey Group C tournament, Barnegat boys swim team coach Emily Cherry had to figure out a way to adjust her lineup so her Bengals could get by…
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•February 7, 2020
Ryan Skeie Leads Pinelands Boys Basketball Team With Grit and Positive Attitude
During his sophomore and junior seasons, Pinelands Regional High School basketball player Ryan Skeie wasn’t able to wear the jersey number of his favorite player because somebody older on the team…
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•February 6, 2020
Southern Regional Boys Bowlers Make History, Capture South Jersey Championship
Some 22 hours removed from the best day in Southern Regional bowling history, coach Tony Salvatore had a tough time finding words to describe what he had witnessed at Bowlero in Deptford on Feb. 1.
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•February 5, 2020
Lack of Effort or Attitude Not an Issue for Southern Regional Girls Hoops Squad
For many years, the Southern Regional High School girls basketball team was fortunate to have several year-round hoops players occupying spots on the roster. This season, that’s not the case.
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•February 5, 2020
Sports Roundup: Barnegat Bowler Matt Xiques Qualifies for State Finals
Matt Xiques has had quite a hot hand lately. The junior bowler from Barnegat High School not only fared well in the Shore Conference Tournament on Jan. 29, but a few days later during the NJSIAA…
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•February 5, 2020
Southern Regional 4×400 Relay Runs Away With Shore Conference Title
It wasn’t much of a secret heading into this winter’s indoor track season that Southern Regional had a great girls 4×400-meter relay. Now the entire Shore Conference understands.
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•February 5, 2020
Teddy Marousis Athletic Scholarship Fundraiser Coming Up March 8
Teddy Marousis always provided a positive presence to a room. Even now, some 2½ years after his sudden passing, Teddy’s legacy of brightness and congeniality live within the Pinelands Regional School…
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•February 1, 2020
Southern Regional Girls Wrestler Jada Ferrante Captures Shore Conference Title at 100 Pounds
With the successful development of girls wrestling across the state last year, NJSIAA officials hoped the sport would hit a growth spurt this winter with larger numbers of participants and an…
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•January 29, 2020
Southern Swim Squads Punctuate Undefeated Regular Seasons With Division Crowns
“Senior Day” typically is a big deal each season. It’s a celebratory time when an athletic program gets to thank and honor its seniors for all they’ve done. No doubt, it’s special.
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•January 29, 2020
Behind Joseph, Barnegat Girls Hoops Team Uses Late Push to Squeeze By Pinelands
Right now, as the second half of the season gets underway, the Barnegat girls basketball team is relying heavily on one of the team’s most experienced players, sophomore Kya Joseph. Yes, a sophomore…
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•January 27, 2020
Softball Players in Stafford Can Register for the Spring Season Until Feb. 28
While online registration for the upcoming spring season closes Feb. 28, the Stafford Girls Softball Association has scheduled a pair of in-person registrations and clinics in February as a lead-up…
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•January 22, 2020
After 7-0 Start, Barnegat Boys Basketball Team Hits ‘Little Speed Bump’
Many people probably wouldn’t have banked on the Barnegat boys basketball team delivering a perfect record through the first few weeks of the season, and that set up the Bengals to be in a position…
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•January 22, 2020
Despite Roller Coaster First Half, Barnegat Wrestling Team Moves Along With Promise
For the past month, Barnegat wrestling coach Ken MacIver’s main goal has been to develop a competitive lineup with a vast mixture of experienced veterans and younger, more inexperienced wrestlers. Of…
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•January 22, 2020
Youthful Pinelands Regional Boys Basketball Squad Gaining Experience Through Fire
During its last four games, the Pinelands Regional High School boys basketball team averaged a couple more points per game than it had during its first six games. However, despite a 3-3 start to the…
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•January 22, 2020
Barnegat Boys Bowling Squad Continues Push to Stay Near Top of the Division
Whether Shore Conference South B division leader Manchester can be caught remains to be seen, but the Barnegat boys bowling team seems ready to put pressure on the Hawks through the end of the…
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•January 17, 2020
Former Southern Volleyball Star Liam Maxwell Takes Over as Belmont Abbey’s Career Kills Leader
After a stellar four-year career for the Southern Regional boys volleyball team, during which he set numerous records, the Belmont Abbey College senior is now the Crusaders’ career leader in kills.…
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•January 15, 2020
Southern Regional Girls and Boys Swim Teams Snag County Crowns
Southern Regional High School girls swimming coach Bill Entrikin wasn’t even paying attention to the scoring during the Ocean County Championships on Jan. 11. Sure, he knew things were going well. As…
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•January 15, 2020
Barnegat Boys Swim Team Not Deterred By December Losses
It’s not a secret. After winning the NJSIAA South Jersey Group C championship last winter, the Barnegat boys swim team expects to be competing for another sectional crown in February, despite some…
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•January 15, 2020
Southern Regional Wrestlers Remain Undefeated After Victory Over Brick Memorial
As the national anthem blared through the sound system and the subsequent lineup announcements were made, Southern Regional High School senior J.T. Cornelius couldn’t keep still. He bounced around…
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•January 15, 2020
Southern Regional Ice Hockey Squad Hits a Wall With Scoring Goals
After outscoring its opponents 27-9 during a 4-0 start to the season, the Southern Regional ice hockey team had Christmas Day off and seemed to lose its scoring touch under the tree, going 1-4 during…
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•January 8, 2020
Yoga Practice in Manahawkin a Home Run for New York Yankees’ Mike Ford
Baseball is a game of inches and increments, stats and percentages, small adjustments for large gains. The odds of a high school or college athlete getting drafted by a Major League Baseball team are…
