Sports
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•August 28, 2019
Stanbach, Greenwald Dethrone Three-Time Defending Bocce Champs
By the time Bill Stanbach and Gail Greenwald scored their first point, it appeared Rita Rapella and Steve Jusick were on their way to a rout in the championship match of the Beach Haven Bocce League.
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•August 21, 2019
Hogarty Wins Dog Day Race, Does Something Not Done in 19 Years
It’s been 19 years since Jarrod Shoemaker last competed in the Dog Day Road Race and didn’t win. In 2000, at 18 years old, the Harvey Cedars summer resident placed third. And while he’s not been in…
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•August 21, 2019
Haven Beach Dethrones St. Francis as Island Swim Club Champs
Claudia Primus has been with the Haven Beach Club swim team for four years; through the morning of Aug. 15 she had no clue what it felt like to be part of the teamthat won the LBI Swim Club…
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•August 14, 2019
Alliance for a Living Ocean Holds Most Successful LBI Longboard Classic to Date
There’s a general pattern to the wind in the summertime. The breeze is either light at daybreak or it’s out of the west. These are pretty much optimal conditions for surfing. Then the wind comes up…
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•August 14, 2019
Harvey Cedars Snags Cutters Cup Ahead of Ship Bottom
Otto Weiler has been around the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol long enough to remember when he and his Vikings teammates didn’t win a single competition in the summer. But they’re not such distant…
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•August 14, 2019
LBI Tournament Features Three Days of Pickleball Prowess at Multiple Levels
Kristen Mueller’s NCAA Division I tennis experience has been paying off. Brad Emdur’s ping pong experience has beenearning dividendsas well. The 31-year-old dietician and 29-year-old casino worker…
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•August 14, 2019
Women Dominate Down Bay Regatta at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club
The female sailors dominated the bay waters near Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club this past weekend, as two of the three winners during the Down Bay Regatta were women, along with the top finisher from…
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•August 7, 2019
LBI Tri Club Members Complete Ironman Lake Placid
After months of intense training, two members of the LBI Tri Club competed atone of the hardest Ironman courses, in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Sunday, July 28.
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•August 7, 2019
Harvey Cedars Runs Away With 8th LBI Tourney Title
Cruising a wave toward the beach, Joe Pantaleo did his best to impersonate Michael Jordan. The Harvey Cedars lifeguard struck a pose on his paddleboard and let his tongue hang from his mouth as the…
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•August 7, 2019
Brigantine Edges Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol in Ship Bottom Invitational
Sometimes in lifeguard races, an oar, or the lack of one, makes a difference. For the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol, it was the difference between taking the top spot and second place in the Ship Bottom…
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•August 7, 2019
Challenging Conditions Test Sailors During LBIYRA Senior Championship
While the weather was pleasant, shifty winds, pesky greenheads, shallow tides and heavy chop made racing conditions somewhat challenging July 27 and 28. Nonetheless, the Long Beach Island Yacht…
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•August 7, 2019
Esibill, Shields Complete Channel Crossing in Molokai 2 Oahu Paddle Race
Daunting challenges are made to be conquered. Crossing the Ka’iwi Channel in Hawaii, a 28-mile stretch also known as the “Channel of Bones,” is one like none other. Still, Chris Esibill and Hugh…
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•July 31, 2019
Ocean Swim Is Tight Race for Top Spot
Noreen McManus almost didn’t compete in the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim on July 27.
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•July 31, 2019
Surf City Yacht Club Youngsters Fare Well at C420 Nationals
Sailing against major competition in a national event is good experience, regardless of age. Last week, a small contingent of Surf City Yacht Club youngsters were among the hundreds of sailors…
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•July 24, 2019
Harvey Cedars Takes Fourth at Surf-Rescue Races
Long Beach Island’s beach patrols were well represented at the annual Red Bull Surf and Rescue competition in Atlantic City on July 16, with eight teams from five beach patrols among the 37-team…
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•July 24, 2019
Beach Haven Crest Rallies to Win LBTBP Cup
What for dozens of years was called the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol Mayor’s Cup tournament is simply the LBTBP Cup nowadays. But for this year, more changes had taken form. No longer was it…
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•July 24, 2019
Canadian Sailors Among Best at Brant Beach Regatta
Scorching temperatures and high humidity was the order of operation this past weekend, but it didn’t stop 140 sailors from competing in this year’s Colie Sails Laser North American Championships at…
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•July 17, 2019
Surf City Cruises to Another Women’s Invitational Lifeguard Tourney Crown
After winning the past two Long Beach Township Women’s Invitational tournaments, the Surf City Beach Patrol had a lot of confidence going into this year’s event on July 16.
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•July 17, 2019
Surf City Yacht Club, Haven Beach Club Swimmers Know How to Have Fun While They Compete
When Linda Behr first started coaching swimmers at Surf City Yacht Club 23 years ago, the main purpose was to teach others not to be afraid of the water and make sure they were safe while sailing.
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•July 12, 2019
As Harvey Cedars Aims to Stay on Top, Epic Tourney Starts Lifeguard Competition Season
It’s now been more than a decade since another beach patrol other than Barnegat Light or Harvey Cedars has been able to call itself king of the hill on Long Beach Island.
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•July 10, 2019
Local Beach Patrols Prepare for Red Bull Surf & Rescue Event
In 2015, Red Bull Surf & Rescue first came to Atlantic City, billed as the most exciting lifeguard competition in New Jersey. Not only was ita rare time the entire state would be competing in one…
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•July 10, 2019
Swim Clinic With Former Olympian, NCAA Champ Coming to Haven Beach Club
Next week, Haven Beach Club is the host site for a unique opportunity open to all swimmers. Starting Tuesday, July 16, and concluding Thursday, July 18,the clubwill welcome former NCAA champion…
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•July 10, 2019
Dog Day Race No. 41 Will Be Here Soon, So Register Now
In what seemed to be closer to 18-Mile Run weather than Dog Day Race weather, which typically is low- to mid-80s with high humidity, a familiar face captured the High Point Volunteer Fire Co.’s…
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•July 10, 2019
Younger Crew Helps Push Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol to Fourth Straight Epic Tournament Title
It’s just his third season with the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol, but Shane Stauffer already feels like one of the leaders.
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•July 3, 2019
Time to Register for Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim
It’s probably quite unusual for somebody to show up to Long Beach Island and swim for a mile in the ocean for the first time, particularly with hundreds of others competitors. But that’s what Daniel…
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•July 3, 2019
Spray Beach Yacht Club Siblings Go Down to the Wire at Junior Commodore Regatta
Back when they raced Optimist boats, Spray Beach Yacht Club’s Lauren Ehnot’s younger brother, Ryan, beat her a couple of times. On the Laser course of Surf City Yacht Club’s Junior Commodore Regatta…
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•July 3, 2019
Stafford Soccer Club Squads Fare Well at Beach Blast Tourney
Last week, the Stafford Soccer Club Fireballs Under-10 girls squad spent some time practicing their game on the beaches of Long Beach Island in preparation for the Cape Express Beach Blast Tournament…
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•June 26, 2019
Red Bulls Soccer Skills Camps Coming to Ship Bottom in July and August
The New York Red Bulls this summer will be offering several opportunities for youngsters to hone their soccer skills and learn more of the fundamentals in a fun environment when the club hosts its…
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•June 26, 2019
Summer Sailing Season Launches with U.S. Youth National Championship
Annually, the U.S. Youth National Championship regatta attracts the top competitive sailors under 20 years old, and this year Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club hosted 83 youth sailors competing across…
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•June 26, 2019
New Stafford Recreation Youth Basketball Program Gets Underway July 2
Boy and girl basketball players of Stafford Township may be happy to know they can have some fun playing hoops in a casual environment at Ocean Acres Park this summer, as the Stafford Recreation…
