Sports
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•June 19, 2019
Southern Regional Sports Camps Offer Instruction All Summer Long
Each summer, Southern Regional High School athletic coaches provide opportunities for youngsters to hone their skills in a variety of sports – from baseball, football and lacrosse to softball, field…
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•June 14, 2019
Tatiyana and Taylor, Southern Regional ‘Softball Sisters’
One dyed her hair purple for the summer softball season. The other was borderline obsessed with getting to know boys while sitting poolside between tournament games. Together through 14 years, Taylor…
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•June 12, 2019
Southern 4×400 Relay, Five Individuals Culminate Season at Meet of Champions
Blazing through the final 100 meters of her high school career, Caitlin Hambor heard the cheers from the crowd in the bleachers next to the track at Northern Burlington High School as she focused on…
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•June 12, 2019
If You’re 60-Plus, Give Stafford Senior Softball a Go
If you’re 60 or older and ever in the mood to play a little ball, the Doc Cramer sports complex in Stafford Township is a viable option. Really, you can even do as Luis Davila once did – just grab…
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•June 12, 2019
Angelini Dominates Stafford Run for Hope Triathlon; Manahawkin Teen Wins 5K
In 2016 and 2017, Yardville’s Jeffrey Angelini raided Long Beach Island to win the triathlon held each September in Long Beach Township. On June 9, the 34-year-old sprint triathlon specialist…
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•June 12, 2019
Ready to Serve, Jacqueline Ward Takes Her Basketball to Coast Guard Academy
Sometime in 2012, Jacqueline Ward came across a TV show which set her on course for a future of service. A seventh-grader living in Monroe at the time, Ward decided it was the right path for her.
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•June 12, 2019
First Batch of Parker Nork Sportsmanship Awards Dealt to 27 Stafford Recreation Athletes
At the outset of his brief commentary on June 6, Rafael Torres described for the audience inside the Stafford Township Arts Center his first impressions of Parker Nork.
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•June 5, 2019
Southern Golfers Wrap Up Season with Another Tight Loss to Toms River North
Last spring, Peter Fabian clearly didn’t need to be one of the leaders of the Southern Regional boys golf team. The Rams had veterans Caleb Rossi, Nick Campanile and Chris D’Alessandro, after all.…
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•June 5, 2019
South Jersey Champ Southern Falls Short of State Boys Volleyball Final
For the past 10 years, the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team has had to go through several obstacles on the way to the NJSIAA state championship match. This spring, the Rams had to…
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•June 5, 2019
Barnegat Freshman Wins Group II High Jump as Bengals Send Three to Meet of Champions
As an experienced cheerleader for one of the premier programs in the country, Madison Cappuccio has developed a unique brand of athletic ability. Not only can she leap high into the air, but her body…
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•May 29, 2019
Barnegat Girls Track and Field Crew Impressive at NJSIAA South Jersey Group II Meet
In the immortal words of Darth Vader: “Impressive … most impressive.” Sure, the mega film saga “Star Wars” celebrated 42 years on May 25, but throughout the state a different kind of “star wars” was…
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•May 29, 2019
Southern Regional Boys Volleyball Squad Cruises Into Sectional Semifinals
Every year for the past 10, the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team has made it a habit to cruise through the NJSIAA South Jersey tournament on its way toward the state championship…
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•May 29, 2019
Southern, Pinelands Softball Seniors Have One Last Hurrah Together
For Southern Regional softball coach Jamie Bernaldo, coaching the last game of her eight seniors’ high school careers on May 21 was hard enough. But it was a tad more difficult, from an emotional…
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•May 22, 2019
Freshman Delivers as Pinelands Regional Boys Tennis Team Reaches Sectional Final
Sure, Brian Delbury already has played in some big matches during his tennis career. But playing as an individual in USTA tournaments is a tad different than being the first-singles player for your…
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•May 22, 2019
Torres Leads Barnegat Baseball Team to State Tournament Victory Over Delsea
The rumor buzzing around inside the dugout when Lukas Torres went to the mound during the fourth inning was that the Barnegat junior wasn’t too fond of pitching. After the Bengals’ baseball team…
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•May 22, 2019
Southern Regional Softball Squad’s State Tourney Road Ends in Quarterfinals
If the Southern Regional softball team had planned on contending for a state sectional championship, it most likely was going to have to be done by playing all road games, since the Rams were the…
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•May 22, 2019
Southern Girls Track, Boys Volleyball Squads Snag Shore Conference Crowns
It’s no secret. As the Southern Regional girls track and field team had gone through a bit of a rebuilding process the past couple of seasons, the Rams hadn’t fared as well at the Shore Conference…
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•May 22, 2019
Pinelands Regional Golfers Repeat Undefeated Season as Connor Carney Caps Career
As he waited for the others to complete their putts, Connor Carney crouched down on the ninth green at Sea Oaks Golf Club and solemnly glared toward the hole. It wasn’t a look of concern. His putt…
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•May 22, 2019
Offensive Outbursts Send Southern Boys Lacrosse Team Into Sectional Semifinals
Following the first two weeks of the season, the Southern Regional boys lacrosse team seemed a bit sketchy, as if the Rams weren’t going in the right direction.
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•May 15, 2019
Barnegat 4×100 Crew Sets Record, Wins First County Title
The handoff from Kayla Carter to Valencia Gosser wasn’t pretty. Fortunately, there are no style points considered as part of the scoring for the 4×100-meter relay. The bottom line is simple: outrace…
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•May 15, 2019
Southern Seniors Come Through as Boys Tennis Team Scores First-Ever Win in State Tournament
Down 4-1 in the third set of a 1-1 match, Southern seniors Dan Sullivan and Jake Henderson had only two options. They either could call it a day and simply play the next two points as if they didn’t…
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•May 15, 2019
Hem Returns to Lineup, Boosts Southern Boys Volleyball Team in Super Six Showcase
The first two times the Southern Regional boys volleyball team played Fair Lawn, the Rams fell short of knocking off the Cutters, both resulting in 2-1 defeats. Those are the Rams’ only two losses of…
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•May 15, 2019
Southern’s Donohue Selected County Athletic Director of the Year
Sometimes, when Chuck Donohue Jr. is tweeting about the athletes within the Southern Regional athletic programs, he probably should be paying closer attention to what his wife, Tamara, is saying…
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•May 14, 2019
Barnegat Girls 4×100 Relay Sets Mark on the Way to County Crown
The handoff from Kayla Carter to Valencia Gosser wasn’t pretty. Fortunately, there are no style points considered as part of the scoring for the 4×100-meter relay. The bottom line is simple: outrace…
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•May 8, 2019
Southern Advances to Baseball Tourney Quarterfinal
When the baseball season started, Southern Regional head coach Keith Cocuzza was hoping his mostly young and inexperienced squad would develop into a competitive team within the Shore Conference…
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•May 8, 2019
Southern Sailors Willoughby, Green Snag Mid-Atlantic Title
For those who know them, nobody would ever have reason to question the grit and determination of Brielle Willoughby and Bridget Green. This past weekend, amid a variety of conditions, the Southern…
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•May 1, 2019
Southern Regional Girls Lacrosse Team Finally Falls But Captures Division Crown
Finally, an opposing girls lacrosse team managed to defeat Southern Regional High School. But it wasn’t any of the teams in the Shore Conference Class A South division; it was Red Bank Catholic.…
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•May 1, 2019
Young Pinelands Girls Lacrosse Squad Gives Jackson Liberty Major Scare
As she trotted toward the sideline at the end of the game on April 27, Quinn Moore was pumping her arms, clearly fired up and ready for more.
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•April 24, 2019
After 4-1 Start, Pinelands Baseball Team Drops a Pair to Jackson Liberty
Even with a standout pitcher on the hill, sometimes an opposing hitter just has a knack for blasting holes through a team’s sails. Jackson Liberty’s Shane Hickey was that type of nemesis to the…
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•April 24, 2019
Southern Softball Squad Improves to 9-3 With Win Over Toms River South
Having a slew of seniors can be an asset to a team. But during softball season, sometimes it can be a detriment with all thefactors thatcan cause distraction: senior trips, senior proms, and the…
