Sports
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•April 5, 2019
Can Pinelands Golfers Repeat Undefeated Season?
Toward the end of last season, Connor Carney had a lot of great things to say about his teammates with the Pinelands Regional golf team. He also was looking forward to this season.
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•April 3, 2019
With Freshman in Lead Spot, Pinelands Boys Tennis Team Starts Season With a Rout
Even though the boys tennis program at Pinelands Regional High School has one of the best records of winning division titles in the school’s history, only a few individual players have stepped onto…
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•April 3, 2019
Southern Volleyballers Score Trio of Victories to Start Season
The Southern Regional boys volleyball wasted little time erasing the memory of last year’s loss in the NJSIAA championship match against Old Bridge. In an opening quad at St. Joseph-Metuchen on April…
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•April 3, 2019
Barnegat Girls Lacrosse Team Rebounds After Opening Loss
Winning in lacrosse doesn’t require some magic formula. It’s a possession game, after all. And maintaining possession while generating good scoring opportunities generally leads to positive results.
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•March 27, 2019
Teddy Marousis Scholarship Organizer Hopes to Give More Away This Time Around
After Teddy Marousis suddenly passed away nearly 17 months ago, Todd Kaiser knew there had to be some way to keep the 14-year-old’s legacy of brightness and congeniality alive within the Pinelands…
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•March 27, 2019
Jacob Parker Swipes Silver at Special Olympics New Jersey Bowling Tourney
Some 14 years ago, Jacob Parker took an interest in bowling. And while he’s been bowling on and off for a while, competing in the public realm hadn’t been much of an option until recently.
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•March 27, 2019
Southern Regional Junior and New Jersey Equestrian of the Year Has Passion to Help Horses Rediscover Their Purpose
For nearly six months, Riley Chenoweth-Hafner patiently waited for her new friend to realize she was his friend, that he had no reason to feel threatened or that she was there to steal his food.
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•March 22, 2019
Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association Reflects on Causes, Goals
The Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association is a group of 12 charter boat captains who have been providing excellent fishing opportunities for 15 years. The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven…
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•March 20, 2019
Former Southern Volleyballer Liam Maxwell Eclipses 1,000 Kills at Belmont Abbey
As of Monday night, Liam Maxwell was among nine men’s volleyball players at the NCAA Division I or II levels with more than 1,000 kills for their careers. Maxwell is the only junior. The rest are…
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•March 20, 2019
Former Southern QB Dan Higgins Ready for New Experience in Denmark
For Dan Higgins, playing football for four years at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts was more about enjoying the experience as it was competing on the field and developing into an…
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•March 20, 2019
Barnegat Resident Dean Peterson on Pace to Become St. John Vianney’s Best Wrestler
Dean Peterson is well on his way toward becoming one of St. John Vianney High School’s best wrestlers in the program’s history. If he continues the torrent pace he’s established the past two seasons…
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•March 15, 2019
Barnegat Athletic Director and Son Share Thrill of Historic Championship
Logan Germano knows he wasn’t the best swimmer on the Barnegat High School boys swim team this winter. In fact, he wasn’t even among the team’s top five. Nonetheless, everybody is important on a swim…
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•March 13, 2019
Southern Regional Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony March 23
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Southern Regional Athletic Hall of Fame, and on Saturday, March 23, the latest group of former athletes will be the highlight for the induction ceremony at…
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•March 13, 2019
Former Southern Regional Runner Kaitlyn Mooney Sets Division III Record in 5,000 to Win National Indoor Title
Flash back to June 2016. Kaitlyn Mooney had just wrapped up her senior year at Southern Regional High School not only by winning the NJSIAA Meet of Championships title in the 3,200-meter run, she did…
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•March 6, 2019
Southern’s Nick O’Connell Ends Wrestling Career as State Runner-up
Sometimes, dreams come true. Other times, they come partly true.
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•March 6, 2019
Southern’s Stout, Pepe Just Miss Podium at State Wrestling Championships
Every year for the past few decades, hundreds of wrestlers enter Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for the NJSIAA State Championships with their sights set on the medals podium. Of course, those…
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•March 6, 2019
Pinelands Regional Boys Basketball Teams Bounced in Sectional Quarterfinals
High school basketball careers end every year about this time. For the seven seniors on the Pinelands Regional boys hoops team, that final moment occurred a little sooner than they had hoped.
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•February 27, 2019
Southern’s O’Connell, Stout, Woodcock Head to Boardwalk Hall as Region Champs
A year ago, Nick O’Connell went into the NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships with all sorts of bodily problems. Not only did he have a lingering shoulder issue, one of his knees still wasn’t…
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•February 27, 2019
Southern Regional 4×400 Relay Leads the Way at Indoor Track Meet of Champions
With a short crew of local high schoolers competing in the NJSIAA Indoor Track and Field Meet of Champions Feb. 23-24, the opportunities were limited for a possible state champion in any event.…
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•February 27, 2019
Basketball Seasons End for Southern, Barnegat
Unless your high school basketball team is still competing in the Shore Conference Tournament, the third week of February typically is a tuneup week prior to the state tournament. Such was the case…
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•February 20, 2019
Barnegat Bowler Precious Anderson Finishes 24th at NJSIAA Championships
Every year in mid-February, the NJSIAA Individual Bowling Championships turns out to be one of the toughest tournaments for many of the best high school bowlers in New Jersey. Some thrive on the…
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•February 20, 2019
Barnegat Boys Swim Team Snags School’s First-Ever State Sectional Crown
For 14½ years, Barnegat High School’s athletic trophy case has been void of one particular piece of hardware. When the boys swim team arrived to the school parking lot and stepped off the bus just…
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•February 20, 2019
Barnegat, Pinelands, Southern Wrestling Teams Crown Eight District Champions
As he walked onto the wrestling mat for his championship bout inside Southern Regional High School’s gymnasium on Feb. 16, Griffin Jackstadt was as surprised as anybody.
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•February 20, 2019
Pinelands Regional’s Mena Wins First Girls Wrestling Region Title at 118 Pounds
The Pinelands Regional High School wrestling program is one with a solid history of success. With nine regional and 40-plus district champions dating back to the mid-1980s, individuals coming through…
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•February 14, 2019
Barnegat Boys Swim Team Snatches School’s First-Ever State Sectional Championship
For 14½ years, Barnegat High School’s athletic trophy case has been void of one particular piece of hardware. When the boys swim team arrived to the school parking lot and stepped off the bus just…
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•February 13, 2019
Southern Wrestlers Bounce Howell, Oust Hunterdon Central on Way to Group V Crown
A few weeks ago, after the Southern Regional wrestling team wrecked Phillipsburg in their annual tussle, John Stout provided a reminder regarding part of his coaching philosophy.
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•February 13, 2019
Barnegat Boys Swim Team Cruises Into Section Final with Rout of Delsea
The Barnegat High School boys swim team looked like a crew on a mission Monday, Feb. 11.
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•February 13, 2019
BHS Cheer Squad Exalts in Trophy Season
For the 12 competitors on the Barnegat High School cheer squad, the Universal Cheerleaders Association National Championships has been on the radar since last season.
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•February 13, 2019
Southern, Barnegat Bowlers Qualify for State Tourney
The season is one big day longer for two local high school bowlers. Following the NJSIAA South Jersey sectional championships on Feb. 9, Southern senior Nick Wilkinson joined Barnegat senior Precious…
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•February 13, 2019
T.R. North Ends Southern Girls Swim Team’s Season in Sectional Quarterfinals
Prior to the Southern Regional girls swim team state tournament meet on Feb. 5, Jacquelyn Kilcommons had quite an exciting weekend. Not only did she lead the way in helping the 200-yard medley relay…
