Sports
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•December 14, 2018
Southern Regional Girls Indoor Track and Field Squad Aims Big Again This Winter
Last season, Southern Regional girls track and field coach Jason Church had a few minor issues to contend with, particularly developing some younger athletes and finding solid roles for them and…
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•December 14, 2018
Experience, Depth Should Bolster Southern Regional Girls Swim Team This Winter
The Southern Regional girls swimming program is at a point in which head coach Bill Entrikin doesn’t have to wonder whether his Rams are going to be competitive. It’s a given, since the days of the…
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•December 14, 2018
Southern Regional Bowlers Face Several Challenges This Winter
It’s been awhile since the Southern Regional boys bowling team has been a contender for the Shore Conference South A division title. Sure, the Rams have had some excellent bowlers come through the…
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•December 14, 2018
Wasilewski Seeks a Culture Change Within Southern Regional Ice Hockey Program
For all intents and purposes, let’s just call what last season was for the Southern Regional ice hockey team – a total bust. New head coach Dan Wasilewski’s first priority for this season, following…
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•December 14, 2018
Southern Regional Rebuilds Competitive Cheerleading Squad
Coach Lisa Merlo says the Southern Regional High School competitive cheerleading squad is rebuilding this year. A quick look at the team’s roster explains her assessment.
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•December 14, 2018
Southern Regional Girls Basketball Team Is Rebuilding Once Again
The Southern Regional High School girls basketball team is yet another of the many local athletic squads that is in a rebuilding mode this winter.
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•December 12, 2018
Pinelands Devils Junior Pee Wee Cheer Squad Snags National Title in Disney
The equation isn’t too complicated. Nine girls. Two minutes, 32 seconds. A 92.88 score. All that adds up to a national championship.
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•December 12, 2018
Barnegat Swim Teams Extend Win Streaks With Victories Over Manchester
No doubt coaches Emily Cherry and Rebecca Kane were quite happy following their Barnegat swim teams’ meet against Manchester on Monday. Not only did their Bengals come home from the Ocean County YMCA…
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•December 12, 2018
Southern Regional Swim Teams Make Strong Statements During Opening Wins Against Central
According to Hannah Skimmons, her teammates on the Southern Regional High School girls swim team are the best group the program’s ever had.
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•December 7, 2018
Wildcat Hoopsters Hope to Build Off Last Season’s Big Turnaround
After struggling in head coach Fred Johnson’s first season, the Pinelands Regional High School boys varsity basketball team went 15-11 (10-4 in the B-South division) last year.
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•December 7, 2018
Experienced Seniors Will Lead Pinelands Girls Basketball Team
The 2018-2019 Pinelands Regional High School girls basketball team is going to miss Jessie Rising, the squad’s leading scorer last year, and Jackie Peschko, one of last year’s leading rebounders, who…
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•December 7, 2018
Wildcats Pursue Progress This Winter in Girls Bowling
It’s almost a given that most of the girls bowling teams in the Shore Conference South B division won’t touch Manchester, the squad at the top of the standings for the past few years. But Pinelands…
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•December 7, 2018
Pinelands Wrestlers Aim to Reach Higher This Winter
If there’s any proof to the fact that Joe Adelizzi is a good wrestling coach, all you’d have to do is notice the number of youngsters who had walked into the wrestling room during the preseason. It…
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•December 7, 2018
Led by Makar, Pinelands Raises Bar in Girls Indoor Track and Field
It’s safe to say the Pinelands Regional girls indoor track and field team is on the rise. Last year, coach Matt Fuller’s crew sent three athletes to the NJSIAA Group II meet, and just missed sending…
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•December 7, 2018
Pinelands Cheerleading Team Spirit Overcomes Adversity
Cheerleading is a year-round sport for members of the Pinelands Regional High School team.
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•December 5, 2018
Barnegat Bowling Squads Start New Season With Victories
David MacGillivray could be in store for another huge season. The Barnegat High School senior last year not only led the boys bowling team with a single-season record 218.82 average, heheaded the…
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•December 5, 2018
Penalties a Big Factor as Southern Ice Hockey Team Falls to Point Pleasant
In ice hockey, sometimes you kill the penalties and sometimes the penalties kill you. When Southern Regional visited Point Pleasant Borough at the Ice Palace in Brick on Nov. 30, the Rams ended up…
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•November 28, 2018
Trombley Makes Winning Thanks 4 Giving 5K Look Easier Than Last Year
Nick Trombley admitted he probably could have run the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean County’s Thanks 4 Giving 5K Runraiser in Beach Haven on Nov. 24 significantly faster had Thanksgiving not…
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•November 28, 2018
Despite Missing on Another NASCAR Title, Truex Jr. Has Promising Future With Gibbs
Life as a member of a new racing team has begun for Martin Truex Jr.
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•November 21, 2018
Former Southern Runner Kaitlyn Mooney Swipes Fourth at NCAA Division III Championships
Last year, Kaitlyn Mooney broke onto the collegiate cross-country scene with flair. On Nov. 17, the Coast Guard Academy sophomore again proved she’s one of the best runners in NCAA Division III.
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•November 21, 2018
Pinelands Pop Warner Junior Peewee Cheer Squad Heading for National Championships
During the spring season, Christina Petrauskas had told her Pinelands Junior Peewee cheer squad that if it fared well enough in competition, she would allow the crew to move up a level for the fall…
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•November 21, 2018
Pinelands Regional’s Dean, Ventresca and Papernik Sign With NCAA Division I Colleges
At one time, Noah Dean and Joey Ventresca not only dreamed of playing baseball in college, but had hoped to take the same field together.
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•November 14, 2018
Former Southern Regional Players Mike Gesicki, Clark Harris Remain Productive in NFL
During Week 5 of the NFL season back on Oct. 7, former Southern Regional football players Clark Harris and Mike Gesicki played on the same field for the first time. Of course, given their respective…
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•November 14, 2018
Barnegat Freshmen Lillian Sarno, Bianca Savoy Cap Cross-Country Season With Strong Efforts
The high school cross-country season concluded for all the local girls squads on Saturday, Nov. 10, during the NJSIAA Group Championships, but the future looks really bright for Barnegat. Going up…
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•November 14, 2018
Pinelands Regional Boys Soccer Squad Upended by Seneca in State Sectional Final
Two years ago, as the Pinelands Regional boys soccer program was starting to take a drastic turn upward, the crew of sophomores on the team were a big part of what was brewing. Coach Nino Scotto de…
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•November 14, 2018
Southern Regional Girls Volleyball Team Falls to North Hunterdon in Group IV Championship
About a month ago, when the Southern Regional and North Hunterdon girls volleyball teams faced off in a regular-season contest, it was evident the two squads were evenly matched, despite the Lions…
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•November 8, 2018
Southern Regional Girls Volleyball Team Headed to Championship Match
The Southern Regional High School girls volleyball team has returned to its once-accustomed heights. The Rams, the two-seed in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 4…
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•November 7, 2018
Pinelands Regional Field Hockey Team’s Season Ends in Sectional Semifinals
Sure, it was the last time she’d hug her teammates on the sideline following a game. And, of course, she shed some tears. But Pinelands Regional High School field hockey senior captain Rachel…
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•November 7, 2018
Pinelands Regional Boys Soccer Team Cruises Into Section Final with 5-0 Victory
It took two rainy days and two different fields, but the Pinelands Regional boys soccer team is headed to its first NJSIAA sectional championship match in 29 years.
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•November 7, 2018
Local Girls Cross-Country Runners Deliver Big State Sectional Efforts
Southern Ocean County’s girls cross-country runners had an awesome day on Nov. 3. In addition to a pair of individuals from Barnegat High School, both the Southern and Pinelands teams qualified for…
