Sports
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•November 7, 2018
Pinelands, Southern Headed to State Semis in Girls Volleyball
The girls of the 2018 Pinelands Regional volleyball team must watch reruns of “Star Trek” because they are boldly going where no Pinelands volleyball team has gone before.
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•November 6, 2018
Barnegat Football Team Knocked Off by West Deptford in NJSIAA Playoffs
The Barnegat High School football team is scheduled to wrap up its season this week after taking a big shot to the chin in its first-round game of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II playoffs on Nov. 2.…
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•October 31, 2018
Brant Beach Comes Alive for 12th Annual Jetty Clam Jam
Holyoke Avenue in Beach Haven, Hudson Avenue in Harvey Cedars, Taylor Avenue and Holgate -these are all LBI surf hot spots. Even if you don’t surf, you’re aware of them. And they have all played host…
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•October 31, 2018
Pinelands Regional Volleyball Team Repeats as Shore Conference Champs
It is a fairly common axiom among sportswriters that repeating championships is more difficult than winning a title the first time. After all, a championship squad has a target on its back, with…
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•October 31, 2018
Young Bandits Rule Girls Softball
The Barnegat Bandits Orange softball team won the All Shore Softball Fall Championship after defeating theLincroft Lightning, 2-1, on Oct. 20 in Eatontown.
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•October 31, 2018
Barnegat Football Teams Makes State Playoffs; Southern, Pinelands Miss Out
Apparently, however the state football ratings system works, the Barnegat High School football team’s place in the state upcoming state playoffs remained unshaken. Heading into their contest with…
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•October 31, 2018
Pinelands Regional Football Team Has Chance for Winning Record
There’s been a lot of congratulatory talk about Wildcat athletic teams at meetings of the Pinelands Regional School District Board of Education this fall, and for good reason. The girls volleyball…
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•October 30, 2018
Southern Ousts Atlantic City, Falls to Kingsway in Field Hockey State Tourney
To hear Emma Wilhelm talk about it, a fire was burning among the Southern Regional field hockey team members on Oct. 26. The Rams simply weren’t going to let it go out, either.
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•October 30, 2018
Southern Falls Short Against Lenape in Boys Soccer Tourney
The roller coaster ride that was this season quietly ended for the Southern Regional boys soccer team on Monday, Oct. 29.
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•October 24, 2018
Convoluted Formulas and All, Barnegat Football Team Appears Headed for State Playoffs
By the end of this weekend, all the state’s football teams will know whether they’ve made the NJSIAA playoffs. Does it seem to be a bit early in the season to determine playoff teams? Well, it is…
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•October 24, 2018
Pinelands, Southern Regional Volleyball Squads on Path Toward Conference Title Showdown
If the seeding holds true for the Shore Conference Girls Volleyball Tournament, the championship contest at Georgian Court University on Thursday, Oct. 25, will have a ton of electricity. After all…
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•October 24, 2018
Southern Regional Girls Cross-Country Squad Repeats as Ocean County Champs
Heading into the Ocean County Cross-Country Championships on Oct. 18, it was almost a given that the Southern Regional High School girls squad was going to be near the top of the team standings. The…
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•October 24, 2018
Barnegat Field Hockey Team Falls Short Against Lacey in State Tourney
In the state tournament, a bad bounce here or an errant shot there can end a field hockey team’s run very quickly. Barnegat’s young team learned that lesson the hard way on Oct. 23, as the Bengals…
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•October 23, 2018
Pinelands Football Game Is Homecoming in More Ways Than One
Homecoming games are usually one of the high points of a high school football season but this Saturday’s Pinelands Regional High School homecoming game is truly something special.
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•October 19, 2018
Following Loss to Mater Dei, Bengals Football Team Back on Winning Track
After starting off 4-0, the Barnegat High School football team was dealt its first loss by Mater Dei Prep on Oct. 5 – a 43-0 loss against a superior opponent. But head coach Rob Davis wasn’t worried…
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•October 17, 2018
Pinelands Boys Soccer Team Makes Quick Exit From Conference Tourney
No surprise runs through the Shore Conference Tournament this year. Instead, the wind was blown out of the Pinelands Regional boys soccer team’s sails in a hurry this time around.
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•October 17, 2018
Revenge Against Howell Keeps Southern Alive in Shore Conference Boys Soccer
The last time the Southern Regional boys soccer team squared off against Howell, the Rams were a struggling bunch, and with that 2-0 loss to the Rebels on Oct. 1, it culminated a five-game winless…
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•October 17, 2018
Pinelands Wins First Division Crown in Girls Soccer
During the past week, several teams at Pinelands Regional High School have been able to celebrate some big accomplishments. But the biggest surrounded the Pinelands girls soccer squad, which captured…
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•October 12, 2018
Manahawkin’s Gesicki Playing Well With Miami Dolphins
No doubt, Mike Gesicki is living a dream. Now, with the dream five games old, it seems Gesicki is on his way toward a solid rookie season in the NFL.
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•October 10, 2018
Surf City Lifeguard Bigos Delivers Encore in 18 Mile Run
Chris Bigos had a heck of a couple of months on the competition front. In August, he teamed with Surf City Beach Patrol rowing partner Mark Dileo to win the five-mile Van Duyne race in the annual…
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•October 10, 2018
Barnegat Football Overmatched By Mater Dei Prep
When the Barnegat High School football team emerged from the locker room and ran onto its field for the start of its Shore Conference Patriot Division title clash with Mater Dei Prep on Oct. 5, the…
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•October 10, 2018
Southern Rallies to Qualify for SCT in Boys Soccer
A 2-0 loss to Howell on Oct. 1 culminated what only can be called a roller coaster for the Southern Regional boys soccer team.
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•October 10, 2018
Pinelands Volleyball Team Beats Donovan Catholic
If you thought the 2018 Pinelands Regional girls volleyball team wouldn’t be as good as the 2017 version that shared a B South Shore Conference divisional title with Donovan Catholic and eventually…
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•October 3, 2018
Southern Regional Field Hockey Team Dominates But Doesn’t Score Against Jackson Memorial
Some days, goals are just hard to come by. The Southern Regional field hockey team found that out on Monday, Oct. 1. Despite 21 shots on opposing goaltender Mildred Trembley, the Rams couldn’t manage…
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•October 3, 2018
Barnegat and Pinelands Regional Cross-Country Teams Building Behind Their Leaders
As a senior, Gareth Aguilar knows he’s not running this cross-country season with only the purpose of improving himself. He’s one of the leaders now, and his larger role within the grand scheme of…
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•October 3, 2018
Aileen Cahill Breaks Pinelands Regional Girls Soccer Program’s Career Scoring Mark
It may be difficult to decide which was the bigger deal last week – the fact the Pinelands Regional girls soccer team continued its torrid pace as it closed out September, or that the program has a…
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•October 3, 2018
Southern Football Squad Wins Second Straight to Give Donohue Sr. 250th Career Victory
After starting the season with two straight losses, the Southern Regional football team appears to have turned things around. On Sept. 29, the Rams captured their second straight win with a 20-0…
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•September 26, 2018
Pinelands Field Hockey Team Bounces Back From Loss With Three Straight Shutouts
Following a 3-0 start, the Pinelands Regional field hockey team was knocked back a step on Sept. 14 during a 2-0 loss to Shore Conference Class B South rival Point Pleasant Borough.
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•September 26, 2018
Barnegat Football Team Cruises Past Pinelands for Third Straight Win
Following its 3-0 start last season, the Barnegat High School football team still had to get through the tougher part of its schedule and was relying on a relatively young and inexperienced crew to…
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•September 26, 2018
Talent, Depth Key Factors in Southern Gymnastics Team’s Perfect Start
The Southern Regional gymnastics team hasn’t been at full strength so far this season, but that hasn’t stopped the Rams from a perfect start.