Sports
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•July 25, 2018
Beach Haven Crest Crew Back on Top of the Mayor’s Cup Podium
Typically, the Ironman and Ironwoman are separate events. But when the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol’s 33rd annual Mayor’s Cup was changed from a two-day competition to one day because of…
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•July 25, 2018
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Swipes Third at Red Bull Competition
With thunderstorms brewing off to the north and west on July 17, the annual Red Bull Surf and Rescue competition in Atlantic City was cut short from its standard four events to two. But that didn’t…
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•July 25, 2018
California Sailors Capture C420 National Title at Brant Beach Yacht Club
Sailors had plenty of air for the Club 420 Association 2018 U.S. National Championships last week. Hosted by Brant Beach Yacht Club, 292 C420 sailors took on Barnegat Bay, and California’s Ansgar…
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•July 25, 2018
Foils Provide ‘Lift’ for Local Watermen and Shops
Every couple of years something comes along that makes a dramatic change to our watersports. Twenty-five years ago, everyone’s surfboard was about the same; today it’s a rainbow of shades, lengths…
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•July 23, 2018
Still Time to Register for Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim on July 28
If you haven’t registered for the 10th annual Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim, now’s the time to do so. The event is scheduled for Saturday, July 28, weather and ocean conditions permitting.
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•July 18, 2018
Southern 33 Athletic Club Continues Tradition of Ron Emmert Golf Tournament
More than 100 golfers teed off for the 26thAnnual Ron Emmert Invitational Golf Tournament in late June, continuing a tradition that was set to end last year. “The 25thwas supposed to be the last…
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•July 18, 2018
Waretown Swimmer Gabriel Shehady Shines at Special Olympics USA Summer Games
Sporting Team New Jersey’s cool and dapper Tommy Hilfiger outfit, Gabriel Shehady entered the University of Washington’s Husky Stadium for the Special Olympics USA Summer Games with some 4,000 other…
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•July 18, 2018
Brant Beach Yacht Club Swimmers Open Season With Victory
Olivia Davis and Kristin Maurer spent four years together swimming at Southern Regional High School. This summer, before they head off to college to start their next chapters in life, they took on a…
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•July 11, 2018
Southern Ocean Volleyball Club Takes on Country’s Best at Junior Nationals
It should go without saying by now that the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball program is one of the state’s best. But there’s a reason for that, and it largely has to do with the fact…
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•July 11, 2018
After Losing Leg Following Accident, Southern Regional Grad Dani Burt Comes Back to Become Adaptive Surfing Champ
This month 14 years ago, Dani Burt’s life changed. At the time, she didn’t really have much of a direction, wasn’t sure what career path to take, and didn’t have much concern that her life was absent…
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•July 4, 2018
Stafford Stingrays Softball Teams Heading for USSSA World Series
Some may recall from back in the 1980s a specific chewing gum brandthat promised to double your pleasure and double your fun. Well, one local travel softball program has doubled its fun and hopes to…
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•July 4, 2018
Local Softball Squads Fall Short of Regional Qualification at Babe Ruth State Tourney
The last time the Waretown Thunder had a legitimate regional contender as a 16-and-under softball team, most of the girls playing in the Babe Ruth Southern New Jersey state tournament on July 1 were…
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•July 4, 2018
Jonny Skolnick Wins Again in Cape to Cape Paddleboard Race
When Jonny Skolnick was in Wrightsville Beach, N.C., for the Carolina Cup paddleboard race in April, he had heard that some high-caliber paddlers were heading north for the fifth annual DeSatnick…
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•July 4, 2018
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Wins Epic Tourney for Third Straight Time
Heading into the last event of the Surf City Epic Lifeguard Tournament on July 2, the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol wasn’t in the clear. Barnegat Light still had a shot to snatch the tournament title…
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•June 27, 2018
Time to Prepare for Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim Is Now
Of the 224 swimmers who finished last year’s Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim, 188 of them arrived to the finish line at or below the 30-minute mark, including a bunch of first-timers to the race. Now…
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•June 27, 2018
Junior Olympic Festival Launches Summer Sailing Season
The calendar shows summer has arrived, and that means lots of sailing for youth and adults from Island yacht clubs. This past weekend, the Junior Olympic Festival kicked off the season with C420…
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•June 27, 2018
Awesome Softball Career Lands Charlie Maxwell in USSSA New Jersey Hall of Fame
Ted Williams and Charlie Maxwell have at least one thing in common: Each ended his career with a home run. However, one glaring difference between the way their careers ended was that Maxwell…
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•June 27, 2018
Former Southern Runner Danielle Tauro, Coach Brian Zatorski Enter Shore Hall of Fame
After spending four years of developing and executing race plans together, former Southern Regional High School running star Danielle Tauro-Barnes and former girls cross-country and track and field…
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•June 27, 2018
Martin Truex Jr. Wins His Third Race of NASCAR Cup Series Season
If Martin Truex Jr. goes on to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship again this season, this past Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, Calif., may be considered one of those races used as a…
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•June 27, 2018
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Takes Aim at Making History This Summer
Randy Townsend is a smart guy. He knows how to choose his words carefully and not provide bulletin board material for other beach patrols. But the question is: Does he really have to say much of…
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•June 20, 2018
Miami Dolphins Sign Former Southern Regional Star Mike Gesicki to Four-Year Contract
It seems the Miami Dolphins are serious about NFL rookie Mike Gesicki becoming a viable part of its offense. The Dolphins announced on Monday, June 18, that they signed the former Southern Regional…
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•June 20, 2018
New Wave Swimmers Continue Success at Summer Games
Success at the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games and the New Wave swim team seem to be a perfect fit. During the weekend of June 8 through 10, seven of New Wave’s nine swimmers not only…
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•June 20, 2018
Southern Regional Summer Sports Camps Provide Plenty of Options for Youngsters
Each summer, Southern Regional High School athletic coaches provide opportunities for local youngsters to hone their skills in a variety of sports – from baseball, football and lacrosse to softball…
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•June 20, 2018
Beating Dad a Common Theme During Stafford Run for Hope
Isabella Wyckoff wasn’t the overall winner of the Stafford Run for Hope 5K, but she nonetheless scored a pretty big victory on June 16. The 13-year-old Southern Regional middle-schooler from…
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•June 13, 2018
Southern Regional Boys Volleyball Team Falls Short in State Title Match
As junior hitter Zack Hem exited the locker room inside South Brunswick High School on June 7, the Southern Regional volleyball coach asked Hem to say what the Rams’ loss in the NJSIAA state…
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•June 13, 2018
Southern Regional’s Bulger Swipes Fourth in 400 Hurdles at Meet of Champions
Showing four fingers of her right hand and a big smile on her face, Ashley Furlong walked toward Karagan Bulger, who suddenly got teary-eyed and hugged the Southern Regional assistant track and field…
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•June 6, 2018
NJ Native Joins Final Field for 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic This Week
Former New Jersey state champion golfer Taylor Totland is making her professional debut this week at the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic. Totland, of Tinton Falls, received the final sponsor exemption…
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•June 6, 2018
Martin Truex Jr. Races to Victory at Pocono for Second Win of Season
It seems when Martin Truex Jr. is near the front when a caution flag is raised, whomever is in the lead isn’t safe. Such was the case on June 3, after Truex was bounced to the 14th position during…
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•June 6, 2018
Extreme Gymnasts Win More Hardware at Level 1-4 State Championships
Coach Kim Lisowski at Extreme Gymnastics knows a thing or two about churning out successful gymnasts. The Gymdawgs recently added more hardware to the pile when they captured the Level 2 floor…
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•June 6, 2018
Southern Regional Boys Volleyball Team Snags 10th Straight State Sectional Crown
No matter where the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team goes, every opponent on the other side of the net has a laser focused on Eric Maxwell’s squad. And at this time of the season…
