Sports
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•November 1, 2017
Pinelands Regional Falls in First Round to Manasquan in Girls Soccer State Tourney
Throughout the season, the Pinelands Regional girls soccer team had shown flashes of brilliance. In the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II tournament on Oct. 30, the Wildcats’ brilliance…
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•November 1, 2017
Local Gymnasts, Runners Solid at Shore Conference Championship Meets
Besides the state championship meet, the Shore Conference Gymnastics Championships is one of the toughest competitions in New Jersey. To win as a team often takes five stellar gymnasts scoring well…
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•October 31, 2017
Pinelands, Southern Regional Both Seven-Seeds in NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Tournaments
The girls volleyball teams of the Southern and Pinelands Regional High Schools are hoping seven truly is a lucky number. The brackets for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association…
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•October 25, 2017
Southern Regional Sweeps Team Titles at Ocean County Cross-Country Championships
Alexa Mulch had a hard time talking about the race she’d just run, but she had no problem clutching the medal she earned for being part of the winning team.
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•October 25, 2017
Pinelands Regional Boys Soccer Team Falls in Conference Tourney Quarterfinals
When the Pinelands Regional boys soccer team stepped off the bus outside Jackson Memorial High School and walked onto the pitch for its warmups, the expectation was to swipe a victory out from under…
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•October 25, 2017
Southern Field Hockey Team Reaches Conference Tournament Semifinals
It took the Southern Regional field hockey team about 16 minutes to get its motor running on Oct. 21, but eventually the Rams kicked into high gear and Wall Township had no answer.
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•October 25, 2017
Pinelands and Southern Regional High Schools May Meet in Shore Conference Girls Volleyball Tourney Semifinals
Two Southern Ocean County high school girls volleyball teams had success in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament last week, setting up a potential “super match” this Thursday.
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•October 25, 2017
Pinelands Football Team Runs Over Manchester
The Pinelands Regional High School football team got back on the winning track last Friday, defeating Manchester, 42-34, to improve its record to 2-4.
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•October 25, 2017
Southern, Pinelands Headed to SCT Volleyball Semifinals on Thursday
Southern Ocean County high school volleyball fans are super excited, and for a very good reason. The Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball team will travel to Georgian Court University in…
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•October 20, 2017
Sean Morris Off to a Sizzling Start at Barnegat
For eight of Barnegat High School’s 12 varsity football seasons, the tight end position has been manned by a Morris. First there was Ryan Morris, who graduated in 2012, and initiallyenrolled at…
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•October 18, 2017
Pinelands Regional Field Hockey Squad at Least Sharing B South Title Again
During each of the past two Octobers, the Pinelands Regional field hockey team had found itself in the thick of a Shore Conference Class B South division title hunt and managed to grab at least a…
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•October 18, 2017
All Local Soccer Teams Make the Conference Tourney But Only Pinelands Advances Past First Round
It’s taken more than a decade, but for the first time since Barnegat High School opened its doors all three local high school boys soccer teams earned spots in the Shore Conference Tournament. But…
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•October 18, 2017
Southern Regional Field Hockey Team Could Have a Big Week in Store
While this season is shaping up to be a big one for the Southern Regional field hockey team, this week in particular seems to be one of the pivotal ones for the Rams. Not only did they earn the third…
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•October 11, 2017
Pinelands Regional Sets Itself Up for a B South Girls Volleyball Title
The Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball team was having a fine season on Friday as it prepared to host Donovan Catholic. The Wildcats had racked up an impressive 15-1 record and had…
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•October 11, 2017
Southern Regional Football Team's Offense Comes Up Empty Against Jackson Memorial
It’s just a plain old fact and not much of a secret when it comes to football: A team’s defense can play really well, but the offense still has to move the ball and score points to win games.…
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•October 11, 2017
Barnegat Girls Tennis Team Falls Short Against Triton in State Tourney
With her first doubles squad down, 5-4, in the third set on Oct. 6, Barnegat High School girls tennis coach Sue Rogers walked up to the fence surrounding the courts and called over Lily Spagnola and…
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•October 11, 2017
Local Surfer Vinny Rossi Prepares for His 11th Jetty Clam Jam
Vinny Rossi of Manahawkin was only 16 when he surfed in the very first Jetty Clam Jam. A younger brother of Nick Rossi, who was a hopeful competitive surfer at the time, he was among the youngest…
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•October 4, 2017
Barnegat Upsets Donovan Catholic in B South Girls Tennis Victory
For many years since 2000, the Donovan Catholic girls tennis program has been one of the Shore Conference Class B South’s best. So beating the Griffins is a big deal. Earlier in the season, Barnegat…
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•October 4, 2017
Martin Truex Jr. Celebrates Foundation’s 10th Anniversary on His Home Turf
During the middle of his second season on the NASCAR circuit, Martin Truex Jr. and girlfriend Sherry Pollex started a foundationto help children overcome various obstacles in life, from depression to…
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•October 4, 2017
Southern Regional Girls Volleyball Team Makes a Statement
When the 2017 season opened, Southern Regional High School girls volleyball coach Eric Maxwell set a goal for his team of winning a Shore Conference A South title for the first time in three years…
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•October 4, 2017
Surfers Have Reason to Welcome ‘Rocktober’
Long Beach Island is well known for its post-Labor Day exodus. Following the ten weeks of glorious insanity, most of society returns to inland life – school, cities, organized sports, college life…
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•October 3, 2017
Gymnasts Conforti, Shackleton Lead Southern Past Manchester for Sixth Win
Coach Judy Miller knew in August the caliber of gymnasts Southern Regional had entering the program as freshmen. The question wasn’t so much their abilities, but rather how their prowess and previous…
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•September 27, 2017
Pinelands Regional Girls Volleyball Team Finally Gets Statewide Recognition
The SandPaper and the fans of the Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball program have known for a couple of years that the Wildcats have been developing into a championship contender at many…
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•September 27, 2017
Hanna Delivers OT Game-Winner as Pinelands Girls Soccer Squad Improves to 6-2
For the first 44 minutes of the Pinelands Regional girls soccer team’s contest against Shore Conference Class B South rival Lacey on Sept. 25, the Wildcats seemed out of sync, off kilter and at times…
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•September 27, 2017
After Seven Straight Wins, Southern Regional Field Hockey Team Edged By Shore Regional
While scoring six shutouts during its first seven games, the Southern Regional field hockey team outscored its opponents, 36-1. On Sept. 20, the Rams not only allowed twice as many goals as they had…
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•September 27, 2017
Southern Regional Gymnasts Cruise Past Lacey to Remain Undefeated
The Southern Regional gymnastics team has made winning look easy so far this fall. Through four contests, culminating with their latest win over Lacey on Sept. 25, the Rams are 4-0 and have scored…
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•September 27, 2017
Barnegat Man Is a ‘Can’t Miss’ at Senior Olympics
Larry Adamson didn’t participate in sports much as a youngster, but lately, as a New Jersey Senior Olympian, he’s been making up for lost time. The Barnegat Township resident recentlyparticipated in…
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•September 20, 2017
Surf City Yacht Club’s Adra Ivancich to Represent U.S. in Hong Kong
During the United States Optimist Dinghy Association Team Trials at Brant Beach Yacht Club this past May, Surf City Yacht Club’s Adra Ivancich obviously was comfortable sailing the water of Barnegat…
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•September 20, 2017
Former Barnegat Pitcher Jay Groome on Disabled List, Ends First Minor League Season
Even though the Greenville Drive were playing in the South Atlantic League championship series against the Kannapolis Intimidators last week, former Barnegat High School standout Jay Groome was not…
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•September 20, 2017
Down at Halftime, Barnegat Bengals Storm Back to Topple Shore Regional
After spottingthe visiting Shore Regional Blue Devils an early lead, the Barnegat High School Bengals roared back in the second half, outscoring the opposition 20-0 en route to a 23-14 win.
