Sports
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•September 20, 2017
Never-Give-Up Football Wildcats Score Exciting Last-Minute Win
Matt Fuller, the rookie head coach of the Pinelands Regional High School football team, told The SandPaper last week that he saw a silver lining in his team’s 42-17 loss to Point Pleasant Borough in…
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•September 20, 2017
Southern Football Team Falls Hard to Manalapan
The Southern Regional High School football team ran into a buzz saw last Friday night when it hosted Manalapan.
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•September 20, 2017
Rising Reaches 1,000-Assist Mark for Pinelands Volleyball Team
If only The SandPaper were to go to the printer on Mondays instead of Tuesdays.
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•September 15, 2017
Barnegat Cross-Country Squads Need Youth, Newcomers to Rise This Fall
A cross-country team losing a few seniors to graduation is one thing. When one of them has been the squad’s top runner for several years, as well as one of the better runners in Ocean County, that’s…
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•September 15, 2017
Behind Picaro and DeLillo, Barnegat Gymnastics Hoping to Repeat 2016’s Success
Last fall, the Barnegat High School gymnastics team surged into uncharted territory, winning seven straight competitions before losing, ultimately settling at 8-2 for the season. Considering the…
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•September 15, 2017
Barnegat Field Hockey on the Rise Behind Its Youth
After a few below-average seasons, things are looking up for the Barnegat High School field hockey program. In fact, this season may end up looking vastly different from the one last fall, in which…
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•September 15, 2017
Experience Should Pay Dividends for Barnegat Girls Tennis Team
The Barnegat High School girls tennis team went 9-12 in 2016 in what coach Sue Rogers called “a true rebuilding year.” Look for improvement in 2017, now that most of her girls have some experience.
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•September 15, 2017
Barnegat Girls Volleyball Team Hopes to Be Force in State Tourney
The Barnegat High School girls volleyball team had what must have felt to the players as an off year in 2016. Don’t bet on another one.
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•September 15, 2017
Barnegat Boys Soccer Needs Defense to Reach .500
In his 10th season as the Barnegat High School boys soccer coach, Mike McCullion has some work cut out for him as he looks for improvement for a squad that won just four games last year.
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•September 15, 2017
Solid Senior Core Hopes to Propel Barnegat Girls Soccer
The Barnegat High School varsity girls soccer team looks to improve on last season’s 8-11 mark with a core of returning seniors and promising newcomers.
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•September 15, 2017
Football Bengals Served by Young Contingent on Both Sides of the Ball
At this time last year, the Barnegat High School varsity football team was looking to make a comeback following a 2-7 campaign. It wound up at 5-5 (4-3 in Shore Conference B-South), winningits final…
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•September 13, 2017
Southern Regional Football Team Scores First Victory After Galan’s Fourth-Quarter Pick-Six
Junior defensive back Luke Galan intercepted a Gennaro Guardiscione pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter on Sept. 8, and the Southern Regional football ball…
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•September 13, 2017
Pinelands Regional Leading Strong Southern Ocean County Girls Volleyball Teams
The Pinelands Regional High School Wildcat girls volleyball team has had a perfect 2017 season so far. The girls not only were 4-0 in dual match play as the sun set on Monday evening, but also hadn’t…
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•September 13, 2017
Pinelands Regional Football Team Falls in Season Opener
Junior running back Evan Burtonn had a great game on Friday night as the Pinelands Regional High School Wildcats football team opened its 2017 season against the visiting Point Pleasant Borough…
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•September 13, 2017
Sean Morris Does It All in Barnegat’s 22-14 Opening Win
With a team that has few seniors in prominent spots, the Barnegat High School varsity football team’s key to success could hingeon sophomores and juniors. Junior tight end Sean Morris responded to…
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•September 13, 2017
Expect Fierce Competition in Annual Long Beach Island Triathlon on Sept. 17
For the past eight years, hundreds of athletes have descended on Long Beach Township for the third Sunday of September to compete in the Long Beach Island/Bayview Park Triathlon. Such is expected to…
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•September 13, 2017
Pinelands Pulls Off Soccer Doubleheader Sweep Over Southern
When he was a sophomore, Caden Sundermann was thwarted on his only penalty-kick attempt during a shootout against Cinnaminson in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II tournament. On Sept. 9 against nearby…
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•September 8, 2017
Southern Welcomes Solid Freshman Crew Joining Experienced Gymnasts
With any sports team, losing a bunch of seniors to graduation can hurt the following year. However, if your team has a lot of solid returning athletes and a fantastic crop of freshmen coming into the…
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•September 8, 2017
Southern Football Builds on 2016’s Promising Finish
After finishing 5-5 last fall, the Southern Regional football team viewed the season as a success, especially considering it lost its first three games and still managed to end up in the NJSIAA…
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•September 8, 2017
Southern Cross-Country Teams Have Lots of Talent, Big Potential
After losing two of the best female runners in Southern Regional’s history to graduation the previous summer, as well as longtime coach Brian Zatorski to an administrative position within the…
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•September 8, 2017
Southern Field Hockey Still Solid Despite Graduation Losses
Heading into last season, it was uncertain how well the Southern Regional field hockey team would fare following the loss of a boatload of seniors. The Rams ended up contending for the Shore…
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•September 8, 2017
‘Pretty Good’ Isn’t Good Enough for Southern Girls Volleyball
The Southern Regional High School girls volleyball team had a pretty good year in 2016, going 16-12.
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•September 8, 2017
Southern Regional Girls Tennis Faces Rebuilding Year
To say the Southern Regional High School girls tennis team is in a rebuilding year is sort of like saying Mount Everest is a rather steep hill – a decided understatement.
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•September 8, 2017
New Coach at the Helm of Southern Regional Girls Soccer
Only three years removed from playing on the collegiate level, Kait Hartkopf is taking over as coach of the Southern Regional High School varsity girls soccer team. Competing in the Shore Conference…
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•September 8, 2017
Southern Regional Boys Soccer Hopes to Build Off Big Turnaround
After suffering through a 3-12-1 campaign in 2015, the Southern RegionalHigh School boys varsity soccer team brought in a newman at thehelm, Guy Lockwood, whose goal was to turn the program around.…
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•September 6, 2017
Southern Regional Football Squad Comes Back Against Central But Falls Short in OT
It was obvious from the look on his face that Chuck Donohue Sr. really didn’t want to talk following the Southern Regional football team’s opening-night loss. He simply didn’t seem too keen on…
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•September 6, 2017
Blaze Bounces Back From Injury to Help Moran Sisters Win Big at 4-H State Horse Show
About a month before the New Jersey 4-H Championship Horse Show, Erin Moran’s horse, Blaze, sustained a slight injury to his front left leg, putting him out of commission for a couple of weeks.…
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•September 4, 2017
Peruvian Sailor Cruises to Sunfish World Championship at Brant Beach Yacht Club
After one South American sailor dominated during the first five races of the Sunfish World Championship regatta at Brant Beach Yacht Club last week, another dominated during the final six races to…
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•September 4, 2017
Martin Truex Jr. Snares Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Regular-Season Title
Despite coming up short in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 3, Martin Truex Jr. had reason to celebrate after wrapping up the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular-season…
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•September 4, 2017
Barnegat Fire Co. Kicks Off Holiday Weekend With 5K, 10K Races
When the Barnegat Volunteer Fire Co. held its “Stop, Drop and Run” 5K and 10K event on Labor Day weekend last year, Tropical Storm Hermine was looming in the distance, threatening to pummel the…
