Sports
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•March 8, 2017
Pinelands’ Nielsen, Southern’s O’Connell Place Eighth in State Wrestling Championships
For the 448 wrestlers who competed inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for the NJSIAA individual championship tournament, every match is a battle. Within hours of finishing exactly where he…
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•March 8, 2017
Cabaron’s Record-Setting High School Career Comes to End; Barnegat Girls Hoops Ousted in State Tourney
Southern Regional star swimmer Gabrielle Cabaron’s career came to an end on March 4, as she competed among the state’s best during the NJSIAA Swimming Meet of Champions at Gloucester County Institute…
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•March 8, 2017
Former Bengal Star Interning at Yankees Florida Camp
Michael DeTroia, the former Barnegat High Schoolathletic standout, may have a future in professional baseball.
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•March 6, 2017
Camden Eliminates Bengals, 50-30, in Semifinals
After winning their first NJSIAA South Jersey Group II boys basketball playoffs at home against lower seeded teams, the Barnegat Bengals knew there would be a huge uptick in the caliber of…
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•March 2, 2017
Barnegat Hoopsters Win, Face Camden in NJSIAA Semis
The Barnegat High School varsity boys basketball team overcame a sluggish start Wednesday night to top Lower Cape May, 50-43, in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA South JerseyGroup 2 playoffs.
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•March 1, 2017
Pinelands’ Nielsen Captures Region 8 Crown as Four Locals Head to Atlantic City
Upon scoring a 4-2 victory over Delsea’s Vince DeGeorge on Feb. 25, Pinelands Regional wrestler Chris Nielsen flexed his arms, pumped his fists and let out a series of celebratory shouts that filled…
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•March 1, 2017
Bengals Bury Overbrook With Big Second-Half Spurts to Advance to Sectional Quarterfinals
Ashley Toner has made some big shots during the course of her career with the Barnegat High School girls basketball program. Her two biggest may have beena pair of three-point field goals coming out…
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•March 1, 2017
Southern Regional, Barnegat Track Athletes Fare Well at MOC; Local Hoops, SRHS Hockey Teams Ousted in State Tourney
Daylight Saving Time will be coming up soon – March 12, in fact – which means the winter sports season is quickly drawing to a close. And such was the case for the indoor track season Feb. 25-26…
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•March 1, 2017
Ex-Bengal McCoy Off to Royals Minor League Camp
Former Barnegat High School pitcher Mark McCoy recently reported to the Kansas City Royals spring training minor league camp in Surprise, Ariz., to begin his second full season with the organization.
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•March 1, 2017
Revello Pours in 38 to Lead Bengals in Group 2 Opener
The Barnegat High School boys varsity basketball team’s 66-46 opening win Monday night at home against Cape May Techcould have been subtitled “The Mike Revello Show” as the Bengals junior guardscored…
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•February 22, 2017
Southern Hockey Team Rebounds After Falling Short in SCT Handchen Cup Final
In high school sports, lessons can be learned every day. The Southern Regional ice hockey team learned at least one or two on Thursday, Feb. 16, during its Shore Conference Tournament Handchen Cup…
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•February 22, 2017
Southern Wrestler Dan Lynch Captures District 29 Title Despite Heartache of Dad’s Passing
The road through the past few years hasn’t always been paved with a smooth surface for Southern Regional wrestler Dan Lynch. When he signed up to be a part of head coach John Stout’s program as a…
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•February 22, 2017
Seniors Lead Way for Barnegat Boys, Southern Regional Girls in Group Indoor Track Championships
During the NSJIAA Group Indoor Track Championships, the only two local squads to score points were led by their seniors. While the Barnegat boys squad scored 9.5 points to place 12th in Group II, the…
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•February 15, 2017
Barnegat Boys Swim Team Makes Use of Depth to Oust Cedar Creek in State Tourney
What has transpired this season for the Barnegat High School boys swim team really began last year, when the Bengals were winning meets far more than losing them and former star Parker Teliszewski…
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•February 15, 2017
Southern Wrestling Team Ready for District Tourney Following Setback
It certainly wasn’t part of the design for the season, but the Southern Regional wrestling team ended up not repeating as the NJSIAA Group V champions. In fact, the Rams didn’t get out of the South…
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•February 15, 2017
Valeriani Sets Single-Game Mark as Southern Boys Hoops Squad Buries Lacey
If you can imagine Dick Vitale doing analysis from the sidelines of Southern Regional boys basketball games, the old broadcast pro might have something very simple to say about senior Mark Valeriani.
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•February 15, 2017
Local Hoops Squads Exit Early in Shore Conference Tourney
As far as basketball tournaments in New Jersey are concerned, the Shore Conference Tournament may be one of the most difficult to win. With 47 schools in the conference and thenumber of qualifying…
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•February 15, 2017
Five Barnegat Athletes Make College Commitments
At Barnegat High School on National Signing Day, Feb. 1, a handful of student-athletes signed with their schools of choice, including soccer players Kate Siciliano (Rider University) and Madison…
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•February 15, 2017
Bengals Drop Shore Conference Tournament Opener in Overtime
The Barnegat High School boys varsity basketball team nearly pulled off an upset, but ended up losing to Central Regional, 51-47, in overtime Feb. 14 in the opening round of the Shore…
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•February 15, 2017
Tournament Roundup: Southern Girls Swimmers Win Another in Public A
After scoring its first-ever state tournament victory in a most dramatic way on Feb. 7, the Southern Regional girls swim team made the most of its next opportunity to advance in the NJSIAA South…
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•February 10, 2017
Southern Girls Swimmers Score First-Ever State Tourney Win
Walking behind the swim meet officials, Southern Regional girls swimming head coach Bill Entrikin emerged from an office inside the St. Francis Aquatic Center and entered the pool area. Smiling, he…
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•February 10, 2017
Morgan Koeppen Leads Southern Regional Girls Indoor Track to Another Championship
Each week during the winter season so far, it seems a different star has risen to the occasion to lead the Southern Regional girls indoor track team in its quest for some sort of trophy. During the…
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•February 8, 2017
National Signing Day a Big Deal at Pinelands This Time Around
The main office inside Pinelands Regional High School was buzzing with activity around noon on Wednesday, Feb. 1. After Matt O’Connell and a solid dozen family members, coaches and staff members…
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•February 8, 2017
Southern’s Cabaron Breaks Backstroke Record, Wins First-Ever Conference Breaststroke Title
Southern Regional swimmer Gabrielle Cabaron didn’t have much time between the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard breaststroke races during the Shore Conference Championships on Feb. 3, but she made…
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•February 1, 2017
Wildcat Classic the Last Stop Before Nationals and the Conclusion of Cheer Careers
In just under two weeks, a bunch of senior cheerleaders suddenly will have little to do after school. No more long hours of practice. No more Sunday competitions. Just the memories of the past four…
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•February 1, 2017
Southern Regional Girls Capture Third Straight Shore Conference Track Championship
The Southern Regional girls indoor track team received a bigger challenge in this year’s Shore Conference Championships thanit had faced last year, but the result still was the same. The Rams won the…
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•February 1, 2017
Tough Tournament Roads on Horizon for Southern Regional Ice Hockey Squad
For many winter sports, February is tournament month. And with the arrival of both the Shore Conference and state tourneys during the coming weeks, the Southern Regional ice hockey team definitely…
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•February 1, 2017
Cabaron Takes Over as Southern Girls Swim Program’s Career Points Leader
Earlier in the day on Jan. 27, Gabrielle Cabaron was battling a bit of a fever. But she wasn’t about to go to the nurse’s office, or else she would have been sent home and wouldn’t have been…
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•January 27, 2017
Barnegat Wrestlers Gain Experience as District Tourney Arrives
Short on senior leadership, the Barnegat High School wrestling team headed into the winter season mostly hoping to grab some victories so that many of its younger wrestlers could gain solid…
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•January 27, 2017
Barnegat Cheer Squad Firing Up for Big Dance in Orlando
While the local high school cheer squads have been intact since the summer and each has worked hard throughout the fall, occasionally competing as they geared up for the “real” season, the winter…
