Sports
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•September 22, 2015
Barnegat Youngster Places Third in Home Run Derby
Three years ago, 10-year-old Matt Kulpa took second place in his age group in the annual home run derby competition at the Philadelphia Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park. Slugging apparently runs in the…
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•September 16, 2015
Southern Regional Field Hockey Off to Strong Start in 2015 Season
The Southern Regional High School field hockey team started its 2015 season with a bang last week, defeating perennial powerhouse Shore Regional, 3-2, in the Rams’ first game – and, according to head…
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•September 16, 2015
Barnegat Girls Volleyball Splits First Four Matches
With two losses in their first four games, Karla Jennings isn’t overly concerned about her Barnegat High School varsity girl’s volleyball team.
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•September 16, 2015
Point Boro Stuffs Pinelands Running Attack and Wins, 21-0
The Pinelands Regional High School Wildcats didn’t have a pleasant evening when they played the Panthers of Point Borolast Friday.
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•September 15, 2015
Peahala Park Professional Triathlon Racer Joe Perrine Preps for World Championships
The International Triathlon Union’s World Triathlon Grand Final (yes, that’s as big of a deal as it sounds) in Chicago this week will feature a local connection – a 71-year-old local connection at…
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•September 14, 2015
Football Barnegat Bengals Take Opener on the Road, 25-14.
With the tall task of replacing numerous key seniors, Barnegat High School head football coachRob Davis wasn’t completely sure who would be lining up when practices began last month. But one player…
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•September 10, 2015
Bike the Island for a Cause Sept. 27
Riding bikes up, down and back around the Island is among the top activities for many visitors and locals. On Sept. 27, that passion can serve a good cause. From 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Cycle 4…
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•September 9, 2015
Game Night, Southern Regional Season Opener
Here are scenes from Southern Regional High School’s football season opener last Friday against Central Regional High School. The Southern Rams fell to the Eagles in overtime with a score of 27-20.
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•September 8, 2015
Pinelands Regional High School Football Team Has Awesome Running Attack
The 2014 Pinelands Regional High School football team was a running machine, racking up hundreds of yards per game on the ground and controlling time of possession by a wide margin. The Wildcats…
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•September 7, 2015
National Championship Coming to Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club Sept. 10
Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club will be hosting the 2015 E-Scow National Championship beginning this Thursday, from Sept. 10 through Sept. 13. Not much of a sailor? Let’s put it this way: These boats…
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•September 2, 2015
Cards Cut Carson
Withthe NFL season just two weeks away, many players are fighting for roster spots. For one former Southern Regional alum, Glenn Carson, that fight ended on Monday, Aug. 31. He was cut from the…
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•September 2, 2015
Professional Fighter ‘Brutal’ Brendan Barrett of Tuckerton to Step Back in Ring for Beach Haven Fight
For the first time since “Brutal” Brendan Barrett, 33, of Tuckerton shattered his hand defending his Ring of Combat Heavyweight title at the Tropicana Casino Showroom in Atlantic City more than a…
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•August 27, 2015
Catching Up with Southern Regional High School Football’s 2015 Prospects
Though summer may ending, and that’s a rough thought for many, it also means football season is commencing. Southern Regional High School begins its season on Friday, Sept. 4, at home against Central…
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•August 20, 2015
Barnegat Bengals Hope to Get ‘Wired’ for Success
“In my 22 years of coaching, he’s the fastest kid I ever saw.”
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•August 19, 2015
Barnegat Light Lifeguard Reflects on Nationals
In last week’s SandPaper, there was a picture of two LBI lifeguards at a lifeguard competition in Florida. Here is a bit more information…
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•August 19, 2015
Long Beach Island Sailing News
Sailing season has been coasting along at Long Beach Island. Here are some quick highlights of what’s going on.
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•August 19, 2015
Beach Haven’s 125th Anniversary Stand-Up Paddle Board Challenge and Bay Bash Will Help Support Mordecai Land Trust
The celebration of Beach Haven’s 125th anniversary continues with a Paddle Challenge featuring stand-up-paddleboard races and other activities for adults and children at the Little Egg Harbor Yacht…
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•August 12, 2015
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Continues Winning Ways This Summer
The guards waited on the beach in an organized group, ready for the morning. Then the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol truck came over the dune, followed by three ATVs before the captain addressed the…
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•August 12, 2015
Basketball Camps Raise New Rams at Southern
Gesicki, Logue, Ray are just a few names that have left Southern Regional’s basketball program in the last two years. Replacements are always needed. The program’s basketball camp is tasked with…
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•August 6, 2015
Pickleball Gets Rolling in Beach Haven With New, Permanent Courts
The sound of Wiffle balls smacking back and forth against hand paddles filled the courts of the newly renovated Nelson Avenue Skating Rink in Beach Haven on Monday evening, Aug. 3, as local residents…
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•August 6, 2015
Manahawkin Man Brings Disc Golf Course to Southern Ocean County
Manahawkin resident Ryan Fredrickson stepped out with this SandPaper reporter, carrying a backpack full of discs, and walked toward something he and some close buddies had created: a disc golf…
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•August 5, 2015
Holgate Deli Owner Bound for Sarajevo as Athletic Trainer for Cadet World Wrestling Championships
On Aug. 19, Eileen Bowker of Holgate will catch a flight to Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she will serve as an athletic trainer for Americans competing in the Cadet…
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•July 29, 2015
Ex-Barnegat Ace Mark McCoy Getting the Royal Treatment
Very often, theroad to baseball’s major leagues has a few stops in the minors before the player finally gets to “The Show.” Former Barnegat High School pitching ace Mark McCoy’s goal is to get to the…
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•July 29, 2015
Southern Regional High School Showcases 10 NJ Soccer Squads
Four soccer games, two days: That is what 10 high school soccer teams were faced with, along with sweltering heat and humidity, as Southern Regional High School hosted its “Southern Showcase” on July…
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•July 28, 2015
Six-Court Pickleball Center Opens at the Nelson Avenue Skating Rink in Beach Haven
Thedesire for permanent pickleball courts in Beach Haven quickly became a necessity after a group of residents introduced the activity to other individuals on Long Beach Island last summer. The…
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•July 28, 2015
Calm Waters, Tight Competition at Seventh Annual Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim
The nearly 250 competitors in this year’s Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim ranged in age from 10 to 75, many of themNew Jerseynatives, and others from as far away as Idaho, Colorado, Florida and Texas.…
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•July 22, 2015
Surf City and Ship Bottom Host Back-to-Back Lifeguard Tourneys
With summer in full swing, lifeguards need to be at the top of their game. As motivation, guards compete against each other in tournaments hosted all over the Island and along the coast. On Friday…
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•July 15, 2015
Local Beach Patrols Prepare for First-Time Red Bull Event in Atlantic City, Honoring Lifeguarding Tradition
Duringthe course of this summer, there are three major lifeguard competitions on LBI: the LBI Lifeguard Tournament in Barnegat Light, the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol’s Mayor’s Cup, and the Ship…
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•July 12, 2015
Hot or Not Yoga Offers Free Classes in Manahawkin
Thursdays, beginning July 16 and running through Aug. 6, Hot or Not Yoga in Manahawkin is offering a free class from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. “Yoga for Athletes” – warm yoga for beginner to moderate…
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•June 17, 2015
BC Days of Four-Wheel Fury in Beach Haven
It was the summer of 1976. While much of the country was celebrating the United States’ Bicentennial, a certain youth subculture was committed to finding new ways of enjoying the America of concrete…
