Sports
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•June 17, 2015
BC Summer Essentials
Summer is short. Seems like it gets shorter every year. One day you’re pulling the summer board out of the rafters and before you know it, you’re making Labor Day plans. …Too short.
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•June 16, 2015
Barnegat’s Mark McCoy Drafted by Kansas City Royals
Three years ago, former Barnegat High School pitching ace Mark McCoy was selected in the 26th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Rather than sign, he opted to…
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•June 10, 2015
Southern Regional High School Alumna Kristen Sharkey Lands NCAA Basketball Coaching Job
Summer readers, here’s a line from The SandPaper’s last bit of coverage on former Southern Regional High School basketball star Kristen Sharkey, from late March: “Sharkey is currently completing her…
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•June 10, 2015
Brant Beach Yacht Club Releases Summer Regatta Schedule
Brant Beach Yacht Club has had the honor of hosting an uncountable number of sailing events throughout its history, and2015 will be no different. Last Wednesday, the club released its schedule of…
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•June 10, 2015
Southern Boys Volleyball Team Loses State Title Game
Last Tuesday the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team reached the state championship game for the seventh straight time when the South Jersey champs beat Harrison, the North Jersey…
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•June 10, 2015
West Creek Resident Gets Up Close and Personal at Martin Truex Jr.’s NASCAR Victory
Mayetta-born Martin Truex Jr. won at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, and West Creek resident Janine Seeley was in attendance. She was not an average spectator, though, and this was not aroutine win.
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•June 9, 2015
Paul Wickwire, Xavier Young End Stellar Track Seasons at Barnegat
Although their showings in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions were underwhelming, Paul Wickwire and Xavier Young nonetheless had standout seasons as members of the Barnegat High School boys varsity track…
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•June 9, 2015
Several Southern Girls Medal at Track Meet of Champions
Several members of the Southern Regional High School’s girls track team won medals at last week’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Meet of Champions, the premier high school…
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•June 9, 2015
Pinelands Soccer Blast Hosts Successful Tournament
Thesixth annual Pinelands Soccer Blast, a soccer tournament that brought 61 soccer teams, their coaches and families to Little Egg Harbor Township from all over the tri-state area, was held this past…
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•June 8, 2015
Jump to Fundraiser for Southern Regional Boys Basketball
The Southern Regional High School boys basketball program will be heading to the Bahamas for a tournament in December. As one could imagine, that trip won’t be cheap. Toss in a $500 scholarship for…
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•June 3, 2015
Eastern Ends Southern’s Lax Tourney Runs
The Southern Regional High School boys and girls lacrosse teams’ state tourney runs ended at the hands of Eastern. The boys were aone-seed, the girls a 12-seed. The boys were upset in the second…
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•June 2, 2015
Gymdawgs Once Again Best on Floor at State Championships
For the third straight year, an Extreme Gymnastics team placed first on floor at the recent Jersey Optional Gymnastics Association Level 1-4 State Championships. The Gymdawgs, based in Cedar Run…
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•June 2, 2015
Southern Boys Volleyball Team Reaches State Semifinals
As predicted in The SandPaper last week, the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team had no problem rolling through the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association South Jersey…
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•June 2, 2015
Pinelands Softball Team Falls in South Jersey Title Game
The Pinelands Regional High School softball team and the visiting Delsea Crusaders played for the South Jersey Group III Championship on Friday.
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•May 27, 2015
Southern Girls Track and Field Team Maintains Its Excellence
Of all of Southern Regional High School’s great athletic teams over the past decade or so, the girls track and field squads may have been the most consistent.
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•May 26, 2015
Path Is Clear for Southern Regional Boys Volleyball Team
Expect the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team to make another deep run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Championship Tournament this spring.
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•May 26, 2015
Pinelands Falls in Second Round of Shore Conference Softball Tournament
It is safe to say the Pinelands Regional High School softball team had a disappointing Memorial Day weekend.
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•May 24, 2015
Baseball Bengals Blanked by Glassboro in Quarterfinals
The Barnegat High School Bengals varsity baseball team’s quest of aNJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 crown fell by the wayside May 22 with a 4-0 loss on the road at Glassboro in a quarterfinal contest. The…
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•May 20, 2015
Baseball Bengals Take NJSIAA Group 2 Opener, 4-1
On May 18, the Barnegat High School varsity baseball team won its opening round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 playoffs with a 4-1 victory over Overbrook on the Bengals’ home field.
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•May 20, 2015
Pinelands Softball Team Advances to South Jersey Semifinals
The SandPaper asked a question last week when reporting that the Pinelands Regional High School softball team had repeated as Shore Conference B South and Ocean County champions.
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•May 20, 2015
Southern Boys Volleyball Team Falls in Shore Conference Championship Game
Southern Regional High School has dominated Shore Conference boys volleyball since the conference added the sport to its menu in 2003.
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•May 20, 2015
Hare Scramble Gallery
VROOM, VROOM: Enduro riders made dirt into dust in a hurry last Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, when the Sahara Sands quarry in Eagleswood Township, was the site of the ‘Stump Jumper’ Hare…
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•May 13, 2015
‘Stroke of Luck’: 84-Year-Old’s Recent Third Eagle Ties Hole-in-One Tally
Here’s abrief synopsis of Haven Beach resident Jim Decicco’s achievements in golf: three hole-in-ones, three eagles.
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•May 12, 2015
Pinelands Regional High School Softball Defeats Southern Regional in Ocean County Tournament
In 2014, the Pinelands Regional High School softball team had its best season ever, winning its first Ocean County Championship anda Shore Conference B South title and reaching the finals of the…
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•May 11, 2015
Barnegat Bengals Capture First B-South Baseball Crown
Last year, the Barnegat High School Bengals varsity baseball team had a chance to win three titles. They were in the finals of the NJSIAA Group 2 playoffs as well as the Shore Conference B South and…
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•May 6, 2015
Ocean County 4-H Club Seeks ATV Riders
The Dirt Devils ATV 4-H Club of Ocean County is looking for new members from fourth-graders to high school seniors. The leader, Kenny Dean Montamaro, has extensive experience in the recreation sport…
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•May 6, 2015
Fiel Drives Golf at Southern Regional
The record for the Southern Regional Boys Golf team stands at an unblemished 17-0, fresh off a Monday win over Toms River East and Toms River South high schools.
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•May 5, 2015
Hare Scramble Enters Eagleswood for Fifth Year
Happy fifth birthday to Motorcycle Competition Inc.’s Stump Jumper Hare Scramble – well, almost. The event will be held this year on May 16 and 17 at 942 Route 9 in Eagleswood.
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•May 5, 2015
Southern Softball Smacks Atlantic City With Supreme Sixth Inning
A traditional, clichéd game story: On May 4, the Southern Regional High School varsity softball team battled for five innings until the Rams had a seven-run sixth inning that put them ahead of…
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•April 30, 2015
Manahawkin Resident Justin Clapper Rising to the Pit
NASCAR on FOX aired on April 19, broadcasting the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, when a camera cut to a close-up of a tire. The initials JC could be seen at the bottom of the…
