Sports
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•September 24, 2014
Southern Regional Field Hockey Team Dominant in Early Season Play
Four games into the season, the Southern Regional High School varsity field hockey team is not only undefeated, but is yet to allow a goal.
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•September 24, 2014
Southern Suffers Beating By Brick in Home Opener
Sports clichés: give 110 percent, get on the same page, play one game at a time. In Southern Regional football’s 41-6 loss to Brick Township, one particular cliché came to mind: the score was closer…
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•September 22, 2014
Pinelands Football Team Loses to Lakewood to Drop to 0-3
Before the 2014 season began, Pinelands Regional High School’s second-year football coach, Brian Wilkinson, told The SandPaper that his Wildcats should be able to hang tough with every team on its…
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•September 18, 2014
Strong Start to Season for Southern Regional Field Hockey Team
The Southern Regional High School varsity field hockey team is off to a terrific start this fall, notching a 7-0 defeat of Toms River East in last Thursday’s home opener.
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•September 17, 2014
Fledgling Pinelands Volleyball Team Quickly Taking Flight
New athletic teams typically take years to turn into winners. The New York Mets, a National League expansion team in 1962, provide a great example.
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•September 17, 2014
Pinelands Football Team Loses 17-6 to Point Boro; Drops to 0-2
The Pinelands Regional High School football team was hoping to improve onlast year’s1-9 record this year. That hope took a big hit last Friday evening when it visited Point Pleasant Boro and fell by…
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•September 15, 2014
60th Annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic Kicks Off Oct. 6
The 60th annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 6. The surfcasters-only event runs through Sunday, Nov. 30, with three special daily prizes to be awarded this…
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•September 11, 2014
NFL Welcomes Two Rams to 2014 Season
With the Arizona Cardinals taking flight on Monday night against the San Diego Chargers to begin their season, the National Football League welcomed two former Southern Regional Rams to its 2014…
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•September 10, 2014
Rams Alumna Takes the Reins of Southern Regional Field Hockey Team
As Southern Regional’s varsity field hockey team prepares to start its regular season with a Sept. 11 game against Toms River East, there’s a new voice echoing from the sidelines. Jenna Lombardo, 25…
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•September 10, 2014
Several Losses Mar Rams Win in Soccer Season Opener Against Barnegat
A win accompanied by somelossesmarked the Southern Regional Rams’ boys varsity soccer team season opener Monday against Barnegat. Juniors Peyton Blauvelt and Kyle Montesano each scored in the 2-0…
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•September 9, 2014
Pinelands Football Team Loses First Game In Fleeting Seconds
The Pinelands Regional High School Wildcats said they were going to run the ball this year, employing an old-style double wing offense, and they certainly did in their season opener last Friday…
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•September 4, 2014
Barnegat’s Tony and Barbara Perez the First Couple of Boxing
Barack and Michelle Obama are, officially, America’s First Couple. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, especially after their recent wedding, are, probably, Hollywood’s First Couple (even if they’re no…
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•September 4, 2014
Rams Have Their Starting Quarterback
The Rams have their own Johnny Football: Senior Jon Bleichner has won the starting quarterback job for the Southern Regional Rams, according to quarterbacks coach Eric Fierro.
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•September 4, 2014
Power Ball: Pinelands Regional Wildcats Commit to Run Game
Their hurry-up offense has Eagles fans salivating as the 2014 season is about to kick off, and why not? In 2013 Eagles QB Nick Foles, in only his second year in the league, executed rookie head coach…
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•August 27, 2014
Scheibner Three-peats as Champ of ALO Longboard Classic
The nice thing about a longboard contest is that you don’t really need a whole lot of waves – especially when you’re talking vintage, ’60s longboards. In fact the ideal waves for such boards are knee…
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•August 21, 2014
Rams Basketball Building for Future with Camps and New System
Ethan Dubois and Zac Halliday, the guard combo for Southern Regional High School’s upcoming basketball season, were not creating offense for the Rams on Aug. 4. They were helping create offense for…
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•August 20, 2014
LBI Yacht Racing Association Season Ends
After seven weeks, the Long Beach Island Yacht Racing Association’s season concluded at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club under ideal conditions on Aug. 13.
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•August 14, 2014
Barnegat Bengals on the Prowl for Another Shot at Title
The last time we saw the Barnegat High School Football Bengals, they were walking off the Rowan University field on a cold December evening, having just lost to Delsea Regional in the South Jersey…
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•August 13, 2014
Brant Beach Yacht Club Hosting Regional Competition
Brant Beach Yacht Club will be holding its second major regatta of the 2014 season on Aug. 18 and 19. This is the New Jersey Optimist States.
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•August 13, 2014
LBI Yacht Racing Season Coming to a Close
With the Long Beach Island Yacht Racing Association’s season quickly wrapping up, Haven Beach Club hosted a regatta that featured a diverse range of winners. Spray Beach Yacht Club, Surf City Yacht…
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•August 13, 2014
Water Safety a Priority at Spray Beach Yacht Club
With roughly 100 trained race committee and patrol volunteers, Spray Beach Yacht Club has made the open waters safer with its 3rd annual On-the-Water Safety, Rescue & Support training. These 100…
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•August 13, 2014
Experience Key for Southern Regional Rams’ Season
The 2013 Southern Regional High School varsity football team’s season featured the great, the bad and the meh.
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•August 6, 2014
Weather Reigns at LBI Yacht Racing Association Race Week
The weather smiled on the kids and frowned on the adults as the Long Beach Island Yacht Racing Association held one of its biggest events of the season: race week.
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•August 5, 2014
Barnegat Light Wins Island Tourney; Harvey Cedars’ Guards Take Second
Barnegat Light Beach Patrol took a sort of home-ocean-advantage as it won the 53rd annual LBI Lifeguard Tournament. While it was located on 17th Street in Ship Bottom, the folks from the north end…
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•July 30, 2014
Winds Build During Regatta at Spray Beach
Haven Beach Club’s C420 crew of Jameson Parker and Christy Verhoog proved to be an impeccable combination as they placed first not once, twice, thrice or … fice… but five times at the Spray Beach…
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•July 30, 2014
Swimmers Convene in Barnegat Light for Annual Ocean Mile Race
More than 200 competitors took to the water last Sunday evening for the sixth annual Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim, which benefits the borough’s beach patrol. Twenty-year-old Greg Macchia, a member…
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•July 23, 2014
LBI Yacht Racing Assn. Speeding into Season’s Second Half
Racers for the Long Beach Island Yacht Racing Association battled some light yet shifty conditions on July 16 during their regatta at the Brant Beach Yacht Club.
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•July 21, 2014
Registration Open for July 26 Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim
A 9-year-old and an 82-year-old were among the more than 200 competitors in last summer’s Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim, which benefits the borough’s beach patrol. Registration is open now for this…
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•July 21, 2014
Gearing Up for Island Surf & Sail Ladies Paddle Challenge
They’re lifeguards and boutique owners, yoga instructors, surfers, artists, shop employees and housewives. They’re all female, and they’re all ready to race this Friday, July 25 in the sixthannual…
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•July 17, 2014
Regatta Kicks Off in Brant Beach Next Week
Boatloads of young adults will travel from all over to Brant Beachnext week. They will be sailing in the 2014 Club 420 North American Championship from July 20 until July 24, hosted by the Brant…
