Sports
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•December 8, 2013
Bengals Title Hopes Dashed Against Delsea, 31-7
Going into the Dec. 7 NJSIAA South Jersey Group III football finals, the Barnegat High School Bengals knew they would have their hands full with the Delsea Regional Crusaders. After all, the…
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•December 4, 2013
Southern Running Back Brings Home the Pigskin to Thanksgiving Dinner
Southern Regional running back Grant Bissey relaxed at his home in Manahawkin Thursday, awaiting Thanksgiving dinner after a big day on the gridiron. The senior racked up 132 yards rushing and scored…
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•November 28, 2013
Pinelands High School Varsity Cheerleading Team Earns Bid to National Competition After Opting Out Last Year
After taking an unexpected year off from competing in the National High School Cheerleading Championshipfollowing Superstorm Sandy, the Pinelands Regional High School varsity cheerleading team is…
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•November 27, 2013
Lauren Zodl of Pinelands in Top 20 at Cross Country Meet of Champions
Lauren Zodl, a junior at Pinelands Regional High School, didn’t win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Meet of Champions cross country race at Holmdel Park on Saturday. Nor did…
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•November 27, 2013
N.Y. Giants Punter Steve Weatherford Announces Project Prom at Southern Regional
Some recognizable faces will be among the gussied-up crowd at Southern Regional High School’s senior prom next June: New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford, a few of his teammates, and other…
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•November 27, 2013
Barnegat Bengals on the Prowl for Group III Championship
The Barnegat High School footballteam has a chance to become the first in the school’s history to hang a championship banner. The Bengals (9-1) made that a possibility Friday night with a 28-25 road…
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•November 27, 2013
Stafford Township’s Youngest Competitive Cheerleaders Earn Ticket to Nationals for First Time
For the first time ever, the Southern Rams Mighty Mite cheer team, the youngest division of the American Youth Cheer competition teams, has earned a ticket to the 2013 AYC National Championships set…
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•November 20, 2013
Bengals Girls Volleyball Drops Semis to Sterling, Southern Regional Girls Lose to Hunterdon Central
After defeating Wall Township in straight matches earlier last week, the Barnegat High School girls varsity volleyball team had two more hills to climb to capture a NJSIAA Group State Championship.
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•November 20, 2013
Pinelands’ Zodl Will Race in Cross Country Meet of Champions
It is only fitting that Lauren Zodl will be competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s cross county Meet of Champions this coming Saturday in Holmdel Park. After all…
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•November 16, 2013
Bengals Survive Early Scare, Rout Pemberton, 41-14
A lot of people probably had not yet settled into their seats at the Barnegat High School football field Friday night when they got an “uh-oh” moment.
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•November 14, 2013
Pinelands, Southern Cross Country Teams in State Group Finals
The athletic teams of Pinelands Regional High School haven’t exactly excelled the past several years. But this past weekend one program with a pedigree, the girls cross country squad, once again made…
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•November 14, 2013
Barnegat Bengals Girls Volleyball Advances to State Semifinals
Head coach Karla Jennings thought this season’s Barnegat High School girls varsity volleyball team had more athleticism and work ethic than any of her other squads since fielding a varsity team in…
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•November 13, 2013
Football Bengals Begin Playoffs at Home Against Pemberton
The Barnegat High School football teamed earnedthe No. 2 seed in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III playoffs with a 17-6 win over Red Bank Regional Friday, and will host Pemberton in the first playoff…
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•November 13, 2013
Southern Girls Volleyball Team Once Again on the Mountaintop
To say the Southern Regional High School girls volleyball team got off to a slow start this year would be an understatement. When The SandPaper first reported on the team in mid-September, the girls…
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•November 7, 2013
Southern Regional Marching Band Wins Again at Tournament of Bands Championship
On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Southern Regional Golden Rams Marching Band traveled to Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa., to compete in the Tournament of Band’s Atlantic Coast Championship and brought…
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•October 29, 2013
Brick Memorial Defeats Southern Regional By Opting for the Run
High school football is the last bastion of the running game in the pigskin world (unless you want to include youth leagues). Pro and college football often looks more like basketball these days…
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•October 24, 2013
Pinelands’ Fledgling Girls Volleyball Program Creating Buzz Backed By Potential
As coaches Kathy Bennett and Caitlin Jagielski both attest, the Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball program has generated a lot of interest and excitement in its short existence – and has…
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•October 17, 2013
Barnegat Girls Volleyball Well Over Break-Even Mark
As it heads toward the regular season’s finish line, the Barnegat High School Girls Volleyball team has posted a 13-3 mark and is on course to make a major improvement from last year’s 12-10 record.
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•October 16, 2013
Strong Winds Do Not Deter Hundreds From Competing in 41st Annual 18 Mile Run
Seven hundred and seventeen runners fought strong, sustained head winds to cross the finish line of the 41st annual Long Beach Island Commemorative 18-Mile Run last Sunday. Geoffrey Shute, 38, of…
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•October 3, 2013
18 Reasons to Love 18 Mile Race
There are plenty of reasons to love LBI’s annual 18 Mile Run, which will kick off for the 41st time on Sunday, Oct. 13 with runners crossing the starting line at 10:30 a.m. in Holgate. In fact, we…
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•September 20, 2013
Long Beach Island Triathlon held at Bay View Park.
Swimmers, runners and bikers showed up early to the LBI Triathlon held at Bay View Park in Long Beach Township.
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•September 18, 2013
Southern Girls Volleyball Team Off to Slow Start
The Star-Ledger has a new high school girls volleyball writer and from looking at his 2013 preseason Top 20 you’d swear he’s never spent much time in South Jersey.
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•September 18, 2013
Southern Regional Football Team Kicks Off Season With a Win, As District Dedicates Field to Former Coach Ron Emmert
The Southern Regional High School Ramsfootball team won itsseason opener, 26-6, over Freehold Township at home last Thursday evening. The halftime ceremony featured a dedication of the field to…
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•September 5, 2013
Spray Beach Wins 30th Annual Mayor’s Cup Lifeguard Tournament
Great weather and even better competition graced the 30th year of the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol Mayor’s Cup lifeguard tournament, held in August and won by the team from Spray Beach.
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•September 4, 2013
Carbon U.S. Flow Tour Wraps 2013 Season at Flow House in Beach Haven
There were a lot of waveriders on Long Beach Island for the long Labor Day weekend. That meant tons of surfboards on the roofs of cars, teenagers hanging out at the surf shops, and entire surfing…
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•August 29, 2013
Barnegat Football Short on Seniors, But Not on Talent
With a team laden with underclassmen, head coach Rob Davis of the Barnegat High School football Bengals says he has a team primed for success this year and the future.
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•August 29, 2013
Barnegat Light Lifeguard Wins American Ironwoman National Title
Caren Guyett admits a tendency to sell herself short in conversation, but her sweet humility co-exists with fierce competitiveness. The latter trait, along with natural athletic ability and resolve…
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•August 22, 2013
LBI Longboard Classic Surf Contest Features 1960s-Era Style
Pull out your time-tested logs – the fifth annual LBI Longboard Classic surf contest is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24 on the 110th Street beach in Long Beach Township. All proceeds benefit…
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•August 21, 2013
Harvey Cedars Dog Day Race
The High Point Volunteer Fire Co. in Harvey Cedars was host to the Dog Day Race on Sunday, Aug. 18. The five-mile event starts at 9:30 a.m., and the course begins and ends at the High Point Firehouse…
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•August 15, 2013
Lifeguards Compete for Long Beach Island Annual Championship
Lifeguards from beach patrols on Long Beach Island compete in various water events. In a contest of swimming, paddling, rowing and rescuing, winners and bragging rights are determined for the coming…
