Sports
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•July 25, 2013
Stafford Stingrays Endure Sting of Heat, Win Third Place in Tournament
The Stafford Stingrays softball team claimed third place for the second consecutive year in the United States Specialty Sports Association 12U World Series, held in Salisbury, Maryland. The Stingrays…
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•July 24, 2013
Barnegat Light Beach Patrol Hosts Ocean Mile Swim
Storms held off and 150 swimmers crossed the finish line in the sand at last year’s Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim on LBI’s north end. At this summer’s fifth annual installment of the event, set for…
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•July 18, 2013
Windsurfing Is Alive and Well on Barnegat Bay at Fun Fest
An estimated 25 people explored the wide world of windsurfing and other watersports at the N.J. Windsurfing and Watersports Association Fun Fest program Sunday at Bayview Park in Brant Beach.…
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•July 18, 2013
Frank Molinaro’s Gorilla Hulk Camp Keeps Wrestlers in Line After July 4th
It was fitting that the first-ever Gorilla Hulk Wrestling Camp be held at Southern Regional High School, the school its founder attended, where he fought to become New Jersey state champion three…
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•June 27, 2013
NJSIAA, Attorney General, Cracking Down on High School Taunting
You really have to be careful about what you say in today’s society, and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association recently has made that very clear. It announced last week that it…
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•June 20, 2013
Extreme Gymnasts Shine at State Championships
It was another strong showing for Cedar Run-based Extreme Gymnastics at the recent Jersey Optional Gymnastics Association Level 1-4 State Championships, as the Level 3 and Level 4 Gymdawgs both…
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•June 13, 2013
Southern Volleyball Team Wins Third State Championship
It is difficult to define a sports dynasty, but I’ve seen the Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team, and they are, I assure you, a dynasty. And the Rams solidified the statistical basis…
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•June 12, 2013
Barnegat’s Young Finishes Fifth in Track/Field Meet of Champions
Last week The SandPaper reported that a half-dozen local track and field athletes had advanced to the ultimate high school track and field competition in New Jersey, the aptly named Meet of…
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•June 6, 2013
Southern Regional High School Seeks Revenge in State Volleyball Semifinals
Do you think the sports powers that be go too far in stretching out their playoff seasons? If the NBA championship series were to go seven games, the final game won’t be held until June 20. As for…
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•May 29, 2013
Three Southern Regional High School Teams Advancing Deep Into the Postseason
The Southern Regional High School boys lacrosse team was in uncharted waters on Saturday when it played in its first-ever South Jersey Group IV championship game. You see, it wasn’t simply the team’s…
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•May 22, 2013
Ram Boys Top Seed in South Jersey Lacrosse Tournament
What do they put in the water at Southern Regional High School?
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•May 22, 2013
Moto Surf 2013, Motocross Meets Surfing at Sahara Sands
Motocross riders and surfers geared up for the race held on Saturday, May 18,at Sahara Sands in Eagleswood. A motocross rider and asurfer are teamed up for a two-part event that consists of a…
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•May 2, 2013
Seven Bridges Road Half Marathon
The weather was perfect for the third annual Seven Bridges Road Half Marathon and 5K races in Tuckerton on Sunday, April 28, sponsored by Applebee’s Restaurant. Racers chatted candidly about the…
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•April 20, 2013
Mark McCoy Getting Mound Opportunities at Wake Forest
When you’re a freshman on a major college baseball program, you often do a lot more watching than playing. But former Barnegat High School pitching ace Mark McCoy has been getting his chances on the…
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•April 19, 2013
Rainouts Dominate Start of Bengals’ Diamond Season
April showers havemade the Barnegat High School varsity baseball team itching for some action. Of its first eight games, four have been rained out, and the Bengals stand at 2-2 in the Shore…
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•April 18, 2013
Ship Bottom Sprint for Life
Photographs of the Sprint for Life in Ship Bottom on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The 5K race and 2-mile fitness walk wwere presented by the borough of Ship Bottom and Long Beach Island PBA Local 175.
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•April 17, 2013
Ram Boys Volleyball Team Succumbs to Top-Ranked Fair Lawn
There is little doubt which two high schools have dominated boys high school volleyball in New Jersey the past four years. In 2009 and 2010, the Rams of Southern Regional emerged as state champions.…
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•March 13, 2013
Local Gymnasts Hit Their Marks at State Championship Meet
The young Gymdawgs of Cedar Run-based Extreme Gymnastics showed composure in the spotlight at the recent Jersey Optional Gymnastics Association’s Level 5-6 Gymnastics Championships in Cherry Hill…
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•March 13, 2013
Southern’s Serpico Sees High School Wrestling Career Come to End
Southern Regional’s Chris Serpico saw his high school wrestling career come to an abrupt end in opening night action at the NJSIAA state individual championship tournament in Atlantic City on Friday.
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•March 6, 2013
Southern’s Serpico Wins Regional Crown In Wrestling; Off to A.C.
It seemed strange last year when no Southern Regional High School wrestler emerged as a regional champion. After all, 35 Rams had reached that exalted level in the history of the school’s vaunted…
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•February 27, 2013
Southern Sending 10 Wrestlers to Regional Competition
There’s going to have to besome work done on the championship banners that grace the 11-12 gym at Southern Regional High School.
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•February 27, 2013
Hardworking Southern Regional Ice Hockey Team Concludes Strong Season
Southern Regional High School’s ice hockey team has come a long way. The Rams recently wrapped up the regular season with a 12-5-2 record, and recorded the second lowest goals against in the entire…
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•February 21, 2013
Southern Wrestlers Earn Berth in State Championship Match
As reported two weeks ago in The SandPaper, it was quite predictable that the Southern Regional High School wrestling team would emerge as the South Jersey Group IV champions this winter. After all…
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•February 20, 2013
Let’s Get Sandy Run for a Cause 5k Road Race at EJ School.
Let’s Get Sandy Run for a Cause 5K road race on Feb. 16 in Surf City, proceeds to benefit Alliance for a Living Ocean and Long Beach Island’s volunteer fire companies. The four race coordinators…
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•February 7, 2013
Southern Regional High School Ram Wrestlers Awarded Top Seed in South Jersey Tournament
If you need proof that time flies, consider that theN.J. State Interscholastic Athletic Association team wrestling tournament will be kicking off next Monday. Yes, believe it or not, it is already…
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•January 24, 2013
Lady Bengals Hope to Hit Break-Even Point
With six games left in the season, the Barnegat girls varsity basketball team record stands at 5-8. Head coach Alyson Wrisley said the team will need to make it to .500 to qualify for the state…
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•January 16, 2013
Southern Boys Basketball Team Has Chance to Stand Tall
In the game of basketball, height giveth and height taketh away.
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•December 15, 2012
Turnovers Sink Bengals in Football Playoffs Opener
In a tale of two halves, the Barnegat High School Bengals lost to Bridgeton, 18-17, under the home lights in the opening round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III playoffson Nov.15.
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•December 15, 2012
Seniors to Lead the Way for Bengals Wrestlers
The Barnegat High School wrestling team will have a tall order this season in replacing graduate Matt Schofield, who last year became the first Bengal wrestler in school history to qualify for the…
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•December 14, 2012
Bengal Hoopsters Have Four Starters to Replace
The Barnegat High School boys basketball team could be in for some early season growing pains as it will field four new starters for the 2012-2013 campaign, which began Dec. 14 against Jackson…
