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Middletown South Loses To Howell In SCT Round of 16 By Sean Simmons

Perry Kulaga tossed a complete game five-hitter striking out nine batters and walking only two to help lead the eighth-seeded Middletown South Eagles to an impressive 7-1 win over the 25th-seeded Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls in an opening round game of the Shore Conference Tournament on May 15th. The top performer for the Eagles was Rob Grilli, who went 3-for3 with a run scored. Middletown South gave their fans something to cheer about by pulling off a double squeeze play in the bottom of the fifth inning when Grilli broke for home from third base and Frank Servidio took off from second base before a perfect bunt by pinch-hitter Hunter Dreuer plated them both. “Our pitching and defense has been solid all season,” Middletown South head coach Ryan Spillane said. “Rob, Perry and Mike Grossi all have an ERA under two runs per game.”

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Coming off a tough 4-2 loss at Toms River East on May 16th, the Eagles were looking to get back on track when they hosted the

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ninth-seeded Howell Rebels on May 18th in a Shore Conference Tournament round of 16 matchup. But the Rebels had other plans knocking off the Eagles, 6-5. Middletown South’s overall record now stands at 12-10.

Servidio, which plated pinch runner Mike Diorio in the bottom of the 10th inning. The victory gave the Eagles a tie for the Class A North public division title with the Rebels.

According to Coach Spillane, the biggest highlights for the Eagles this season have been beating Marlboro, 3-1 earlier in the season behind a complete game twohitter and career-high 12 strikeouts by Grilli and knocking off Howell, 6-5 on May 7th on a sacrifice fly by

The sixth-seeded Eagles were scheduled to host 11th-seeded and defending champion Freehold Boro in the first round of the Central Jersey Group III tournament on May 20th. “We have had an up and down season and we need to get timely hits,” Spillane said.

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BULLDOGS MAUL RAMS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT SHORE CONFERENCE LACROSSE TITLE By Mike Ready

WEST LONG BRANCH – Rumson Fair Haven’s big game experience was evident from the outset, as the third-seeded Bulldogs (14-2) thoroughly dominated the No.1 seed Southern Regional Rams 14-5, Tuesday at Monmouth University’s Kessler Field. The Bulldogs have played in a Shore Conference record seven Shore Con-

ference Tournament (SCT) finals and became the first boys’ lacrosse team to win three straight SCT titles. They are joined by Christian Brothers Academy as the only four-time winners of the boys’ lacrosse SCT title. Rumson now holds a 4-3 record in SCT finals after yesterday’s over-powering performance against the states 15th ranked team.

As a two-time defending SCT champion, being seeded No.3 may have given the Bulldogs a little extra motivation. “I think that may have been a little bit of a gift,” Bulldogs head coach Reid Jackson said with sly grin. “People didn’t realize [just how good we are]; it took the pressure off us being a three seed.” The Bulldogs, who dominated Southern (14-1) in all phases of the game, jumped out to a 5-0 lead with 3:45 left in the first quarter. Midfielder Chris Hubler helped the Bulldogs get off to the fast start scoring two of the first three goals of the game, while playing a tremendous all-around game for Rumson. Hubler picked up four ground balls, played solid defense and got the ball to his teammates. “Hubler’s a player,” Jackson said. “He gets everything done. He’s athletic and makes it all happen; people underestimate him.” The Bulldogs first-line attackers all scored goals in the opening 5-0 onslaught; Juniors Colin Shea at 7:20, and Dominic Padula at 4:05, while senior Michael Clark found the back of the net at 3:45 to make it 5-0. Southern pulled to within 5-2 with 33 seconds remaining in the first quarter to gain a momentary boost, before Rumson answered with a momentumkilling goal with 4.5 seconds left in the

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quarter. Junior attacker Chris Sutphen scored unassisted on the play. Rumson kept pouring it on in the second period, scoring the next three goals to make it 9-2 at the 7:17 mark. Shea, Hunter Rotchford and Padula all scored. Southern’s Dylan Jinks cut the lead to 9-3 at 3:55, but Clark at 2:02 and senior Michael Villane at: 05 answered with goals of their own, to close out the first half scoring with Rumson in complete control, 11-3. Clark and Villane assisted on each other’s goals. Jinks, Southern’s top scoring threat and seventh in Shore Conference scoring, was held in check all afternoon by an outstanding defensive effort by junior defenseman J.T. Jennings, who had man-on-man responsibilities most the day on Jinks. “J.T. is a game player,” Jackson said. “The bigger the game gets the better J.T. gets; he’s deceptively quick. We thought we matched up well, personnel wise with Southern. We made one adjustment in the first quarter and after that we had what we wanted.” The Bulldogs controlled possession and play throughout the game with precise ball movement, distributing it to open man in an uncanny fashion. “It’s fundamental lacrosse,” Jackson

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YACCARINE’S PERFECT DAY AT THE PLATE JETISONS CASEYS PAST LANCERS AND INTO MCT FINALS By Mike Ready needed a homer to complete the prestigious cycle. “I was aware of it, but I really wasn’t going for it,” Yaccarine said. “I just wanted to hit the ball and get the runners in from second and third. I heard it in the dugout, but it didn’t even cross my mind; I was just trying to get the ball into the gaps.” Yaccarine had already delivered the biggest hit of the day in the bottom of the fifth, breaking up a tie ball game with a two-run double, putting the Caseys RBC #44 RON ROBINSON SLIDES HOME FOR THE RUN ahead 6-4 on the way to a Photo By: Francine Attardi 11-5 victory over the Lancers (13-8) in the semifinals of the Monmouth County RED BANK – With No.1 seed Red Bank Tournament, Thursday at Count Basie Catholic (21-2) safely ahead of fifth Park. seeded St. John Vianney, 9-4 in the bottom of the sixth, Casey senior right Yaccarine drove in five runs on the day fielder Anthony Yaccarine came to the batting from the seven spot in this very plate with runners at second and third potent line up, that up until recently has and a chance to hit for the cycle (home hit below expectations. However, the run, triple, double and single). Having Casey bats have come alive and their already singled, tripled and doubled 11-5 victory marked the fourth straight in his previous three at bats, Yaccarine game RBC has scored nine or more runs. “I knew what they (his players) were capable of, “Casey head coach Bud Hausman said. “When they were going to be capable, you never know. But they are all in there (the lineup) for a reason.” “If one of us hits, all of us hit, Yaccarine said. “Everyone gets on each other and we pick each other up, it’s like a domino effect; we keep going and going.”

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Senior clean-up hitter and University of Maryland recruit, Mike Rescigno, got the domino’s falling with a 375 foot two-run blast over the right center field fence in the bottom of the third, his fourth

home run of the year, to break a 1-1 tie and give the Caseys a 3-1 lead. Rescigno went 2-3 with a home run, double, three runs scored and two RBI. “We’re playing our best ball of the year right now,” Rescigno said. “We’re all swinging the bats well, top to bottom. I think we got what it takes (pitching, hitting, and defense) to go all the way; we have great team chemistry.” “This is when you want it to come together,”Hausman said. “This is the most important time of the year and the hitters are finally breaking out, I knew it would happen eventually; the weather had something to do with it, the spring’s been awful.” The Lancers went ahead in the top of the fourth on an RBI double into right center by third baseman Anthony Lavigne to make it 4-3, before RBC tied it in the bottom of the inning on Yaccarine’s RBI triple of the center field wall. Red Bank Catholic’s four-run fifth, ignited by Yaccarine’s two-run double, broke the game open when one pitch after Yaccarine’s blast, junior catcher Michael Alescio ripped a double into the left center field gap, over the head of left fielder Evan Pietroncio for two more runs and a 8-4 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, the Caseys tacked on three more runs when Rescigno led off with a double, advancing to third on the throw and scoring on an infield hit and RBI by junior shortstop Al Molina. Senior first baseman Ron Robinson lined a double into center before Yaccarine came through with runners in scoring position for a third time in the game, lining a two-run single to center field and an 11-4 lead. RBC’s clutch hitting helped keep Thursday’s starter, senior right-hander John Selden’s record perfect for the season at 6-0. Thursday was easily his tough-

SJV #4 Photo By: Kenneth Cook est start of the season, giving up four earned runs on five hits, walking three with no strikeouts in four innings of work. He left the game with the score tied at four. “Selden has carried us in his starts this year,” Hausmann said. “He hasn’t lost a game, He’s got an ERA under one coming into today and he just didn’t have it today. He battled and it was good to see the guys pick him up today because he’s been picking them up all year.” The Caseys will play the winner of the Friday’s semifinal matchup pitting, third seeded Wall against No.2 seed Christian Brothers Academy, at First Energy Park in Lakewood, either Monday or Tuesday night depending on the outcome of Friday’s game. Red Bank Catholic hopes to break a string of two consecutive losses in the finals of the Monmouth County Tournament and bring home the elusive winners trophy. “It would mean a lot,” Yaccarine said. “After last year watching from the bench I wanted to come back (to the final) this year. I want to win, that’s it.”

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SAINT JOHN VIANNEY SOFTBALL TAKES HOME FOURTH STRAIGHT Green Wave Battling Through Injuries MCT TITLE

By Eric Braun LONG BRANCH- Coming off a frustrating 5-5 season in season. By Mike 2011, the Ready Green Wave from Long Branch High School Minus the injuries, the Green Wave is in prime posihave gotten back to their tradition of ground and pound. tion to challenge Neptune, WALL – It was business as usual for the No.1 It stayed that way until the bottom of the Wall and Ocean in the Shore The hasasrushed out to asecond 2-0 record wins when over junior Conference B NorthMarlena division. Top to bottom this is the seed Wave Lancers, they defeated seed-with fourth, third baseman, ed Wall Township, 8-0, in therelying finals mostly of the onBevilacqua first on an infield hit and toughest division in the Shore Conference. Coach George Manasquan and Monmouth, the legs ofreached Monmouth County Tournament Red Division, RBI triple off additional the right contributions from junior will look to get Josil Jackson and the arm of Avery Griffin. scored on Durham’s Saturday afternoon on athe wall. Durham scoredShuler on theand nextseniors play Long Branch took hitCrimson during Knights’ their finalfield pre-season Shabazz Curtis Gunther and Trey home field. when the third baseman Katie Wingle threw game when senior tailback Dwight Clark went down with Smith at wide outs. On defense, the Wave will look for the ball away, handing the Lancers a 5-0 lead. aThe broken lefthave ankle. expected back by midseason Chris Pappayluo and senior safeties Corey Morris and Lancers beenClark to theisfinals of the MCT but Coach Dan George to keep his team In focused Roach to shutdown opposing offenses. six of the last eight yearsneeds and with Saturday’s the topand of theBrett inning, Bevilacqua made two win, haveforward taken home theback winner’s trophy moving to get to Class B the Northoutstanding dominanceplays at third base and then again past four in theCoach fifth she PHOTO: made a FRANCINE terrific pick-up and and be consecutive eligible forseasons. the NJSIAA tournament. ATTARDI throw to first, onDeon a seemingly impossible play. George also lost senior tight- end and linebacker Dominic Williams (10)attempts to break a tackle “It’s a new team every year with a new crop Mincieli when he suffered a knee injury in the spring, but as he tries to gain yardage. of kids, so winning the title never gets old,” “I pride myself on defense,” Bevilacqua said. Mincieli should be back insaid. the “Every first couple of the head coach Kim Lombardi year weeks “We work really hard on our defense in prac-

Eagles Roll Past The you have them believing in each other and believing in what the coaches ask of them and the outcome is the outcome.”

tice, we know our bats will come through when we need them, so we really focus on defense; defense wins championships.”

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Starting pitcher and Notre Dame recruit junior, “Marlena did a great job today,” Lombardi By Brian Daneman Kate Beriont, completely stifled the Knights, said. “She filled a senior spot last year for us The Howell Rebels might have known were in tossing a complete-game shutout, striking out they and has been lights out ever since. She made for a rough night at the swamp when they were called seven and allowing only a bloop first-inning two phenomenal plays today and those are single, whileofissuing walksbefore for herthe 19th for a delay game two penalty gamethe even typestartof plays she makes all the time.” win of the season. ed. The penalty was rightfully called because the Rebels did not enter the field until well after“Obviously 7pm leav-you need pitching and hitting but As is usually the case with Beriont, she got defense wins championships,” Lombardi also ing the home team to wait on the sidelines. stronger as the game went on and appeared said. “I tell that to the kids all the time, we The game wasuntouchable riddled with on both unhittable if not in penalties the late inworksides on it of constantly in practice and it shows nings. the ball. Nineteen penalties were called to be and in exact games.” five were on just the first series. But otherwise, it was “She absolutely gets stronger as the game Bevilacqua aprogresses,” well-played game. said. Howell’s efforts actuallyalso contributed with her bat, Lombardi “Oncepassing she gets a going 3-3, with a stolen base and two runs looked sharp out on the their firsther two possessions with little leadquite and figures hitters, confiscored. dence increases andand she’s awfully to hitOn their third six completions four firsttough downs. in the late innings. I always feel confident with line sacked possession, the relentless Eagle defensive The Lancers put the game away with three Kate on the mound and our defense behind more runs Rebel quarterback Connor McGlynn at the Rebels ownin the bottom of the sixth when her.” had an RBI single in the hole and three- yard line. In doing so, they knocked Gallagher him out of Steffanelli lined a single to center, driving in “I get into the of an the awaiting game,” Beriont said. with a posthe game andflow into ambulance two runs. “And once throughinjury. the lineup you have sible neckyou or go shoulder a better idea of what the batters’ swings are B u ll d o g sS C T H i t s t From this point late in the first quarter Middletown like and what their tendencies are. Coach also Beriont pitched a perfect one-two-three sevhe Ma enth and the Lancers walked away with an 8-0 South to calls soar the behind the power running of Jake sees thisbegan and she pitches.” t S k a te T win and another trophy. o Ripnick scoring on three subsequent drives. Ripnick V ic to r y Saintfor John Vianney ranked fifth in the on 24 carries. ran 157 yards(21-1), and two touchdowns state, jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bot- In 2011 the Lancers won the Monmouth The Eagles took advantage of the loss of the Howell PHOTO: FRANCINE Over Shore ConferenceATTARDI Tourtom of the first. Senior center fielder Amanda County Tournament, nament, the Non-Public South A Sectional title Jake Ripnick (15) puts Middletown South up 21-0 in the of the game. quarterback and pressured his substitute Aaron Trimble Durham led off with a ground single up the Cfirst a s ehalf y 's andand the two Non-Public Group A State title; an for the and restraced of the night to junior five sacks middle home on leading No.2 hitter, if she’s Jackie Gallegher’s overAndrew the headWisialko of amazing Bray Lombardi moved the ball shootwell throughout the game relying passes for the entire game. 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Fifteenth-seeded Manalapan pieced together a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning to overtake Matawan and walk off 7-6 winners in the opening round of the Shore Conference baseball tournament on May 15.

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The seventh and final frame was an up-and-down one for the host Braves, who fell behind in the top of the inning when Matawan senior first baseman, Dan Incle, smacked a go-ahead solo home run to give the Huskies a 6-5 advantage. But the home team had other ideas, rallying to tie the game in the bottom half when senior catcher Mike Knauf was awarded home on a balk, then securing the victory when senior third baseman Billy Moed knocked in fellow senior James Halasy with a game-winning walkoff RBI single. Besides Incle and Moed, other top performers in the game included Halasy, who went 2 for 3 with two runs and two RBI, Manalapan junior Matt Parker, who also went 2 for 3 and scored twice, and Matawan senior Pat DePaolo, who had two hits and scored once. With their win, Manalapan advanced

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Mater Dei Defeats Jackson Liberty In Softball By Michael Rogers

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Mater Dei is having a super season with an 18 win and only 2-loss record so far this season. They have also advanced in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament and have earned a number 2 seed in the Non Public South bracket of the NJSIAA state tournament.

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In their first round game of the Shore Conference the Seraphs defeated Jackson Liberty (13-7) by the score of 6 to 2. In that game, Emilie Boman went 3 for 4 with 3 runs batted in, while Larisa Chiesa had a double and a triple and Erin Batz hit a home run. Jackie Nash was the winning pitcher (14-2 record) as she scattered 8 hits while striking out 8 batters and walking none. The Seraphs will move on to play Wall (#2 seed) in the round of 16 in the Shore Conference Tournament. In their next game of the regular season, Mater Dei defeated Red Bank Regional by the score of 5 to 2. Katelyn Nash had 3 hits in 4 at bats while Jordan Donohue had 2 hits. Jackie Nash was the winning pitcher scattering 7 hits and striking out 9 batters and walking none. For the season, Nash has had an outstanding season on the mound with a 15-2 record in 97 innings. She has 94 strikeouts while only giving up 35 runs on 89 hits. She has only walked 27 batters all season. Maggie Klatt is 3-0 on the mound in 13 innings and she has only given up 6 hits and 1 walk. From the plate for the Seraphs, Chiesa leads the way with a .621 batting average, 20 runs batted in, as well as 2 home runs, 6 triples, and 3 doubles. Boman is batting .565 with 3 home runs, 3 triples, 5 doubles, and 31 runs batted in. Klatt is batting .464 with 25 runs batted in 26 hits while Nash is batting .446 with 15 runs batted in and 3 doubles. Aside from playing Wall in the next round of the Shore Conference Tournament, Mater Dei will also play Rutgers Prep in the first round of the state tournament.

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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN RECLAIMS SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT GIRLS LACROSSE TITLE By Mike Ready WEST LONG BRANCH – The combination of juniors Mary Scarrone, Bridget Curran and Nicolette Dunphy and a shut-down defensive performance was just too much for defending champion Red Bank Catholic to overcome, as the No.1 seed Bulldogs defeated the second seeded Caseys, 14-9, in the Shore Conference girls lacrosse final at Monmouth University on Friday afternoon. Attacker Mary Scarrone scored four goals and added two assists, attacker Nicolette Dunphy put four in the back of the net and had an assist, while Midfielder Bridget Curran scored twice and assisted on four others. “That was the connection that needed to happen today for us to win,” Head coach Amy O’Keefe said. “They’ve been awesome all year for us; they made me so proud today.” “We just really see each other all over the field,” Scarrone said. “We’ve played together since we were little, so that’s what makes it work; we just love playing together.”

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Rumson (15-5) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals by senior attacker Emily Knapp and Dunphy in the first five minutes of the game. But the Caseys (18-2) quickly responded, tying the game on two goals by junior midfielder Amanda Casten with 18:14 showing on the clock. The team’s traded two goals apiece before Rumson scored three straight to take a 7-4 lead at the 9:31 mark of the first half. Scarrone scored first and Dunphy followed with two goals. Red Bank Catholic answered with two goals of their own, as sophomore midfielder Grace Fallon scored at 8:37 and Casten followed at 4:41 to make it a one-goal game in this seesaw battle of the Shore Conference’s two lacrosse heavyweights.

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Casten’s goal shifted the momentum in the Casey’s favor, but that was short lived as Scarrone grabbed a Curran pass about twenty yards out, rushed the goal and scored from about seven yards out. Scarrone made a number of brilliant moves on the play to break free on her way to the net, while controlling the ball for the score.

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“At the half, we thought the game would stay close and continue to go back-and-forth.” O’Keefe said. “We just knew we needed to get the ball, keep possession and play like it’s a new game. Our attack needed to do their job and our defense had to do theirs.”

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That is exactly what happened as the Bulldogs scored the first three goals of the second half, and the defense shutout the Casey’s juggernaut offensive attack for over 15 minutes at the start of the half. “Our defense was tremendous today,” Scarrone said. “Madison (McGuire), Courtney (Dunphy) and Jessie (Yorke) are all great players. They were totally clicking together, making their slides and shutting down those great RBC scorers. Maddie (Mullen) came up with some great saves (9) that saved us in clutch situations.” “She played her heart out,” O’Keefe said of Mullen. “That was quality in the net at the right time.” Dunphy got the ball rolling scoring first to open the second half surge, followed by freshman midfielder Maggie Jennings and then Curran.

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TR East Softball Captures OCT By Kevin Davis Toms River East senior pitcher Jordan Weed finished her dominating run through the 2013 Ocean County softball tournament, striking out 10 Toms River North batters while scattering six hits in a 10-0 shutout win over the tournament’s top seed in the May 14 tournament final at Toms River South. The second-seeded Raiders knocked off TR North in convincing fashion for the second time this season, tying a team record for hits in an OCT title game with 14 while Weed held the Mariners’ bats in check. Outfielder Taylor Dziedzic tied a TR East individual record for hits in an OCT title game with four. Second baseman Casey Varvaro had three hits of her own and catcher Val Hirschfeld went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in, including a key single in the third inning that led to three Raiders runs and effectively opened the floodgates leading to a third straight OCT title. The tournament MVP, Weed, made a habit of rewriting the Ocean County

Tournament record books during the Raiders’ run through the field, starting with an April 17 perfect game against Manchester in which the Boston College-bound senior became the first OCT pitcher to retire every batter she faced via strikeout. Weed’s 21 strikeouts bested TR North’s Lauren Anderson, whose mark of 19 stood for nearly 15 years. The seveninning perfect game was also the first of its length in tournament history. She carried her shutout streak through a 10-0 April 27 win over seventh-seeded Central Regional before finally relinquishing an unearned run in the team’s 6-1 semifinal win over third-seeded Pinelands. The run ended a 46.1 inning OCT scoreless streak for Weed that dated back to the 2011 semifinals against Jackson Memorial. Weed also flirted with the tournament strikeout record, finishing two short of the 55-strikeout mark established by New Egypt’s Emily Bausher in 2010. “Jordan has been doing a great job for us all year,” said TR East coach Debbie Schwartz. “I think that was highlighted by her performance in the tournament.”

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TR South LAX Drops Kingsway in States By Ted Kaiser

TOMS RIVER— The state tournament began with some offensive fireworks for the Toms River South girls’ lacrosse team. The Indians (15-2) put 39 shots on goal and 15 of them found the back of the net as they downed Kingsway by a score of 15-8. The 13th seeded Dragons (5-12) overall trailed 10-4 at halftime and never threatened in the second half. The seniorladen Indians are hoping to have one last spin deep into the playoffs. TR South, seeded 4th in the South Group III bracket, received the most offense from senior Macy Scott. She tallied a game-high six goals and TR SOUTH #15 MACY SCOTT broke the school record with Photo By: Francine Attardi 100 goals on the season. Scott, who has committed to twice. Goaltender Mariam Ahmed Rutgers for college, is now within reach of the career goal record made six saves in net. at TR South. She has 258 goals and is just 10 shy of the mark which she The Indians advance to the second could reach if the Indians continue to round where they will face the winner between 5th seeded Wall and 12th advance in the postseason. seeded Seneca. The team is hoping They also received a lot of offense for a trip to the state final to cap a from Abby Pollioni who scored four season of accomplishments. TR South times. Laura Kurzynowski added three already won the Class A South Divigoals and Noelle Shirey chipped in sion for the first time in school history.

Pitching Powers Mariners to OCT Title By Ted Kaiser

TOMS RIVER NORTH Photo By: Francine Attardi TOMS RIVER— The Toms River North baseball team needed to exorcise some demons against Jackson Memorial. What better time to do it than in the Ocean County Tournament championship game? The Mariners broke a nine-game losing streak to the Jaguars with a 2-0 victory to take the OCT crown. TR North received stellar pitching from starter Ron Marinaccio and reliever Steve Slagmolen. Of course, lights-out pitching has become the calling card for the Mariners who did not allow a single run in the tournament.

they took advantage of two Jackson Memorial errors. Shortstop Carmen Sclafani plated home the second round with an RBI single in the fourth inning.

Marinaccio and Slagmolen combined for a two-hitter while striking out 10 batters. Slagmolen entered some trouble in the final inning with the Mariners holding onto their two-run lead. He walked the first three batters but fired back to strike out Nick Dabrio and power hitting catch Matt Thais. Slagmolen then got a ground ball out to end the game and preserve the win. The offense was not exactly pretty for the Mariners as

On Friday, the Mariners won 5-3 over Central Regional to advance to the SCT quarterfinals. Jordan Silvestri was 3 for 3 with two RBIs and Slagmolen earned the win. TR North will also get ready for the South Jersey Group IV tournament. They are seeded 8th and will take on 9th seed Cherokee in the opening round. The winner will play either top seeded Eastern or 16th seed Millville in the second round.

“We lost to Jackson Memorial three times last year and in the Shore Conference Tournament final so we want to get them back,” said pitcher Karl Blum before the season started. Blum pitched a shutout in TR North’s 1-0 win over Monsignor Donovan in the OCT semifinals.

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BULLDOGS MAUL RAMS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT SHORE CONFERENCE LACROSSE TITLE Continued from page 3 said. “Dodge, pass, pass; you keep doing that you’re going break down the defense, get open, and score.”

were playing keep away for a 14-5 final. Brendan Mullen led Southern with three goals.

Shea got a third quarter hat trick to put the one-side game away, with threethird period scores and an 11-goal lead, 14-3. Shea’s three goals gave him five for the game, to go along with an assist.

Junior defenseman Connor Phillips led the Bulldogs with six ground balls and along with senior Charlie Gravina (2 ground balls) and Jennings, they completely shut-down Southern’s explosive offensive attack.

“This is awesome, words can’t describe it,” Shea said. “We just made Shore Conference history, I’m glad to be part of it. I just went into the game with an open mind and the shots fell. I have to thank my coaches and my other two attackers, Dom (Padula) and Clarky (Michael Clark) and the mids (midfielders) for getting me the ball. Our goalie (senior Dylan Rotchford) and defense were shut-down good today. It’s all about the team, not me.” Padula ended with two goals and four assists, while Clark added two goals and three assists. “We came out hot, fired up and ready to play.” Clark said. “We’ve been here the last four years (5) and this was Southern’s first; our experience helped us get off to a fast start. Our defense played lights out; we locked them down. I was on the team as a freshman when we lost and I told the team, ‘You don’t want that feeling, it’s the worst feeling in the world.’” Southern scored two meaningless goals in the fourth period when the Bulldogs

Rotchford, second in the Shore Conference in save percentage (.707) was phenomenal in the goal for the Bulldogs, turning away 10 shots while directing traffic in front of the net. “He’s a clutch, clutch player, Jackson said of Rotchford. “The composure that he’s put into this season is beyond me. Dylan played man-down defense for us last season. We needed a goalie this season, he volunteered and the rest is history.” “I’m so proud of this team,”Jackson said. “It’s pretty exciting when you think of what they’ve accomplished. But you know what makes this a great team is our bench. All the guys you don’t see go on the field are the guys in practice every day that make everyone better, it’s the biggest advantage we have.” Rumson, the No.1 seed in the NJSIAA Group 1 South playoffs will square off against No.16 seed Delran, Saturday, May 18.

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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN RECLAIMS SCT Continued from page 9 Jennings made her presence felt all day, playing a tremendous game at both ends of the field.

After losing in the SCT semifinals last year, the Bulldogs more than made up for it Friday.

Red Bank Catholic finally broke through in the second half as junior Maeve Cowley scored at 9:21 but Rumson came right back as Scarrone netted her fourth goal of the game to push the lead to 12-7 at 6:22.

“The loss in the semifinals last year should not have happened,” Curran said. “That was more of a mental loss for us, this year we just came out more focused on what we had to do.”

The Caseys tried to make it a game, scoring two quick goals to close the gap to 12-9 with four minutes to play. But the Bulldogs essentially ended it, scoring a minute later when senior Emily Hayes took a Scarrone pass in the left wing about twenty yards out, spun and fired a shot, beating the goalie high and to her left with 3:46 remaining. Freshman midfielder Jillian Swikart closed out the scoring with under a minute to play, for a 14-5 final.

“Our team is ecstatic, we’re just so happy,” Scarrone said. “We knew RBC was the defending champs and we just wanted that title back. They’re a great team; we had to play our best to beat them.”

Manasquan Softball Looks To Beat Monmouth By Michael Rogers The Manasquan softball team is 13 and 9 this season and they are coming off of a tough 2 to 0 loss in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament to Central Regional, but they will quickly try and prepare for their first round game in the NJSIAA state playoffs. They will face Monmouth Regional who they have played twice already this season and have lost to both times in extra innings by a single run. The

“This feels super,” O’Keefe said. “It’s well deserved; they worked so hard for this and played awesome. They’re just a great group of kids; I love this team to death.” This was the Bulldogs sixth appearance in the Shore Conference Tournament finals and their second title, both under O’Keefe.

MANASQUAN Photo By: Francine Attardi Warriors have played tough defense all season long and when they get some decent pitching and a little hitting they can win some games. When they face off against Monmouth Regional, Coach Certo knows it will take continued solid defense and more for the

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victory. She said, “This is the third time we are playing them this year and after two disappointing losses we need to, and can prove, that we can beat them”. Manasquan has been led all season long on the mound by Olivia Galinif, who has 13 wins pitching this season. She has also helped with her offense, as from the plate she is batting .385 with a home run and two doubles. Shakyra Moore is leading the way offensively with a .469 batting average and she leads the team in home runs with 8 and runs batted in with 18. Quinn Sato is the leadoff hitter and has done a great job of getting on base all season long. She leads the team in doubles with 7 and triples with 6. She also has 17 runs batted in. Ally Latouretteis batting .369 and has 15 runs batted in while Megan Gilly is batting .371 with 2 doubles. Cate Marotta is batting ,371 and has 5 doubles. Coach Certo said, “This is a young team but they work hard everyday in practice and play solid defense. If we do that we can and will win some games”.

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13th Straight Win Put CBA in MCT Semis Golfers Ready By Jim Hintelmann

LINCROFT - Despite being rated high in the pre season polls, Christian Brothers Academy's baseball team got off to a slow start, splitting its first six games, including a 7-1 loss to rival Red Bank Catholic. The setback to RBC evened CBA's record at 3-3, but since then, the Colts have been on a roll with Thursday's 11-1 rout of Howell in a quarterfinal game of the Monmouth County Tournament extending their win streak to 13. The game was stopped in the last of the fifth because of the Mercy Rule. "The weather set us back a bit," said CBA coach Marty Kenney, who won his 500th game several weekends ago. "We had to practice on the parking lot as the field was unplayable. We had hoped to get on the field for one or two weeks. I knew that we would be good coming into the season because we had a lot of guys that played last year and did well," said Kenney. "We didn't play that badly in the beginning," he said. "RBC just beat us, but

we could have won our other two losses (Middletown South and Howell)." Freshman pitcher, Luca Dalati, and senior first baseman, Joe Dudek, were the stars of the game with Dalata allowing two hits, both in the first inning, fanning nine while walking just one batter. Dudek, who will be playing at North Carolina next season, got CBA off to a fast start with a three-run homer in the first inning. Howell scored its lone run in the first inning when John Reizer led off by beating out an infield hit, stealing second and scoring on a base hit by Cody Hubbs. Dalati, though, settled down and retired 14 of the final 15 batters, allowing only a third inning walk to Howell's Ryan Wares. "My timing was off a little bit in the first," said Dalati, "but I made a couple of adjustments between innings and that fixed it up. My fastball was my best pitch today, but I can also set it up with some other

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CBA picked up two more runs in both the second and third innings and won the game with four runs in the fifth with Will Morgan's base-loaded single ending the game. CBA's win streak, however, came to an end Friday in the semifinals when Wall upset the Colts, 7-5, in eight innings. Wall will play top-seeded Red BanK Catholic Tuesday in the title game at First Energy Park in Lakewood.

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CBA quickly went ahead with three runs in its’ half of the first on singles by Ryan Ramiz and Anthoiny Critelli and Dudek's homer over the right field fence. "It was a fast ball," said Dudek. "It came on a 2-0 count and I was looking for it. Everything is going well, and I feel good at the plate. I chose North Carolina because it is a great academic institution and has a fine baseball program."

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JERSEY SHORE— The Tournament of Champions is set for boys’ and girls’ golf on Monday and Thursday respectively. The Shore Conference is well represented on both sides thanks to a strong performance by the local teams in the NJSIAA sectional tournaments. Five boys’ teams won championships. At Mountain View Golf Course in Ewing, two Shore Conference schools came away with sectional titles. CBA took the NonPublic A crown by a 10-stroke margin. Patrick Hussey was the top shooter for the Colts and top individual in the sectional. St. Rose won the Central-South NonPublic B title as Tommy Burns finished tied for second individually. Rumson-Fair Haven won the Central-South Group II championship at Wildwood Country Club in Cape May Courthouse as John Edler shot a 76 to also take first place. Wall Township surprised some with a victory in Central-South Group III at Running Deer Golf Club in Pittsgrove. Senior Connor Birch qualified for the TOC with his performance. Howell’s Dawson Jones won his second straight Central-South Group IV championship and the Rebels also finished first. Southern Regional’s Jakson Fiel also qualified for the TOC. On the girls’ side, no team won a sectional title; however, Red Bank Catholic came closest by finishing two strokes behind Montgomery for second place. Holmdel and Rumson-Fair Haven also qualified as teams for the TOC. RBC senior Taylor Totland was the top individual though, as she edged out Montgomery’s Alice Chen by one shot. She will try to defend her individual TOC championship on Thursday at Cherry Valley in Skillman.

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Purple Roses Baseball 18 and 3 By Michael Rogers

The St. Rose baseball team is having a fantastic season with a 17 and 3 record. The Purple Roses have also earned the #1 seed in the NJSIAA South Non Public B bracket of the state playoffs and will play the winner of a first round game between Roselle Catholic (9th seed) and St. Josephs (8th seed). Also St. Rose plays Jackson Liberty in the Shore Conference Tournament as the Purple Roses are the #10 seed. In a recent game against Manasquan the Purple Roses defeated the Warriors by the score of 8 to 3. Jim Gowen earned his fourth win on the mound scattering 8 hits in the game while Brendan Lynch and Brad Currao both doubled for St Rose. The win improved their record to 18 and 3. In an-

other game against Point Boro, St Rose won 13 to 3 when Joey DeLacruz threw a complete game 4 hitter on the mound while also providing some offense going 3 for 3 from the plate with a double and 4 runs batted in. St Rose also defeated Keyport by the score of 9 to 7. Jay Criscuolo got the win on the mound while Brad Currao went 4 for 5 from the plate with 2 runs batted in and a double.

Midd. North Routs St. Rose in SCT By Ted Kaiser

On the season Currao has a 3-1 pitching record in 31 innings pitched and 29 strikeouts and a 1.55 earned run average. At the plate he is batting .328 this season with 18 runs batted in. DeLacruz is batting .359 this season and as a pitcher he has a 3-1 record. In 31 innings he has 24 strikeouts and a 2.50 earned run average. Connor Gamond is batting .453 with 24 hits, which leads the team. Will King is batting .439 and Brandon Lynch is hitting .328 in the leadoff spot. Gowen now has a 4-0 pitching record in 26 innings with 27 strikeouts. Head coach Mike Condon likes the way his team has prepared and game planned this season and said, " For the most part we have been able to focus on what we can control and try and keep things simple. That formula seems to be working this season ".

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MIDDLETOWN NORTH Photo By: Francine Attardi MIDDLETOWN— The Lions got off to a roaring start in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament in softball. Middletown North, seeded 10th, dominated 23rd seed St. Rose with a 12-0 victory in five innings last Saturday. Pitcher Amanda Kanskishut down the Purple Roses while the offense rose to the occasion. Quinn Thornton had three hits and two RBIs. The win showed the strength of the Class A North Division where the Lions finished in a three-way tie for first place. In fact, the division was so competitive that four different teams could have come out on top heading into the final game. Now the victory sets up a contest between two familiar foes in Middletown North and 7th seed Howell in the SCT Round of 16. It was a solid win, perhaps energized

by North’s two non-divisional losses last week. The Lions struggled to score runs against top opponents Ocean and Wall in tune-up games last Monday and Thursday. They fell 1-0 to the Spartans as pitcher Gianna Kinhofer silence their bats. They began to show glimpses of offense in a 5-1 loss to Wall as they were able to a muster a home run. The games were only a partial test as the Lions used the opportunity to get some other players into the lineup. North will also have to begin focusing on the Central Jersey Group III state tournament starting this week. They are seeded 5th and will face 12th seed Lawrence in the opening round. The winner will square off against either 4th seeded Allentown or 13th seeded Colts Neck.

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5/21/13 - 6/4/13 • Jersey Sporting News

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CBA Lacrosse Looks to Make Run in State Tournament By Pat Ralph

The Christian Brothers Academy Colts’ lacrosse team enters the 2013 NJSIAA State Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Non-Public A South portion of the bracket after going 12-6 in the regular season. The Colts open up state tournament play at home against ninth-seeded Pope John on Saturday, May 18th at 12:30. If the Colts can get the victory at home, they will face their archnemesis and top-seeded Delbarton in the sectional quarterfinals.

once again, the Colts showed that they could bounce back from a tough loss, and rattled off another three game win streak against the likes of Marlboro, Colts Neck, and Wall. But after their three-game win streak, the Colts now had the challenge of winning two games against two very good non-conference foes. Their

first challenge came against NonPublic A foe Don Bosco Prep, the No. 2 ranked team in New Jersey, and the Colts were taken down 16-7 by the Ironmen. Following the loss to Don Bosco Prep, the Colts fell short against Princeton by a score of 10-9. Before the Shore Conference Tournament began, the Colts finished

the regular season on a four-game winning streak, including their most notable win of the season against archrival Red Bank Catholic at home by a score of 7-6. In the victory against the Caseys of RBC, attackmen Thomas Deiner and Dan Cammarata each had a hat trick to propel the Colts. The other three wins to close out the regular season for CBA came against Ocean Township, Red Bank, and Brick.

With the regular season complete, the Colts have had a solid 2013 season so far. After opening the season with an easy victory over Long Branch, the Colts slipped up against the Hornets of Holmdel on the road by a score of 7-6. However, the Colts rebounded nicely and pulled off three straight wins against Neptune, Freehold Township, and Howell. CBA’s first big test of the season came against their conference rival Rumson-Fair Haven on the road, and the Bulldogs overpowered the Colts 8-3 and showed them why they are one of the best in the Shore Conference. However,

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After receiving a first round bye for the SCT, the Colts drew Holmdel in a rematch from earlier in the season. The Colts were able to get revenge back for their early season loss to the Hornets when it mattered most by knocking off Holmdel in the SCT Quarterfinals 9-8. However, the Colts were trampled by top-seeded Southern in the SCT Semifinals by a score of 10-3 to end the Colts’ goal of winning the Shore Conference title in 2013. Now that their regular season and conference tournament are complete, the CBA Colts look to bring home a Non-Public A state title back to Lincroft.

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Jersey Sporting News • 5/21/13 - 6/4/13

Shore Girls Lacrosse Bounces back By Michael Rogers

The Shore Regional girls’ lacrosse team is having a great season. The Blue Devils have a 12 win and 5-loss record and are ranked third in the Shore Conference.

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Shore reached the semi finals of the Shore Conference Tournament before losing to Red Bank Catholic (the #2 seed and a 17 -1 record this season) by the score of 10 to

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5. As they have all season long, the Blue devils bounced back with a victory in their next game during first round of the Central Jersey Group I state playoffs, where

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In the Shore Conference Tournament semi final game against Red Bank Catholic, Shore started slowly falling behind 7 to 0 before mounting a huge comeback and scoring 5 goals. Nicki DeSenza and Sarah George each scored 2 goals for the Blue Devils while Claudia LaMarca scored 1 goal and added 2 assists. Goalie Taylor Caldwell made 6 saves in goal for the Blue devils. Head coach Dave Dudsinski was impressed with Red Bank Catholics offense and said, "They are really a skilled team and Grace Fallon is an awesome player." Fallon finished the game with 3 goals and 1 assist. In their first round game in the state playoffs, the Blue Devils defeated Maple Shade (8-12 record) by the score of 18 to 12. Maddy Norman led Shore in scoring with 4 goals while DeSenza added 3 goals as did Claudia LaMarca. Nicole Britton, Emily Reiser, and Christina Shannon each scored 2 goals while Caldwell made 6 saves in goal. The Blue Devils move on to play Haddonfiels (9-7) in the next round of the playoffs.

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Shore is the #4 seed.

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