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DALATRI RETURNS TO PITCH CBA INTO MONMOUTH COUNTY TOURNAMENT FINAL

By Mike Ready

MIDDLETOWN – Luca Dalatri returned to the mound for the first time since injuring his hamstring in a game against Marlboro on April 20 tossing a complete game, one-hit shutout as Christian Brothers Academy beat Middletown South 3-0 Saturday advancing to the Monmouth County Tournament final.

Dalatri struck out 11 and didn’t walk a batter in seven innings pitched using a blazing fastball and

As is usually the case with Dalatri, he got stronger as the game progressed, striking out the side in order in the fourth and registering five K’s in the final three innings. The only hit he surrendered was a meaningless ground-ball single up the middle with two outs in the top of the fifth innings.

“When I go out there I just compete,” Dalatri said.

“So I just went out there with a clear head. If I had any doubts going into this game I wouldn’t have pitched. A game like this I’m not going to stress my teammates about making plays and worry them because I don’t have what I need. When I go out there I always try to do what I usually do and today I just went out there and didn’t worry about my hamstring.”

Senior centerfielder Cid Porter led off the bottom of the first with a laser shot to left field that left the ball park in about one second easily clearing the fence in left to give Dalatri all the runs he needed.

“Leading off I try to do a bunch of things,” Porter said. “I was looking for a good pitch to drive and he threw me something inside and I just turned on it.

Porter also made a spectacular Willie-Mays esk over the shoulder catch in dead centerfield robbing the Eagles Jon Martin of a triple and quite possible an inside the park home run in the second inning.

CBA’S #44 LUCA DALATRI WAS THROWING 92.4 MPH PITCHES an assortment of off-speed pitches that kept the Middletown South hitters off balance throughout the game using his pin-point control to pick his spots.

If there was any concern about how he would fare in his return to the mound, Dalatri quickly put those fears to rest exhibiting his usual repertoire of pitches in the first inning and striking out the final batter of the inning with a high-velocity fast ball.

CBA’S #9 CID PORTER SLIDES HOME FOR FIRST RUN OF THE GAME. Photos by: Fran Attardi

“I kind of lost it at the last second,” Porter said of his highlight-reel catch. “I kind of just threw by hands out and actually caught it in my bare hand.

I knew I was getting to it, I thought I might’ve over ran it but it dropped right in front of me.”

Not only did Dalatri need to shake off the rust but this was the Colts first game back on the field since April 30 due to the horrid streak of weather we’ve been experiencing here on the Jersey Shore.

“A lot of times you just need rest,” Porter said. “We tried to mentally and physically come back strong and today was definitely did that. Today was a big team day. The defense played well and everyone played great, it was a great team day”

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NFL CELEBRITIES HELP RAISE MONEY FOR TWO FLORIDA CHARITIES

By Noelle Clay

Former NFL Alumni President of the Central Florida Chapter Mike Attardi, with the NFL players Association, NFL Legends Community and 175 local Florida golfers and supporters made the Maddy’s Mission Pro/Am a huge success. This event helped raise over $42,000.00 for both charities.

The Pro/Am golf event with celebrity NFL players took place on Sunday, April 24th at Orange County National Golf Course. Celebrities like NFL Football Hall of Fame inductee, Larry Little, All-Pro Clifton Smith, NFL first round draft picks Ki-Jana Carter and Ikaika-Alama Francis, Mayor Gary Bruhn and 34 former NFL players came out to support the cause.

Maddy’s Mission foundation in Madison Flaherty's memory, is to give aid & support to children and families in similar situations. There are times that these children do not qualify for cancer related services and are declined funding or support. The

UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES (UOA), LLC proud to sponsor the Boomer & Carton Mikey Strong 23 Hockey Game held March 18, 2016.

foundation helps assist those children that might not get the same opportunities and also the support they need by supplying the necessary equipment and resources throughout the community. To date the foundation has donated over $15,000 to the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital and partnered with the Lake Whitney Education Fund helped to raise another $22,000 towards keeping a registered nurse at the school. Please visit http:// www.maddysmissiontohelp.org to learn more information.

The Dolphin Education Fund has the responsibility to raise $24,000 to support Lake Whitney in offsetting the cost of having a registered nurse on campus every day. This golf tournament helps ensure the continuation of our nurse program at Lake Whitney Elementary School. This event with the help of 175 golfers and celebrities came out and helped raise over $42,000.00 for both charities.

The hockey fundraiser event was first organized

by Boomer Esiason (former National Football League quarterback) and Craig Carton (formerly of The Jersey Guys), of Boomer and Carton, the morning drive sports radio program on WFANAM and WFAN-FM in New York City in 2015 to support Mike Nichols. Nichols, a Monroe high school athlete, was paralyzed during a hockey game on January 4, 2014. In November 2014, Mike made an appearance on the show to raise awareness about spinal cord research.

Mike spoke of “The Big Idea”, a Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation campaign. The idea to support the 2nd Annual Boomer & Carton/Mikey Strong 23 event came from Dr. Carlos Sagebien who heard about the game on his drive into the office. “As soon as I heard about the game, I knew that was something my practice would want

to support” stated Dr. Sagebien, an orthopaedic traumatologist.

“The Big Idea” stems from the results of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation research initiative in partnership with UCLA and University of Louisville. Four men who were classified with chronic motor complete spinal cord injuries were implanted with an epidural stimulator in their lower spinal cord. Due to the intervention, they were able to voluntarily move their legs and stand. The Big Idea is the foundation’s challenge to the global paralysis community to raise $15million in the next phase or research. The Christopher and Dana Reeve foundation started as a grass-roots movement and is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis.

In addition to being a gold sponsor along with their primary teaching hospital, RWJ New Brunswick, UOA provided medical coverage for the players during the event. Dr. Sagebien and his partner, Dr. David Harwood along with athletic trainers from the practice attended. UOA provides orthopaedic care to many of the local colleges such as Princeton, Rutgers and Rider University as well as many area high schools. “Our former colleague, Dr. Timothy Hosea, was on the sidelines the day Eric LeGrand sustained a spinal cord injury and (thus felt a strong connection with this cause) we are very committed to supporting the health and wellness of our local athletes.” Eric LeGrand was also in attendance at the event and is someone Mike considers to be one of his top two inspirational people.

The Boomer & Carton/Mikey23 Strong event was a sell-out and raised $53,387.

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TOMS RIVER SOUTH AND BRICK MEMORIAL COME OUT VICTORIOUS IN OCT QUARTER FINALS

By Jim Rosa

Toms River South advanced to the Ocean County Tournament Semi-Finals with a 12-2 win over Point Pleasant Beach. Trevor Wagner pitched a spectacular 3 innings of work giving up only 2 runs, while striking out 8 in the inning. The Indians offense was explosive as they were able to score 12 runs with Wagner also hitting a home run in the game. Wagner has had an exceptional year thus far, pitching a

POINT PLEASANT BEACH’S JOSH VANSCHOICK

no-hitter in a 2-0 win against crosstown rival Toms River North earlier in the season. Wagner only allowed two hits in today’s contest, he allowed two more base runners via a walk as well. Wagner’s two RBI’s were huge in leading the Indians to victory.

John Van Schoik started for the Point Beach Garnet Gulls. However, he would only last 4 innings before Kevin Donnelly pitched the remainder of the game that lasted only 6 innings. John Vanschoick was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed nine runs in three innings, walked four and struck out none. However, Point Beach would not give up. Two runs in the top of the third helped trim the deficit for the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls. It closed the deficit to 4-2. This was a big momentum builder for the Garnet Gulls as they were struggling to plate runs.

An RBI single by Kevin Donnelly and a walk by John Vanschoick sparked Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls Varsity's rally. Toms River South stopped the rally after Wagner got John Nista to strike out.

“Our defense finally came to play, and without a doubt if we continue to keep up our offense we will continue to rack up wins,” Toms River South’s TJ Scudari said on the teams win.

Although the garnet Gulls suffered a loss in the Quarterfinals of the Ocean County Tournament,

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assistant coach Joseph Mazza was just happy to get out and play some baseball with the difficult weather as of late. “This weather has not been helpful. However, it was nice to get out and play some baseball. This is the time to start building for a solid run at Group I. To advance in the OCT was a big step for our program,” Said coach Mazza.

Toms River South scored five runs of its own in the third. Toms River South scored on an RBI double

by Fitzpatrick, an RBI single by Conover, a steal of home by Wagner, and a wild pitch.

In the other game of the OCT Quarterfinals, Brick Township defeated number two seeded Brick Memorial. The Dragons had a 9-0 lead in the 5th inning before the Mustangs came to bat in the bottom of the inning to cut the score to 9-3. John Prato was big for Brick Township as he had 3 runs scored by the 5th inning. A triple and a double rang off his bat as he helped lead the Dragons to victory by a score of 12-3. Brick Township head coach Jason Groschel spoke about tonight’s win for his team. “I thought we played really well tonight. I really liked the way we swung the bats and I think we are playing well.” Brick will now take on Toms River North for the Ocean County title.

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St. Rose Seeks To End Season Strong

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By Michael Ward

St. Rose has a home stretch of their schedule that will prove to be more pivotal than most teams in the Shore-B Central Division.

With an 8-5 in division record and 9-9 overall, the Purple Roses will have to muscle through the remainder of their season to make it a winning season and be in contention for any lasting post season play.

That’s not to say that St. Rose hasn’t had their fair share of triumphs this season.

River South team were also helpful to keep the team on an even keel.

In the Monmouth County Softball Tournament, the girls didn’t get to see much action as they were eliminated in pre-quarterfinals against Ocean Township, losing 13-0.

Jill Barry, Emily DeFalco and Brianna McCarren have been the trio to watch, providing the most offense on the team so far this season.

Upcoming matchups for St. Rose include games against Henry Hudson and Middletown North.

They opened up the season with a sensational showing against Ranney, with a thunderous 14-1 final score to put on the right track for a successful season. They followed that outing up with a trouncing of Asbury Park by a commanding score of 240. The girls from Belmar then moved on to Keyport where they were an offensive force, claiming victory by a margin of 15-2. Keansburg also fell to St. Rose by a score of 7-2, leaving the team relatively untouched for the first portion of the season.

The Lady Purple Roses recorded wins against notably tough teams in the region this season. Their 7-5 win against Point Pleasant Beach was one of the key highlights of the season and 14-0 and 5-2 wins in a rematch with Ranney and a strong Toms

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Salt Creek Grille Annual Wine & Martini Tasting Raises $52000! Focus on your the support of events like this and all of the sponsors, vendor and auction item donors.

In addition to the event, and to further public awareness about the charity’s mission, Salt Creek Grille’s co-owner Steve Bidgood flies a flag with the charity’s logo at the waterfront restaurant’s site for a whole year.

Rumson, New Jersey (May 2016) - The sold-out Salt Creek Grille’s 13th Annual Wine & Martini Tasting Fundraiser, held on April 27, raised $52,000 for Michael’s Feat in a single night. Michael’s Feat is a local charity that provides support to families carrying and caring for seriously ill newborns.

This last event brings Salt Creek Grille close to the $1 million mark of funds raised for local charities with children’s needs as their mission. To date, Salt Creek Grille has raised more than $900,000 for 13 local charities. 100 percent of the proceeds from the event go directly to the selected charity.

Salt Creek Grille’s annual fundraising event is supported by donations from Salt Creek Grille and its vendors and local businesses that provide food, wine and other services. As in past years, several wine vendors poured over one hundred premium wines to taste and specialty martinis for guests to sample. The lavish amounts of delicious offerings included an artisanal cheese table donated by Sickles Market, Little Silver, and a raw bar provided by Lusty Lobster, Highlands. The Bobby Boyd Trio entertained the event’s 150 attendees with live jazz music. A live auction with local DJ entertainer NJ 101.5 Big Joe Henry as auctioneer raised a substantial amount.

Both Dana Puharic, Fund Chairperson and Michael’s mother, and Tara Cadet, Event Chairperson thanked Steve Bidgood for selecting Michael’s Feat as the beneficiary of the event. Tara eloquently shared the NICU story of her premature son, Carter, and the role that Michael’s Feat played in providing emotional and financial support that helped ease the stresses that her and her husband, Jason, were facing during that difficult time. Dana graciously explained that this help cannot be provided without

Michael's Feat was created and named in loving memory of Adam and Dana’s newborn son, Michael Gerard Puharic, who was born on July 29, 2000 and died 83 hours later due to a chromosome disorder known as Trisomy 13. The charity is dedicated to providing comfort and easing the burden for parents carrying and caring for seriously ill newborns in Monmouth and Ocean counties. To date, Michael’s Feat has helped hundreds of local families and raised over $1.6 million dollars.

Funds raised at the Salt Creek Grille Wine & Martini Tasting Fundraiser will help finance the Michael’s Feat Parent Suite at Monmouth Medical Center. Michael’s Feat has also provided and manages rooms at CentraState Medical Center and at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The rooms provide a home away from home where families can rest and be close to their newborn.

“Our community is fortunate to have so many excellent grass roots charities doing such great work,” said Bidgood, who was recently named “New Jersey’s Restaurateur of the Year 2015” by the New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association. “We are honored to do our part by providing Michael’s Feat with an event to help raise funds and public awareness.”

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EIGHT-RUN THIRD INNING POWERS RED BANK CATHOLIC INTO MCT FINAL

By Mike Ready

RED BANK – After losing an extra-inning game to Manalapan in last year’s Monmouth County Tournament semifinals, Red Bank Catholic made sure it punched its own ticket to this year’s final scoring eight runs in the third inning and went on to beat Howell 9-0 Saturday evening at Count Basie Fields.

The Caseys strung together seven base hits in the inning with the big blow coming on a Aaron Ahn three-run blast over the left field fence that upped the Caseys lead to 4-0. Senior Catcher Doug Facendo followed Ahn’s homer with a double and junior third baseman Anthony DeRosa drove him home with a line-drive double to make it 5-0.

The Caseys tacked on three more runs before Howell recorded the first out of the inning taking an insurmountable 8-0 lead after three.

Casey ace right hander John Poccia breezed through five innings of scoreless work to pick up the win allowing just one hit while striking out two and walking none. Poccia turned the game over to his bull pen in the sixth as senior Justin Liggett pitched a scoreless sixth and relief ace Jack Ipsen closed out the game with a scoreless seventh.

“Poccia did a real good job throwing strikes today; you can’t complain,” Red Bank Catholic head coach Hausmann said. “We’ve relied a lot on those three guys especially the way they’ve pitched all year. They’ve pitched very well and they’ve been pretty good, all of them.”

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“I had command of all my pitches today which is needed against Howell because they can really swing the bat,” Poccia said. “We all rely on one another but it feels good being one of the leaders on the team. We gained a lot of experience last year and this year we’re trying to make a statement. Usually when we get early leads we feel good about ourselves and it’s a real confidence booster; we just got to keep rolling.”

The Caseys (17-1, 12-0) are definitely on a roll. Saturday’s win versus Howell marked there 11th in a row since dropping a onerun decision to Barnegat April 16. They’re ranked No.1 in the Shore Conference and third in the state and have already clinched the Class B North championship.

They will now face No.1 seed Christian Brothers Academy – No.2 in the Shore and seventeenth in the state - in the SCT final Wednesday at First Energy Park in Lakewood. The Colts (14-5, 7-3) beat Middletown South 3-0 in the other semifinal game to advance.

“We’ve only won a division right now so there’s a lot more to be done,” Hausmann said. “We’ve got a lot to take care of. We’re looking forward to getting to a final and playing CBA. Any chance we get to play CBA it’s always fun.”

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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN GIRLS LACROSSE ROLLING INTO THE POSTSEASON

By Mike Ready

RUMSON – Ranked No.1 in the Shore Conference and No.8 in the state, the Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ lacrosse team is in running on all cylinders after picking up their 16th straight win of the season soundly beating Point Pleasant Boro 15-1 on Friday afternoon.

The Bulldogs (16-1, 10-0) appear primed for the post season as they attempt to win their fourth straight Shore Conference Tournament title - their fourth in six years - and their first ever state title and trip to the Tournament of Champions.

“That’s definitely in the back of our minds,” Rumson Fair-Haven head coach Amy O’Keefe said. “We feel we have a really good chance of getting to the T.O.C. and we’ve talked about that.

We just got to take it game by game, play smart and put two halves together; something we’ve been struggling to do.

We have to just chip away at it.”

A year ago, the Rumson girls’ won their first sectional title since 2011 and third in program history taking home the South Jersey Group II crown before falling to Summit in the state final. They also claimed their third straight Class A Central championship in the process.

The Bulldogs will undoubtedly be seeded No.1 when the Shore Conference seedings are announced on Saturday and more than likely handed the No.1 seed in NJSIAA South Jersey Group II bracket when those seedings are released on May 16.

Talent wise, the Bulldogs are loaded.

They field a virtual Shore Conference All-Star team every game.

They are led by Villanova-bound attacker Brittany Bruno who is once again one of the top scoring threats in the Shore after ranking seventh in goals scored a year ago when she was named second team All-Shore as a sophomore. So far this season, she’s

tallied 41 goals with six assists for 47 points.

Third team All-Shore Midfielder/attacker Elizabeth Scarrone has picked up where she left off last season when she netted 43 goals and assisted on 37 others for 80 points. The Vanderbilt University commit has again been outstanding in all phases of game scoring 25 goals with 20 assists this season as one of leaders of the team.

Villonova commit Maggie Jennings was named to the 2015 U.S. Lacrosse Girls’ High School American team as well as All-Shore and All-State a year ago. One of the best all-around players in the state and one of the many team leaders on this Bulldog team, she’s scored 13 goals with five assists this season.

Bucknell University-bound Morgan Steinhacker was also an All-American selection a year ago and was picked the Asbury Park Press Player of the Year.

Steinhacker’s probably the top player in the state on the draw winning 141 draws a year ago while also picking up 45 ground balls. She’s plays both ends of the field as her 35 goals and 17 assists a year ago will attest. This season, she’s netted 16 goals and assisted on seven others.

“I think the senior’s, because we have so many of them are really stepping up,” O’Keefe said. “They’re taking on that leadership role as a group, a unit.

Maggie and Morgan are kind of the targeted players because of the success they’ve had, so we have some juniors who are really stepping it up as well.”

In addition to Scarrone, the junior class is led by Lafayette University-bound Caitie Clark. She anchors the defense with a rugged style of play and is capable of shutting down an opponent’s top player on any given day. She was a second team All-Shore and All-State selection last season and one of the most valuable players on the team.

Clark is joined in the backfield by couple of stellar defenders in Madison and Makenna Maguire. Madison has committed to the University of Maryland to play field hockey field while senior goalie Anna Babiak, who has developed into one the best goal keepers in the Shore Conference, adds another dimension to Rumson’s repertoire.

Seniors Jacqueline Littleson (Vanderbilt University) Allie Geiger (University of Richmond), Lindsey Corydon (UC Davis) and Kiley Pearman, junior Kyrie Weiner (Colgate University) and sophomore Gill Curran ( Elon University) are all important pieces to the team’s success as the Bulldogs attempt to make program history.

It’s unusual for a Group II team such as Rumson to have the depth that the Bulldogs possess but they run two to three deep at every position.

“That’s the greatest thing having the depth that we have,” O’Keefe said. “I feel like when somebody is having an off game or maybe they’re marked up by a good defender we have so many possibilities on our attack and it’s just a really great thing.”

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The Shore Conference Tournament will be seeded Saturday and the Bulldogs will undoubtedly be seeded No.1 in that there. Then, the NJSIAA playoff seeds will be announced May 16 with the Bulldogs expected to receive the No.1 seed there as well.

“We got to stay focused, have to play smart and we have to be patient,” O’Keefe said referring to the Bulldogs postseason chances. “I feel like sometimes our first half is like our warmup and that shouldn’t be. I feel like we kind of struggle with those mental moments and that mental pressure when something not’s working out for us. So if we can stay focused, get into the game and see what the defense is doing then we can kind of pick away at it and we’ll be okay.”

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MARINERS ADVANCE TO OC TOURNAMENT FINALS Mater Dei Leads

Region in Shut-Outs

By Jim Rosa

Early offense was key for Toms River North as they were able to put up 2 runs in the first inning. Mike Nyisztor was able to draw a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first inning.

With a runner on, third baseman Joe Rise hit a short fly ball which ended up falling into rightcenter field for a base hit. It was after the walk and a soft hit that a ball would take a bad hop on second baseman Justin Diefenbach.

TOMS RIVER NORTH’S ANTHONY SASSO Toms River- Baseball America’s fifth ranked pitcher in the county took the mound Saturday afternoon for Barnegat. The Bengals traveled to Toms River North High School as they took on the Mariners in an OCT Semi-final matchup.

Barnegat came into this game seeking a third straight Ocean County Tournament Finals appearance. As the 8th seed in this tournament, the Bengals were able to defeat a tough Point Pleasant Boro team in the Quarterfinals. Senior Jared Kacso pitched his team back to the semi-finals, taking advantage of key mistakes throughout the game.

Saturday Semi-Final game could not have been drawn up any better for fans of Shore Conference High School baseball. Featuring one of the best pitchers in the country, lefty Jason Groome has already shown the conference that he is determined to lead Barnegat to a tournament win. However, Toms River North’s high powered offense was determined to hand the southpaw his first loss of the season. The Mariners feature a lineup that is extremely efficient in contact hitting, led by Oklahoma State commit Joey Rose.

The Mariner offense was able to get going early and consistently put pressure on Barnegat starter Jason Groome. The southpaw lasted just 4 2/3 innings, giving up 6 hits, and 7 runs. However, only 4 of those runs would be earned. Groome allowed 3 walks over the span of his start, which in conjunction to his 6 hits allowed, put a lot of traffic on the bases. He did strike out 9 hitters throughout the course of the game.

By Michael Ward

The Mater Dei Seraphs have been a strong force on the field this season, as they’ve racked up 12 wins overall and 11 wins in-division with only one loss so far. Their success can be attributed to strong defense throughout the season and enough offense when they need it to drive them over the top.

Going into any game with Mater Dei, an opponent will find it more challenging than usual to score runs, as the pitching staff of the Seraphs find ways to jam up and shut down opposing hitters.

Groome had settled down after the rough first inning as he struck out the side in the second.

In addition, Barnegat would get a run back as it became a 2-1 game. The RBI was driven in

by Diefenbach.

This would be all the Barnegat offense would get as Anthony Sasso came into the game in the 5th inning and was absolutely brilliant.

He struck out 8 over the final three innings to keep the Bengals off balance. However, the TRN offense was just heating up as both Joey Rose and Jeff Ciervo drive in runs as part of a 5 run, 5th inning. Rose struck a ball soundly which bounced off the wall in right center and Ciervo Follwed with a 2-R Homerun that cleared the wall in left field.

“I just wanted to get the bat on the ball.

That was our approach the entire game,” Jeff Ciervo said. “ We just wanted to go up there and try and take the ball the other way, try and see what happens, Ciervo stat-

continued on page 13 TOMS RIVER NORTH’S JOEY ROSE ed. He knew that it was important to make solid contact as his offense was going to be fighting for runs all day against Groome.

“Anthony has grown a lot and he pitched well today; if this was March or early in the season, I am not sure if he does it,” coach Pagano said on his sophomore reliever Anthony Sasso. “ I just tried to go out there and record outs,” Sasso explained. “I and my team just came out with intensity, we knew what we had to do and we just wanted to get out of here with a win which we did,” Sasso reiterated.

With the win the Mariners advance to the 2016 Ocean County Tournament Finals.

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ALL ADS ON JSN CHARITY PAGE ARE TOTALLY FREE TO ALL CHARITIES TO HELP PROMOTE THEIR UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS. “DAY ON THE BAY” was an annual event held once a year to provide special athletes from the Special Olympics and their families a day of entertainment which included food, drinks, music, and gifts for everyone with race boat displays.

Shore Dreams for Kids is a fully exempt nonprofit organization who throughout the year set out to raise money to hold an annual event for approximately 600+ children from the Special Olympics to children of Make A Wish, Oceans of Love Support Group for Children with Cancer and mentally and physically challenged children as well as special needs children and their families throughout the area to a day at the shore.

Our annual event offers these children and their families a day of entertainment which includes a "carnival atmosphere" complete with games and small rides, food and drinks, and live entertainment. There is even an impressive car show displayed right outside the ball field. The New Jersey Elks – South East District Special Children’s Committee provides the games and an overwhelming supply of prizes for all to enjoy. Most importantly and the highlight of the whole event are the Performance Powerboat rides in the Barnegat Bay, NJ. The boat rides are conducted by local Powerboat owners, including but not limited to members of the New Jersey Performance Powerboat Club who volunteer their time & boats to share with those less fortunate. The event would cease to exist without the help of a wide variety of companies and individuals who donate their time, services and hearts to this one day event. The reward of seeing the smiles and children's eyes light up from all that is shared with them is truly immeasurable.

So please feel free to join us.

The Day on the Bay Foundation Inc. successfully produced this event for 10 years and made it what it was up until its last year in 2000. With the full approval of the Day on the Bay Foundation, Shore Dreams for Kids had been established to pick up where they had left off with the intent on expanding the event to not only include athletes from the Special Olympics but to mentally and physically challenged children as well as special needs children and their families throughout the area.

Shore Dreams for Kids is made up of volunteers from all over New Jersey and surrounding areas that share a love for power boating and sharing something special with others who are less fortunate.

We are committed to bringing community awareness to those children who love the open water who may never be able to experience the thrill of power boating.

The men and women who help make this annual event possible are a truly unique group of people who love the water, life and their cause.

It will touch your heart when you see the joy in the children’s eyes after riding in a Performance Powerboat. The children show us the real reason to be involved.

Shore Dreams For Kids is a non-profit corporation who’s concept was based on a “DAY ON THE BAY”, by the Day on the Bay Foundation Inc. established in 1990, who is no longer in operation.

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We will be hosting our 5th Annual Casino Night Dinner Fundraiser Extravaganza, to be held:

June 3, 2016 at Eagle Ridge Country Club, Lakewood, NJ 7:00 PM ~ 11:00 PM

Shore Dreams for Kids is a fully exempt non-profit organization who throughout the year set out to raise money to hold an annual event for approximately 600+ children from the Special Olympics to children of Make A Wish, Oceans of Love Support Group for Children with Cancer and mentally and physically challenged children as well as special needs children and their families throughout the area to a day at the shore.

Our annual event offers these children and their families a day of entertainment which includes a "carnival atmosphere" complete with games and small rides, an antique car display, food and drinks, and live entertainment. The event would cease to exist without the help of a wide variety of companies and individuals who donate to this one day event. The reward of seeing the smiles and children's eyes light up from all that is shared with them is truly immeasurable.

The success of this event is credited largely to our sponsors, who lend their names and financial support to the event. The money we raise each year goes to funding this year’s annual event, which will be held Saturday July 16, 2016.

We have several levels of sponsorship packages, as detailed on the enclosed sponsorship form. You can select the level of participation that best meets your needs, and be secure in the knowledge that your sponsorship fee will be used to help us fund this year’s annual event.

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Mater Dei

Their dominance has been telling and has been noticed around the rest of the division.

continued from page 11 So far this season, Mater Dei has shut out eight teams. It started on the first game of the season with a 10-0 outing against Keyport. The Seraphs struck again three games later on April 13th with another 10-0 game against Henry Hudson. On April 18th, Mater Dei completed dominated Asbury Park in a double header, by putting up 19 runs on the scoreboard that were all unanswered and then shutting out Asbury in round 2 with an 18-0 win. Mater Dei continued the opponent scoring drought with a 4-0 outing against Ranney and yet another 10-0 game against Keyport.

Maggie Klatt is leading the offensive effort so far this season with 20 hits, with Paige Fernandez and Samantha Napoli providing key offensive support with 19 hits each.

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JERSEY SHORE ELITE Summer Basketball Camps

Camp director: Dawn Karpell Head coach of St. John Vianney girls basketball

To round out the season, Mater Dei will face Ranney once again, then move on to Henry Hudson for a rematch. Afterwards they’ll set their sights on Raritan of Hazlet, Monmouth Regional and Southern Regional to round out the season.

ELITE EVENING CAMP June 13 - June 16 • 6:00pm-8:30pm This is for girls entering 7th-10th grade and limited space is available.

This is for experienced players that have strong desire to learn the game of basketball in an intense atmosphere.

There’s little doubt that Mater Dei’s dominance of the diamond will continue. The only questions are if they can keep the shut outs coming and by will margins their victories will come by.

FULL DAY CAMP July 18 - July 22 • 9:00-2:00 This is for girls entering 2-9th grade. Players are grouped by age and ability.

Campers will be challenged daily to improve individual basketball skills. Camp will also include games and individual competitions to apply all skills that are being developed. This camp allows for players to participate in drills and live 5 on 5 games.

HALF DAY CAMP August 1 - August 5 • 9:00-12:00 This camp is for girls entering grades 2-9. Camp consists of skill development in all areas of the game and players will be placed in groups by age and ability. Players will also work on 1/1 and 3/3 philosophies.

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By Michael Ward

The Wall Township Girls Lacrosse Team is good.

Really good.

But they’ll have to bring their best to the upcoming Shore Conference Tournament if they hope to

bring hope the championship. Despite their 13-1 record overall and 12-0 in-divison record, it’s only earned them the 5th seed in the SCT bracket.

With teams like Rumson-Fair Haven, Shore and Red Bank Catholic ahead of them, the matchups that will come in the later rounds of the tournament will surely result in hotly contested matchups that Wall will find themselves right in the middle of.

33 and 28 goals each. Kinsella has also contributed in a strong secondary role as well with 42 assists.

Brenna Arey has been an outstanding goalie when her defense was needed, with 75 saves logged so far this season.

The Knights can stand tall knowing they have the Shore-A North Division on lockdown, with their closest opponent at least four games back, but they’ll stand that much taller if they can bring home a tournament championship.

The Lady Crimson Knights have been strong all season, finding a win in their home opener against Howell by a score of 13-6. Middletown North, Manalapan and Freehold Township were all also put down with ease, by scores of 10-1, 17-12 and 14-10 respectively.

Perhaps as a premonition to what may come in tournament play, their only loss this season was to Shore Regional, where they were defeated 20-10.

The Knights could have a chance for retribution in the final rounds of the Shore Conference Tournament.

WALL’S #16 KELLY KERNAN

Leading the charge for Wall has been Kate Kinsella with 69 goals so far this season. Alexa Sirchio and Becky Kurfehs have been big offensive assets with

MANASQUAN ON FIRE, LOOKING TO SHORE TOURNAMENT

By Michael Ward

WALL’S #5 MICHAELA THOMPSON Photos by: Arielle Figueredo

The Warriors have been on the war path this season, defeating rivals by wide margins and finding the net more than most other teams in the division.

Currently standing at 12-3 overall, the Warriors have been cruising through their competition and stand to do exceptionally well during the upcoming Shore Conference Tournament.

To open their season, Manasquan clobbered Freehold Township with a 15-5 victory. The pain kept coming for opponents in their subsequent games as Manasquan faced Colts Neck and Red Bank Catholic by scores of 14-2 and 17-7 respectively.

MANASQUAN’S BOYS 2016 LAX TEAM

Jarrett Birch leads the team with goals scored, racking up an impressive 59 for the season, with Canyon Birch and James Pendergist following him up with 46 and 18 each.

Joe Tonkovich has been a key assist providing 29 recorded assists.

Tom Pollock and Mike LaPoint have been a critical part of the Warriors’ defense, stopping opponents from scoring, recording 80 and 64 saves each.

Looking forward to the Shore Conference Tournament, Manasquan will come in with the 2nd seed, only outdone by Rumson Fair-Haven, last year’s tournament champions.

Their first game will be played against 15th seeded Lacey at home. If they advance, they’ll either face 7th seeded Wall or 10th seeded Howell in the quarterfinals.

Semi-Finals will be played on May 12th and finals will be on the 16th. Both rounds take place in Long Branch. While Manasquan expects to see the finals, they’ll face plenty of stiff competition to get there.

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UNDEFEATED SOUTHERN BOYS LACROSSE STREAKING INTO THE POSTSEASON

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By Mike Ready

MANAHAWKIN – Having to replace the 2015 Shore Conference Player of the Year, Dylan Jinks, along with four additional All-Shore players from last year’s team, being undefeated (10-0, 6-0) at this point of the 2016 season is quite an accomplishment even for Southern Regional, one of the top lacrosse programs in the Shore Conference.

Last year’s team made history beating four-time defending champion RumsonFair Haven to capture the programs first-ever Shore Conference Tournament title on their third try in three years to become the first Ocean County team to be crowned Shore Conference Tournament champions.

However, the two-time defending NJSIAA South, Group IV champions were upset in the sectional quarter finals for their only loss of the season to eighth-seeded Eastern in overtime bringing a disappointing end to a season that carried high hopes of taking home the programs first-ever overall state title.

Thursday night the 2016 Shore Conference Tournament seedings were announce with the Rams being assigned the No.3 seed. They will face No.14 seed Red Bank Catholic on Monday on their home turf in an opening-round game.

This year’s team hasn’t missed a beat and is one game away from clinching its fourth straight Class A South division title. They’ve outscored their opponents by a combined score of 126-47 with an eight goal differential per/game average.

They’re coming off two straight wins over top 10 Shore Conference teams, including a 14-2 rout of No.10 Toms River North and a 11-8 win over ninth-ranked Howell.

In those games, senior Nick Simonelli recorded seven goals and five assists and if you throw in the Rams 14-3 win over Brick Township the game prior when he netted five goals with four assists, the red-hot attackman has scored 21 points in just three games.

After scoring 33 goals with 47 assists a year ago, Simonelli leads the team with 28 goals scored and 27 assists in just ten games and he’s heating up at just the right time with the Shore Conference Tournament and state playoff seedings just around the corner.

Along with Simonelli, a talented nucleus of returning players from last year’s record-breaking club haven’t missed a beat while filling the void of the departing seniors. Junior attackman Kyle Multrane, junior midfielder Will John-

son, senior midfielders Jon and James Manzo, senior midfielder Kyle Brown and first-year starting goalie Tristen Farina have all contributed to the success of this year’s team in a big way.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL’S # 31 CHRIS CITERELLA Photos by: Tom Smith

In addition to Simonelli, Multrane and Johnson were key pieces on last year’s team having played significant roles in their big SCT victory over Rumson. Simonelli had three goals and three assists and Multrane added three goals while Johnson chipped in with a pair of goals in the win.

Multrane recorded 36 goals with nine assists a year ago while Johnson added 26 goals and 10 assists. The high-scoring duo are right on pace to match or exceed their totals from last year with Multrane having scored 25 goals with 11 assists up to this point in the season and Johnson netting 26 goals with nine assists.

James Manzo has made a significant leap up in his game this season scoring 16 goals and assisting on 12 others so far with his brother Jon adding 10 goals with six assists.

Farina has been more than solid replacing second team All-Shore goalie Brendan Lefanto in goal making 102 saves while allowing just 39 goals in ten games for the Rams.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL’S #23 WILL JOHNSON

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