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Brick Township Softball Looks to Contend in Competitive A South

By John Sorce

BRICK – Coming off its only individual A South title, the Brick Township softball team finds itself in a tight battle in its quest for a repeat with some tight competition this season, with five teams within a game of .500 in divisional play.

as a catcher, who leads the team with a batting average of over .550 and is one of two seniors who has over 100 career hits. The other being another four-year varsity starter in third baseman Alexa Halley, who is hitting over .400 and leads the team in on-base percentage and walks. Samantha Le is a fouryear varsity starter at shortstop, and is hitting over .350 this season.

“From top to bottom, you cannot take a day off in A South this year,� said Brick Township head coach Tim Puglisi, who is in his seventh year running the program. “Every team in this division is very well balanced. Right now, a lot of teams seem to be beating up on each other and for us, a lot of our games have been back and forth. Our team has a tendency to try to battle back and we’ve won quite a few games coming from behind and we’ve let a few slip away at the end.

Senior Marisa Nahrwold is the ace of the pitching staff, having been a mainstay on the varsity squad since her sophomore year. She has struck out 53 batters over 34 innings this season, while also hitting nearly .400 at the plate.

“Once in a while you will have those teams when you can relax and in years past, we were that team where people were counting on getting wins. There is not a team this year in A South you can overlook. Everyone is battling.�

The Green Dragons are 4-4 overall and 3-4 in A South as of Apr. 20. The team started 3-0, recording victories over Toms River East (9-8 in walk-off fashion), Jackson Memorial (9-6) and Barnegat (10-1), before dropping four of their next five games.

“We’re a lot younger than people think we are,� Puglisi said. “They knew I had all these seniors coming back who have started for me since freshman year, but there’s quite a few sophomores that are there and have stepped up for us.�

The core group of this team consists of Corinne Connelly, a four-year varsity starter

This year, many teams seem to have an argument as to why they can bring home the A

Two juniors and six sophomores are new to the varsity squad this season, and they have taken a little bit of time for the team to blend together with the carryovers from last season.

One of those sophomores is Gianna Linfante, who is the team’s cleanup hitter and is hitting over .470 on the season. Gabby Gonzalez, another sophomore, leads the team in RBI.

South title. The mix of veterans who have been there before and young players that want to live that same experience is the argument for Brick Township in its quest to repeat for the

first time. “The girls are fighting hard. We have a good mix of youth with our seniors, who are still hungry,� Puglisi said. “The leadership they

have is some of the best I’ve ever had with this team in my seven years of coaching. They want to repeat again for the division and win some other championships this year.�

WALL GIRLS LACROSSE HAS BRIGHT FUTURE WITH YOUNG CORE

By John Sorce

WALL TOWNSHIP – There have been peaks and valleys for the Wall girls lacrosse team so far this season.

The Crimson Knights currently sit at 2-7 overall and at 2-4 in B North, which is good for fifth place in the eight-team division. But eighth-year head coach Bill Chiesi pointed out the girls have grown with each game this season. “Our girls have continued to grow and improve over the course of the year and are making strides towards becoming a strong force again in the Shore Conference,� Chiesi said.

The Crimson Knights have played some close

games early in the season that they were unable to close out. They lost to Colts Neck by three goals on Mar. 29, Shore Regional by one goal on Apr. 7, and Ocean Township by one goal on Apr. 14. “We want the girls to be able to learn from that and then in the second half of the season, we are able to close those games out and get some wins under their belt,� Chiesi said.

Kerry Wren (a team-leading 19 goals, three assists) and Alexa Sirchio (16 goals, six assists) lead the Crimson Knights with 22 points.

Junior Remi Reinhardt is a close second at 20 points (10 goals, a team-leading 10 assists).

Junior Libby Graver has recorded 69 saves in her first year as the varsity starter. “Libby is starting to really understand the po-

sition a lot better,� Chiesi said. “Starting from the Shore game, she really started to pick up her game. She has gotten a lot better at cutting off angles and taking shots away from people and she’s fearless in goal which is something you need. She’s not afraid of getting hit with the ball and doesn’t shy away from the contact. As she’s progressed, a lot of the girls have really gotten behind her and have more confidence, which also helps build our defense, too.�

the coming years.

Chiesi mentioned the team likes to distribute the ball and get everyone involved.

“Having them to help lead the charge and the enthusiasm that the young girls bring, you put it all together and we’re looking at coming out and having a strong second half to the season and hopefully get back into playoff contention,� Chiesi said.

With a handful of seniors on this year’s squad, there are a lot of underclassmen playing valuable minutes. That experience is good for the team moving forward into the season and in

“The combination of senior leadership that we have on this team, combined with some really good young players that we have coming up has been good and they’ve been gelling now as the season is progressing,� Chiesi said.

Chiesi mentioned Reinhardt and sophomore Riley Adam as varsity returners who have taken big steps this season and helped the younger players transition to the varsity level.

Looking ahead to the remainder of the season, Wall will be seeing some familiar opponents that they saw already this season. They are hoping that familiarity will be beneficial the second time around. “As we’re going into the second half of the season, we’re going to be seeing a lot of the same teams that we saw in the first half,�

Chiesi said. “Our hope is that we learned from the mistakes we made earlier in the season. RBC beat us pretty well, but overall we’ve been very competitive with these teams. I think as these girls have gotten more experience and hopefully more confidence, I think they will be able to go into these games and be stronger against this tough competition, and pull out some wins along the way.�

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FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP’S SURPRISING START HAS TEAM PLAYING BEYOND EXPECTATIONS

By Mike Ready

FREEHOLD – Freehold Township ran its season-opening record to 6-0 with an 18-1 drubbing of Marlboro Wednesday as senior attackman Chris Novella had a monster game with six goals and five assists and sophomore attackman Brendan Doel added three goals and five assists to lead the rout.

defense. “We’re playing two guys that didn’t really play too much last year but really our defense is what has been keeping us in games this year. Evan and Tom and Mike Farrell, who’s a freshman, are our three starting defenders along with T.J. Lindsey and Joel Maragoto and our defense has been leading the way this year.

“Because we graduated so much on the offense I knew we were going to have to play The win lifts the Patriots’ division record to good defense in order to be a competitive 3-0 and sets up a key Class A North match team,” Eichner added. “But they’ve really Saturday with undefeated Christian Brothers stepped up. Mike’s just a freshman and I knew Academy in a battle for the division lead. The he was a good player but he’s really played Colts (7-0, 3-0) arePage currently12 fourthJersey in the state Sporting News • 3/8/16 - 3/21/16 way above expectations but really our defense in the most recent NJ.com Top 10 and first in has stepped up a lot this year.” the Shore while the Patriots entered the week at No. 3 in the Shore.

Junior Aiden Purcell has been stellar in goal this season after splitting time in the nets a Freehold Township’s hot start is one if not year ago. In six games he’s allowed a mere the biggest surprise as we enter the midway 18 goals while turning away 75 shots. point of the lacrosse season. The Patriots had to replace three All-Shore players and two In Freehold Township’s 6-5 overtime win verfirst-team All-Division selections, including atsus Southern (6-1, 3-0) – ranked fourth in the tackman Drew Dunn, who finished third in the Shore Conference – Purcell stopped a seasonShore in scoring with 93 points, second-team high 19 shots and in the Patriots’ 5-1 win over All-Shore midfielder Mike Ferdinandi and No. 6 Howell (5-2, 3-1) he turned away nine their two All-Shore defensemen, Shawn Poole shots helping them get an important division and Keenan Murphy. win.

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Ranney Falls Short in Shore Conference Playoffs

“We graduated five of our six top scorers and we’re a very young team and we were kind of inexperienced going into the season,” said Freehold Township head coach Ryan Eichner.

“But those inexperienced guys are the same

By Michael guys that are really working hard andWard winning Thethose season forplays the Ranney those hustle plays and effort and a good that’s what’s helping Team us winwas right now.”one.

“Aiden kind of split time last year because of an injury but he came in this year as a junior and just grew up both physically and mentally from last year,” said Eichner of his goalie. “He just been outstanding for us.”

Boys’ Basketball

In their last regular season game, the team

Long Branch Wrestlers Success On The Mat

By Michael Rogers

The Patriots finished ranked fourth in the in Long Branch. faced a fierce competitor who finished with a 28 -5 record at Shore a year ago Scottie after reaching the NJSIAA Lewis converted two free-throws with 160 pounds and finished 6th in the FREEHOLD #28 EVAN NASTAROWICZ The team boasted an impressive South 22-4 JerseyseaGroup1.8 IV seconds semifinals for the first remaining to give Ranney a 57Freehold Township did return a nice of region. Dan Mullin who finished son record, but nucleus unfortunately fell as they history.

55 victory Branch timeshort in program Theyover alsoLong made run in Long Branch. players that they’ve been counting on to take this year and Saturday’s game against the ment and they beat us in the SCT as well.

So pounds on to aand 10-3finished win over Freehold Township on 28-4 at 145 entered the playoffs.

Within the quarterfinal into the Shore Conference Tournament quarround, Ranney out by Roselle the next step and those players havewas livedknocked up the top 6 in the region.The TJ loss Con-drops the Freehold TownColts be a good barometer to gage just every year it’s a battle; it’s one ofinthose rivalry Saturday.

Long Branch turned the ball over withwill 18 secterfinals before losing to nemesis CBA, 8-6. with a score of 69-44. who finished 27-5 andtoMike to those expectationsCatholic and more. onds left in the fourth quarter, how leading to they the are against the powerful Colts. good games but they’re very good solon we’re going ships record 6-1 and 3-1 in the A North. who finished 28-6two andfirst-half goals and Ryan foul on Lewis, who finished with 13 points. to learn a lot about ourselves onShohet Saturday.”

Novellaat had With this group so well and starting to The new coach and players Ranney were ableplaying was top 6 in theO’Donoghue region.

Bryan Antoine added a team-high Novella leads the team with 16 goals and 12 “CBA17is points very good,” said Eichner. “Last year recorded his first varsity goal in to fold into the mix added significantly to their gel on both offenseforand defense, to theAutino sur- had Ranney and Chris assists after his explosion Marlboro the11. first game that we played was a close UPDATE: CBA broke open a 3-3 game at the loss. successagainst throughout the season, but of it many, appears prise Freehold Township is in position With 8 seniors to replace next but has been consistent outset in as iffrom thosethe additions willhis be the building blocks game and they kind of beat us in the final mothe half with six third-quarter goals and went to make another deep run in the postseason Anthony Velazquez scored a game-high 18 year’s team has some work to do for a moreonsuccessful playoff drive next seaability to score and leadership and off the points for Long Branch. Tyree Morris put up but Coach George is optimistic son. field, while Doel is second on the team with 10 10 points. with the younger wrestlers having goals and 13 assists.

LONG BRANCH’S W 170 LBS Nathaniel Pierre Louis had 13 points for fifthseeded Roselle Catholic, in its 69-44 victory “Chris is a very goodover player and even a better fourth-seeded Ranney in the quarterfinal person,” Eichner saidround of hisoftop “He’s Non-Public B tourthescorer.

South Jersey, nament Tinton Falls. one of our captains this yearinand on the field

he leads by example. What I like about Chris Matt Bullock and Raheem Carter added 12 so much is that he is scoring a lot of goals points each for Roselle Catholic, which led 36and does have a lot17 ofatpoints but more imhalftime. portantly he probably hustles more and gives Bryan Antoine Scottie more effort than anyone else on theand field.

He’s Lewis paced Ranney with 14 points each. leading by example and a lot of our kids are following him and that’s really nice.”

In the first round of playoffs, Ranney faced off against St. Rose.

Senior midfielder Matt Graybush is another returner who has taken his Lewis gamerecorded to the next Scottie 11 points, 10 rebounds, five assists two blocks level this season. After nettingand seven goals to lead fourth-seedto a 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded and assisting on twoedaRanney year ago, Graybush in the first round of the South Jersey, already has 11 goalsSt. thisRose season with another Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls. three assists.

Ranney featured a balanced offensive attack

“Matt was a second-line midfielder last as Alex Klatsky for hadus23 points and four steals Antoine added 10 points, five reyear and we moved and him Bryan to attack this year,” bounds“He and really nine assists. said Eichner of Graybuch. thrivesJohn Crowley scored 11 points for St. Rose. in the role we’ve given him and he’s really having a very productive season so far. Matt, Brendan and Chris have all been big for us.”

Ranney trailed 31-29 at halftime, but used a 17-9 third quarter to swing the momentum.

In the Preliminary Round of Finals, Ranney played Brock Township and came up big.

Scottie Lewis finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists to to lead eighthseeded Ranney to a 75-51 victory over 25thseeded Brick Township in the preliminary round of the Shore Conference Tournament in Ranney.

Ranney recorded the first SCT victory in school history.

Bryan Antoine had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Ranney, which outscored Brick Township 50-30 through three quarters.

Alex Klatsky had 12 points, while Joe Mahoney chipped in with eight points and four assists. James Geraghty finished with eight points, six rebounds and four assists.

Noah Buono led the way for Brick Township with 11 points. Joe Destafano had 10 points.

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After recording five goals and two assists as a sophomore last season junior midfielder Nick Elimanco has provided steady support while finding the back of net twice with an assist.

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Senior Tom Hall and junior Evan Nastarowicz returned this season to anchor the defense after the departure of All-Shore defenseman Kennan Murphy and Shawn Poole.

“We graduated a bunch of our defense as well,” Eichner said of the inexperience on

Dr. Taylor has found the wonderful blend of art and science to heal the patient’s body as well as soul.

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Long Branch wrestling has been successful under head coach Danny George (this was his 26th season) and this year was no different as the Green Wave finished with a 16 and 4 record and finished ranked 6th in the group 4 rankings with many wrestlers placing in the top ten in the region. Head coach Dan George summed up the season this way by saying “we won two tournaments this season and finished second in the district behind only CBA while reaching the state final against Jackson Memorial so we had a very exciting season”.

Some of the wrestlers who had success this season were Joe Jasio who finished with a record of 33-3 at 220 pounds and placed in the top 12 in the state. John Tomlinson who finished with a 22-3 record in the heavyweight division and finished fourth in the region while being a district champ. Lamont Reid

success as the two middle schools that feed into Long Branch both finished undefeated. As coach George said, “We are looking to reload not rebuild”. Coach George wants to give a special thanks to his assistant coaches in Joe Keagle, John Jasio, and Doug Cornell as coach George missed considerable time this season while having a hip replaced.”Their contribution was tremendous and I thank them for all of their efforts”.

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HOWELL’S DEFENSE LEADING THE WAY FOR YOUNG REBELS

HOWELL – The Rebels have won five games in a row since their 5-1 loss to Class A North rival Freehold Township a couple of weeks ago to push their season record to 7-2 and 4-1 in the division.

“We knew going into the year that the defense was the side of the ball we were most experienced on,” said Howell head coach Anthony Bonjavanni. “I think we’re playing better than

Yet a defense isn’t complete without a goalie that can get the job done and Howell senior goalie Nick Roberto definitely fits the bill. A 2017 All-Division selection when he made 162 saves and averaged just over seven goals a game, Roberto has been unflappable in goal for the Rebels.

Offensively the Rebels are young with no one player dominating the way last year’s big three could take over games.

The Rebels’ two losses this season have been against No. 4 Southern and No. 3 Freehold Township.

A year ago Howell finished third in the division and reached the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals while setting the program record for wins in the season when they went 14-5 and 4-3 in the A North.

However, entering this season Howell – currently ranked sixth in the APP Top 10 – was tasked with replacing its top three scorers from a year ago including midfielder Nico Lorenzo (33 goals, 15 assists) and attackmen Ryan Damelio (46 goals, 15 assists) and Drew Bukowiec (29 goals, 22 assists).

Not an easy chore, but what the Rebels did bring back – one of the top goaltenders in the Shore and an All-Division defenseman – is a defensive-minded team with an opportunistic offense that scores enough to keep them in the mix for the A North crown and a postseason run.

we had even hoped or expected. Our defense is only allowing close to four goals a game and we’re thrilled with that and think it’s something we can build on. Being we’re so young, our defense helps us out on the offensive side of the ball so we can be a little more patient and guys don’t really have to play outside themselves and just stick to the things we do best.”

The defense, led by 2017 senior All-Division defensemen Braedon Baldwin and Sean Mylod, is allowing just over four goals a game and in its last five games has given up a mere 12 goals. They are joined in the backfield by sophomore Thomas Damelio, junior Ernie Onesti and freshman Theo Deberghes.

“Braedon and Sean Mylod have both been huge,” said Bonjavanni. “Those two right now are probably playing the best lacrosse of their careers and they’re definitely kind of leading the way for us; they’ve been rocks for us. We think both of them are game changers. Braedon has the ability to take the top attackman generally out of the game and Sean does really the same thing at the midfield. They just

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spark so much offense taking the ball away in the middle of the field and sparking transition for us. Those two kids we’re really relying on and they’ve been great for us so far.”

“Nick’s a three-year starter for us and it’s kind of the same thing,” Bonjavanni said. “Going into the year we knew if we were going to have a good year that these guys were going to have to play like three-year starters. Nick’s been very strong in goal. He clears the ball exceptionally well, he leads very well and kind of sticks to the script.”

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“It’s been nice actually on the offensive end, it seems like every game its one or two different guys having a good game,” said Bonjavanni.

“In years past we’ve obviously had some firstteam all-caliber type talent but I don’t know that we have that this year in all honesty. It’s been fun because we’re watching kids grow up and see different guys step up when their number is called. We’ve been getting contributions up and down the roster on the offensive side.”

Joey Sorrentino, Logan Dennison and James Fay are three attackmen Bonjavanni singled out for their play so far this season.

“Joey is a junior for us who has taken on a much heavier role for us this year as a starter,” Bonjavanni said. “Logan Dennison is a sophomore who moved from midfield last year as a freshman to attackman this year and then our freshman James Fey, who was banged up the last few games, scored three goals against Colts Neck in his first game back and we’re definitely glad to have him back.”

HOWELL #14 LOGAN DENNISON of helps us set the tone a little bit in the middle of the field. Pat’s been a big presence in the midfield for us as well as Vaughn Meehan and Jared Badillo. Jared’s kind of assumed that top offensive midfield position for us as a junior and he’s doing some really good things.”

As Bonjavanni indicated, the Rebels’ scoring is really spread out: Handy (7 goals, 2 assist), Badillo (5 goals, 7 assists), Sorrentino (8 goals, 5 assists), Fay (6 goals, 6 assists), Dennison (10 goals, 6 assists), Burke (7 goals, 3 assist) and Meehan (4 goals) have all made their presence felt.

“The one thing you notice if you’ve seen us play this year is our guys really support each other,” Bonjavanni said. “We’re trying to be selfless and understand team offense. Guys are amped up for one and other.”

Senior Pat Handy, junior Jared Badillo and sophomores Vaughn Meehan and Chase Burke are midfielders that have impressed Bonjavanni and are part of that group of players that can step up at any given moment.

“Not everything Pat does stands out on the stat sheet but Pat does a lot for us,” said Bonjavanni. “He’s a defensive midfielder that kind

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Howell had been involved in three one-goal games and one two-goal game this season so it hasn’t been all that easy for the Rebels.

“Something our kids are hearing every day is that anyone can beat anyone at any given time, so you got to have a good day at practice and follow that up with a good game the next day,” said Bonjavanni. “We’re not good enough to coast and we know we’re not.

We’ve been in tight, low scoring games all season and our kids are used to it and the fact we’ve been in these competitive game will only help us. We think we’re better now than when we were down at Southern in game one and we hope we’re even better in three or four weeks come playoff time. Our goal right now is to take care of business in the regular season to put us in position to host a first-round game in the SCT and see what happens after that.”

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The Donovan Catholic boys lacrosse team started its season with a fourgame losing streak, but got back on the winning side of the ledger last Monday.

Junior attacker Andrew Schlendorf tallied a game-high four goals and junior midfielder Trevor Barber added three goals with three assists to lead Donovan Catholic to an 11-4 road victory over Mater Dei Prep in New Monmouth.

Freshman midfielder/attacker William Duddy posted two goals with an assist and freshman midfielder Daniel Murphy chipped in with one goal and two assists for Donovan Catholic, which trailed 1-0 after the first quarter.

Donovan Catholic responded with a three-goal second quarter to take a 4-2 halftime lead and then exploded for eight goals in the third quarter to take control and secure the win.

In the next game, the Griffins dropped a 17-5 road decision to Lacey.

Statistically, Barber leads the team in goals scored with 15 and Schlendorf is second with eight.

Murphy has had a solid season in his rookie varsity campaign with five goals and six assists.

DONOVAN CATHOLIC #28 EVAN NASTAROWICZ

After a road matchup with Wall last Saturday, the Griffins have three games on tap this week starting with a visit to Manasquan on Monday.

Barnegat comes to town for a 5 pm clash on Wednesday and then it’s back on the road to face Jackson Liberty on Saturday, Apr. 28 at 4 pm.

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Saint John Vianney High School National Letter of Intent Signing Day WRESTLING • Nick Caracappa (Freehold) - Johnson & Wales University • Charles Peterson (Barnegat) – Rider University TENNIS • Alexa Cieri (Matawan) – Wilkes University TRACK & FIELD • Ashley Omoregie (Old Bridge) - William Penn University • Sarah Van Duzer (Tinton Falls) – The College of New Jersey BASEBALL • Peter Loumakos (Jackson) – Caldwell University BOYS BASKETBALL • Christopher Mikos (Freehold) – Mount Saint Mary College Pictured: Seated L to R Sarah Van Dozer, Alexa Cieri, Ashley Omoregie.

Standing L to R SJVHS Athletic Director Mr. Rich Lamberson, Charles Peterson, Peter Loumakos, Christopher Mikos, Nick Caracappa, SJVHS President Mr. Joseph Deroba.

MIDDLETOWN SOUTH ESTABLISHES GIRLS GOLF TEAM

MIDDLETOWN – It was at the request of one of her swimmers that Denise Skinner decided to construct a girls golf team at Middletown South.

“I actually coach the girls swim team and I was talking with one of my swimmers, Erin Bouton, who is a senior. She told

me she played golf and was able to play on the boys team last year and was surprised that we didn’t have a girls team and wanted to start one,” Skinner said. “She really took the initiative to speak with our athletic director and principal, and I told her if she needed a coach, I was here for her and it ended up working out.

“She talked to all the girls in the school and knew some girls that would be interested. We have 17 girls on the team. If it wasn’t for Erin, this probably would never had happened.”

The inaugural Middletown South girls golf roster consists of Bouton, Julia Malek, Katie Garwood, Shannon McGuire, Chrissy Merges, Eve Pirie, Ella Gammino, Molly Applegate, Liz Kane, Abby Nolan, Franny Stix, Elena Thompson, Caitlin Antonio, Ronnie DeMaria, Grace Greco, and Alyssa Todaro.

“Our team was kind of put into place last minute,” Skinner said. “With bussing situations and stuff like that, we weren’t able to get as many matches as we would have liked. We got the ball rolling just a few weeks before the preseason started, so I think now that we’re established as a team, going forward when the athletic directors meet to do the schedules, maybe we will be able to expand and play some Ocean County schools, because there are some schools down there that have girls golf teams as well.”

“For a new team, we have some pretty solid girls from what I have seen,” Skinner said. “We have only had one match so far but just at practice, these girls took the initiative to go take private lessons on their own before the season really started. I am really looking forward to our futures matches because I will be able to rotate all of them and allow them all to play.”

The team plays its home matches at Beacon Hill Country Club in the Atlantic Highlands, but they are not playing any matches there this year due to the boys team playing there on mostly the same schedule. The girls played their first match of the season at Colts Neck, and that seems to be where most of their other matches this season will take place.

The Eagles tied the Cougars of Colts Neck at 137 a piece in the program’s first-ever match on Apr. 10.

In addition to Bouton, Skinner noted freshman Garwood and sophomore Malek, who played with Bouton on the boys team last year, as players who has stood out so far.

With only so many schools in the area having girls golf teams, Middletown South sees some schools on its schedule multiple times. They play Colts Neck, Ranney and Trinity Hall twice each, and their only other team matches are against Rumson-Fair Haven and Wall.

Skinner said she only plays golf with her husband and has never coached before, so this is a new experience to her as well.

“I like a challenge and a new learning experience, so I am

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having fun with them,” Skinner said. “I have a lot to learn and I do have to say the girls have taught me a lot along the way, too.”

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Jack Wall Grabs Second Straight Monmouth County Tournament Title as Christian Brothers Takes Fifth Straight Team Crown

By Lou Monaco

mouth County Tournament.

Christian Brothers Academy owns the Mon-

Junior Jack Wall fired a 2-under-par 70 to capture his second straight individual title and lead Christian Brothers to its fifth consecutive team crown at the Monmouth County Tournament last Tuesday at the par 72, 6,321-yard layout at Howell Park Golf Course.

Last season, Wall shot an even-par 72 to capture his first MCT title.

Wall (who has finished second, first, first in three MCTs) defeated senior teammate Michael Paduano and junior teammate Brendan Hansen, who each tied for second-place with a 76, and junior teammate Randall Lazzaro and St. Rose senior Jared Scheininger each shot a 78, tying for fourth place.

“It was a great team win for us. I thought we went into the tournament prepared to play and ready to take care of business. Personally, I thought this win helped my confidence a lot after the Garden State Cup. It was great to see putts drop out there, unlike at the Garden State Cup,” said Wall. “I had a few bad swings that cost me, but I was able to make some birdies to offset the bad holes. To go 1-2-3 individually for us shows that we can come back after a struggle at the Garden State Cup and shows how we can get the job done in any tournament with the right mindset. This is a huge win for us to get us back on track and be ready for the challenging finish to the season.”

The Colts, which shot a team score of 300, upended Rumson-Fair Haven (328), Ranney (337), St. Rose (339) and Wall (340) to round out the top five finishers of the 21-school field.

“After shooting a 317 at the Garden State Cup, this feels like the ship is being righted.

The fact that we finished with the top four golf-

ers is a tribute, but it’s also a comment on the weather, when some of the better golfers on other county teams got beat down by the wind and cold,” said Christian Brothers head coach Tim Sewnig, who is in his 24th season at the helm of the Lincroft-based school. “The strong finish is a good omen for the team, but now we have to think of it as a baseline and continue to progress.”

MCT TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SCORES

TEAM: 1-Christian Brothers 300. 2-Rumson 328. 3-Ranney 337. 4-St. Rose 339. 5-Wall 340. 6-Howell 343. T7-Colts Neck 348, Manasquan 348. 9-Middletown South 357.

10-Red Bank Catholic 360. T11-Manalapan 365, Ocean 365. 13-Red Bank Regional 373. 14-Marlboro 375. 15-Freehold Township 391. 16-Neptune 413. 17-Freehold Boro 417. 18-Monmouth Regional 418.

19-Middletown North 420. 20-Holmdel 426.

21-Shore Regional 479.

INDIVIDUAL: 1-Jack Wall, CBA, 70. T2Michael Paduano, CBA, 76; Brendan Hansen, CBA, 76. T4-Randall Lazzaro, CBA, 78; Jared Scheininger, St. Rose, 78. T6-Braden

Ward, Manasquan, 79; Christian Ruchalski, St. Rose, 79. T8-Will Donovan, Rumson, 80; Travis Weiner, Rumson, 80; Travis Dix, Howell, 80. T11-Benny Hagerty, Wall, 81; Tom Nam, Manasquan, 81. T13-AJ Icobellis, Wall, 82; Tyler McKinney, Middletown South, 82; Tyler Haldane, Long Branch, 82; Brendan Kenny, St. Rose, 82; Ryan Pongrac, Ranney, 82; Rohan Sikand, Ranney, 82. T19-Jason Hecht, Manalapan, 83; Cole Staisil, Rumson, 83; Brendan Hunt, Colts Neck, 83. T22-Dellian Grigg, Red Bank Catholic, 84; David Lopes, Monmouth Regional, 84; Paige Cerminaro, Howell, 84. T25-Tej Chilikori, Marlboro, 85; Alex Rapscavage, Rumson, 85; Dan Buchsbaum, Middletown South, 85; Carlos Marannon, Colts Neck, 85; Kyle O’Donnell, Howell, 85. T30-Luke Pastor, Colts Neck, 86; Ryan Rinaldo, Ranney, 86; Luke Wilson, Red Bank Catholic, 86. T33-Cameron Monahan, Middletown South, 87; Varun Sikand, Ranney, 87; Colin Quinn, CBA, 87; Pat Savin, Middletown North, 87; Mike West, Ocean, 87. T38-Zach Mueller, Red Bank Regional, 88; Pat Lacey, Wall, 88; Michael DiDiorio, Ocean, 88; Greg Jasinski, Freehold Boro, 88.

RBR Coach Named New Jersey’s Girls High School Basketball Coach of the Year by Hoop Group

LITTLE SILVER -- It was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Last year, Red Bank Regional’s girls basketball team had achieved its best record in over a decade, but graduated seven of their players. Additionally, their previously successful basketball coach, James Young left to coach at Monmouth University this past summer and the girls did not meet his replacement until two weeks before the season was to begin. But the coach coming in was John Truhan, dubbed by Hoop Group as the “Bill Parcells of girls basketball” and he delivered.

Girls High School Basketball Coach of the Year by the Hoop Group, which, according to its website, “is a worldwide leader in basketball instruction since 1963.”

RBR’s girls basketball team pulled off a real Cinderella season as the supposed “rebuilding team” equaled their previous year’s record of 17-12 and advanced to the state section semifinals. For this amazing feat, Truhan was named New Jersey’s

This year’s team counted on only two of last year’s players -- senior Bridget Tobin and junior Megan Murray -- both of Little Silver, neither of whom had much playing time last year.

RBR Athletic Director Del Dal Pra stated, “Coach JT is a wonderful addition to our coaching staff. I knew getting him to come to RBR and commute every day from Central Regional (where he lives and teaches) was going to be a tough sell but once he met our kids and starting working with them I knew he was all in and we were in for a special season.”

Tobin said of her coach, “He is the best.

This year we weren’t expected to do much with graduating seven seniors. As a junior I did not get much experience. He grounded us with a work ethic and we went into the gym every day and worked hard. The mindset changed from who was going to score and we began working together better to win. His coaching and leadership made the game easier and it was awesome.”

pressure defense so we tried to fluster the other team and catch them off guard with our ball pressure.” She looks forward to building on their skills and going even further next year.

Murray added, “He took a team that no one ever thought would be good and helped us believe in ourselves, and he motivated us to work hard and beat teams that he knew we could.”

“I felt welcome from the day I walked into the gym, from administration and other coaches and teachers,” said Truhan. It was a great start and hopefully we will build upon it and go further next year. I really view this as a team award because they did all the work.”

Murray explained that Truhan taught them to concentrate on their strengths.

“For instance, we were very good at hard

Truhan came to RBR with a stellar record and many accolades accumulated during 18 years of coaching basketball, including induction into the New Jersey State Coaches Hall of Fame.

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Southern Boys Lacrosse Looks to Continue A South Dominance

By John Sorce

MANAHAWKIN – The Rams of Southern Regional are seeking their seventh consecutive A South division title, and with a 6-1 overall record and 3-0 mark in divisional play, they are well on their way.

over Jackson Memorial.

The only blemish on the Rams’ schedule thus far is a one-goal overtime loss to Freehold Township.

business and take home another A South championship.”

Having already won six straight division titles, Pampalone, who is in his 12th year as the head coach and 16th overall year on the coaching staff, credits the longevity to this success to the development of his players.

“We have a great feeding system and we’ve got a lot of positive energy,” Pampalone said.

“We’ve been hit pretty hard with graduation over the last few years, but there’s always a next-man-up mentality. We always have good young players who are chomping at the bit to get to the varsity field and when they do, they’ve been playing really well.”

RAMS #29 RYAN MCWHOILER PHOTOS BY TOM SMITH Southern opened the season with two statement victories, defeating Howell, 9-3, and Holmdel on the road, 6-5. They followed that up with an 11-4 win over Toms River South, a 6-5 overtime win over Rumson-Fair Haven, a 7-5 triumph of Brick Memorial, and a 9-4 win

“Our first goal every year to start the season is to take of business in house in Class A South,” Southern head coach John Pampalone said.

“With our big win over Jackson, that puts us at 3-0 with three games remaining. We’re hoping we can continue to take care of our

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over Saint John Vianney on Apr. 10 and a 14-9 victory at Ranney last Monday.

A pair of juniors lead the offensive attack for Southern. Aniello Russo leads the squad with 22 points (15 goals, four assists) while Nick Fontana, who tallied 92 points as a sophomore, has with 16 goals and four assists.

Two senior midfielders in Ryan Comfort and Ryan McWhorter are both four-year varsity letter winners who have big leaders for the program. Sophomore Cade Johnson recorded nine goals as a freshman and is off to a strong start to his sophomore campaign, with four goals and two assists. Luke Maul has 65 saves in goal for the Rams, his first year as the starting varsity goalie.

Last year, the Rams went to the South Jersey

Group 4 semifinals, where they lost to Lenape. Their goal every year is to get to the final four of South Jersey Group 4, and this year is no exception. They schedule tough opponents at certain times throughout the season for a reason.

“We try to schedule some of the tougher teams in the Shore early and then get into our A South season,” Pampalone said. “We’ve played Mainland the last few years and they are off to an incredible start this year. They’re a really solid program and that will be a great tune-up for the Shore Conference Tournament. We try to get a game against a quality school right before the state tournament to get our kids ready. We want to RAMS #4 NICK STANKUS challenge ourselves and play some of the better blemish an overtime loss to a very good Freeteams that we can put on our schedule. hold team, I’m very happy with this group and the way they have come together. I’m hoping “This is a young group that has really come tofor another A South championship and a lot of gether well so far. Sitting at 6-1, with our only postseason success.”

TRINITY HALL TURNING THE CORNER Despite losing its last two games, the Trinity Hall girls lacrosse team seems to have turned the corner in recent weeks.

“The team came out ready to play. We were coming off of two hard losses, losing by one goal to Holmdel and having also lost a competitive game against Shore, and they were hungry for a win,” said Trinity Hall head coach Dana Lenneper, who is in her fifth season at the helm since the school entered the TRINITY HALL #4 COLLEEN CUSAT sport in 2014. “They GOAL SHOT AGAINST SJV played smart and composed and I think that if we continue to play that way we will Trinity Hall (2-5) has won two games over its continue to see success on the field.” last five games, including a 15-11 home win

Sophomore midfielder Colleen Kelly tallied five goals and Michigan-bound senior attacker Catherine Loder added four goals with an assist in the Ranney win. Kelly posted four goals and sophomore midfielder Sydney Riepel and Loder added three goals with three assists apiece in the Saint John Vianney triumph.

as they are.”

“We are always looking to improve every aspect of our game. Being a young program a lot of the team is new to the sport and are constantly learning new skills. In saying that, I think that the biggest improvement that I would like to see is in their confidence,” said Lenneper. “We are a strong team who can compete with some of the best teams in the Shore Conference; however, I think that sometimes we rush on offense or become impatient because we are still a young program and aren’t fully confident that they are as talented

Riepel has 14 goals, eight assists and 23 ball controls thus far this season. Kelly has 77 points in her career with 57 goals and 20 assists. Scranton-bound senior midfielder Kathryn Kwapniewski controls the midfield.

Defensively she can cause turnovers on either side of the ball.

focus on their academics. (All three girls have above a 3.8 unweighted GPA and are enrolled in all honors/AP classes).

Georgetown-bound attacker Brigid Clifford is also another senior that has contributed significantly. All three seniors have all decided to hang up their cleats after their final season to

This week, Trinity Hall hosts Holmdel on Wednesday and looks to sweep the season series from Saint John Vianney Saturday on the road.

Statistically speaking, Loder has controlled the offense for the past four years. For just the two years that they have been a varsity program in the Shore Conference, she already has 115 points (86 career goals with 29 assists, including 20 scores and five assists this season).

TRINITY HALL #11 SYDNEY RIEPEL PHOTOS BY TOM SMITH

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HIGH-SCORING OCEAN TOWNSHIP RIGHT IN THE MIX OF B NORTH RACE

By Mike Ready OCEAN TOWNSHIP – The two questions the Spartans faced entering the season were how would they replace All-Shore midfielder Talia Pritzlaff’s 62 goals and 28 assists and attacker Tyler Bartlett’s 19 goals and 20 assists, and who would lead the defense that was decimated by graduation.

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up 8.5 per game.

But as we near the midway point of the lacrosse season, those questions now appear to be unfounded as Ocean Township’s high-octane offense is again one of the topscoring offenses in the Shore Conference and the defense is holding its own behind the superb goal-tending by senior goalie Haley Ross.

The Spartans (8-2, 7-2) brought back three bigtime offensive weapons from a year ago including junior midfielder Morgan Bartlett, who found the back of the net 55 times last season with 17 assists, and senior midfielder Ellie Martel, who tallied 47 goals along with 23 assists. Throw in sophomore midfielder Taylor Herr’s 33 goals and 11 assists from a year ago, and you have one of the highest scoring offenses in the state.

Bartlett’s 45 goals and 17 assists so far this season rank her in the top five in the state in both goals and points.

Herr is also in the top five in total points with 62, including 30 goals and 32 assists, while Martel is hot on their trail with 28 goals and 18 assists.

Not to be forgotten, senior attacker Amy Wegrzyniak, who scored 20 goals a year ago, already has 21 goals this season with 11 assists for 32 points.

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In 10 games this season the Spartans have scored 138 goals, averaging 13.8 points per game while giving

Ocean had to replace three their top five defensemen including Tugce Guven, Jenna DeCapua and Shannon Dunkley, but they returned juniors Jamie Richter and Kate Mostow and added key newcomer Isabella Downs to hold down the backfield.

Richter has assisted on two goals this season and picked up 13 ground balls and Mostow has one assist and 16 ground balls while Downs has chipped in with 10 ground balls.

After being selected firstteam All-Shore last season, Ross is back in goal for the Spartans after making 174 saves in 22 games for an 8.4 goals against average last season. This season she’s already stopped 94 shots on goal while allowing 7.7 goals per game.

Ocean’s two losses the season are a onepoint, 14-13, defeat to Manasquan, ranked second in the Shore Conference, and a 17-8 loss to Red Bank Catholic, third in the Shore. In the latest Asbury Park Press Top 10, the Spartans are ranked at No. 6.

OCEAN #23 TAYLOR HERR PHOTOS BY TOM SMITH

They still have games remaining with both the Caseys and Warriors so they’ll get their shot to even the season series.

The Spartans are two games back in the loss column to RBC, who occupies first place and one behind Manasquan in second.

Last season the Spartans reached the NJSIAA Central Jer-

sey Group III semifinals before falling to No. 1 seed Allentown and lost to eventual champion Rumson-Fair Haven in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

With all the fire power the Spartans possess, they appear to be still in the mix for the B North title with a chance at making deep runs in both the SCT and states.

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RFH Wrestler Nick Addison Places 4th in State Tournament; Ties School Record RUMSON -- Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School wrestling standout Nick Addison has added his name to the school record books in a big way.

Nick, a wrestler in the 170 lb. weight class, finished in fourth place at the NJSIAA individual state championships to tie the record set by RFH wrestler Patrick Berger in 2003.

Nick also set a new school record with 42 wins this season, surpassing the single-season record of 36 wins previously held by Marcus Iwama. Nick, a 16-year-old native of Fair Haven and a junior at RFH, was a District 19 champion and a Region 5 runner-up as well.

Qualifying to compete in the NJSIAA individual state championships is a step-by-step process and a mark of distinction for wrestlers. At the district tournament – there are 32 districts in New Jersey -- Nick needed to be among the top three finishers in his weight class to qualify for the region tournament.

Then, at the region tournament, Nick needed to be among the top four finishers in his weight class for his region to qualify for the NJSIAA individual state championships. The rest, as they say, is school history.

“Nick Addison has accomplished his goal this year, and he earned it!” said RFH wrestling coach Bryan Heller. “The perseverance and will to win you see on the mat is a direct reflection of what’s going on

behind the scenes. Nick lives the lifestyle of a highlevel athlete, taking care of his physical well-being with the proper nutrition, strength training, flexibility, and agility. He is constantly improving his wrestling technique in our practices, and he puts in extra time at the club he attends (Triumph Wrestling Club). This work ethic transcends his athletic endeavors, as he is a phenomenal student who has high aspirations for success in the classroom. He holds himself to an extremely high standard across the board. I am, of course, proud of him for the success he has found; but I am most proud of him for what he does on a daily basis. As a captain, he is a prime example of what it takes to reach your goals. He has set the bar high for his teammates, and he isn’t finished yet. There are a lot of hungry Bulldawgs coming up behind him who are going to be nipping at his records; it’s an exciting time for the entire program!”

In addition to Nick’s success, several other RFH wrestlers had fantastic seasons as well.

Max Brignola became the first freshman in school history to qualify for the NJSIAA individual state championships, finishing third in District 19 and third in Region 5, and he also set a new single-season freshman win record with 37 wins, surpassing the record of Marcus Iwama who had 32 wins in his freshman year.

Sophomore Liam Horan was just one match shy of qualifying for the NJSIAA individual state champion-

2018 MARKED THE FIRST TIME IN SHORE CONFERENCE HISTORY THAT FOUR SHORE CONFERENCE WRESTLERS IN THE 170 LB. WEIGHT CLASS PLACED AT THE NJSIAA INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. PICTURED (LEFT TO RIGHT) ARE NICK ADDISON, RFH, 4TH PLACE; SHANE REITSMA, HOWELL, 6TH PLACE; KYLE HILLERMEIER, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, 8TH PLACE; NICK CARACAPPA, SAINT JOHN VIANNEY, 3RD PLACE.

RFH’S NICK ADDISON (THIRD FROM RIGHT) IS SHOWN ON THE PODIUM CELEBRATING HIS SCHOOL RECORD-TYING 4TH PLACE FINISH AT THE NJSIAA INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. ships. He was a District 19 champion and a fifthplace finisher in Region 5, and ended the season with 26 wins.

Sophomore Tristan Izzo participated in the Region 5 Tournament, placing third at District 19.

Sophomore Mike Ponenti was one match shy of qualifying for the region tournament, with a fourthplace finish at District 19. He finished his season with 20 wins.

Freshmen Tyler Brignola and Jack Kelly had standout seasons as well, with 18 and 20 wins, respectively.

“This was the first time since 2003 that RFH had multiple district champs, that we sent four athletes to regions, and that we had multiple state qualifiers,” said Heller. “The future of this young program is bright! We have several freshmen coming in next year with significant experience, and we already have a Central Group Jersey 2 State Championship on our minds for next season.”

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SIX ANNUAL STRIKE OUT AUTISM CHALLENGE IS A HUGE SUCCESS AS SHORE CONFERENCE TEAMS BAND TOGETHER FOR WORTHY CAUSE

By Mike Ready

MIDDLETOWN – Back in 2013, former Central Regional All-Shore player Jerry Frulio began what is now a Shore-wide phenomenon known as the Strike Out Autism Challange with a couple of baseball games at two different sites (Central and Wall) to benefit kids with autism.

Six years later, the Strike Out for Autism Challenge has expanded to 12 different sites around the Shore Conference featuring 48 baseball and 20 softball teams from around the state.

After graduating from Central Regional, Frulio played in the NCAA College Baseball Super Regionals while at George Mason University.

He then went on to have success as head coach at both Central Regional and St. Rose before taking over as the head of the Central Regional Autism Awareness Club which is the beneficiary of the proceeds donated at each site.

In the past two years alone, the Strike Out Autism Challenge has raised more than $50,000 as it continues to grow in popularity year after year.

Up until two years ago, the Strike Out Autism Challenge was primarily a baseball event with only one softball game included in the fundraiser. However, Frulio wanted to expand the event to include more softball teams so he contacted Middletown North softball head

coach Chris Hoffman to see if he would be interested in getting involved.

Hoffman played baseball at Toms River East under head coach Bill Frank, who retired in 2014 with 520 wins, in the mid 90’s and Frulio was his coach in the summer leagues while playing American Legion ball so their relationship goes way back.

“Once I got to Middletown I started teaching a new special education program and Jerry contacted me saying they wanted to get softball more involved in the Strike Out Autism Challenge,” said Hoffman. “So I said to Jerry ‘how about instead getting softball teams to play at different sites let me see if I can get a big chunk of games over at our place and kind of make it an event.’

“So I did it last year at our place and it was super successful and we did again this year, obviously, and we’re going to do it every year and hopefully expand it. I’d like to maybe get Middletown South involved and put a bunch of games over there and kind off make it a Middletown event.”

17 Immaculate Heart Academy, who last year won the Tournament of Champions to finish ranked No. 1 in the state.

This year Hoffman brought in 16 softball teams to Middletown North to play eight games throughout the day, including his own team that is ranked fourth in the state and beat Allentown, 11-1, to remain undefeated at 8-0.

Saint John Vianney head coach Kim Lombardi knows the significance of the Strike Out Autism Challenge.

The marquee game on Saturday’s schedule was a matchup between two state powerhouses, No. 2 Saint John Vianney and No.

The Lancers beat IHA, 7-3, to remain undefeated scoring two runs in the third inning and five in the fifth to push their record to 6-0.

“I’m a special education teacher in middle school and this kind of fundraiser is absolutely amazing,” said Lombardi. “Coach Hoffman always does a great job in all the events he holds. My nephew has a genetic disorder with a spectrum of autism so for me it touches home and it’s a really nice event to be part of.”

Lancers senior center fielder and Monmouth University-commit Lindsey Baron, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, run scored and an outfield assist that saved a run Saturday, knows the importance of Saturday’s event as well.

“The Strike Out Autism Challenge is personal to my heart,” said Baron. “My best friend’s brother has autism so coming out and playing for this cause, winning and having such an amazing game really means a lot to me, too. I played for my best friend’s brother and everyone else who’s fighting autism.”

“We had 20 softball teams all together playing Saturday, so if we could get maybe double that next year I think that would be great,” said Hoffman. “I’m an assistant basketball coach at North too and January 20 we did the same event for basketball and raised a bunch of money giving the winning team Galaxy tablets to bring back to their special education programs. Coach Frulio has been donating iPads to schools in Ocean County and they’re donating money to build a complex for autistic kids in Toms River so that’s the type of thing the proceeds are going to.

“I tried to call all the coaches I’ve known through the years and I know that they would do anything to help out. It’s just a good cause to get everyone together to support each other and that’s what it’s all about.”

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SHORE REGIONAL’S MARY KATE GEORGE SURPASSES 300 CAREER POINTS BY MIKE READY

for scoring at Shore Regional with well over half the season still to play in her final year for the Blue Devils.

So far this season George has been a scoring machine notching 30 goals along with 12 assists while picking up 15 ground balls.

“Mary Kate has been putting in between five and seven goals a game for us plus balancing it out with a number of assists,” said Shore head coach Samantha Warner of her star player. “She’s a natural leader and what I love about her most is that she leads by example.

There’s never a day she doesn’t come to work hard and she’s always dialed in and ready to go. She’s completely SHORE REGIONAL #9 SOPHIE GEORGE selfless on the field and PHOTOS BY GIA FAY uses her teammates to be successful while moWEST LONG BRANCH – In last Tuesday’s tivating them at the same time. They don’t 15-6 win over Holmdel, Shore Regional make players like her now. She’s just a senior midfielder and Ohio State-commit fighter, very humble and just goes hard all Mary Kate George scored six goals and the time. She fights every minute she’s on assisted on four others giving her 302 the field and her teammates see that and points in her four-year varsity career at feed off her.”

Shore Regional.

A first-team All-Shore selection a year ago, George has recorded 226 goals and 76 assists in her career and is chasing a number of all-time school records

Tuesday’s win against Holmdel – ranked ninth in the Shore Conference – was also a nice bounce-back win for the Blue Devils after a rough 17-7 loss to Allentown

– ranked No. 11 in the state – two days earlier.

“We needed that win after our tough loss on Saturday against Allentown,” said Warner. “Allentown’s incredibly talented but we didn’t play as strong as I anticipated we were going to play. We’re so young that sometimes the gravity of the situation of them just being ready wasn’t there. I can’t fault them for that being that they’re mostly sophomores and freshmen. But I was really proud of the way they bounced back and that just shows a lot about their character and the fight that they have and the fact that they don’t quit. Being able to bounce back like that is a sign of maturity even though we’re a young team.

“Holmdel’s always a good team and they play us so tough. It’s always a fight so we were prepared from the first whistle to just go hard because they always play us super tough.”

Although young, the Blue Devils are still ranked eighth in the Shore and their 4-3 record is a bit deceiving with all three of their losses coming against ranked opponents. Besides their loss to Allentown they dropped a 10-9 overtime decision to No. 3 Red Bank Catholic and a 13-10 loss to Rumson-Fair Haven – ranked No. 10 in the state.

“We forced RBC into overtime and honestly it could’ve gone either way,” said Warner. “Then against Rumson we just fought and fought and I don’t think they expected us to come at them as long and hard as we did. I think the loss against Allentown was good for the girls to see that some of the things we’ve been telling them that they need to focus on in prac-

SHORE REGIONAL #11 MARY KATE GEORGE tice were exposed. To play a team at the level only opens our eyes to what we’re capable of. But I think our underclassmen are so incredibly talented that people are kind of surprised at the talent we have on the field – seeing we’re so young.”

The Blue Devils routinely have eight to nine freshmen and sophomores on the field at the same time including sophomores Lily Santi (2 goals, 2 assist), Rachel Dwyer (18 saves), Holly George (2 goals) and Sophie George (16 goals, 1 assist) and freshmen Cailey Canesa (17 saves), Ryan Malfa (11 goals, 1 assist) and Maddy Karpe, who Warner feels is already one of the top defenders in the Shore.

Senior midfielder Kelsey Moore (8 goals, 2 assists) and junior Renee Bongarzone (5 goals, 1 assist) are key upperclassmen contributors.

In George’s freshman and sophomore seasons the Blue Devils won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group I championship and I asked Warner if she thinks George is motivated to go out with another title.

“I would love to say yes it’s in the back of her mind and I’m sure as a competitor it’s there,” said Warner. “But being we’re so inexperienced in goal and having eight to nine freshmen and sophomores on the field at any given time I think that her focus is on being the best we can be whether it’s in practice or in a game.

“Postseason play is definitely something we’re working towards and I think we have the talent to make a run,” added Warner.

“But I think Mary Kate is focused on leading a very young team against teams that are very well seasoned and I give her a lot of credit. Every day she fights to get her teammates better and that’s really her focus and I commend her for that because this is her senior year. She’s chosen to leave a legacy of just showing these kids what it takes to be a player and leader at this level.”

UPDATE: On Saturday the Blue Devils traveled to Colts Neck and lost a tough 15-13 battle to the sixth-ranked Cougars.

The loss drops Shore’s overall season record to 4-4 and the Cougars remain undefeated at 7-0.

LONG BRANCH GIRLS LACROSSE STRUGGLING, BUT SIGNS INDICATE A TURNAROUND IS ON THE HORIZON

By Lou Monaco

Entering last weekend, the Long Branch girls lacrosse team still was searching for its second win of the season.

Senior center midfielder and Drew-bound Meliha Emini

scored a team-high four goals and sophomore Lila Nathanson added two scores to pace Long Branch in a 1310 loss to Jackson Liberty last Thursday in Jackson.

The 10 goals for Long Branch were the most for the team since that win, a sign that things maybe turning around.

Long Branch (1-6) has lost six straight games since a season-opening 12-1 win at Neptune on Mar. 28.

“We continue to make positive strides even if the final results do not reflect it. Our season this year has been defined by hard work and effort. I believe that our girls continue to improve and our team is competitive in every game we play,” said Long Branch head coach Alexa Freguletti, who is in her second season at the helm.

Statistically, the Green Wave is led by Emini, who has a team-high 22 goals on the season, while senior playmaker and Ursinus College-bound Alice Nathanson is second with seven.

Other players making contributions are Abby Perez (five goals), seniors Gloria Santos (three goals, six assists), goalie Rachel Schubert (45 saves), Emily Tomas and Chanel Calt (one goal), Alexa Berrocal (one goal), sophomore Eniyah Garner (one goal) and Jen Oyuela (one assist).

“We are looking to start putting together complete games. We come out strong in the first half and we were able to compete with teams like Ocean (down 2-3 at halftime) or Red Bank Regional (down 2-4 at halftime), but we struggle to maintain that intensity throughout the entire game,” said Freguletti. “If we can mentally lock in and maintain that drive into the second halves of games, I believe that we will start to see better final results.”

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The Green Wave hosted Ocean Township last Friday, visited Manasquan on Apr. 23 and will host Red Bank Regional on Apr. 26.

LONG BRANCH #6 MELIHA EMINI PHOTOS BY TOM SMITH

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Rumson’s Emily Grossarth Named East Coast “All Star” Surfer by ESA RUMSON – Emily Grossarth, a founding member of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School surf team, has been chosen as a

Emily, a native of Rumson and a sophomore at RFH, took part in an East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame 2018 Induction Ceremony held by the ESA in Florida on Jan. 26.

As an ESA East Coast All Star, Emily joins a selective group of surfers from across the country. Just 12 surfers were chosen for the ESA East Coast All Stars group, which counts Kelly Slater as a distinguished alum. Emily applied for the honor and was approved based on her skill, scores, and recommendation letters.

2018 East Coast “All Star” surfer by the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA). Sixteen-year-old

Emily started surfing in 2006 when she was four years old, and began surfing competitively in 2015 when she was 13. Since then, she has won over 40 contests and claimed four National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) Northeast titles. She has been runner-up for the past two seasons in the women’s NSSA northeast regional finals –

winning her first-round heat, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals two years in a row.

Emily’s passion for surfing led to the introduction of a club team for the sport at RFH. In the summer of 2015, when she was in eighth grade, Emily and her father worked diligently along with RFH Vice Principal of Athletics and Student Activities, Chris Lanzalotto, to gain approval for the first RFH surf team. Their hard work paid off. Coached by Kevin Pfister, the RFH surf team was introduced in the fall of 2016 and competes against schools from New Jersey to Hawaii who are part of the northeast division of the NSSA. RFH is the first high school team to have a spring season of practices and competitions in addition to the traditional fall season.

The team currently consists of 25 members who practice four to five days per week in the spring and fall in northern Monmouth County between Sandy Hook and Loch Arbour.

“Emily Grossarth exemplifies what it means to be a student-athlete at RFH,” said Pfister.

“She is an honors student who prides herself on independently balancing her academics, surfing, and community service. In addition to placing second overall in the women’s division at the NSSA High School Championships for the second straight year this past fall, Em-

ily also contributed 23 points to the RFH surf team’s 72 points in the northeast championships. She also earned the RFH surf team’s Most Valuable Player Award for the second

straight season.”

Emily resides in Rumson with her parents Kate O’Neill Grossarth and John Grossarth.

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YOUNG RED BANK REGIONAL GIRLS LACROSSE SQUAD LOOKS TO FINISH SEASON STRONG

By John Sorce

LITTLE SILVER – Coming off a 12-7 season that saw them graduate eight seniors off last year’s varsity squad, the Red Bank Regional girls lacrosse team is going through a different phase this season.

“Our girls have been working very hard this year, but we need to do a better job of playing the full 50 minutes of the game,” third year head coach Brook Connell said.

Perhaps that can be expected early on with an inexperi-

enced group. The team has two freshman starting on varsity this season in Madeline Kelly and Emily Dee, who is the team’s goalie.

“Emily has really stepped up,” Connell said. “This is a big role to fill, not only being the goalie, but doing so as a freshman playing against girls that are so much older than her. She has been doing really well and gaining confidence every game.”

There are three things in tryouts that Connell looks for, and that was especially important this season with so many open roster spots.

“When we have tryouts, we look for girls that have the most athletic ability, but also have good stick skills and game experience,” Connell said.

The Bucs are 5-4 overall and 4-4 in B North. They possess one of the Shore’s leading scorers in junior Meghan Murray, who has 36 goals this season and reached 100 career goals as a sophomore.

Also serving as key returners this season are senior captains Maggie Davis and Molly O’Mara, juniors Callie Haytaian and Mia Conti, and sophomore Claudia Kelly, who leads the team with 14 assists and is third with 12 goals.

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Going through the division schedule a second time, Connell is hoping seeing familiar teams again, as well as her younger players having more experience under their belts, will help the girls win more games.

“We want to take the games that we lost and take away everything that happened in those games in a positive way so we can figure out what we need to do to win against that specific team the next time we play them,” Connell said. “More game planning and specific preparation for that game will also help.”

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