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CBA EDGES MANASQUAN IN BATTLE OF SHORE CONFERENCE’S TOP TWO TEAMS

By Mike Ready

WEST LONG BRANCH – In what very well could be a prelude to the upcoming Shore Conference Tournament final, No. 1 CBA fought off No. 2 Manasquan, 6-4, in a game that was as entertaining as advertised and kept the Colts’ undefeated record intact at 13-0.

Behind stellar goal tending by senior Chris Downey and a lock-down defensive effort by junior Tommy Gray the Colts – ranked fifth in the state – held the high-scoring Warriors, who came into the contest averaging a little over 16 goals per game, to just four goals.

Downey was the story of the game making one fabulous save after another while stopping 11 shots on goal. He turned away numerous one-on-one chances

by Manasquan – ranked No. 11 in the state – and just seemed to be in the right spot at the right time to make the save. “That’s as good a performance as any high school goalie I’ve seen,� said CBA head coach Dave Santos of his goalie’s performance. “In the biggest game of his career to date, he stepped up big time. He’s such a great athlete and is playing with such confidence; we don’t curtail him at all. We let him read the game and do what he wants. He was outstanding today.�

The Colts’ game plan entering the high-stakes matchup was to limit the damage that Manasquan junior attackman Canyon Birch, who came into last Friday’s

game as one of the state’s leading scorers with 60 goals and 20 assists in 10 games, could inflict and for that job the Colts turned to Gray.

Gray blanketed Birch all game cutting off the passing lanes in his direction and when Birch did get the ball the Colts where all over him with double teams.

The strategy worked as the Colts held Birch – one of the most lethal scorers in the state – to just one goal and that came off a turnover and fast break after he intercepted a pass at midfield. “We decided that Tommy is so talented and we like the matchup with him and Canyon, and if we can get Canyon out of the offensive picture on most of their possessions our chances are better,� said Santos. “On a lot of their offensive possessions he didn’t touch the ball and that might’ve been the difference in the game. To hold Canyon to one goal is quite an accomplishment and it was Tommy’s duty to shut him out and he did. “Our defense has been our strong point all year. It starts with Chris and Tommy but you also have Ryan Tierney and Max D’Andea and then our D-middies, all of them today, their work rate was outstanding and they were helping in our transition play. That kind of changed the game.�

CBA trailed after the first quarter, but a three-goal run to start the second period gave the Colts a 4-2

MANASQUAN’S #15 SEAN ANDERSON AND CBA’S #3 NICK ROBERTSON FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE BALL lead. Robbie Hermansen, Kevin Junquet and Connor Macrea all scored during that stretch, turning a 2-1 first-quarter deficit into a 4-3 halftime lead.

Junior midfielder James Pendergist and Birch had put Manasquan up, 2-1, and after CBA took a 4-2 lead, Pendergist pulled the Warriors to within 4-3 at the 8:05 mark of the second quarter with a fancy behindthe-back shot.

Early in the third quarter, Pendergist tied the score at four taking a pass from Ryan Anderson and sending it past Downey from the left side of the cage.

UPDATE: CBA hammered 16th-seed Middletown North, 17-0, advancing to Tuesday’s quarterfinals against eighth-seeded Shore Regional, a 12-8 winner over ninth-seeded Holmdel. Dan Martin and Carroll each had five goals in the win with Carroll adding two assists and Martin three.

Manasquan destroyed 15th-seed Lacey and will face seventh-seeded Freehold Township, a 7-3 winner over 10th-seeded Howell. Ryan Anderson and Birch each had four goals and Casey Campbell and Mike Farinacci had two apiece for the Warriors.

The Colts regained the lead for good late in the third quarter when Luke Valentino scored on a 15-yard shot off a pass from Macrea and Mike Carroll added an insurance goal with 6:25 left in the game.

Pendergist finished with three goals for Manasquan and goalie Mike LaPoint was fantastic in goal for the Warriors with 11 saves while helping to keep the game winnable.

Macrae led the Colts with two goals while four Colts had a goal apiece.

#19 JAMES PENDERGIST MAKES AN AMAZING BACKWARDS THROW FOR THE GOAL FOR MANASQUAN Photos by: Fran Attardi

CBA received the top seed in the Shore Conference Tournament and will host No. 16 seed Middletown North on Saturday in the first round while the second-seeded Warriors (13-2) host No. 15 seed Lacey in firstround action also on Saturday.

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HOWELL – 165 goals. 59 assists. 224 points.

That’s the career stat line for Howell’s Olivia Manghisi. Those are all program records. And she is only a junior.

a complete passion for the game of lacrosse. She hasn’t lost that innocence. Sometimes you see a player that is a phenomenal athlete but they are too serious with what they are doing. Olivia really has kept that priority of passion and fun at the forefront of her success, which allows her to continue to be successful.”

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She was noticed by Howell head coach Chelsea Lynch as an eighth grader playing T3 Lacrosse, which is a lacrosse program outside of school that is dedicated to helping players reach their full potential. Lynch was coaching a different team, but this is when she noticed Manghisi was different.

Ranney Falls Short in Shore Conference Playoffs

Sometimes, when a player is as talented as Manghisi, they are more focused on themselves rather than the team. But that is far from the case and her teammates think the world of her.

“Her skills, quickness and ability to stay calm under “Her teammates think very highly of her,” Lynch pressure jumped out, and since then she has really said. “She is a true teammate. Even though she

By Michael Ward grown and blossomed into an outstanding varsity gets a lot of attention, she has an extremely humble Theoutstanding season for competitor,” the Ranney said Boys’Lynch, Basketball In their last isregular season Igame, the team player and an nature and she never selfish. think what is very Team was a good one. faced a fierce competitor in Long Branch. who is coaching Manghisi for the first time this seaunique with Olivia is her teammates completely trust Scottie Lewis converted two free-throws with son as she was freshman the last seven her, and that speaks volumes. They never have to The the team boasted coach an impressive 22-4 sea1.8 seconds remaining to give Ranney a 57years. “Her stick skills were just above and worry about her wanting to pad her own stats. She son record, but unfortunately fellbeyond. short as they 55 victory over Long Branch in Long Branch.

She stood out from everyone on her team always does what is best for the team. She is a role entered the playoffs.

Within thebecause quarterfinal T3 goes by grades.

But her was quickness, abilities and model to them in turned a lot ofthe ways think18 also round, Ranney knocked out by Roselle Long Branch balland overI with sec-beher field vision reallywith stood out, even then.” cause theyleft seeinsomeone successful, but they Catholic a score of 69-44. onds the fourthsoquarter, leading to thesee that she fun who and has a great sense humor foul still on has Lewis, finished with 13 of points.

Theannew coachfor andher players Ranney were able Manghisi was attacker first two seasons. and Bryan a greatAntoine personality.

She’s just a great added a team-high 17kid.” points to fold the mix significantly to their As a freshman, sheinto scored 66 added points (52 goals, 14 for Ranney and Chris Autino had 11. throughoutshe the scored season,78 butpoints it appears assists) and success as a sophomore, Manghisi is already the best player in the history of asassists) if thosewhile additions will be the100 building (58 goals, 20 eclipsing the careerblocksHowell girls lacrosse, and she isastill going through Anthony Velazquez scored game-high 18 for a more successful playoff drive next seagoal mark. her junior all is saidMorris and done after points season. for LongWhen Branch.

Tyree put up son. next 10 season, you could be looking at one of the best points.

This year, she has made the Louis transition to mid-fieldto ever play in the Shore Conference.

Nathaniel Pierre had 13 points for fifther, but her offensive impact Catholic, has not changed a bit.victory Ranney trailed 31-29 at halftime, but used a seeded Roselle in its 69-44 17-9 quartergreat to swing the momentum.

Manghisi has 80fourth-seeded points (55 goals, 25inassists) this “She’s an third all-around athlete who also really over Ranney the quarterfinal season. Sheround blew of past program’s previous caloves the sport she plays,” Lynch said. “She’s an thethe South Jersey, Non-Public B tourIn the Preliminary Round nature, of Finals, Ranney namentwhich in Tinton reer points leader, wasFalls.

179 points, and goal all-star but has a very humble which allows played Brock Township and came up big. scorer, which was 120 goals, and still has another her to be respected by her teammates, coaches and Scottie Lewis finishedgreat withsportsmanship; 20 points, 16 reMatt Bullock and Raheem Carter added 12 season to go. opponents.

She displays she’s bounds andI’m seven to to lead eighthpoints each for Roselle Catholic, which led 36a great kid and luckyassists to be to able coach her.”

17 at seeded Ranney to a 75-51 victory over 25th“She has grown ashalftime. a player and as an absolute presseeded Brick Township in the preliminary ence on the field,” Lynch said. “She is now a major Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis paced Ranney round of the Shore Conference Tournament part of our defense and midfield transition in addiwith 14 points each. in Ranney. tion to still being our leading scorer in goals and assists. She is an absolute powerhouse on offense, but In the first round of playoffs, Ranney faced off Ranney recorded the first SCT victory in allowing heragainst to playSt.midfield Rose. really opened up her school history. skills to develop and be a presence all over instead of just beingScottie a force offensively. been10fun to Lewis recorded It11has points, rebounds, Bryan Antoine had 19 points, seven rebounds five assists and role two blocks to lead fourth-seedwatch her develop in that and really integrate and six assists for Ranney, which outscored ed Ranney to of a 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded herself into every aspect the game.”

Brick Township 50-30 through three quarters.

St. Rose in the first round of the South Jersey, B tournament in Tinton Falls.

Manghisi is Non-Public verbally committed to Florida Southern

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.

in Lakeland, FL, a Division II program. The MoccaRanney featured a balanced offensive attack sins recently won their fourth straight Sunshine State as Alex Klatsky had 23 points and four steals Conference and Tournament title. They are10also 2016 Bryan Antoine added points, five reNational Champions and National Runnerbounds and nine2017 assists.

John Crowley scored Up. 11 points for St. Rose.

“She doesn’t let the hype get to her,” Lynch said.

“She has an ability to stay cool, calm and collected on the field, even when it gets chaotic. She has great sportsmanship and another thing that sets her apart is that some of these elite athletes sometimes start to take the sport too seriously when they feel the pressure of having to live up to the name they’ve created.

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

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Long Branch Wrestlers Success On The Mat TOMS RIVER SOUTH

TOMS RIVER – Thursday’s 14-6 win over Brick Township not only kept Toms River South (15-0, 12-0) undefeated, but a number of milestones were reached that made the win that much sweeter.

13, seed the Indians lost a 14-11 battle to fourth-seeded Manasquan in the first round. Two years ago as an eight seed, they beat No. 9 seed Red Bank in the first round before losing to top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven in the quarterfinals.

The Indians clinched

By Michael Rogers

the Shore Conference Class A South Toms River South’s five top scorers and top defender are all championship for the third consecutive year with their win seniors and most have been playing together for four years over Brick and two seniors took center stage with crowning who so this is a cohesive thatrecord knows how finished with agroup 28 -5 at to play together. achievements that highlighted their outstanding careers.

160 pounds and finished 6th in the Senior attacker Lauron DeRogatis (15 goals, six assists) and region.

Dan Mullin who finished Senior Jennifer Toal scored six goals in the win, giving her senior midfielders Hannah Claus (13 goals, 10 assists) and 28-4 at Adams 145 pounds 301 points in her four-year varsity career at South, while felBrooke (10 goals,and ninefinished assists) are third, fourth and theintop 6 scored in theand region.

TJ Conlow senior Emily Donzanti’s five goals and one assist pushed in fifth goals complement Toal and Donzanti perlon who finished 27-5 and Mike her three-year varsity career point total to 205. fectly.

“They mean a tremendous amount to the program,” said Toms River South head coach Tara Murray of her two star players. “We started to see the chemistry between the two of them build last year and this year they’ve taken it to the next level. They’re both scorers but they both also feed each other the ball constantly on the field. When a team tries to one of themW down the LBS other one steps up and they both LONGshut BRANCH’S 170 seem to find the back of the net or use their ability to find their teammates.”

Shohet who finished at 28-6 and Junior was top midfielder 6 in the Elisabeth region. Rogers (seven goals, one assist) and junior attacker/midfielder Julia Ebeling (three goals and

five assists) also start.to Senior attackernext Julia Christopher comes With 8 seniors replace off theteam benchhas for Ebeling, who willtothen year’s some work do rotate out the midbutfielders.

Coach George is optimistic with the younger wrestlers having Senior Casey Dickinson (two goals, one assist, 47 ground success as the two middle schools balls) and junior Caitlin Carroll (one goal, 31 ground balls) that Long Branch both on defense along havefeed been into the mainstays in the backfield finished As sophomore coach Kaylie Gresek. JuLong Branch wrestling has been successful with juniorundefeated.

Jordan Adcock and “We are looking under head coach Danny George waswith George Donzanti and Toal are both scoring (this machines each scor-said, nior goalie Meg McKay, to whoreload has 128not saves to her credit and rebuild”. wants give average, a spe- has been steady in 72 goals and so far this this season.

Donzanti’s 29 assists give her Coach has aGeorge stellar 7.73 goals to against his 26thingseason) year was no difcial thanks hisinassistant coaches in Joe KewhileWave Toal has recorded 88 a points her togoal her first year as a starter. ferent as101 thepoints Green finished with 16 including 16 assists.

Donzanti alsoranked leads the6th clubininthe groundagle, balls with John Jasio, and Doug Cornell as coach and 4 record and finished balls scooped and Toal has recorded 55 ground balls.missed Two considerable years ago the Indians wentseason 15-4 then last season they George time this group 457 rankings with up many wrestlers placing 15-6replaced.”Their so this is a group contributhat knows how to win and in a hip in the top ten in the region. Head coach Dan while havingwere Not only does Donzanti excel in lacrosse, she’s also a stud recent years they’ve been the torchbearers as far as Ocean George summed up the season this way by tion was tremendous and I thank them for all basketball player that scored a career-high 29 points in anefforts”.

County girls lacrosse goes. So with this year being the culof their saying “we won two tournaments this season upset win over Southern to surpass the 1000-point mark for mination of four years of hard work for most of these girls, and finished second in the with district her career.

She finished 1162 career points averaging they’d like nothing more than to go out on top. If not, don’t behind 19 only CBA reaching points per while game last season and will continue her acaexpect them to go out without a good fight. the statedemic finaland against playingJackson career at MeStockton University. morial so we had a very exciting “It’s super important,” said Murray when asked what it would season”.Both have had amazing senior seasons for the Indians and mean to her seniors to make a good showing in the Shore are among the top scorers in the state but more importantly

Conference Tournament. “I know they have some individual

Toms Riverwho Southhad on the map as a team to be achievements they want to go after, but they’re great about Some they’ve of theput wrestlers with as they Joe approach putting team achievements and team goals first. And we success reckoned this season were Jasiothe Shore Conference Tournamentwith and a state playoffs. know for an Ocean County school we want to be respected who finished record of 33-3 and play at the level of some of these Monmouth County at 220 pounds and placed in the The Indians are currently ranked No. 10 in Group III play acteams, so it means a lot for our reputation. Maybe we’re not top 12 in the state. John Tomlinson cording to the most recent NJ.com rankings and were handed going to walk away with a first- place finish but just to be able who finished with a 22-3 record in a No. 6 seed in the upcoming Shore Conference Tournament. to keep up with these higher performing teams will mean a the heavyweight division and finlot to us and it also prepares us for the state tournament.” ished fourth theit’sregion while be“Everyinyear a big goal for us to win Photos the A Southby: title,”Arielle MurFigueredo ing a district Reid ray said.champ.

“This yearLamont because we returned so many players and In Saturday’s Shore Conference Tournament first-round are paced by Jen and Emily we started out with a target on game, the Indians will have to find a way to slow down junior our backs. It’s a lot of pressure and as we remain undefeated Olivia Manghisi, who was a second team All-Shore pick a Quickly gaining popularity are the non-surgical Surgical procedures including breast augmenevery team wants to have their best game against us. Even year ago and is one of the top scorers in the Shore again this tations/reductions/lifts, tummy tucks, thigh lifts, procedures such as Coolsculpting and Ultherapy. against weaker teams there are never any games off. Every season with 55 goals and 25 assists. facelifts, rhinoplasty, liposuction, fat grafting and Both men and women are enjoying absolutely scheduled game is tough and because of makeup games and no downtime as fat is eliminated in as little as a more can all be performed in his new state-ofour four-game week we were super beat up but had to make UPDATE: Toms River South moved to 16-0 and advances to single one-hour Coolsculpting session. Ultherapy the-art surgery center in a very comfortable, prisure we got everything in. It’s been a very hardis pace that Tuesday’s MCT quarterfinals with a 15-9 win over Howell. vate environment. “My practice offers a full specthe best solution to a non-surgical facelift and had toand maintain this season.”

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Young Colts Neck Boys Lacrosse Taking Strides Forward

By John Sorce

COLTS NECK – Whenever a team plays three top 10 teams in the beginning of the season, it is usually going to be an uphill climb from that point on.

Such was the case for the Colts Neck boys lacrosse team, which lost six of their first eight games, but has turned a corner recently. They have won three of their last four and their lone loss was to an unbeaten Christian Brothers team.

“We had a real rough start, having basically all top 10 teams in the beginning with Wall, Manasquan and Shore,” 14th year head coach Jeff Rosenberg said.

“After that stretch, we got a little more time to play on the field as the weather got better and everybody started coming together. I think we’ve improved big time.”

Colts Neck did have trouble with the aforementioned top 10 teams, losing to Wall, Manasquan and Shore by a combined 46-11. But they battled rivals Freehold Township and Howell tough, losing to both teams by just two goals.

“I’ve seen a lot of improvement out of the guys, and that’s really the key.” Rosenberg said. “I think we have really done a good job of getting better as the season has gone on.”

The Cougars sit at 5-7 overall and 3-4 in A North, good for fifth place in the division.

Playing in A North, for Rosenberg, means playing a lot of rivalry matchups. Middletown North and South are in the division, and Colts Neck has Freehold

COLTS NECK’S #13 ZACK ALAGNA Township and Howell, which are all a part of the Freehold school district. CBA and Marlboro also play in the division.

“CBA is always strong and Middletown South is having a great year,” Rosenberg said. “It’s a rivalry type conference for us.”

Senior Zack Alagna is the Cougars leading scorer with 26 goals and 32 points. Nick Lago is a senior captain who is second on the team with 17 goals and 24 points. Junior Nick Giantasio has 15 points and 13 ground balls, which leads the team.

In goal resides Brandon Cifone, a junior who the team had to convert into a goalie because they didn’t have anyone else to man the position. He has nearly 100 saves this season.

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“He’s done a great job,” Rosenberg said about his goalie. “We converted him from an attackman when he was a freshman and he’s really done a great job.

He’s made a lot of saves this year. The freshman team didn’t have a goalie and we didn’t have any goalies coming up, so we kind of looked around and we like to have a good athlete in the goalie position. He fit the bill and he’s really done a great job. Otherwise,

we’re young on the defensive end, but they’re learning.”

Finding players can be difficult in Colts Neck, with no dedicated youth program in town. Rosenberg looks for experience and lacrosse IQ when looking for prospective players for the varsity team.

“We don’t have a dedicated youth program in Colts Neck, so I’ll get two or three kids from Freehold or Howell,” Rosenberg said. “But I think about 40 percent of our kids have honestly never played before, so when I’m looking at tryouts, I’m looking to see who has experience, who can handle a stick and who has lacrosse IQ, those kind of things.”

Colts Neck did not qualify for the Shore Conference Tournament this season, so their primary focus for the postseason is on the states. Rosenberg hopes to at least make it to the second round, and see where his team can go from there.

“We have three games left,” Rosenberg said. “If we win all three games, we can be above .500 and put us in a good spot for the states. Our goal is to make it through the first round of the states and see where we can go from there.”

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RFH Girls Winter Track Earns First-Ever State Group Championship RUMSON – The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls winter track team enjoyed its best season ever, culminating in the program’s first State Group Championship. The RFH girls also took their fifth State Sectional Title, and earned their third State Relay Championship during the 2017-18 winter track season.

Post-season, Lily Orr was named first team All-Shore Conference in the 400m individually, and along with her teammates in the 4x400m relay – Devlin, MacGillis, and Rehder. She and Tambaro were also named first team AllGroup, again, along with the 4x400m.

Tim McLoone was named Winter Track Coach of the Year by the Shore Track Coaches Association. Additionally, McLoone and coach Bob Keogh were named NJ Winter Track Coaches of the Year by NJ.com.

It was a record-breaking season, as well as a history-making one. Sophomore standout Lily Orr set new standards for RFH in the 55m, 200m, 300m, and 400m. Lily also joined with her sister, RFH junior Maddie Orr, and with freshman Campbell Devlin and sophomore Nikke DeVito, to break the former 4x200m relay record for RFH. Then there were the spectacular performances by the 4x400m quartet of Devlin, junior Olivia Rehder, senior team captain Katie MacGillis and Lily Orr (with a couple of assists by junior Julia Tambaro). They won the Shore Conference Championships and followed that with stirring wins at the State Sectionals and Group Championships. All of that was preamble, however, to arguably the greatest relay performance in RFH history when these girls, sparked by Lily Orr’s never-say-die anchor leg, bested Union Catholic's vaunted squad to take the Eastern State's title. Their time of 3:56.85, aside from crushing the prior RFH best, also propelled the quartet into the Top 20 nationally. And the girls proved themselves once again with an excellent 16th place performance at the Nationals in NYC (despite Lily's injury).

The RFH girls winter track season also featured additional highlights.

The shuttle hurdle relay squad of juniors Alina Arko, Devlin, Grace Jamin, and Olivia Turi raced three times and broke the RFH Record in all three.

Freshman Mia James broke the RFH record at 600m and became the fastest frosh 800m runner in RFH history.

All of this was accomplished by a “young” team. “As an alert to our competition, team captain Kate MacGillis is our only senior,” said McLoone.

The RFH boys winter track team had more than its share of shining moments as well.

Coach Ken Young's vault team continued to impress, as senior Sebastian Buckley soared 13'6" to annex County and Conference wins, earning him recognition as first team All-Shore and third team All-Group. He and junior Danny Raphael had outstanding seasons and contributed a substantial amount of team points.

RUMSON - FAIR HAVEN Tambaro's breakout season brought her the RFH record at 1000m. Additionally, she and James combined with sophomore Eliana Swell to fashion the 1-2-3 finish in the 800m at the State Sectionals, clinching a State Sectional win for the team. Tambaro’s 1600m/800m double gold medal effort at the Sectionals was only exceeded by her DMR/4x800m/and Sprint Medley "triple win" that went a long way toward helping RFH win the State Relay. For the State Relay, she anchored the squad also comprised of MacGillis, Grace Jamin, and freshman Marlee Dotts, and they clocked the fastest time in New Jersey.

“Sebastian and Danny, along with Nick Moscardelli and frosh William Francis, give us a strong nucleus going forward,” said McLoone. “Ford Stevens and Guy Mazzeo put a scare into the RFH 4x800m relay record, which they intend to take down next winter. We were also really encouraged that we had 10 frosh competing, led by Gabe LePage, and we can't wait to see what develops from that group now that they have a season behind them. Given the difficult training conditions, winter track is pretty tough to navigate. That is probably why we were so fond of this group of girls and boys. Aside from the championships and medals won, those who saw it through to the end really earned our admiration. Everyone improved, and that is why we coach.”

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Salt Creek Grille 15th Annual Wine & Martini Tasting Raises $40,000 for Covenant House New Jersey “The Covenant House “Rights of Passage” in Asbury Park provides permanent, stable housing to five young men who will live there full-time,” explained Sue Monteiro, Senior Development Manager. “It is their home, a place to live while they go to work, to school, and strive towards their dreams. This building is a place of help and hope, which will serve more young people and provide them with the services they need and deserve.”

The cocktail event featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres, serving stations and over 100 different wine varietals to sample was Covenant House’s first fundraiser of this kind.

“What Steve Bidgood and Salt Creek Grille does for the local community with this event is such an amazing gift. Not just to the charities that are that year’s recipients but to the members of the community who come together in support of great causes and become inspired to do more and be more.

At Covenant House we always ask our kids to do more and by you creating this event are doing the same for your community,” added Monteiro.

SICKLES MARKET CHEESE TABLE RUMSON – The Salt Creek Grille Annual Wine & Martini Tasting Fundraiser raised $40,000 for Covenant House New Jersey. All proceeds from the event -- 100 percent – went to support Covenant House’s Asbury Park “Rights of Passage” program.” Covenant House is a not-for-profit organization providing critical services to homeless, runaway and trafficked youth between the ages of 18-21. The event, held on Apr. 12, was Salt Creek Grille’s 15th event. Each year a different charity that serves children’s needs is selected to benefit from the event. Last year Salt Creek Grille met its $1 million in total funds raised for local charities.

has developed three core services known as the Continuum of Care: Street Outreach, Crisis Care, and Rights of Passage. In 1989, Covenant House began its work in New Jersey by providing basic services to homeless youth on the streets of Newark and Atlantic City. By 1992, the Community Service Centers opened in both Newark and Atlantic City. The first Asbury Park site was opened in March 2012. Today there are 32 Covenant House locations across the United States, Canada and Latin America, and the organization reaches nearly 80,000 young people each year.

For more information about Covenant House New Jersey or to make a donation, call Sue Monteiro at (973) 286-3543 or email smonteiro@covenanthouse.org.

The Wine & Martini Tasting Fundraiser took place with a sold-out crowd in attendance. Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli volunteered as auctioneer.

Sponsors of the event were Finan Group Morgan Stanley, Stillwell-Hansen, Inc. and the Wardell Family. Special thanks go to Lusty Lobster for a raw bar and Sickles Market for a cheese table, and Bobby Boyd trio who supplied live jazz.

“As Salt Creek Grille celebrates its 20th year in 2018, it heartens me to be able to utilize our site, services and our long-term business relationships to make a difference in our community. We all must do what we can to support charities like Covenant House New Jersey, which is working so tirelessly to help these kids,” said Bidgood. “The success of this event depends on neighbor helping neighbor to help children in need.”

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ADDITION OF MALORI BELL MADE MIDDLETOWN NORTH A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

By Mike Ready

MIDDLETOWN – Entering the 2018 season, Middletown North knew they had a couple of critical holes to fill following the graduation of a number key players including star pitcher and current University of Rhode Island ace Riley Kernan. Then Malori Bell fell into their laps.

Bell transferred to Middletown North following a breakout sophomore season at Keansburg that saw her named second team All-Shore after batting .529 with 36 hits, 19 RBI, seven doubles and two triples at the plate and going 15-8 with a 0.92 ERA in the circle. In 145 innings pitched she recorded 273 strikeouts – sixth in the state – while allowing just 32 base on balls, 75 hits and 19 earned runs.

However, graduation didn’t leave the Lions cupboard entirely bare by any stretch of the imagination, but the addition of Bell has been a difference maker. She’s helped transform a very good team into one that has all the markings of a champion.

Sisters Gabi and Adriana Cerbo, who were both named first team AllShore a year ago, are back and better than ever, along with second team All-Shore selection Milena Wilton and third team All-Shore pick Alyssa Vetrano.

Gabi – a senior catcher batting .508 – leads the team in home runs with three while driving in 13 runs with 30 hits including 11 doubles. Her sister – junior outfielder Adriana – is hitting at a .420 clip with a triple, five doubles and 14 RBI. Wilton sets the table for the Lions as one of the top leadoff batters in the state and leads the Lions in just about every offensive category. She tops the team in hits (36), batting average (.529), doubles (14), triples (4), runs (26) and RBI (26). At this pace she’s a lock for All-State honors.

Vetrano is heating up with the weather after a bit of a slow start and looks to be rounding into form and that’s good news for the Lions. The senior shortstop is hitting just .262 which is way below her career .341 batting average, but she still has 11 RBI, one home run and three doubles while playing flawlessly in the field.

After a solid sophomore campaign, Cara McNulty has upped her game to the next level. She’s hitting .365 with 23 hits, 15 RBI, four doubles, two triples and is second on the team with 18 runs scored. Returners Sam Kanach (.296), Ashley Kofsky (.312), Dri Noterile (.316) and Karen Smith (.241) and newcomer freshman Ava Turner (.391) have all contributed to the Lions success as well.

However, it’s the addition of Bell that has pushed the Lions over the top.

In the circle she’s 13-2 with a 1.43 ERA and is mowing down batters at a pace (173 K’s) that will surpass last season’s 273 strikeout mark while pitching against much stiffer completion in the Class B North.

When Bell’s not dominating in the circle she’s been a terror at the plate.

She’s hitting .438 with 21hits and is second on the team with 20 RBI along with seven doubles and a triple.

The Lions (17-2, 11-2) are currently ranked third in the Shore Conference and sixth in the state and are tied for first in the B North with Red Bank Catholic – ranked fifth in the Shore. Those two teams meet this Tuesday in a game that will determine the B North champion. The Caseys beat Middletown North, 1-0, earlier this season in a classic pitching duel between Bell and RBC ace Alexandra DiBenedetto.

Saturday the Lions will host undefeated Howell (15-0, 11-0) – ranked No. 18 in the state – in a Monmouth County Tournament semifinal game with the winner taking on the winner of the other semifinal game which pits No. 1 seed Saint John Vianney against fifth-seeded Matawan.

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Last season in the Monmouth County Tournament final, SJV beat Middletown North, 2-1, in nine innings for the championship. Then in the Shore Conference Tournament the Lions were eliminated by the Lancers in the semifinals following a 3-2 loss. So you could a assume there’s a little extra motivation for Middletown North to get by Howell with Saint John Vianney more than likely waiting in the wings.

MIDDLETOWN NORTH’S #25 GABI CERBO Photos by: Tom Smith

UPDATE: The Lions moved to 18-2 and advanced to the MCT final with a 6-1 win over previously undefeated Howell and will now face top-seeded and undefeated Saint John Vianney, a 6-0 winner over fifth-seeded Matawan, in the final. Bell tossed a complete game three hitter allowing one run while striking out 14 and walking two and went 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk. Gabi Cerbo blasted a three-run home run; Wilton scored two runs including stealing home on a passed ball. Vetrano went 3-for-3 with two runs and Kofsky was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

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RARITAN RIDING EIGHT-GAME WINNING STREAK INTO MCT SEMIFINAL

By Mike Ready

HAZLET – After falling to Marlboro, 3-0, on opening day, the Rockets reeled off five straight wins before stumbling a bit with two divisional losses a row including a 6-5 decision to Saint John Vianney and a 7-5 loss to Marlboro.

However, following their two-game slide, Raritan (123, 8-2) got back on track and they’re currently riding an eight-game winning streak that had them break into the Shore Top 10 for the first time this season at No. 9. The streak has also moved them back into first place in the A Central and has them playing for a trip to the Monmouth County Tournament championship game.

“We had to step back and get back to supporting each other,” Raritan head coach Jeff Struble said of his team’s two losses in a row. “We had to sit down and re-evaluate ourselves and find our purpose again. The season is a roller coaster – there are ups and downs and we had a down time. So we just had to get back after it.”

Designated as a ninth seed in the MCT the Rockets easily disposed of 24th-seeded Mater Dei, crushing the Seraphs, 12-1, in the preliminary round. Junior centerfielder Tyler Bruno – a 2017 second team All-Shore selection – went 2-for-2 with a three-run home run; junior third baseman Jake Tennant added three RBI and sophomore D.J. Dekis chipped in with two RBI. Senior Dan Vanmeerbeke picked up the win hurling three shutout innings allowing just one hit and striking out four.

The Rockets’ bats stayed hot in a 13-3 blowout of No. 8 seed Freehold Township to advance to the quarterfinals. Junior right fielder Ryan Kasmer went 3-for-3 with two runs and three RBI; Tennant had two doubles with four RBI; senior Zack Johnston finished 2-for-3 including a double and three runs; and junior DH Shawn O’Hea added two hits, three runs and an RBI. Junior Hunter Neville picked up his first win of the season going 4 1/3 innings allowing two earned runs, four hits and two walks while striking out two while eating up innings allowing the Rockets’ big three starters – Johnston (4-2), Vanmeerbeke (4-0) and Tennant (4-1) – to rest their arms.

The Rockets then caught a break when No. 1 seeded Wall was upset by 16th-seed Colts Neck in the first round setting up a Colts Neck/Raritan matchup in the quarterfinals.

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Raritan took advantage of their fortune with a decisive 8-4 win over the Cougars for a berth in the semifinals. Johnston – the starting and winning pitcher – helped his own cause with a two-run single in a fourrun third and finished with three RBI and Tennant went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Senior catcher Alex Lamattina added a double, two runs and an RBI. Johnston went the distance to pick up his fourth win of the season throwing 96 pitches while allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out four.

at No. 10, surprised No. 5 seed Manalapan in the first round and upset fourth-seeded Monmouth in the quarterfinals and some feel the underrated Purple Roses are a sleeping giant.

The Rockets will now host No. 12 seed St. Rose (143, 10-1) in Saturday’s semifinal. St. Rose, who also just made their first appearance in the Shore Top 10

Bruno is quietly putting together a sensational year that has him hitting .500 and leading the team in almost every offensive category including: two home runs, two triples, six doubles, 22 RBI, 12 stolen bases and 26 runs scored while Tennant is averaging .333 at the plate and is second on the team with 21 RBI along with four doubles, a triple and 15 runs scored.

“We’re expecting to see their No. 1 guy on Saturday and our guys are starting to get used to that,” Struble said of facing St. Rose’s top pitcher. “They have really learned to take it one game at a time and that‘s what we’re going to do Saturday.”

Johnston picked up his fifth win of the season on Friday going six strong innings (103 pitches) in the Rockets’ 9-2 win over Saint John Vianney helping clinch at least a share of the A Central title in the process. Johnston gave up one run while striking out 11 and walking one. VanMeerbeke went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored.

UPDATE: Raritan lost in extra innings Saturday and was eliminated from the MCT. A two-out bases loaded wild pitch in the top of the eighth broke a 1-1 tie and Raritan failed to score in the bottom half of the inning giving St. Rose the 2-1 win. St. Rose will be making their first trip to the MCT final since 2008 when they won it all and will face Red Bank Catholic, a 6-3 winner over top-seeded CBA.

In his first year of varsity ball, Kasmer has been a pleasant surprise for the Rockets hitting .479 with a double and 15 RBI and is second on the club with 18 runs scored and 23 hits. Leadoff man Dan Fiore is hitting .310 with 17 runs scored and 11 stolen bases while Lamattina has put together a solid year hitting .333 with three doubles, 11 RBI and 15 runs scored.

When not on the mound, Johnston is hitting for a .320 average with nine RBI and six runs scored and Dekis is batting .308 and has two double and 11 RBI giving the Rockets seven starters hitting above the .300 threshold.

“We started off really good and we got into a little slump,” said Johnston. “We were giving up runs and the defense was terrible, so coach (Stuble) told us to come out with some juice and we’ve been winning ever since.”

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Rumson-Fair Haven Boys Golf Continues Winning Tradition

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By John Sorce

RUMSON – A Rumson-Fair Haven boys golf program known for its success is having plenty more of it this season.

The Bulldogs are 10-0 in team matches and finished second to CBA in the Shore Conference Tournament.

“We were happy with the number we shot,” eighthyear Rumson head coach Brad Margolis said, whose Bulldogs carded a 318 at the Shore Conference Tournament. “We knew if we had a good day and things went our way that we could compete with them, but they’re just really good. They have four golfers that shoot in the 70s and that’s hard for anyone to beat.

But for us, we were happy with the number we went out there and shot as a team as we head toward the sectional and state tournament.”

The Bulldogs are deep this season and are led by senior Travis Weiner, who finished second at the Wall Invitational and top 10 in both the Monmouth County and Shore Conference Tournaments.

“He’s just steady and he’s taken over the leadership role,” Margolis said. “He’s a four-year varsity golfer for us and he of knows what needs to be done to win.”

Another senior, Will Donovan, is a three-year varsity golfer for the Bulldogs and has been steady this season in matches and throughout the tournaments. Junior Cole Staisil is on varsity for the third straight year and has been playing really well in matches and just needs to work on getting his tournament scores down to become a complete player.

When it comes to determining who gets to start in the matches, it comes down to scores during practice rounds, but Margolis mentioned these players separated themselves early on.

“In March, we have the luxury of being at Rumson Country Club and getting some days on the course, and basically the players with the five lowest scores play in the match,” Margolis said. “Throughout the

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN’S TRAVIS WEINER Photos by: Tom Smith season, we’ll have practice matches and if it’s close, playoffs to play each other for the start. But these guys really separated themselves from the other guys for the tournaments.”

The three seniors for the Bulldogs made it to the Tournament of Champions every year except for last year, and they want to make sure they get back one more time.

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“I think especially with Travis, Will and another senior in Charles Cerami, they’ve all gradually improved each year,” Margolis said. “They completely work on their games in the summer and in the winter and have the drive to be better. Last year was kind of a down season for us being the first year in the last five where we didn’t make it to the sectional and make it to the TOC, so they kind of got it in their heads this

year that they really want to work to get back to that sectional title.”

Looking ahead, it is important to Margolis to keep the line of successful golfers coming through Rumson important. That comes with experience as well as being mentored by the upper classmen on the roster.

“Especially with Travis, who has been on varsity all four years, it’s been nice to watch him grow into a leader after being kind of quiet as a freshman and now, he’s taken a leadership role with the kids,” Margolis said. “Just working with the younger kids, making sure the program kind of keeps building.

The seniors before them kind of laid the groundwork for these guys to see what it means to be a part of the winning program that we’ve established.”

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Monmouth Regional Softball Having Year to Remember

By John Sorce

Danielle Britton is hitting .343 and is the team’s everyday catcher. Samantha Britton is an outfielder and a pitcher who is hitting .306 and has struck out 27 batters in 31 innings pitched. Rogers is the team’s first baseman who is hitting .339 and is second on the team with five home runs. Kroll is the team’s shortstop who is hitting .397. Davies is another two-way player, hitting .317 at the plate and has struck out 32 batters in 25 innings pitched.

With a young team, there are also underclassmen who are stepping up for the Falcons. Freshman Karlee Smith is the team’s ace on the mound, throwing 65 innings this season and recording 60 strikeouts. She also plays center field and is hitting .314 and leads the team with six stolen bases.

“She’s fast and she’s very athletic,” Dias said about Smith. “She’s smart and she knows the game very well. She has a lot of experience and I think that being as a freshman, she has so much potential. She’s been very clutch and overall a key player for us.”

When going through tryouts each season, it’s the little things that stick out for Dias when she is considering players to add to the varsity roster.

“The biggest and most important thing to me is that we focus on fundamentals almost every practice,” Dias said. “I focus a lot of doing the little

things and making sure we are efficient at that. From tryouts until the end of the season, we focus on that.”

Also returning as a sophomore this season is Mackenzie Neis, who is the team’s leader in batting average (.516), hits (32), RBI (29), doubles (6), home runs (6), and walks (10).

“She’s been an unbelievable asset for us at third base,” Dias said. “She’s doing a nice job on that corner for us. She just came back from ACL surgery this past year, so recovering from that and being able to come back, be healthy and produce is a big deal. She has a great attitude and has been a huge asset for us as well.”

While people from the outside might not think much of the success, the Falcons are off to show people they can compete with the top teams in the Shore Conference, and they intend to do so this year.

“I think last year they saw a glimmer of what they can actually do as a team and I hope they don’t lose sight of that,” Dias said. “Hopefully the confidence from the seniors shines through and shows the younger girls that while other teams might not think they belong, they can prove to not only themselves but to the people that never thought about Monmouth softball that they are a tough bunch of girls. They play hard and they can definitely be successful this postseason.”

MONMOUTH REGIONAL’S #4 SAMI BRITTON TINTON FALLS – It was a start like no other for the Monmouth Regional softball team.

The Falcons got off to an historic start to the season, winning their first six games. They have held their own in the competitive B North division, with teams like Middletown North, Middletown South and Red Bank Catholic also in the mix.

“Overall, things have been going well,” said head coach Lisa Dias, who is in her second year leading the program. “We’ve had some competitive losses recently, but we are happy with the season and how it’s going.”

The Falcons currently sit in fourth place at 12-8 overall and 7-6 in the division. They split two regular-season contests with Red Bank Catholic, lost to Middletown North, 2-0, on Apr. 12 on the road and lost by three to Middletown South on the road on May 4, but had a two-run lead until the Eagles scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

“We know we play in a tough division where we face a lot of hard teams, so we knew it wasn’t going to be a forever thing,” Dias said of the team’s 6-0 start. “But we knew that we could hang with them and it’s anybody’s game any day. When we beat RBC that first day, that kind of set in stone that we can do some really great things this season, and we really have.”

The Falcons have five seniors this year – Danielle Britton, Samantha Britton, Kathryn Davies, Danielle Kroll, and Lindsey Rogers. With a relatively young team that consists of some inexperienced players, Dias credited her five seniors for contributing on the field and being leaders off the field.

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Mater Dei Prep Baseball Having Success in Transitional Year

By John Sorce

MIDDLETOWN – Despite losing key contributors from last year’s squad, the Mater Dei Prep baseball team is defying expectations. The Seraphs are 9-5 overall and 8-3 in league play, good for third place in B Central.

“We lost a lot of kids from last year, so I thought we’d be around a .500 team,” said Mater Dei head coach Pat Riddel, who is in his 14th year at the helm. “We started 1-3 and we kind of turned it around. We added a new kid, Brandon Sansone from Middletown North, and that kind of added a new dimension attitude-wise for us in a very positive way. The kids picked it up and we’ve been 8-2 since the 1-3 start. We’ve been playing better defense and I’ve gotten better pitching than I thought I might get, so that’s been big as well.”

Sansone, a junior third baseman and pitcher, has come over and made an immediate impact for the Seraphs, hitting nearly .400 and leading the team with seven walks at the plate and striking out 21 batters in 16 innings pitched on the mound. Also a key part of the Mater Dei pitching staff is senior Greg Bender, who has an ERA of 3.23 and is 2-1 on the season. He also leads the team in hitting with a .667 average (10-for-15).

“Greg has been doing fantastic for us on the mound,” Riddel said. “He changes his speeds and his arm angle, which really keeps people off balance. He threw a complete game against Point Beach and threw six strong innings the first time against St. Rose when we lost, 4-2. They got four two-

out runs off him in one inning, and that was all they got off him. He’s been a pleasant surprise.”

Sean Turner has taken big strides between his freshman and sophomore seasons. The Seraphs shortstop is hitting .385 with a team-leading six doubles and is 2-0 as a pitcher. Senior outfielders Joe Profaci and Ryan Turner have also been key players for Mater Dei. Profaci is hitting over .360 and Turner is hitting .476 with eight RBI.

BRICK TOWNSHIP SOFTBALL: CONNELLY AND HALLEY 100+ HITS APIECE WITH 100% HEART AND SPIRIT When senior catcher Corrine Connelly and senior third baseman Alexa Halley look back on their years at Brick Township, they can smile at the fact they each achieved the same career milestone on the softball diamond.

With a lot of experience coming off the team through graduation, it was up to some players to step up and fill bigger roles this season. As the season has gone along, more players have stepped up.

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Connelly and Halley each reached the 100 career hit mark a week apart from each other, each accomplishing the feat with a simple single.

him play, they wouldn’t think he’s only a sophomore.

Both have started for Brick Township since they were freshmen.

“We had some guys who really struggled at the plate last year and we lost a couple bats, but they’ve been able to fill that spot. Thomas Olausen didn’t play last year because he wanted to focus on playing football, but he came back this year and is hitting cleanup for us and playing a terrific first base. Some of our guys grew up a bit, which was nice to see.”

Both have been named to the All-Division team for Shore Conference A South for all three seasons and both look forward to adding the same distinction at the end of their senior seasons.

Being one of the smaller schools in the Shore Conference, Riddel knows that competing in the Shore Conference can be difficult. But they are sitting in a position where they will qualify for the postseason, and anything can happen from there.

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“Those guys will be sorely missed after this year because they play great in the outfield and they are great bats in the lineup,” Riddel said.

“A lot of these guys had experience last year, but they weren’t key players,” Riddel said. “They were bottom-of-the-order guys like Mike Dunne, my catcher, was a .230 hitter last year. He’s made that adjustment this year (hitting .360) and he’s swinging the bat really good for us right now. Bender didn’t have the best year on the mound last year and he’s made adjustments. Profaci and Ryan Turner were solid for us last year, and Sean Turner made that adjustment from his freshman to sophomore year and I think if most teams watched

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“We have a lot of hope right now,” Riddel said. “We have a lot of competitive games coming up with Point Beach, Monmouth Regional who is a top 10 team, Pinelands who has two really good arms, and Manasquan.

I try to set our schedule up so we have competitive games leading into the tournament so that we are going into it ready to fire as best as we can. I’d love to get one or two wins in the states and a win in the Shore Conference would be awesome.”

“They were both instrumental last season with both players batting over .500 in helping Brick win the outright A South division title for the first time in school history (cochamps in 1991),” said Brick Township head coach Tim Puglisi, who is in his seventh season at the helm. “I have watched them grow as players and young adults since their middle school days when they played at Lake Riviera Middle School where my father is the coach.”

Connelly leads the team in hits with 18 and Halley leads in RBI with eight.

After last Thursday’s 5-4 home loss versus rival Brick Memorial, Brick Township (5-11) has dropped two straight and 10 of its last 11 games.

But with the competitive spirit and enthusiasm that Connelly and Halley provide day in and day out, both will continue to fight to end this season on a high note.

“The energy they bring to every game is contagious, not only to their teammates, but also the umpires who have been in charge of our games,” said Puglisi. “They are constantly complimenting them and laughing at some of their in-game banter.”

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CBA HANDS HEAD COACH MARTY KENNEY Ross Reaches Milestone; Leaves Legacy for Ocean Township Girls Lacrosse 800TH WIN IN DRAMATIC FASHION

By Mike Ready

By Lou Monaco

LINCROFT – Hollywood couldn’t have written a better script for Christian Brothers Academy’s long-time head coach Marty Kenney’s 800th career win.

Senior captain and goalie Shannon Ross has been a mainstay for the Ocean Township girls lacrosse team all season long and registered a significant career milestone a little over a week ago.

A bases loaded single to left by Tommy Rogers with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning scored pinch-runner Anthony Celestre for a 6-5 walk-off win over Wall on Apr. 14 to hand Kenney the milestone win.

In a tough 13-11 road loss at Red Bank Catholic on Apr. 28, Ross posted 10 saves and in the process recorded her 600th career save.

“I achieved 500 career saves the first game of the season, so my next goal was to achieve 600. During the game, I didn't know it was my 600 until I heard the sideline screaming and Ellie (Martel) told me I got it,” said Ross, who graduates from high school on June 26 and intends to continue to play the sport on a club level in college. “I was super excited to achieve it because it was during such an important game against RBC. It was also one of my last milestones of my high school career, which made it special for me.”

Kenney, who is in his 45th season as the head coach at his alma mater, now joins Toms River South head coach Ken Frank as the only high school baseball coaches in New Jersey history to have 800 career wins. Frank, who took over as head coach at Toms River South in 1978, now has 876 wins and counting.

“I knew about it, but in preparation for the game, I kind of lost track of it until my son (assistant coach Marty Kenney, Jr.) came over after the game and congratulated me,” Kenney said.

I was wondering why he was congratulating me and then it dawned on me, this in No. 800.”

CBA had three different baseball head coaches between 1961 and 1973 when Kenney took over the reins at the Lincroft high school. The Colts’ firstever state championship came shortly after in 1977.

During Kenney’s tenure at CBA, the Colts have won three state championships, eight sectional titles, eight Monmouth County Tournament championships, seven Shore Conference Tournament championships, and 18 divisional titles including this season’s A North championship. Under his tenure CBA’s overall winning percentage exceeds .700.

In 2015 the Colts became the second team in Shore Conference history to deliver the “quadruple crown,” which includes winning the state, sectional, conference and division championships in the same year.

“We have created a baseball tradition here that has been recognized throughout the state,” said Kenney. “To me, our success is symbolic of the dedication and strong work ethics of those associated with the program. “ In the limelight, Kenney continually deflects praise for his accomplishments to those past and present players and coaches that have come through the program.

“It’s not something that’s really important to me,” said Kenney of his milestone. “You know you’re going to get it sooner or later. But it means a lot. It symbolizes a lot of hard work on the part of many people – all my past players, my assistant coaches not only at the varsity level

Ocean Township (11-4) has won two straight and eight of its last 10 games as of May 3.

but all three levels. I’ve had the opportunity to coach my sons, as well as they coached with me. That’s been a privilege.”

Close to 20 former Colts are currently playing college baseball, with over half playing at the Division I level, including 2015 alumni Brandon Martorano and Gianluca Dalatri, both now playing at the University of North Carolina.

Martorano is the Tar Heels starting catcher and is currently second on the team with seven home runs, while Dalatri is possibly out for the year after being diagnosed with a stress reaction – which is a precursor to a stress fracture – in his throwing arm. Last season Dalatri was a third team All-ACC selection after going 7-3 with 3.34 ERA, 85 K’s and 10 BB. He led the team with 97 innings pitched and had 15 K’s in a game – the most at UNC since Matt Harvey in 2010.

“Each team presents a new challenge,” Kenney said. “It’s about working with young people and hopefully giving them the tools to help them succeed in life.

“I’ve always said the day that I get up and don’t want to go to practice, because I probably enjoy practice more than game because you get to teach and work with the kids. When that day comes, then I’ll know it’s time to move on and let someone else take over.”

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“Her 600th along with several others after that allowed us to remain close with a very good Red Bank Catholic team,” said Ocean Township head coach Heather Krueger, who is in her third season at the helm. “We ended up losing by just two goals, but Shannon finished the game strong with several saves that gave us opportunities to stay in it. Two days after that, she again had a phenomenal game against Red Bank Regional in an 8-7 home win, where she posted a career-high 21 saves, including one in the game’s final second to secure the win.”

Entering her May 4 contest at Wall, Ross currently has 140 saves this season and 628 for her career.

“My senior season has definitely been the best season the team and I have had. Everyone on the team is extremely close and we all play very well together.

As a team, we have gone above and beyond our expectations and I am so proud of everyone,” said Ross, who will be attending Schreyer’s Honors College at Penn State in the fall and plans to major in Film and Video. “It has been the most fun season I've had in the last four years and I couldn't be more grateful for it.”

Ross has recorded 140 saves (tied for 13th amongst the state leaders as of May 3, 9.3 average per game) and has given up 97 goals (6.5 apg).

“We have played so well together and have achieved so much individually and more importantly as a team.

We've played so many close games that had the team under a lot of pressure, but we were able to support each other throughout and have been victorious. The last four years on this team has meant the world to me.

It's been so fun to see this team grow so much from when I was the starting freshman goalie to now as a senior captain,” Ross added. “This team has become a second family to me. All the girls are some of my best friends, and even throughout the program from freshmen to junior varsity to varsity, I see all the girls as my sisters. I know that the younger girls on the team will be huge role models to the players who have yet to come, as I hope I was to them.”

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Holmdel Girls Golf Looks to Earn TOC Berth Point Pleasant Beach

By John Sorce Baseball on a Roll Heading into May HOLMDEL – Teams that are young and talented tend to have lengthy runs of success.

Such is the case for the Holmdel girls golf team, even with four sophomores earning the majority of the playing time this season.

Sophia Taverna, Lexi Stewart, Claudia Zhang and Lane Fontana are all sophomores, and all four led the Hornets to their second consecutive Shore Conference Tournament title on Apr. 30 at Jumping Brook Golf Course in Neptune.

The team is 5-1 in their regular matches, earning wins over Trinity Hall, Rumson-Fair Haven, Saint John Vianney, and a pair of victories over Ranney. Their lone loss this season was to a Red Bank Catholic team that is 9-0 on the season.

The Hornets do have two seniors on varsity in Emily Yasharpour and Alexandra (Ola) Wojciak and one junior in Cavan Lynch. Yasharpour competed in the Monmouth County Tournament and the Shore Conference Tournament.

“Sophia is our number one golfer. She actually won the individual title (in the Shore Conference Tournament) and she won it as a freshman last year as well,” said head coach Geri Semenza, who is the only head coach in the program’s 10-year history. “We won both individual and team in back-to-back years, which was nice.”

May 14 is a day that Semenza has circled on her calendar, as that is the day of the state sectionals, with Holmdel competing in Section 2. The top four teams in that tournament will be able to compete in the Tournament of Champions on May 29, which is the team’s ultimate goal this season after not reaching that mark as a team a season ago.

All four sophomores were varsity letter winners a season ago as freshman, but Semenza mentioned not all of them played in every match. They all played in some matches, but they are her top four players this season as sophomores.

“Our last goal we have for this season is to finish top four as a team in the state sectionals and qualify for the Tournament of Champions, which we did not do last season,” Semenza said.

When looking for girls that will compete on the varsity squad, Semenza made the comparison to tennis where it is mainly based on scores during practice sessions.

And barring something unforeseen, the Hornets should get more opportunities to leave their mark on New Jersey girls golf over the coming years.

“It’s kind of similar to tennis where you go out and compete against your teammates,” Semenza said. “Basically your score is what counts in terms of who plays in what position on the team. These four sophomores are scoring the best for the team so far this season.”

“As far as I know, (the sophomores) will all be back next year and there’s some younger kids in junior high school that will feed into our program next year as well,” Semenza said. “I feel like we have a solid, young team that will be around for a while.”

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The Point Pleasant Beach baseball team is on a roll when it needs to be on a roll.

Senior Kenny MacPherson had two hits with four RBI and Kean University-bound senior John Nista added three hits to power Point Pleasant Beach, No. 9 in the latest NJ.com Group I Top 10 rankings, to a 16-1 five-inning victory over Ranney in Point Pleasant Beach last Thursday.

Point Pleasant Beach (11-4) has won three straight, five of its last six and has outscored its opponents, 43-4, in its last three games, scoring 13 or more runs in each game during that span.

“Our last two victories have been a result of what our approach has been about all season. Solid performances from our pitching staff along with a disciplined and patient approach at the plate combined with solid defense have been keys to our success this year. We’ve gotten consistent production from the top to bottom of our lineup and several guys have stepped up when called upon,” said Point Pleasant Beach assistant head coach Joe Mazza, who has served under head coach Angelo Fiore since 2012.

Several seniors have stepped up for Point Pleasant Beach this season. Senior second baseman Josh Yates has been a solid lead-off guy with 13 RBI, a .440 batting average, two home runs, 12 stolen bases and an incredible fielding percentage of .949.

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PT. PLEASANT BEACH’S #15 VINCENT STORINO Nista has a 3-1 record on the mound with a 1.00 earned run average and 32 strikeouts, while also lending a hand at the plate with a .439 batting average, 13 RBI and two home runs.

Senior pitcher and The College of New Jersey-bound Chris Russo (3-1) leads the pitching staff with 33 strikeouts.

Senior catcher Vin Storino leads the team with 15 RBI. Sophomore shortstop Phil Antoniotti has been an anchor in the middle infield while contributing nine RBI and 15 runs scored, and several freshmen have also brought added depth to the team with Matt VanBrunt, Luke Testa, Jeff Wall, Alec Glen and David Terra-Nova.

Point Pleasant Beach started its Ocean County Tournament last Saturday with a game at Toms River East and came back home for two straight games against Keansburg on Monday and Mater Dei on Wednesday.

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Freehold Township Boys Lacrosse Finding its Mojo FREEHOLD FORD Heading into Shore Conference Tournament Sponsors Local

By Lou Monaco Gymnast The Freehold Township boys lacrosse team is starting to figure it out.

Senior attacker and Catholic Universitybound Chris Novella scored a game-high five goals with four assists and senior attacker Matt Graybush added four goals with two assists to lead Freehold Township to a solid 12-4 victory over Middletown North at Michael J. Tighe Park in Freehold Township last Wednesday.

Freehold Township (9-3), which has won two of its last three, is 3-3 over its last six games after winning six straight to start the season.

Novella, who scored his 100th career goal earlier in the season, is also only four points shy of 200 in his career, heading into last Saturday’s action.

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an assistant coach here in 2003 and 2004. Previously, Eichner was the head coach at Red Bank Catholic for 10 seasons. “We just finished our regular season with a 12-4 win over Middletown North and we also celebrated our eight seniors Chris (Novella), Jake Rotem, Matt (Graybush), Brian Schirripa, TJ Illuzzi, Tom Hall, John Kennedy and Billy Patten. The seniors have been our heartbeat all season long.”

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“We had to work really hard this season to get that seventh seed,” said Eichner. “We are proud of the effort we have put in and now get a rematch with Howell.”

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