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B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— The Shore Conference had three teams win state championships in football in 2011 and the number one team wasn’t even one of them. It just goes to show just how talented the teams were in the Shore Conference. Red Bank Catholic (RBC) started the season as the number one ranked team in the Shore Conference and went 10-1 with their only loss coming 30-23 to state powerhouse Delbarton. The Caseys earned premier victories over Neptune and Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH). Running back John DiStefano rushed for 1531 yards and 23 touchdowns on the season. RFH followed up their 2010 Central Jersey Group II championship with a 10-1 season that ended with a rematch defeat to Matawan in the final this year. The Huskies lost to the Bulldogs in the regular season avenging their 2010 title game loss with a 13-7 victory. Neptune regrouped from an opening night loss to RBC and went on for an impressive 111 record. The Fliers captured the Central Jersey Group III championship 47-28 over Steinert. Junior Myles Martin scored the go-ahead touchdown giving Head Coach Mark Ciccotelli his second
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straight sectional crown after winning in 2010 at Freehold Boro. Asbury Park’s Islam Joshua rushed for two fourth quarter touchdowns as the Bishops defeated Florence 42-18 to win the Central Jersey Group I championship. It’s the fourth title in five years for Asbury Park after missing the playoffs last year. The team has now won 12
straight playoff games, the eighth longest streak in New Jersey history. In the Central Jersey Group IV final, Sayreville topped Manalapan 23-11. Southern Regional (8-2) won the Class A South Division which was their first outright divisional title in school history. Wall won the Class C Central Division by defeating rival Manasquan by the score of 16-6. Barnegat finished their season beating Pinelands 63-0 and winning the Class B South Division. There were also many individual achievements this season. Both Manalapan’s John Sieczkowski and Central’s Kalyph Hardy rushed for over 2000 yards. Hardy piled up 2050 yards and 28 touchdowns. Colts Neck running back Victor Scalici set a school record by tallying 2,143 all- purpose yards and 19 rushing touchdowns. Howell quarterback Ryan Davies became the first Shore Conference player to pass for over 3,000 yards finishing with 3060 yards and 32 touchdown passes. Howell receiver Brandon Yaegel finished with 89 catches for 1,254 yards (both believed to be records) and 15 touchdown catches.
Shore and Freehold Boro Light Up Field Hockey
B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— Freehold Boro became only the second Shore Conference team to repeat as state champions in field hockey joining elite power Shore Regional. The Colonials earned a 3- S h o r e F i e l d 2 victory over Wall Noverember 8 Township in the 2010 Group III final. Freehold Boro overcame a 2-0 halftime deficit while senior star Emily Wold scored all three goals including the game-winner in overtime. This past 2011 season, The Colonials took the Group III championship with a 5-1 victory over Moorestown. Wold scored 50 goals in her senior season and will attend the University of North
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ished with an impressive 24-1 record. They won their 41st straight division title, back-to-back Shore Conference Tournament crowns, a state sectional title and the overall Group I title. Shore boasted a lineup featuring two All-American's in Aileen Johnson and Hannah Barrecca. Johnson was the leading scorer in New Jersey and scored 61 goals. Both Johnson and Barrecca will attend Duke University next season. Goaltender Shannon Johnson and Monmouth Universitybound senior Alyssa Ercolino also had outstanding seasons. Freehold Township captured their first ever sectional title in field hockey with a win in the Central Jersey Group IV bracket. They also won their first outright Class A North Division title. Jenna DeMarinis and Sydney Weiss were key players for the Patriots.
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Shore Conference Boys’ Soccer Season Recap Page 4 Jersey Sporting News • June 19 - July 10
By Pat Ralph This past boys’ soccer season in the Shore Conference proved to be a great one, consisting of some of the best talent and teams in New Jersey. Considering how amazing this boys’ soccer season was, fans are excited and optimistic for another great season next fall. When recapping this past season, one cannot start anywhere else than with the record-setting squad from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in Lincroft. One of the strongest soccer programs in the Garden State, the Colts produced one of the greatest soccer teams ever in the history of New Jersey high school boys’ soccer. The Colts went A s s e e n i n J S N ’s 21-0 on the season, winning the Class A North division title, the Shore Conference champiNovember 8 issue. onship and the Non-Public A State championship to complete a perfect season. The season started with a 1-0 win at home against Delbarton and it finished with a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory over Delbarton in the state championship at The College of New Jersey. It was the first NonPublic A state championship for the Colts since 2002, as the 2011 squad, led entirely by seniors, cemented itself as the greatest ever in CBA soccer and Shore Conference boys’ soccer history. The Colts finished first in the Garden State and fourth in the country, fulfilling their earlyseason goal of a Non-Public A State
Championship. The Colts produced seven Division I college-bound players from this squad, highlighted by University of Virginiabound midfielder Scott Thomsen. Despite having to fight through tough injuries during the regular season, Thomsen scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Delbarton in the state championship. The Colts also produced seven All-Shore first team members, as well as the Shore Conference Player of the Year in midfielder Chris Thorsheim. Thorsheim will be continuing his soccer career in the fall at Bucknell University. Besides the Colts, another team that had a phenomenal season were the Hornets of Holmdel. Holmdel went 21-4 on the season, winning the Class A Central division title and finishing second in the Shore Conference to CBA. The Hornets advanced to the Shore Conference final, only to lose to the Colts 4-0 at Neptune. Determined to repeat as Group II state champions, Holmdel advanced through the tournament to the final against Bernards, but fell short by a score of 1-0. Despite falling short of repeating as state champs, Holmdel produced three All-Shore first team members and Head Coach John Nacarlo was the named Coach of the Year. With a strong
Shore Girls’ Soccer Goes For Four Sectional Titles
B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE — Four Shore Conference teams won sectional titles in the 2011 girls’ soccer season. Red Bank Catholic (RBC), Matawan and Mater Dei each captured a sectional championship. RBC was able to make it to the overall Non-Public A finals where they lost 2-1 to Pingry. Bri Reed scored the lone goal for the Caseys. RBC went 17-3-2 overall, as MacKenzie Cowley led the team with 24 goals and four assists. Olivia DeFelice added two goals and 10 assists. Goalie Sarah Mark made 90 saves. In the Non Public B division, Mater Dei (9-12-1) made its first appearence in a state final and upset Wardlaw Hartsridge by the score of 3-0. Freshman Lindsey Florio led the Seraphs in scoring with 10 goals and 10 assists. Florio scored all three goals against Wardlaw Hartsridge. Matawan (13-9-1) won the Central Jersey Group III sectional title with a 1-0 win over Freehold Boro in the final.
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group of rising seniors that are ready to lead the Hornets in the fall of 2012, Holmdel is confident and determined that they will return to the Group II state championship.
Rebecca Labinger led the Huskies in scoring with 12 goals and six assists. Goalie Karen David made 175 saves. Two other Shore Conference schools reach sectional finals. In Central Jersey Group IV, Marlboro (11-9-1) made it to the final before losing to Montgomery. Jessica McFadden led the team in scoring with 10 goals. Keeper Ally Weinberg recorded 184 saves on the season In Central Jersey Group II, Shore As seen in JSN’s N o v e m b e r 8 i s s u e . As seen in JSN’s O c t o b e r 11 i s s u e . Regional made the final before losing to top seed Governor Livingston. Chelsea Henderson led the team with 13 goals and seven assists and Claudia LaMarca scored 12 goals and four assists for the season. In the Shore Conference By Dr. Brian M. Torpey notice that they have pain with Tournament, third seeded Calcium deposits in the rota- repetitive overhead motions or Freehold Township topped fifth tor cuff muscle are a common sometimes they’ll feel a grindseeded Wall Township 1-0 in the phenomenon seen by shoulder ing or a popping sensation in final. Remarkably, the Patriots surgeons who treat individuals the shoulder, which is comdid not allow a goal in the entire who experience sharp pain, monly described as a “stabbing usually on the outside of the “ type of pain rather than an tournament. shoulder. The patient will ache. This pain can frequently
Calcific Tendonitis or Calcium Deposits in the Rotator Cuff Muscle
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interrupt sleep as well as the ability to lift the arm overhead first thing in the morning. Fortunately, a shoulder surgeon can easily diagnose calcific tendonitis. X-ray can confirm the diagnosis and an MRI will tell how inflamed the rotator cuff is in the area where the calcium deposit has formed. Treatment is very well received using conservative measures. This includes oral medicines, an icing program and gentle physical therapy (depending on the patient). If these treatment options are not successful, patients, very frequently, respond to injections. On rare occasions, an arthroscopic procedure is necessary to remove a persistent piece of calcium. If you are experiencing the above symptoms, you should consult your orthopaedic surgeon for an evaluation.
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ACE Gymnasts Win State Championships Page 6 Jersey Sporting News • June 19 - July 10
OCEAN - ACE Gymnastics continued its winning ways recently when members of their USAIGC team competed at the New Jersey state championships held at the Wildwood Convention Center. ACE, which is located on Sunset Avenue in Ocean, has been producing champions for almost 20 years in both their USAG and JOGA programs. This was the club's first year as a member of USAIGC, which is a nationally recognized competitive gymnastics program. The club's inaugural USAIGC team consisted of 16 gymnasts competing over three different skill levels (Copper, Bronze & Silver). Under the direction of Head Coaches Leah Cariddo (Copper & Bronze teams) Jason Garcia and Danielle Ferguson (Silver team), the teams performed very well during the regular season. The Copper level team won first place at most of the meets they attended. Expectations were high going into the state championship meet, which was held over Memorial Day weekend in Wildwood and the gymnasts rose to those expectations. The Copper Level team, consisting of Mary Rosivack, Abby Andersen, Anya Gloster and Kira Newbert, placed fifth overall. Mary Rosivack, 9, of Neptune,
was the State Champion on floor exercise with a score of 9.425. Abby Andersen, 10, of Wall, took third place on vault with a score of 9.3 while Anya Gloster, 7, of Wall, captured sixth place all-around in the Junior A Division and Kira Newbert
By Mike Celli Look around. School is getting out, choices have to be made and the barbeques are starting to fire up. That means it is time to look forward and review the playbook. Open and meaningful communication is required in all that we do on a daily basis in order to produce meaningful accomplishments. Information we receive from our teachers, coaches, friends and family help
us develop new opportunities or help protect us from unexpected actions or changes. On the field, individual players can often perform the same function when they see defense lapses or when they note significant changes to circumstances. Now that our daily schedules are changing we need to
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The ACE Gymnastics USAIGC Copper level team won 5th place overall at the recent State Championships held at the Wildwood Convention Center. Along with Head Coach Leah Carrido, pictured left to right are Mary Rosivack, A b b y Andersen, Kira Newbert and Anya Gloster.
Mary Rosivack, 9, of Neptune, displays her State Championship medals. Mary was the USAIGC State Champion on floor exercise with a score of 9.425.
placed third all-around in the Junior B Division. Both of the Bronze level gymnasts, Emma Nagy, 9, and Anna Turning, 10, turned in impressive performances as well. Turning scored a 9.15 on the floor
adapt our time to keep us sharp and competitive and ready for the next season or school year to begin. Physical and mental fitness are important requirements for not only athletes, but also employees and students. All individuals regardless of their position must be on their toes to make certain that what is being done is being done correctly. Doing it correctly is a measurement of excellence and there is no more important quality to achieve than that. So use your time wisely over the sum-
exercise while Nagy turned in an impressive 9.2 on both the vault & floor exercise. The Silver level team also performed very well and was the 10th place team overall out of 22 teams. Hannah Kelly, 15, of Ocean was the vault 9.55, bars 9.75, floor exercise 9.575, and AllAround champion with a stellar AA score of 37.875. Other members of the Silver level team included: Janice Chew, third on uneven bars 8.6, fourth on vault 9.1, Nicole Deus, Josie Harrison, fifth on vault 9.15, Alex Monda, Kayleigh Quinn, Jordyn Silver, Carly Solomon and Victoria Talbot. All members qualified for the USAIGC Nationals in Fort Lauderdale and they will be competing June 26-30. ACE Gymnastics is a family-owned and operated business that continues to produce championship caliber gymnasts while instilling in them the core values of 'Attitude, Commitment, Excellence'. According to 9-year-old Mary Rosivack, a USAIGC gymnast at ACE, "the coaches here are really nice and they teach us very well. They are always encouraging us to try new things and learn new skills. We learn a lot but have lots of fun too". mer to sharpen your playbook for your future, whether it is by preparing for the next school year, your first job or future position on the sports team of your choice, study your playbook and execute it successfully. Studying the playbook in business, games and school is important because it prepares us for the unexpected. It sometimes is referred to as the policy manual in a work situation. Such manuals will typiContinued on next page
CBA 2nd in Boys’ Golf, Totland Wins Girls’ Crown
B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— The Christian Brothers Academy ( CBA) boys’ golf team could not repeat their 2011 first place finish in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions (TOC), but they did manage a Non-Public A crown and a second overall finish by shooting a 309, six shots behind Burlington Township. Sophomores Vince Palazzolo and Jerry Wall each shot 75 for the Colts. Senior Jimmy Dengler shot 79 and junior Ethan Wall shot an 80. Also in the TOC, St. Rose came in third in the Non-Public B sectional. Tommy Burns led the way with an 82. J.P. O'Malley shot a 91, Tony Hamill turned in a 92 and Jake Connor shot a 93. In Group IV, Howell placed fourth as Dawson Jones shot an 80 and Rich Jakubowski had an 81. In the girls’ state championship, it Red Bank Catholic star Taylor was Red Bank Catholic (RBC) star Totland as seen in JSN’s M a y 2 2 Taylor Totland taking home the indiissue. vidual title at Trump National Golf Club in Colts Neck. She shot a 73 to win by one stroke. Her only birdie on the day came on the 18th hole, a par-5. “Our team definitely has an advantage because it is our home course,” Totland said a few days before the event. “A lot of us are also members there so we feel confident and we hope to win.” RBC finished second as a team. Molly McHugh shot a 96, Clair Rochford finished at 99 and Taylor Clark came up with a 108. Colts Neck also played well in the TOC and finished eighth. Emily Mills shot an 82 to lead the way for the Cougars.
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cally describe how you are supposed to conduct yourself with regard to relationships with co-workers. In colleges it’s referred to as the student handbook. In sports it’s referred to as your playbook. These illustrations for guidance are necessary in all aspects of life. Judging
when to adjust a predetermined game plan or program can frequently spell the difference between success and failure. At such times, the aforementioned communication becomes very important so that all players, employees and team members know the game plan to follow.
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straight championship start a memorable one as he tossed a complete game shutout and helped lead Jackson to its second title in four years with a 7-0 win over Toms River North. Holup has been short on great Jackson Memorial baseball team celebrates winning game heroics the SCT title. Photo from JSN’s M a y 2 2 i s s u e this year, finishing off his last five starts with By Eric Braun complete game shutouts and finishing his LAKEWOOD- Coming into the Shore senior season with a conference high 8-2 Conference Tournament (SCT) finals for record and 0.75 ERA. Coming off last the fourth straight season, Jackson years heartbreaking loss in the Shore Memorial’s Brandon Holup and the rest of Conference title game where he allowed the Jaguars had some unfinished business two runs over six innings against RBC, after last years 2-1 loss to Red Bank this year he built on last years experience Catholic (RBC). Holup made his second
and pitched a gem allowing only two hits over seven innings and threw only 69 pitches. Both the Jaguars and Mariners were hitless until the fourth inning when Holup gave up a single to Toms River North’s Ron Marinaccio, but Marinaccio would get no further than second base on a sacrifice bunt before Holup got out of trouble. The Jaguars would also get their first hit of the game in the fourth inning when they erupted for six hits and five runs in the bottom of the fourth to chase Mariners starter Nolan Diaz from the game. Jackson would tack on two more
runs in the bottom of the sixth enroute to their third title of the season. There wasn’t enough praise to go around for the performance Holup orchestrated during the past couple of weeks and the entire season. Senior shortstop Joe Ogren “Holup has been unbelievable these past couple of weeks and continues to get better with every game,” said senior shortstop Joe Ogren. “Holup has a businesslike approach when he takes the ball, no matter what the situation is, he never loses sight of his game plan,” commented Head Coach Malta following the win.
Incoming Freshman Nicole Vaiani Promises To Fill Void Left By Seniors
While the Ranney School Athletic Department will say a bittersweet farewell to one of its most successful varsity fencers — Thomas Hearne ’12 (Holmdel) this spring, it eagerly welcomes the addition of a new team-
N i c o l e Va i a n i ’ 1 6 ( Wall) and Thomas Hearne '12 (Holmdel) to receive the NJ Cup.
mate — Nicole Vaiani ’16 (Wall) to its fencing program this fall. Both members at the Atlantic Fencing Academy, Hearne and Vaiani were recently given the New Jersey Cup, an award granted to that fencer with the top six finishes in his or her division throughout one season of Senior Open competitions. Sponsored by the New Jersey Division of the US Fencing Association (USFA) and open to all fencers ages 13 and up, points earned to receive a New Jersey Cup vary based on the number of rated fencers a competitor can beat. Although defending a slim lead for gold at his last competition of the Senior Open on Sunday, May 27, Hearne confidently entered the Senior Men’s Epee Division, where he tied for first. In Vaiani’s first full year competing in the Senior Women’s Foil Division, she too placed first. Each will receive engraved crystal obelisks during a special presentation ceremony at the next Board Meeting of the New Jersey Division of the USFA, along with a small stipend to help defray costs of attending the Summer National Championships in Anaheim, California. As they diligently prepare for Summer Nationals, Hearne appears at the top of a list of 207 Senior Men Epeeists and Vaiani ranks among the top 83 Senior Women Foil duelists set to compete. While this tournament marks Hearne’s final event before heading off to fence for Brandeis this fall, the upcoming school year signifies the very beginning of a successful fencing career for Vaiani, who — although with big shoes to fill — will undoubtedly represent the Panthers with Knowledge, Vision and Honor. “We trust that she will carry the Ranney torch and ‘sword’ in the future,” said Head of School Lawrence S. Sykoff Ed.D. “With her skill, we will not only sustain our winning ways, but will also inspire many younger students to take up this great sport.”
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Manalapan Repeats As Group IV Champs
By Sean Simmons game tied at 0-0. According to TOMS RIVER—Senior Joe Boyce, winning the Group IV Serrapica pitched a complete title this season was more spegame three-hitter with four cial for the Braves because no strikeouts and allowed only two one expected them to do it. Last walks to help lead the year, the Braves routed Manalapan baseball team to an Westfield, 29-14 in the Group impressive 2-0 win against IV final and finished the season Hillsborough during the NJSIwith a 29-3 record. During the AA Group IV final at Toms River game against Westfield, the North. Senior left fielder Vito Braves pounded out 32 hits and Gadaleta blasted a two-run home belted four home runs. run in the bottom of the sixth Manalapan advanced to the inning to help Manalapan (18- PHOTO: SEAN SIMMONS NJSIAA Group IV final by 11) become the third Shore M a n a l a p a n pitcher J o e defeating the Cherokee Chiefs Conference team to capture con- Serrapica led his team to a 2- in a Group IV semifinal game secutive titles joining Toms 0 w i n o v e r H i l l s b o r o u g h . by the score of 13-3 in six River South and St. Rose. The innings. The Braves were led Braves have now won a Shore by Lamboy who went 3-for-5 Conference record 12 straight state tournament with two doubles, junior third baseman Billy games. “Serrapica pitched a great game for us,” Moed who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two Manalapan Head Coach Brian Boyce said. “We runs scored and Gadaleta who had a double and also didn’t know what he was going to do coming back walked three times. from the injuries. We just knew that we were getAlso turning in solid performances for the ting a good pitcher back on the mound for us.” Braves were senior centerfielder Ryan Ranieri Hillsborough (17-14) had their best scoring who walked four times and junior catcher Mike chance in the top of the sixth with the bases Knauf who drew three walks and forced in two loaded and only one out. But Serrapica got Tyler runs. Ferretti to pop up to senior shortstop Brian “The kids worked very hard and we really came Lamboy and then Lamboy fired the ball to second together as a team,” Boyce said. “Ranieri really baseman Matt Parke to pick off a Raiders base run- provided a spark for us and our expectations for ner for an inning ending double play to keep the next season will be high.”
Mixed Martial Arts More Than Entertainment
On the surface, a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) match may be mistakenly perceived as an overly-aggressive display of sloppy pugilism. Others may understand the athleticism required to perform in a bout, yet they are only concerned with the entertain- Mixed Martial Arts involves a great amount ment value of a o f s t r a t e g y, game planning and awareness “cage-fight”. More to adapt to sudden changes. than just a competitive contest between two fighters, back. In addition to the skills and marMMA involves a great amount of strategy, game planning and tial arts theory, our classes are awareness to adapt to sudden designed to help condition the body for any type of athletics. We changes. Here at Shido Martial Arts, we will work on full body explosiveprovide an introductory program ness, agility in that offers the skills needed in footwork, balance and endurance. MMA. From being able to use your No prior training is required. As hands as a boxer would, to being long as you are willing to come in comfortable on your legs to throw and train hard; you will find a nice kicks to feeling confident enough fit in our MMA class. So stop by to take someone down with your for more information and to look wrestling, we provide you with the around the facility. We are looking knowledge to defend off of your forward to train with you!
New Jersey Has Its Share of Top Wrestling Talent
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By Josh Lashley A large percentage of the high school wrestling talent across the country resides in New As seen in JSN’s January Jersey-and within the Garden State an ample amount of stand10 issue. out wrestlers compete in the Shore Conference. The 2011-2012 season was no exception: • On an individual level, pair of NJSIAA State champions from the Shore Conference were crowned with BJ Clagon (Toms River South, 138 lbs.) and As seen in Dallas Winston (Jackson J S N ’ s Memorial, 182 lbs.) earning February 7 titles. Clagon, a junior was issue. simply dominant as he capped off a 41-0 season with a first period pin over South Plainfield’s Tyler Hunt in the State finals. Hunt entered the match with a 43-0 record. Winston, a tenacious senior, capped off an outstanding career As seen in by earning a state crown with a J S N ’ s 4-3 triumph over previously February 7 undefeated Tevin Shaw issue. (Piscataway) in the finals.
• Ken Theobold (Toms River Hertling (third, 120 lbs., Ocean South, 145 lbs.) and Lex Knapp Township, freshman), Brian ( L a c e y H a m a n n Township, 220 (fourth, 126 lbs.) each placed lbs., Jackson second at the Memorial, junState Tournaior), Kevin ment. Theobold, a Corrigan (fifth, senior, upset 113 lbs., Toms defending State River South, champ TJ junior), Rich Miller (Camden Lewis (fifth, Cath-olic) in 132 lbs., Toms the semifinal River East, junround to earn a ior), Hayden place in the Hrymack (fifth, finals. Knapp, 195 lbs., also a senior, Christian fought his way Brothers Acad through a pair emy, senior), seen in JSN’s February of overtime As Ghione 7 S p o t l i g h t o n Wrestling Joe matches en route issue. (sixth, 106 lbs., to a final round B r i c k appearance. Memorial, sophomore), Jesse • Other local student-athlete’s Meaney (sixth, Manchester who had memorable State Regional, 132 lbs., senior), Vin Tournaments by finishing in the Favia (sixth, Christian Brothers top eight in their respective Academy, 160 lbs., senior), weight classes include Zach Nick Zak (sixth, Jackson
Liberty, 170 lbs., junior), John Appice (seventh, Manalapan, 285 lbs., junior), Colton Bigelow (seventh, Ocean Township, 220 lbs., senior), As seen in JSN’s Matt Moore (seventh, Brick January 10 issue. Memorial, 195 lbs., junior) and Jalen Ramos (eighth, Central Regional, 126 lbs., senior). • In a major moment for the program, Raritan won its first ever NJSIAA team championship when they edged South Jersey powerhouse Delsea, 30- As seen in JSN’s 28, in the State Group II February 7 issue. Championship match. • Brick Memorial won the Shore Conference Tournament with a 30-28 win over Howell. The Mustangs also advanced to the State Group IV finals before losing a narrow 29-27 match to Phillipsburg. • Ocean Township advanced to the State Group III champi- As seen in JSN’s onship round before losing a February 7 issue. three-point (30-27) match to South Plainfield.
Manasquan Wins TOC Basketball Final Over St. Rose
B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— The Manasquan girls’ basketball team earned some revenge against St. Rose in the Tournament of Champions (TOC). The Purple Roses defeated the Warriors a few weeks earlier to win the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT), but Manasquan (31-2) advanced to the TOC Final with a 56-50 victory in the rematch. Freshman Marina Mabrey and sophomore Katelynn Flaherty scored 41 of the team’s 56 points as senior star
Michaela Mabrey took on a distributor’s role. Michaela, who will attend Notre Dame and is a McDonald’s All-American, came up big in the TOC Final with 26 points. Flaherty added a game-high 27 points in the winning effort. St. Rose won the SCT championship with a 65-56 win over Manasquan. They finished with a 29-2 record. The Roses were led by senior center Samantha Clark who will attend Fordham University. The
senior guard trio of Kasey Chambers, Morgan Barry and Diana Malanga complimented Clark’s interior presence. Jackson Memorial won the Group IV championship to also advance to the TOC. Stephanie Mason had 26 points and Hannah Missry scored 17 to lead the Jaguars to a 57-56 overtime win over Rancocas Valley in the Central Jersey Group IV sectional final. Missry drained 113 three-pointers for the year and will join
St. Rose’s Clark at Fordham. The 26-wins for the season were the most in school history. Individually, Point Boro junior guard Kelly Hughes led the Shore Conference in scoring with an average of 23.3 points per game. The Panthers won a sectional title before losing to Shabazz in the Group II bracket.
Midd. South, Brick Win Handchen Cup, RFH Takes Dowd Page 12 Jersey Sporting News • June 19 - July 10
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B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— A championship ice hockey season seemed far fetched when Middletown South was struggling in December. But everything changed on January 9th when the Eagles defeated Christian brothseen in JSN’s January ers Academy (CBA) for the first time issue. in school history. The 4-3 victory seemed to instill confidence that set the team on a path for a 17-game unbeaten streak that saw them win the Handchen Cup and reach the Public A semifinals. South rolled through the rest of the regular season and danced their seen in JSN’s March issue. way to the Handchen Cup final
where they battled Brick Township to a 4-4 tie after regulation and overtime. There is no shootout rule so the two squads shared the championship. The momentum carried right into the Public A tournament for the fifth seeded Eagles who shutout 28th seed Mount Olive 6-0 in round one and then dispatched fellow Shore Conference member Marlboro by a score of 6-1 in the second round. Five different players scored for South against the Mustangs including Tyler Ralph (two goals, one assist), Zach England, Wes Friberg,
Nick Malvasi and Chris Connor. Goaltender Trevor Ralph made 17 saves in net, one game after the shutout of Mount Olive. South made it all the way to the semifinals before bowing out. Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH) was the second seeded team in the Dowd Cup tournament, but cruised to a 61 victory over Marlboro in the championship. The Bulldogs opened up a close 2-1 game with four goals in the third period. Gary Cali had a hat trick and goaltender Dominic Padula made 22 saves in net.
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PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI At bat for Freehold Boro isEd Zaleski (27).
By Sean Simmons TOMS RIVER—After knocking off Hammonton, 2-1 in a 13-inning thriller during an NJSIAA Group III semifinal game, the Freehold baseball team was hoping for the momentum to carry over when they faced Cranford in the NJSIAA Group III final at Toms River South’s Ken Frank Baseball Stadium trying to win their first state group championship. But the Cougars (22-4) had other ideas and came away with a 4-1 victory behind a brilliant pitching performance from Ryan Williamson, who tossed a complete game two-hitter with nine strikeouts. The Colonials (18-13) only hits were a leadoff double by senior catcher Kyle Mogilski in the bottom of the second and a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh by senior infielder Ed Zaleski. “Cranford is the Toms River South of Union County,” Freehold Head Coach Jon Block said. “They
are a top notch program and they played nearly flawless baseball.” Cranford jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an infield out by Andrew DiFrancisco. The Cougars increased their lead to 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning when Chris Folinusz smashed the first of his two homeruns onto the gymnasium roof in centerfield. Cranford took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly to left field by Sean Feeney. The Colonials rallied back in the bottom of the fifth inning. Designated hitter Cody Reilly drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third base on a throwing error on a bunt by Zaleski. Reilly then scored on an RBI groundout by junior outfielder Jason Lundy to cut the deficit to 3-1. The Cougars roared back when Folinusz crushed a homer over the fence in left field in the top of the sixth inning to make the
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final score 4-1. Freehold had an excellent scoring opportunity in the bottom of the seventh inning. But with runners on first and third base with only one out, Williamson fanned the last two batters to end the game. Junior Jake Yanez tossed a complete game four hitter for the Colonials striking out two batters and allowing only one walk. “The type of competition that we saw in the Shore Conference really helped us throughout the state tournament,” Block said. “The game against Hammonton was one of the better games that I have seen and we got a taste of what it takes to win a state group championship.” The Colonials will have some holes to fill, but with the onetwo pitching punch of lefties Michael Bolton and Yanez along with Lundy coming back, the future looks bright for next season.
AP, Neptune, Midd. North Finish Strong in Hoops
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B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— For the second year in a row, the Asbury Park boys’ basketball team reached the Tournament of Champions. The Blue Bishops became only the third Shore Conference team to win consecutive overall state titles. In fact, it was nearly the third Group I title in a row for the Bishops who lost to University in the 2009 state final. This year, Asbury Park avenged that loss to University by sending them home with a 79-76 win at Rutgers University. Asbury Park held onto a close lead late in the game thanks to some clutch free throws by both Amir and Armond Conover. Armond Conover finished with a team-high 21 points and his twin bother Amir added 16. Thommond Hammary poured in 20 points. The Neptune boys’ basketball team followed up their Shore Conference As seen in JSN’s December 20, 2012 Basketball Preview issue.
Tournament championship with another strong run the state playoffs. The Scarlet Fliers avenged last season’s sectional final defeat at the hands of Lakewood with a 74-61 win for the Central Jersey Group III crown. Junior Keith Kirkwood scored 24 points and senior Jaheem Woods added 22. Point guard Ikie Calderon also finished in double figures with 16 points. The Fliers reached all the way to the Group III championship game thanks to a 63-46 win over Camden in the group As seen in JSN’s As seen in JSN’s semifinals. Kirkwood scored 19 points January 10 issue. February 21 issue. while Calderon had 14 points and six had some big wins against Christian assists. Middletown North had perhaps their best Brothers Academy, Freehold Township and basketball season in school history by Manalapan. Their state playoff run includwinning its first Central Jersey Group IV ed victories against Colts Neck (23-4) in title since 2002. The Lions set a school the Central Jersey Group IV finals and record with 25 wins. Along the way, North Jackson Memorial (24-3) in the semifinals.
XC Teams Highlight Big Year for XC/Track B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— The Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) cross country team finished first in the Nike Cross Country Nationals in Portland, Oregon this past fall. They were ranked number one in the country. CBA stormed through New Jersey in winning the Meet of Champions as well.. The Colts had a total time of 1:20:58, more than two minutes better than second place Don Bosco. Four CBA runners finished among the top 11 including senior George Kelly, sophomore Mike McClemens, junior Jack Boyle and junior Billy Bragg. The Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH) girls’ cross country team finished in first place to win the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. The girls scored 126 points to hold off
defending champion Hillsborough and Mount St. Dominic, both with 142 points. The girls cross country team became the first team from RFH to win a state championship against all six groups in the state including the nonpublic schools and prep schools. Junior Rachel Christ led the team, finishing in ninth place with a personal record of 18:35, breaking her own RFH school record. Senior Shannon McCarthy ran a personal best time of 19:33 to finish in 34th place and Michaella Irvine ran in 19:38 to finish in 40th place. Freshman Hannah Anderson held on to give RFH a fourth runner under 20 minutes (19:48) and junior Isabella Maita sealed the deal as the fifth runner with a furious finish (20:28). Sophomore
Courtney Howley (20:36) and senior Molly Hellman (21:13) completed the team. The team finished for a combined average of 19:36.40, another RFH school record. During the spring track season, several individual records continued to fall. Neptune senior Ajee Wilson broke her own state record in the girls’ 800 meters. She will attend Florida State next fall. Southern Regional’s Chelsea Vaughn won the pole vault in the Meet of Champions. Red Bank Catholic’s Lindsey Bellaran won the 800 meters. Toms River South’s Chris Marco shattered the Meet of Champions record in the boys’ 1,600 meter. Jack Boyle of CBA won the 3,200 meters.
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2012 Boys’ Lacrosse Has Super Season Page 14 Jersey Sporting News • June 19 - July 10
By Michael Rogers The 2012 boy’s lacrosse season was full of excitement, upsets and fantastic performances both individually and by teams. Locally many teams were talented so the balance among all of the teams was incredible. The Bulldogs from Rumson/ Fair Haven (RFH) played great lacrosse all season and finished as the number one team in the Shore Conference with a 20 - 2 record on the season that also included winning the Shore Conference Tournament over the second best team in the Shore Conference (Jackson Memorial 16-5) by the score of 9 - 8 in the finals. The Bulldogs started off their season with spectacular goaltending as Artie Tildesley was great in goal all season long. He made 192 saves on the season on 269 shots and finished with an unbelievable .714 save percentage. Offensively, Jack Curran led the way with 84 total points on 57 goals and 27 assists while also grabbing 42 ground balls. Michael Clarke added 63 points on 36 goals and 27 assists while grabbing 25 ground balls. Jackson Memorial also had a super season finishing with a 16 - 5 record that gave them the number two ranking
in the Shore Conference. The Jaguars scored 247 goals and 146 assists as a team and Nick Wolfe led the even balanced scoring with 95 points on 47 goals and 48 assists while Connor Cunningham added 79 points on 48 goals and 31 assists. In goal for the Jaguars Drew Smith made 135 saves on 249 shots and had a .542 save percentage. The Colts from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) finished with a 14 - 4 record against a very tough schedule. The Colts finished third in the Shore Conference and were led by Donnie Finn who scored 58 points on 32 goals and 36 assists while Christian Trigani was solid in goal all season making 47 saves. The Colts made it all the way to the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament before losing to Jackson Memorial by the score of 11 -10. Elsewhere Colts Neck (11 -5), and Red Bank Catholic (18 - 8) had successful seasons. The Caseys were led by Chris Whitlock who scored 71 points on 27 goals and 44 assists while Cal Whaley added 48 points on 36 goals and 12 assists. Doug Whitlock scored 34 points on 31 goals and three assists but showed why he was vital to the
Caseys grabbing 85 ground balls. Some great personal performances this season were RFH’s Chris Stuphan and Dan Babiak who both added to the season with 27 and 21 goals. Red Bank Regional (11- 10 ) got great play from goalie As seen in JSN’s A p r i l 2 4 Pat Quinn all season as issue. he made 331 saves and finished with 11 wins in the net. Holmdel’s (11 -11) John Tascione was solid in goal all season making 188 saves and earning a .641 save percentage. Mark Sherzer scored 75 points (47 goals/ 28 assists) for the Hornet’s offense. Overall this year’s season was exciting and some awesome talent at the sophomore and junior level will continue to keep the level of play on the rise.
RBC Girls’ Has Lacrosse Season To Remember By Michael Rogers This 2012 girls’ lacrosse season in the Shore Conference belonged to the Lady Casey from Red Bank Catholic (RBC) as they finished with a 20 - 2 season and won the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT), a NJSIAA South Jersey Group II State Title and reached the South Jersey sectionals before losing to the number three team in the state in Chatham by the score of 19- 6. Other than that the Caseys were fantastic all season long. They defeated Manasquan, ranked second in the Shore Conference (16 -6) in the Shore Conference Tournament by the score of 10 - 9. On offense, Grace Fallon led the way all season scoring 88 points on 36 goals and 52 assists while Catherine Luick added 81 points on 63 goals and 18 assists. Maeve Cowley also added 72 points on 50 goals
and 22 assists. Goalie Rebecca Barille was awesome in goal all season making 72 saves and tallying a 15- 1 record. As a team RBC scored 320 goals and 160 assists this season. The Rumson/ Fair Haven (RFH) Bulldogs (15 -5) also played great all season long and got a fantastic personal performance from Claire Scarrone who scored an amazing 119 points on 62 goals and 57 assists. She also grabbed 92 ground balls. The Bulldogs reached the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals before losing to Manasquan by the score of 10 - 7. Also helping the offense was Bridgette Curran who scored 50 points on 29 goals and 21 assists. In goal, Maddie Mullen made 67 saves. After Manasquan defeated RFH they lost in the finals to RBC but had a great season
(15 -5) finishing fourth in the Shore Conference. Shea Green led the Warriors in scoring with 79 points on 52 goals and 27 assists while JoJo Reilly added 61 points on 43 goals and 18 assists and Gretchen Fay was right behind her scoring 60 points on 48 goals and 12 assists. In goal, Kelly Petillo made 81 saves. Shore Regional (15-6) played with the best teams in the Shore Conference all season long and finished the season ranked third. They made the semifinals of both the NJSIAA Group I playoffs and the SCT. A balanced scoring attack for the Blue Devils saw scoring by Molly Arnette, Alyson Chatwek, Chelsea Henderson and Claudia LaMarca while goalie Taylor Caldwell was solid in net all season long. Colts Neck finished with a 17 -5 season and a number six ranking in the Shore
Conference. They reached the semifinals of the NJSIASA playoffs scoring 256 goals and 114 assists as a team and they were led defensively by goalie Taylor As seen in JSN’s McDonnell all sea- April 24 issue. son as she finished with 153 saves and 16 wins. On a balanced scoring attack Kylie Allmerse scored 81 points on 54 goals and 27 assists while Erika Kaselman scored 72 points on 52 goals and 20 assists. This season’s excitement is only a look at what is to come next season in girls’ lacrosse as many of this year’s successful teams were loaded with young players.
Advantage Career Institute Introduces New In-Demand Program
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RBC, Holmdel, CBA Strong in Tennis Seasons
B y Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— The top girls’ tennis teams in the Shore Conference were two of the best in the state of New Jersey this year. Red Bank Catholic (RBC) and Holmdel ended the season ranked second and fourth respectively. The Caseys finished with a 17-1 record, their only loss coming to champion Millburn in the Tournament of Champions (TOC) final. In the first round of the TOC, RBC dispatched sixth seeded Pennsville 5-0 after beating Pingry to win their group. The first-doubles team of Leigh Oliver and Emma Giordano were the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-0 victory. The second round saw the Caseys edge out Haddonfield 32. Junior Jenna Pellegrino overcame a third set deficit to 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 and get the clinching victory to send RBC to the TOC final. At first singles, Dena Tanenbaum defeated state singles champion Taylor Ng in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. The Caseys earned its second point at second doubles, behind Kerrin Clark and Jenna Giordano’s 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 win. Haddonfield was the team that ousted Holmdel in the Group II final. The Hornets cruised to a 19-2 record in 2011 including a Central Jersey Group II championship and they defeated Governor Livingston 5-0 for the crown. Caitlin Yip at first singles, Katie McKay at second singles, Lucy Wang at third singles, Lauren Byrket and Alicia Lai at first doubles, and Tiffany Huang and Nandini Krishnaswamy at second doubles each won their matches. On the boys’ side, Holmdel won another Shore Conference Tournament championship with a 5-0 victory over Christian Brothers Academy (CBA). The Hornets did not lose any matchups during the entire tournament. Holmdel also won the Group II state crown, while CBA lost in the Non-Public A Final. In Ocean County, Toms River North took home the Ocean County Tournament title.
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SJV Softball Wins Sectional Title
By Jim Hintelmann HOLMDEL -When a softball team finishes a season 27-4 including winning division, county and NJSIAA sectional championships, it is usually regarded as an outstanding season. St. John Vianney (SJV) finished their season this way but SJV is not an average softball team and the Lady Lancers have established higher standards. “We just ran out of gas at the end," said SJV softball Coach Kim PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI Lombardi, now in her Cailin Winokur t h r o w s t h e b a l l eighth season at SJV. The first for the out. SJV went into the season Lady Lancers were uspet by Wall in the finals of the Shore with high expectations since it Conference Tournament and had seven returning starters from dropped a 3-0 decision to the previous year's team that unbeaten Immaculate Heart went 29-1-1, winning the A Academy in the finals of the Central Division, Monmouth NJSIAA Non-Public A County, Shore Conference and Tournament. "We reached our Non-Public A championships. peak about two weeks before the "I think that this was the best end of the season,” Lombardi defensive team I ever had at said, "and that was the wrong SJV," said Lombardi. "We didn't have much power, but we had a time."
line drive style type of team and everyone in the lineup could hit and we had good speed. We still had a good season, winning three titles." The key player for SJV this year was sophomore left-hander Kate Beriont, who went 21-3 this year with a 0.80 earned run average. “She really threw well this year," said Lombardi. "Beriont could throw the fast ball, curve, change up and screwball very well." The top hitter was t o catcher Kristen Solari who led the team with 47 hits and a .442 averate.The rest of the lineup were outfielders Amanda Durham (.408), Zoe Otterman (.400), and Kate Baron (.318) shortstop Jackie Gallagher (.355) and infielders Cailin Winokur, Erica Krumbine and Taylor August. SJV should again be a state power next year with Beriont, Baron, Krumbine, Durham and Gallagher coming back.
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