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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
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DEAR SHORE CONFERENCE SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS
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would like to congratulate you on your selection as the Sportsmanship Award winner from your high school. You have been chosen for this honor because of your hard work, exemplary leadership skills, respect for others, as well as putting the needs of your teammates ahead of your own personal glory.
Sportsmanship Award Winners:
• Set and model the behavior expected of your teammates and opponents on the field of play • Accept and understand the seriousness of responsibility, and the privilege of representing your school and community • Live up to the standards of sportsmanship established by the school administration and coaching staff
The Shore Conference Athletic Directors hold this award in high esteem and are very proud to honor you and your family today. Please continue your efforts to promote sportsmanship not only on the playing fields, but as you move on through life. Continue to display acts of playing fair, treating people with respect, behaving appropriately and being a positive role model and you will be successful. On behalf of myself and the other 46 athletic directors throughout Monmouth and Ocean County, we congratulate you for this distinguished award. Good luck to all of you in your future endeavors as you graduate high school, and please continue to lead by example.
Sincerely, Rusty Todd Shore Conference President
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2016 MASTER OF CEREMONIES
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evin Williams is currently in his 37th year at WOBM radio and holds positions on and off the air for Townsquare Media including Director of the Shore Sports Network..
To listeners and the public he is best known for his work on the air. Kevin is a nine-time winner of the New Jersey Sportscaster of the Year Award (National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association) and his popular daily commentary “The Hometown View” has been honored four times by the New Jersey Broadcasters Association for “Best Public Service” and airs weekday mornings on both 92.7 WOBM FM and News Talk Radio WOBM 1160/1310AM.
Kevin is in charge of the award-winning team that broadcasts live high school football and basketball games on the Shore Sports Network’s 1160/1310AM in addition to a weekly High School Football Show in the fall. He also helps manage the popular web site www.shoresportsnetwork.com and the bi-monthly Shore Sports Network Journal and broadcasts morning sports reports on 105.7 The Hawk. Kevin is also the founder and director of the WOBM Christmas Classic, a 32-team high school basketball tournament at the Pine Belt Arena which he and the radio station have run since 1984.
A member of the Central Regional Athletic Hall of Fame, the Jersey Shore Sports Hall of Fame, Shore Football Coaches Foundation Hall of Fame and the Region 6 Wrestling Hall of Fame, he has also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Central Regional High School, the Ocean County College Distinguished Alumni Award and an honoree degree from OCC. He was inducted into the New Jersey Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 and has been honored by numerous organizations for his charitable efforts and professional accomplishments, including the Ocean County Girl Scouts, Lions Club International and the Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey. Kevin is a past Chairman of the Toms RiverOcean County Chamber of Commerce and is involved in the Toms River Student Loan Fund, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County, Beachwood Soccer Club and Beachwood Municipal Alliance…he was named Beachwood Citizen of the Year in 2011-12,
His wife Jane is a retired guidance counselor and they have two children (Brandon and Alexandra) who are both graduates of Penn State University and work in New York City.
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JAEDON STEPHENS
JENNIFER VILLAVICENCIO
Football, Indoor Track
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Montclair State
School Attending Rutgers (Biomedical Engineer/Pre-Med)
(Football)
My most memorable moment was crossing the finish line and looking up and seeing my coaches and teammates applauding me.
BLUE BISHOPS
My most memorable moment was three touchdowns I scored‌two against Keyport and one against Middlesex.
CONNOR PAGKALINAWAN
ERIN O'CONNOR
Soccer, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Cross County, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Temple University
School Attending University of Delaware
(Kinesiology/Pre-PT)
(Computer Science-Honors Program)
My most memorable moment was finishing 2nd in the pole vault at the Frosh/Novice Championship and tying the freshman school record.
My most memorable moment was setting a school record in the 4 x 1600m relay with my teammates.
BENGALS LUKE VESCOVI
SAMANTHA BIALOBLOCKI
Wrestling, Lacrosse
Basketball
School Attending University of Florida
School Attending The College of NJ/ East Stroudsburg
(Wrestling)
My most memorable moment was during my freshman year when we won our first state championship and then doing it again as a junior. Both rings feel simply amazing resting on my fingers.
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(Basketball)
My most memorable moment was helping set a new school record for wins in a season during my junior year.
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DANIEL FINELLI
JESS SUTER
Football, Basketball, Baseball
Soccer, Track
School Attending McDaniel College
School Attending Alvernia University
(Will play Football)
(Will play Soccer)
ANDRE MAYERS
JAIME CORRIGAN
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Field Hockey, Swimming, Lacrosse
School Attending University of Hartford
School Attending The College of NJ
(Civil Engineering, X-Country/Track
My most memorable moment was running the 4 x 400 under the lights and winning the county championship at Southern Regional.
GOLDEN EAGLES JOHN SALCEDO Basketball, Lacrosse
School Attending Bucknell University (Will play Lacrosse)
My most memorable moment was winning the Non-Public A South Basketball championship my junior year when we beat St. Augustine.
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My most memorable moment came when we almost beat a highly ranked team in the first round of the state tournament‌ I will always love my soccer teammates.
GREEN DRAGONS
My most memorable moment was winning a state football championship.
COLTS 2016 SPORTMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment came during my junior year when we won the B South field hockey championship for the fifth consecutive year.
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KYLE GORDON
ALI RUSSO
Tennis, Basketball
Soccer
School Attending Rutgers University
School Attending Bucknell University
(Business/Political Science)
COUGARS
My most memorable moment was watching my teammate Brendan Clarke sink the buzzer beater in our sectional title game against Freehold Township and the Cougar Den storming the court afterwards.
My most memorable moment was beating the #1 team in the nation to win the State Championship.
BRANT REYMANN
EMMA DELANEY
Soccer, Track, Swimming
Soccer, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Worcester Polytechnic Univ.
School Attending James Madison University
(Will play Soccer)
GRIFFINS
My most memorable moment was winning the B South title with my teammates.
JAKE CURRY
ASHLEY LATONA
Football, Basketball
Soccer, Indoor Track
School Attending St. Francis University
School Attending Tufts University
(Will play Football)
My most memorable moment was reaching the state football playoffs for the first time since 2010.
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My most memorable moments are when we sing the Donovan Fight Song after winning meets. Go Griffs!!
(Pre-Med/will play Soccer)
COLONIALS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment was winning a semifinal game in the Shore Conference Soccer Tournament in penalty kicks and everyone storming the field.
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JAKE KENNIS
KAELA CHADZIUTKO
Soccer, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
School Attending Rutgers University
School Attending The College of New Jersey
(Will play Soccer)
(Will play Soccer)
PATRIOTS
My most memorable moment was watching as my team won a state championship, and the team helped kicked cancer in honor of my mother the entire season.
My most memorable moment was winning the Group 4 co-state championship in soccer…after four years of working hard it finally paid off.
THOMAS DeFILIPPO
NOEL DEMPSEY
Basketball
Basketball
School Attending Brookdale Community College
School Attending Marywood University (Will play Basketball)
My most memorable moment was when I scored my 1000th point during a home game against Neptune.
ADMIRALS STEVEN WALIER
KEIRA YONCLAS
Football, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Field Hockey, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Bucknell University
School Attending University of Michigan (Neuroscience/wil run Track)
(Will play Football/Track)
My most memorable moment came when as a junior I won the sectionals in the triple jump and broke the school record which had been held by my brother.
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My most memorable moment has been this past basketball season because I got to end my career with great people and our best season ever.
HORNETS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment was when our girls track team won the state sectional title in my freshman year for the first time since 1975.
MARK IACOBINO
REBECCA HAMILTON
Football, Baseball
Soccer, Basketball, Golf
School Attending Florida Institute of Technology
School Attending Penn State University
(Will play Football)
REBELS
My most memorable moment was throwing the touchdown and 2-point conversion to tie the game against Freehold Boro, a game we eventually won on a last second field goal
(Will play Soccer)
My most memorable moment came when as a freshman I played varsity soccer with my two older sisters who were a senior and sophomore.
CHRISTOPHER MULHOLLAND
SAMANTHA OBARA
Swimming & Lacrosse
Soccer & Track
School Attending Georgian Court University
School Attending Coastal Carolina University
My most memorable moment came during the 2015 lacrosse season when our lacrosse team became the first to beat our crosstown rivals (Jackson Memorial) in overtime.
My most memorable moment was running the Penn Relays with some of the best athletes from around the world.
((Nursing/will play Lacrosse)
LIONS CAITLIN O'BRIEN
NICK PAPANDREA
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Football
School Attending Undecided
School Attending Temple University
(Engineering)
My most memorable moments were winning back to back Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional football championships.
(Economics/Cross-Country, Track)
JAGUARS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment was winning the Shore Conference 3200m title my sophomore year.
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BRIAN EDWARDS
CHEYENNE LYONS
Wrestling & Cross Country
Cross Country, Basketball, Softball
School Attending
School Attending
Rutgers University
Brookdale Community College
(Finance)
(Will play Basketball)
TITANS
My most memorable moment was being part of the first ever Keansburg wrestling team to win a match in the NJSIAA Team Tournament.
My most memorable moment was when our basketball team made it to the second round of the state tournament…we were so happy to win a state game.
KY'SUN PRYOR
GABRIELLE ROOKE
Football
Volleyball, Softball, Cheerleading
School Attending Montclair State
School Attending University of the Sciences, Phila.
(DPT Program)
(Will play Football)
My most memorable moment came in a game against Asbury Park when I intercepted a pass in a state playoff game, our first in several years.
RED RAIDERS
My most memorable moment was winning our school’s firstever varsity volleyball game.
TROY DITTENHOFER
LINDSEY OPACITY
Football, Wrestling, Track
Tennis, Basketball, Softball
School Attending NJIT
School Attending Stockton University (Occupational Therapy)
(Engineering)
My most memorable moment came during a wrestling match against Southern during my sophomore season when I was the only Lacey wrestler to win his match.
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My most memorable moment was being part of the first Lacey softball team to win the Class A South championship in 2015.
SEAN BARKSDALE Jr.
SHANA RAYSIDE
Basketball, Track
Volleyball, Basketball, Track
School Attending Georgian Court University
School Attending Saint Peters University
(Will play Basketball)
(Sports Management/Volleyball)
PINERS
My most memorable moment was when as a freshman we won the Shore Conference Tournament and a State Sectional title in basketball.
My most memorable moment was when our volleyball team beat Central in three sets…it was the first time we had done that in a while.
NICHOLAS STOIA
MADELLYNE SANCHEZ
Football, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Moravian College
School Attending Brookdale Community College/Rutgers
(Physical Therapy/will play Football)
My most memorable moment was blocking for the leading rusher in the state and getting my picture on the front page of the Asbury Park Press sports section.
GREEN WAVE
My most memorable moment was winning my first medal in the 4x800 relay event.
ANTHONY BASSANI
BRIANNA WARING
Football
Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
School Attending Wagner College
School Attending Monmouth University
(Will play Football)
My most memorable moment was being part of my school’s first ever state sectional football championship.
(Stars program)
BRAVES 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment was serving as captain of the soccer team and working as a family to clinch the Class A North championship.
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BRIAN LEMBO
GILLIAN BLACK
Golf
Basketball, Soccer
School Attending University of Virginia
School Attending Penn State University
(Mechanical Engineering/Golf)
(Smeal College of Business)
WARRIORS
My most memorable moment was during my sophomore year when I shot a 75 in the Shore Conference Tournament at Charleston Springs.
My most memorable moment was as a junior when our basketball team won both the Shore Conference Tournament an NJ Tournament of Champions
PHILLIP H. PENDER
MEGAN EULER
Football, Wrestling, Tennis
Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
School Attending Montclair State University
School Attending Felician University
My most memorable moment was placing 3rd in the District Wrestling Championships.
My most memorable moment was beating Oakcrest in the first round of the state soccer tournament in a shootout. As the goalie I was proud to stop all three shot attempts to help our team advance.
(Will play Lacrosse)
(Mathematics)
HAWKS EVAN CHOY
JESSICA IACOBELLIS
Swimming
Basketball, Volleyball
School Attending Lehigh University
School Attending Salisbury University
(Exercise Science/Basketball)
(Computer Science/Business Program)
My most memorable moment was winning my final division meet against Freehold Township to clinch the Class A North title for the fourth consecutive year
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My most memorable moment was winning the Central Jersey Group 4 Basketball Championship.
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MAKEL CALDWELL
JENNELLE LONG
Basketball, Baseball
Field Hockey, Basketball
School Attending Princeton University
School Attending Stockton University
(Electrical Engineering)
(Will play Field Hockey)
HUSKIES
My most memorable moment came during my soph. baseball season when I was called up from the JV squad to pinch-run in a varsity game & scored the go-ahead run in my first varsity game.
My most memorable moment was scoring 30 points in a basketball game.
COLE HARDY
SAMANTHA GATTI
Football, Basketball
Soccer, Ice Hockey
School Attending Quinnipiac University
School Attending Neumann University
(Will play Soccer, & Ice Hockey)
My most memorable moment came in baseball when I hit a walk-off double in my first varsity game.
My most memorable moment came when I returned from a torn ACL injury. I returned to soccer one year later & played a new position (goalie). I will also never forget scoring a goal on senior day in Ice Hockey.
SERAPHS MATT TODARO
ELIZABETH MILLICKER
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending SUNY Maritime College
School Attending Marist College
(Will run Cross Country &Track)
(Naval Architecture Engineering)
My most memorable moment was winning the Cross Country state sectionals individually and winning the team title in the same day.
My most memorable moment was when I placed for the first time in a big meet (Monmouth County Championships) and my teammates cheered me on.
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JOE RUTKOWSKI
CIARA SULLIVAN
Football, Basketball
Softball, Tennis, Indoor Track, Bowling
School Attending Georgetown University (Will play Softball)
School Attending Monmouth University (Will play Football)
EAGLES
My most memorable moment was winning a state sectional football title in December.
My most memorable moment was when we won the overall Group 3 State Softball Championship in 2015.
AUSTIN DEORIO
SHANNON HARRIS
Soccer, Tennis
Soccer, Lacrosse
School Attending Michigan State University
School Attending Monmouth University
(Army ROTC/National Guard)
My most memorable moment is impossible to pin down because my whole career was memorable. However if I have to name one it was my senior year in soccer.
My most memorable moment came in my last soccer game which we lost in penalty kicks. I could not have been prouder for how far we came and how promising the future of the program is.
FALCONS KEVIN WILSON
ALEXA NICOLE VREELAND
Indoor/Outdoor Track
Basketball
School Attending Kean University
School Attending Will be entering into the US Navy My most memorable moment was running a 53 second 400 time outdoor in the state sectionals while at the same time developing great relationships with my teammates.
(Finance & will play Basketball)
SCARLET FLIERS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment came in a game against RBC when after missing a free throw I grabbed the rebound and made the shot, was fouled and then hit the free throw to clinch the win.
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JOSEPH APPIO
ANGELINA PALERMO
Lacrosse, Swimming
Soccer, Lacrosse, Cheerleading, Swimming
School Attending Florida Southern College
School Attending Georgian Court University
(Will play Lacrosse)
SPARTANS
My most memorable moment was being a part of the first boy’s lacrosse team in school history to win a state playoff game.
(Will play Lacrosse)
My most memorable moment came when as a sophomore lacrosse player I scored the first two goals of the game and finished with three against Shore Regional in the quarterfinals of the SCT. My teammate McKayla Conti scored 4 goals!
BRAD O'BRIEN
MADISON DEAN
Indoor Track, Baseball
Cheerleading
School Attending Rowan University
School Attending Rowan University
(Will play Baseball)
(Elementary Education/Cheerleading)
My most memorable moment came during my sophomore year when I got called up to the varsity baseball team from my JV team and threw out a runner trying to steal on the first pitch.
WILDCATS
JOSEPH LADUCA
ERINNE REGAN
Soccer, Track
Volleyball, Basketball, Softball
School Attending Brookdale Community College
School Attending Rowan University (Will play Soccer)
My most memorable moment was when my soccer team played Shore Regional in the state tournament. Even though we did not win it showed how far we had come as a team.
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My most memorable moment was getting a bid to Nationals and ranking 3rd in the nation with my team.
GARNET GULLS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment was when I realized how much I had grown as a player. I had gone from a nervous, inexperienced freshman to an accomplished captain of both my volleyball and basketball teams.
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ALEX STUPAR
ALLEGRA DRZYMKOWSKI
Soccer, Indoor/Outdoor Track
Field Hockey, Bowling, Lacrosse
School Attending Ocean County College
School Attending University of Delaware (Engineering)
PANTHERS
My most memorable moment came during my junior year in soccer when I scored the tying and game-winning goals within minutes against Donovan Catholic.
(NJ Stars Program)
My most memorable moment came during senior night in field hockey. Walking through a tunnel of my teammates and many fans showing up along with my family to cheer me and the team on.
JAMES GERAGHTY
KATE CRILLY
Soccer, Baseball, Basketball
Swimming, Track
School Attending Georgetown University
School Attending Gettysburg College
My most memorable moment was in soccer when we beat St. Rose in the state sectional quarterfinals on penalty kicks.
My most memorable moment was qualifying in swimming this year for the Meet of Champions in the 50 yard freestyle.
(Will be Swimming)
PANTHERS JOHN R. GUCCIONE
BAYE JUNTUNEN
Basketball, Baseball
Field Hockey, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Rutgers University-Camden
School Attending Brookdale Community College
(Will play Basketball)
My most memorable moment would be landing a spot on the varsity baseball roster as a freshman and playing for all four years.
ROCKETS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moment was beating the indoor shot put relay record with my sister.
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RYAN ONEIDAS
SARA BENJAMIN
Football, Basketball, Track
Volleyball
School Attending Lehigh University
School Attending Virginia Tech
(Finance/Accounting, Football)
My most memorable moment was winning a fourth division title in my career in a close three-set match thanks to incredible teamwork, great coaching and school spirit.
CASEYS
My most memorable moment was winning a football state championship during my junior year.
JACK NAVITSKY
NATALIE SIDUN
Football, Basketball
Track, Volleyball
School Attending Marist College
School Attending University of Delaware
(Will play Football)
My most memorable moment came on October 16, 2015 when I scored the game winning touchdown and we beat RBC for the first time since 2004.
BUCS
BRENDAN BARRY
MORGAN STEINHACKER Cross Country, Track, Lacrosse
Basketball
School Attending Bucknell University
School Attending Dartmouth College (Will play Basketball)
My most memorable moment was winning the Shore Conference Tournament as a junior.
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My most memorable moment was qualifying for the Meet of Champions in the 400 meter hurdles as a freshman.
(Will play Lacrosse)
BULLDOGS 2016 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moments were winning the Group 2 relays in winter track this year and getting to the finals of the SCT in Lacrosse last year.
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ERIK GRAHAM
JULIANNA MAITA
Football, Lacrosse
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending The College of New Jersey
School Attending University of Kentucky
(Will play Football)
BLUE DEVILS
My most memorable moment was beating Rumson in football on Thanksgiving Day.
My most memorable moment was when my team won the CJ Group 1 Championship…we worked so hard as a team and it was an amazing day.
ETHAN B. DUBOIS
NICOLE ANDRIANI
Basketball
Field Hockey, Lacrosse
School Attending Lasell College
(TV Production/Field Hockey & Lacrosse)
School Attending Elizabethtown College (Will play Basketball)
RAMS
My most memorable moment was breaking the school’s all-time assists record.
AUSTIN SCHLESSINGER
MONICA HEIL
Soccer, Volleyball
Soccer, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Boston College
School Attending Rutgers University
(Will run Track)
(Business & will play Soccer)
My most memorable moment was defeating #1 seed TR South in the quarterfinals of the Shore Conference Soccer Tournament & becoming the lowest seed to reach the semifinals in tournament history.
My most memorable moment was winning Class A South two years in a row and advancing to the State Sectional Finals against Eastern my junior year.
LANCERS 2016 SPORTMANSHIP AWARDS
My most memorable moments were winning the county and Shore Conference titles in the 400 meters while finishing second at the MOC and as a sophomore on senior night for the soccer team scoring the game-winner in double overtime.
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MICHAEL GOWEN
CLARE PEROPAT
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball
Field Hockey, Swimming, Golf
School Attending Stonehill College
School Attending St. Joseph’s University
(Health Studies/Autism Behavior)
PURPLE ROSES
My most memorable moment was hitting the game-winning shot against Donovan Catholic as time expired.
My most memorable moment was the switch I made from soccer to field hockey during my sophomore year…it allowed me to explore my different talents.
DANIEL SMYTH
JENNA PLATTEN
Soccer, Volleyball
Basketball, Softball
School Attending Towson University
School Attending University of Notre Dame
(Occupational Therapy)
(Engineering)
RAIDERS
My most memorable moment was being part of a team to upset a higher seeded team in the SCT as a junior.
My most memorable moment was our run in the state basketball tournament and making it to the sectional finals.
LUKE BUTERA
LYNNEA FORLENZA-DAVIS
Football
Gymnastics, Indoor/Outdoor Track
School Attending Marist College
School Attending Rutgers University
(Accounting/will play Football)
(Forensic Psychology/Track)
My most memorable moments were winning a state sectional title as a senior and along the way beating Brick…those were our two main goals. I am truly proud of our team and their accomplishments.
My most memorable moment was winning the state sectionals this winter in the 55m hurdles in a time that I needed to qualify to run at Rutgers and later beating that time and my own school record in the Eastern State Championships.
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MICHAEL CONOVER
SAMANTHA ALLEN
Baseball, Soccer
Volleyball, Softball
School Attending Rutgers University
School Attending Rowan University
(School of Engineering)
INDIANS
My most memorable moment was winning the South Jersey Group 3 soccer championship in front of our home fans at Detweiler Stadium.
My most memorable moment was beating TR North in come-frombehind fashion to capture the Class A South title while breaking two school assist records.
ZACH FERRY
NORA BURDGE
Soccer, Chess
Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse
School Attending William and Mary
School Attending The College of New Jersey
(Will play Soccer & Chess)
My most memorable moment was as a junior when we beat Ocean to win a soccer divisional title.
(Supply and Chain Management)
(Will play Soccer)
CRIMSON KNIGHTS
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My most memorable moment was winning the Shore Conference Soccer Championship as a junior.
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MONMOUTH COUNTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
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OCEAN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
usty Todd is completing his 27th year in education, and 14th as athletic director in the Ocean Township School District. Before becoming the athletic director he coached mens lacrosse at the collegiate level and soccer, basketball and girls lacrosse at scholastic level.
Rusty’s time at Ocean saw him very involved in the Shore Conference of High Schools and the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association. His involvement in the Shore Conference includes serving on the Officials Committee, Constitution and Rules Revision Committee, Girls Lacrosse Tournament Director, Divisional Vice-President, President-elect, and is currently finishing his term as president. He has also served on the NJSIAA League and Conference Officers Committee, and the statewide Officials Committee.
A graduate of Kean University where he played 4 years of lacrosse, he also earned his M.A. in Special Education and M.A. in Educational Administration from the same university. He and his wife Lori live in Ocean Township and have two
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OCEAN COUNTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
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J
oseph Arminio
TOMS RIVER REGIONAL SCHOOLS
oe is a graduate of Toms River High School South and has spent his entire career in education working in the Toms River Regional School District. Most of that time was at High School East where he started as a teacher and during his time there was the head football and girl’s basketball coach and also an assistant baseball coach.
Joe was the Athletic Director at East from 2002-2006 before becoming an Assistant Principal and in 2009 he was named District Athletic Director, a position he currently holds today. As part of that Joe works closely with the NJSIAA on the many championship events held at the Pine Belt Arena, Bennett Indoor Complex and outdoor venues in Toms River.
Joe is Vice President of the Shore Conference of High Schools and will take over as president in July. He is a member of the Ocean County College Hall of Fame Committee and has also served on the committee for the Jersey Shore Sports Hall of Fame. Among the honors he has received is the Jim Sullivan Award from the Shore Board #194 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) for his contributions to the game. A graduate of Thomas Edison University he earned M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of Scranton. He and his wife Gina live in Toms River and have three children, Joey (32), Vinnie (23) and Skylar (18).
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2016 ATHLETIC DIRECTORS LISTING Asbury Park Dr. Walter Barrett
Lacey Township Karen Hughes
Barnegat John Germano
Lakewood Tom Stead
Brick Township Rick Handchen
Manalapan John Hein
Central Regional John Scran
Manchester Keith Lister
Freehold Boro Jason Longo
Matawan Phil Tyburczy
Brick Memorial Ed Sarluca
C.B.A. Vito Chiaravalloti
Colts Neck Rick Arnao
Freehold Twp Patrick McEvoy
Henry Hudson April Triplett
Holmdel Shane Fallon
Howell Pete Meehan
Jackson Memorial Rob Paneque
Jackson Liberty Rob Paneque Keansburg Thomas D. Stark Keyport Kevin Flynn
Long Branch Jason Corley Manasquan Ron Kornegay Marlboro Dave Ryden
Mater Dei Prep Dennis Tobin
Middletown Twp School District Rich Carroll
Monmouth Regional Tony DeOrio Donovan Catholic Joseph Gomulka
Neptune Gerald Glisson
Ocean Township H. Rusty Todd
Pinelands Will Sundermann
Pt. Pleasant Beach Ellen Magliaro
Pt. Pleasant Borough Christopher Ferrone
Ranney School Bobby Malone
Raritan John DeGenito
Red Bank Catholic Joe Montano
Red Bank Regional Del Dal Pra
Rumson-Fair Haven Chris Lanzalotto
Shore Regional Harry Chebookjian
Southern Regional Chuck Donohue, Jr.
St. John Vianney Rich Lamberson
St. Rose Danny White
Toms River East Brian Cerbone
Toms River North Paul Barnoski
Toms River South William Madigan
Toms River Reg Schools Joe Arminio, District AD
Wall Tom Ridoux
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