By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER First-year Monmouth Regional High School football coach Dan Wendel wants to see togetherness among his Falcons. “Our motto is, ‘One Family…One Mission,’ ” the former Monmouth player said. “We want to continue to come together and build the foundation for this program.” How together the Falcons will be in terms of wins […]
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Asbury Park High Football Preview
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER The loss burns inside the stomachs of the Asbury Park High School Blue Bishops like hot coals. The team traveled to traditional state football power Paulsboro to play in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I semifinals last season. The result was a 34-0 road loss in which the Blue Bishops trailed 14-0 […]
Continue readingMonmouth Regional Student Graduate Now a Coach There
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Dan Wendel is in the right place. The former Monmouth Regional High School athlete is in his first season as the Falcons’ head football coach. “To have the opportunity to go back and be the head coach at Monmouth after playing there has been a dream of mine,” the 2002 graduate said. […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Marathon Runner Finishes 5th Among Women
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER With an emotional lift from Bruce Springsteen, Amanda Marino put her fastest feet forward. The Asbury Park resident sped to a personal-best 2:35:04 in the 44th annual Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. She was fifth among 2,961 women’s finishers and 124th overall among men and women who completed the 26.2.19-mile course. The […]
Continue readingDetermination, Not Disability Keeps Former Neptune High Golfer Going
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Dennis Walters will remember a recent Monday night for the rest of his life. The former Neptune High School player and four others were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. Despite suffering paralysis in a golf cart accident, Walters has […]
Continue readingOcean Boys Tennis Team Wins Another Shore Conference Title
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Ocean Township High School athletics director Rusty Todd has another championship banner to hang in the Spartans’ gymnasium. The banner will honor the Spartans’ boys tennis team, which won its fourth straight Shore Conference Class B North title. This year’s team was 11-1 in division play en route to an 18-3 overall […]
Continue readingTraditional Thanksgiving Game Postponed
The Asbury Park school district issued the following statement this week: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the traditional Thanksgiving Day football game between Asbury Park High School and Neptune Township High School is being postponed until a mutually agreeable date. On behalf of the Asbury Park and Neptune Township School Districts, be assured that the […]
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By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER It was a Runderful day in Asbury Park. The famous resort city hosted the Asbury Park Santa Run, a 5K (3.1-mile) event. The event benefited Lunch Break, a local charity. Each runner received a Santa Claus suit at registration in Bradley Park. A portion of the proceeds went directly to the […]
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