By DON STINE Graduating high school doesn’t mean that young people need to give up their love of playing football thanks to the Jersey Shore Hurricanes. The Jersey Shore Hurricanes, a team in the minor/semi-pro football world and affiliated with Major League Football, was founded in 2015 in Asbury Park by resident Tysef Meacham, […]
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Monmouth Regional Offensive Tackle Prepares for College
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Tyler Gallagher has Friday, June 30 circled on his calendar. It’s when the Monmouth Regional High School senior will play in the final high school game of his career–the 39th annual U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic at Central Regional at 7 p.m. Gallagher figures to be in the lineup at offensive tackle […]
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By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER It didn’t take Marajiah Bacon long to emerge as one of the nation’s top women’s basketball players. The Kean University 5-foot-3 freshman guard out of Neptune High School made the 2016 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention team. She was the lone freshman selected among the 40 […]
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By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Led by Morgan Bartlett and Taylor Bartlett, the Ocean Township High School girls basketball team vanquished Brick 37-16. Morgan Bartlett scored 14 points and added 10 rebounds one assist and one steal for the Spartans (2-15) against the Green Dragons (1-16). Tyler Bartlett, who rained home three shots from beyond the […]
Continue readingAquatic Adventure Camp Hosting Sign-Ups for Summer
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER The Neptune Aquatic Center 206 Aquatic Adventures Camp, designed for swimmers ages 8-14, will run Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in July. The camp will consist of two days per week at the Neptune Aquatic Center and one trip per week for different aquatic activities. Trips will include sailing kayaking, rowing, water […]
Continue readingOcean Senior Makes College Plans
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Ocean Township High School senior standout Tyler Thompson has verbally committed to the University of Massachusetts to continue his football career, Ocean coach Don Klein announced. “He will take his official visit there the weekend of Jan. 29 and sign his National Letter of Intent on Feb. 3 at Ocean,” Klein […]
Continue readingGirls High School Basketball Preview
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Year in and year out, the Neptune High School girls basketball team is among the finest in the Shore Conference. Look for the Scarlet Fliers to put another strong team on the court. NEPTUNE Head coach: John Brown, 10th season Assistant coaches: Kerri Quinn, Keshon Bennett Career record: 224-31 Last year’s […]
Continue readingWrestling Preview: Ocean Township, Monmouth Regional
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER The Ocean Township High School wrestling team should be one of the best in the Shore Conference. “A bit of a rarity at any school, the Spartans have the ability to put out a previous varsity letter winner at every weight, including five District medal winners,” Ocean coach Cippy Apicelli said. […]
Continue readingOcean Spartans Ice Hockey Team Readies for Season
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Ocean Township High School ice hockey coach Dave Smith has announced the Spartans’ 2015-16 regular-season schedule. Dec. 10: 6:15 p.m., Middletown South vs. Ocean at Jersey Shore Arena; Dec. 14: 5:15 p.m., vs. Edison at Woodbridge; Dec. 16: 3:45 p.m., vs. South Brunswick at Pro Skate; Dev. 17: 6:15 p.m., vs. […]
Continue readingPreparing for One of Shore’s Oldest Rivalries
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER They’ll go at it again on Thanksgiving Day. The Asbury Park High School football team will host Neptune at 10 a.m. in the 88th renewal of one of the state’s oldest rivalries. The rivalry between the neighboring towns was born in 1908, according to Asbury Park School District spokeswoman Chanta L. […]
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