By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER When Ocean Township High School boys soccer coach Tom Reilly examines his team’s season, he does so with a smile. “Well,” he said, “overall you have to consider the season a resounding success.” Indeed it was. The Spartans captured the Shore Conference Class B North title. They advanced to the championship […]
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Playing Under Pressure No Problem for Ocean Senior Goalie
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Ali Chomsky is the last line of defense on the soccer field. Not that she minds. “I like the high pressure aspect of it,” the Ocean Township High School girls team’s senior goalie said. “When the other team is coming down the field with the ball, it just comes down to […]
Continue readingAsbury Park’s Davon ‘Biggie’ Thompson Lives Up to His Name
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER He’s known as Biggie. The moniker belongs to Davon Thompson, the Asbury Park High School football team’s star quarterback. “He’s a big play kind of a guy,” said Tim Fosque, the Blue Bishops’ first-year coach. “He makes things happen. He is clearly one of our most valuable players. The offense does […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Team Members Attend Anti-Gang Workshop
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER It has been a season of positive numbers for the Asbury Park High School football team. The Blue Bishops won six of their first seven games, losing only to Point Pleasant Beach in overtime in the regular-season opener both teams and erasing the scars left by last year’s 2-8 record. And, […]
Continue readingNo Sitting Down for Asbury Park Basketball Coach
By CHRIS CRISTOPHER Keith Coleman, a former Neptune High School boys basketball player, was named the head boys coach at Asbury Park High School for the 2015-16 season by the Board of Education. “I want to thank the Asbury Park Board of Education and the community for giving me the opportunity to be the […]
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By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Not many offensive players get past Dan Loizos. The Ocean Township High School graduate led the Ithaca College football team in total tackles with 60 through his first seven games of the season. The sophomore linebacker was first on the Bombers in solo tackles with 32 and added 28 assists. He made […]
Continue readingLamar Davenport is back home
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Lamar Davenport is back home. And the former Asbury Park High School football player is glad he’s back. The ex-Monmouth University standout is in his first season of coaching the Blue Bishops’ wide receivers and defensive backs. “I love everything about coaching,” he said. “I am having a blast as I […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Team Success Hinges on Offensive and Defensive Lines
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Asbury Park High School football coach Tim Fosque has a name for his offensive and defensive linemen. The first-year mentor dubbed his players in the trenches the line dogs. “They are the anchors of our team,” he said. “We send them out on the front lines as the anchors of our team. […]
Continue readingGolf Outing Will Honor Beloved Neptune Teacher
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER It’s a most fitting way for William E. Pullen Jr. to be remembered. The fourth annual William E. Pullen Jr. Scholarship Fund Golf Outing will take place Mon., Oct. 12 at the Spring Meadow Golf Course in Farmingdale. “He was an avid golfer,” said his widow, Bertha L. Williams, the assistant […]
Continue readingNeptune Basketball Standout Returns Home
By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Shakena Richardson is excited and it’s easy to see why. The former Neptune High School girls basketball standout has returned to the Garden State. “I am happy to be here,” she said. “It’s my home state. I will play for a great university (Seton Hall) and a great coaching staff. I […]
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