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Southern Regional Junior Sprinter Sizzles at Nike Indoor Nationals

Freshman Fares Well in Boston

With the high school winter sports season officially winding down, a pair of Southern Regional track runners took one last opportunity to compete, this time not locally or regionally, but on national stages. Junior sprinter Cole Cramer had the most success this past weekend, finishing among the top five in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes in the annual Nike Indoor […]

Southern Regional Senior Is Proof Drive, Application Lead to Success


Five days removed from climbing up to the third position on the medals podium inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, next to Delbarton’s Vincent Lee and Rumson-Fair Haven’s Hudson Skove, Collin French understood what could have been. “I absolutely look back at my career and wish I had started wrestling earlier,” said the Southern Regional senior, who just under two weeks […]

Henrich Captures Second State Crown as Six Southern Regional Boys Grab Top-Four Spots

NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships

Throughout this season, Matt Henrich had a target on his back as a defending state champion. It didn’t matter. The Southern Regional senior was on a mission to go out on top. He is doing exactly what he intended to do once the Rams were back in the wrestling room inside the high school back in November. “It feels like […]

Winter Season Culminates With Big Efforts in State Competitions

Sports Roundup

Rolling a Shore Conference South B division-leading 205 average this winter, Barnegat sophomore Jamie White finished the season among the top 10 girls in the state last week, claiming seventh place during the NJSIAA individual state championship tournament on Feb. 29. White rolled an opening three-game set of 269-202-148 for a 619 series, staking her to the seventh position for […]

Gearl, Yanuzzelli, Henrich Climb Podium in Boardwalk Hall

NJSIAA Girls Wrestling State Championships

The future of the Southern Regional girls wrestling program is bright, and Leila Gearl is proof. “I’m really excited to help lead the program next year,” the Rams freshman said shortly after placing fourth in the 132-pound weight class during the NJSIAA State Championships inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on March 2. “I’ll have the opportunity to show the new […]

Southern Regional’s Henrich Captures Second State Title, Mason Grabs Runner-Up Spot

NJSIAA Wrestling State Championships

Throughout this season, Matt Henrich had a target on his back as a defending state champion. It didn’t matter. The Southern Regional senior was on a mission to go out on top. He is doing exactly what he intended to do once the Rams were back in the wrestling room inside the high school back in November. “It feels like […]

Barnegat Girls Bowlers Capture First Overall State Championship in School History


Remember Feb. 27, 2024, Barnegat Township. It’s the day your high school girls bowling team made history. “It’s crazy. I cried,” said senior Tara Charland, shortly after rolling a three-game series of 564 to lead the way in the semifinals before tossing a two-game set of 283 in the final. “It’s my last match, but it’s definitely something to cry […]

Henrich Captures Region Title as Gearl, Yanuzzelli Earn Spots in Atlantic City

NJSIAA Girls South Region Wrestling

Samantha Henrich had lost twice to West Deptford’s Jaden Bennett during tournaments earlier in the season. Henrich learned the lessons from those losses and didn’t let them happen on Feb. 25, when the stakes were much higher. “I learned from the little mistakes in those matches. I wasn’t aggressive enough. I was too defensive,” she said shortly after scoring a […]

Barnegat Girls Bowlers Capture First State Championship in School History

NJSIAA Girls Bowling

Remember Feb. 27, 2024, Barnegat Township. It’s the day your high school girls bowling team made history. “It’s crazy. I cried,” said senior Tara Charland, shortly after rolling a three-game series of 564 to lead the way in the semifinals before tossing a two-game set of 283 in the final. “It’s my last match, but it’s definitely something to cry […]

French, Manera, Henrich Lead Southern Contingent into Boardwalk Hall for State Finals

NJSIAA Region 7 Wrestling

It was tough to determine which one was Southern Regional senior Collin French’s toughest opponent, Lenape’s Jackson Wheeler or his own sweatshirt, which had him all tangled and twisted as he tried to put it on for the podium ceremony Feb. 24. “The sweatshirt gave me all kinds of problems, I’m not going to lie,” said a smiling French, just […]


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