Sports
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•September 23, 2020
Coaches, Players Try Their Best to Prepare for Uncertain Season
In preparation for a typical fall sports season, most high school teams start practicing by the second week of August. This summer, even though the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic…
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•September 17, 2020
Gesicki’s Third Season Opens With Three Receptions Against Patriots
Mike Gesicki caught a game-winning touchdown pass against the New England Patriots to end his second season in the NFL. On Sunday, following a tumultuous summer of workouts given the coronavirus…
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•September 17, 2020
School Fall Sports Postseason Still a Mystery
Official practices for high school fall sports began this week, finally. But like everything else slated for this season, the preseason will be about as short as the postseason, given the state of…
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•September 16, 2020
Join Ocean County College’s Annual Golf Classic to Support Student Scholarships
It’s almost time to hit the links for the Ocean County College Foundation’s 19th annual Golf Classic. “Tee Off for Scholarships,” which supports the foundation’s mission to make higher education more…
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•September 10, 2020
Annual Harvey Cedars Catboat Race Goes Off ‘Without a Hitch’
It’s been a strange sailing season so far this summer, with most racing events getting the ax due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, face coverings and social distancing didn’t seem to be…
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•September 9, 2020
NJSIAA Releases COVID-19 Protocols as Schools Gear Up for Fall Season Practices
As high schools throughout the state begin preparing for the fall sports season, with practices for football, girls tennis, field hockey, cross-country and soccer set to start Monday, the New Jersey…
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•September 9, 2020
St. Francis Center to Hold Lifeguard Training Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Strong swimmers take note: St. Francis Community Center will offer a lifeguard training course starting Wednesday, Sept. 30, and running through Sunday, Oct. 4. Those who successfully complete the…
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•September 9, 2020
Bridget Green Selected for Faye Bennet Award
For the past six months, Bridget Green hasn’t sailed in a competitive regatta. She still has kept up with her training, though.
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•September 3, 2020
Without Live LBI 18 Mile Run, 2020 Event Goes Virtual
After being knocked off course last year due to tidal flooding associated with Tropical Storm Melissa, the 48th edition of the Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run this year was scheduled for…
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•September 2, 2020
Southern Standout Runner Jackson Braddock Commits to University of Virginia
Several weeks ago, after he had set the Music City Distance Carnival meet record for the boys’ 3,200-meter run, Jackson Braddock said he was still a month or two away from deciding on his collegiate…
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•August 27, 2020
Girls Volleyball and Gymnastics Moved to February
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is intent on student-athletes playing at least some sports this fall. Girls volleyball and gymnastics are not among them. Those two sports…
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•August 26, 2020
Task Force Doctor Gives Answers for School Sports Future
One of the doctors on the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s COVID-19 Medical Advisory Task Force spoke about moving ahead with the upcoming fall sports season, and even offered…
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•August 20, 2020
Southern’s Braddock Sets 3,200 Record at Tennessee Meet
Jackson Braddock hadn’t toed the starting line for an official race since the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions on March 8, when he clocked a 9:06.86 personal-best time but finished fourth in the…
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•August 6, 2020
51st Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational ‘Successful, Safe’
The 51st edition of the Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational Tournament went in the books with the 62-foot Viking Business winning the white marlin championship with two white marlin releases; and…
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•August 6, 2020
ALO Longboard Classic Sees Big Surf, New Level of Longboard Surfing
It’s hard to pick a decisive note to describe the 2020 Alliance for a Living Ocean LBI Longboard Classic.
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•August 5, 2020
Woman Power Prevails at 12th Annual Coquina Jam
Community members gathered on Sunday to observe and celebrate the many talented female surfers who, together, raised nearly $30,000 for the Jetty Rock Foundation and David’s Dream and Believe Cancer…
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•August 5, 2020
Shore Conference Releases Revised Schedules for Fall Athletic Teams
Following weeks of development after the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association earlier last month announced its return-to-play guidance, the Shore Conference Executive Committee on…
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•August 5, 2020
NJSIAA Chief Operating Officer Delivers Important Message to State’s Student-Athletes
Even as major NCAA conferences alter schedules for conference-only competition and many other NCAA conferences at the Division II and III levels cancel fall athletics altogether, New Jersey State…
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•July 30, 2020
Alliance for a Living Ocean LBI Longboard Classic Saturday with Past Winners Back to Defend Titles
There was a time when a longboard was considered an old man’s surfboard. That is no longer the case in the surfing world, especially on Long Beach Island as the community prepares for the 12th Annual…
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•July 23, 2020
Resuming High School Athletic Workouts Worth Flipping Over
When Steve Langton found out he and his Southern Regional football teammates were going to have the chance to get back on the field for workouts on July 13, he was borderline delirious.
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•July 23, 2020
Jetty Retools Coquina Jam for Safe Distanced 12th Annual Event on July 26
The loss of life, economic hardships and disruption to lives as a result of COVID-19 have reached into almost every aspect of society and Island life this year. And that has also meant the canceling…
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•July 22, 2020
OCC Cancels Fall 2020 Athletics
Ocean County College announced last month it will offer most fall semester courses online, with the possibility of some on-campus instruction and hands-on labs dependent on state regulations at that…
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•July 16, 2020
Barnegat Edges Southern in ‘Last Dance’ Tourney Opener
He already has his high school diploma and during the next six or seven weeks Lukas Torres might be on campus at Wagner College, preparing for his next baseball season. But for now, Torres will…
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•July 15, 2020
NJSIAA Announces Start of Fall Sports Season Pushed Back About a Month
The last time a sports season was severely impacted by uncontrollable circumstances, it was Superstorm Sandy that dealt the blow. But the weeks following Oct. 29, 2012, affected only certain areas of…
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•July 9, 2020
Epic Tournament Bounced By COVID-19 and Island’s Main Event May Be Doomed as Well
This summer’s lifeguard tournament season was dealt multiple blows this past week, at both a local and regional level, as the impact of COVID-19 rages on.
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•July 2, 2020
Island Tournament Up in the Air; Pandemic Wreaks Havoc on Summer Competition
For five years running, the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol competition crew has been the team to beat on Long Beach Island. Last summer, the Vikings cruised to victory in the Island Lifeguard Tournament…
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•June 25, 2020
Southern’s Sport Camps Open, But Expect Differences
Each summer, Southern Regional High School athletic coaches provide opportunities for youngsters to hone their skills in a variety of sports – from baseball, football and lacrosse to softball, field…
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•June 24, 2020
NJSIAA Gives Official Guidelines for Start of ‘Summer Recess Period’ Workouts
Southern Regional Athletic Director Chuck Donohue Jr. spent at least part of this past weekend delivering messages to student-athletes regarding a questionnaire that needs to be completed within the…
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•June 17, 2020
Martin Truex Jr. Snags First Victory of 2020 Season, Second Straight at Martinsville
No more short-track woes for Martin Truex Jr. The Stafford Township native and Southern Regional graduate has won four of the last six races on NASCAR short tracks.
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•June 17, 2020
NJSIAA Provides Initial Guidance on Possible Return to Scholastic Athletics
Following several recent executive orders by Gov. Phil Murphy, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association on June 12 delivered initial guidance on a tentative date for high school…
