Category: Atlanticville Sports

  • Caseys’ girls start season 2-0 with sights set on sectionals

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School’s girls’ basketball team is off to a 2-0 start as the young Caseys look to contend for the NJSIAA Non-Public A title. A year ago, RBC went 22-6 and made its way to the Non-Public A semifinals before falling to St. John Vianney High School.…

  • Young Jersey Blues positioned for region hoops tourney run

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Brookdale Community College’s Jordan Little goes up between two Ocean County College defenders during a Dec. 10 game played on Brookdale’s home floor, Collins Arena in Lincroft. The Jersey Blues held on to beat the Vikings, 71-69. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Brookdale Community College men’s basketball team has had…

  • Lancers await challenges as defending Non-Public A champs

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The St. John Vianney High girls’ basketball team, armed with a full slate of returning players, will embark on the new season with high expectations. All of the Lancers who carried St. John Vianney to the NJSIAA Non-Public A title last season will be back in action. So a year after…

  • Changes being considered by NJSIAA for non-public schools

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent High school football in New Jersey may change dramatically in 2016 as a result of the NJSIAA’s vote to create a separate conference for non-public high schools. NJSIAA members voted, 215-128, Dec. 7, with two members abstaining, to make the change. However, there is a possibility that the decision could be…

  • Sports Shorts

    Due to popular demand, the Mansfield University baseball program will host an expanded nine sessions of its Christmas Baseball Clinics this year, including a Mini Camp option for those seeking a more intensified experience. A long-time stocking stuffer tradition, the seven sessions are broken down into age groups of 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-14 and 15-18,…

  • State football champions

    Top: Shore Regional High School’s Doug Goldsmith powers through the Palmyra High School defense during the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I final Dec. 5 at Kean University in Union. The Blue Devils successfully defended their title, scoring a 56-28 triumph. Above: Shore Regional’s Jack Britton (27) follows his blockers as he runs upfield. SCOTT FRIEDMAN…

  • Bulldogs, Blue Devils wrap up state football titles

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Both the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Shore Regional High School football teams won their respective state sectional championships in a convincing manner Dec. 5. Shore Regional rolled up 520 yards on the ground as it downed third-seeded Palmyra (10-2), 56-28, at Kean University to win its second straight NJSIAA…

  • Politz raised bar high for future Lancers gymnasts

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kristen Politz knew she only had one chance to leave her mark in high school gymnastics. St. John Vianney High School fielded a varsity team for the first time this fall, affording Politz, a senior, an opportunity to prove she is one of the best in the state. The Lancers’…

  • Colts rise to occasion again to claim Meet of Champions title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Sarah Nelson (2592) was the Bulldogs’ top harrier at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park Nov. 21. The Bulldogs, who captured the Group II cross-country state championship this fall, finished 15th at the MOC. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Tom Heath wanted to see…