Category: Atlanticville Sports
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Busch remains the ace for new-look BCC softball team
Middletown By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Brookdale’s Jessica Williams slaps a tag on a Lackawanna, Pa., base-runner during Friday’s home game in Lincroft. Bo Scannapieco’s Brookdale Community College women’s softball team is a work in progress. With just three players returning from the 2002 national championship team, it hasn’t…
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Bucs looking to continue building their program
By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Long Branch’s Darneisha Joyner takes a shot to the head while grabbing a rebound during the Shore Basketball Coaches all-star game at Wall High School on March 27. Joyner was part of the North squad that won the game, 76-67. The Red Bank Regional…
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Bulldogs hope to remain among conference’s elite
By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer A year ago, the Rumson-Fair Haven boys’ tennis team finished the year 19-4, 12-0 in Class B Central, and once again established itself as one of the premier programs in the Shore Conference. This time around, the Bulldogs face a stiffer challenge, moving up to a…
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Lady Lancers’ postseason run comes to an end
SJV girls fall to Shabazz in TOC semifinals By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney players console each other following their loss to Shabazz in the Tournament of Champions semifinals on Friday. St. John Vianney girls basketball coach Bob Ward had a plan coming into this season, his…
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Kresge, Davis earn spots on coaches’ All-Shore teams
Red Bank Catholic’s Alisa Kresge and Red Bank Regional’s Devin Davis lead the list of local hoops stars who have been recognized by the Shore Basketball Coaches as All-Shore players. Kresge was the leader of an RBC team that won the Shore Conference Tournament, and cruised through the regular season undefeated. Known primarily for her…
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Harte, Jackucewicz first at St. Paddy’s 10-Mile Run
Coomber, Bolgerwin WindMill 5K By tim morrisStaff Writer Harte, Jackucewicz first at St. Paddy’s 10-Mile Run CHRIS KELLY Local road racers compete in the St. Paddy’s 10-mile run and 5K on March 16 in Freehold Township. Coomber, Bolger win WindMill 5K By tim morris Staff Writer Runners clogged the roads of Freehold Township on March…
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Sport Shorts
Sport Shorts The Sgt. Pat’s 5K (formerly St. Patty’s), two-mile fitness walk and the Jersey Shore Running Club children’s races will be held on April 19 on the promenade and boardwalk in Long Branch. The 14th annual 5K run/walk will begin at 11 a.m., followed by the two-mile fitness walk at 11:05 a.m., and the…
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Wall Township Speedway joins the NASCAR family
Famous oval to host NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series, Featherlite modified series Wall Township Speedway has joined the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series. The third-mile high-banked asphalt oval, celebrating its 54th season of racing in 2003, becomes the only NASCAR-sanctioned track in New Jersey. "This is great news for NASCAR," said Chris Boals, director of the…
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Sport Shorts
Sport Shorts The Wildcats, a 15U girls’ basketball team, will be holding tryouts in early March. Children must be born after Jan. 1, 1987. For more information, call (732) 859-4806. The seventh annual United Way/Arrow Limousine Spring Tee-Off will be held May 5 at the Deal Golf and Country Club. The event will begin at…
