Category: Atlanticville Sports

The Jersey Chapter of the American Red Cross is pleased to host the Fifth Annual JCP&L Co.-Commerce Bank Rock ’n Ride Bike Tour on Sept. 8. Riders can cruise a 10-mile course (beginning at 9:30 a.m.) or peddle the 40-mile track (beginning at 9 a.m.) stretching the length of Long Beach Island. Prizes will be…

Staff Writer By chris kelly George, Towns find success in Long Branch tournament Lifeguard competition season gets under way with July event CHRIS KELLY Monmouth Beach lifeguard Greg Elzer races out of the surf while competing in the Long Branch Challenge on July 5. With the raise of the flag, nine swimmers dove into the…

Staff Writer By chris kelly Late rally propels Ocean past Bayshore Colts, 7-2 Greg Krzyzanowski goes the distance for fifth win Had Saturday’s Ocean/Bayshore Colts American Legion contest been played on a weekday, Ocean would have suffered a 2-1 loss. But because the game was held on Saturday, making it a nine-inning contest, the home…

CHRIS KELLY Ocean’s Greg Kryzanowski fires a strike during his complete-game win over the Bayshore Colts on Saturday in Ocean.

Staff Writer By chris kelly CHRIS KELLY Monmouth Beach Pavilion’s Billy George competes in the 25-meter freestyle event during the club’s season-opening meet with Surfrider Beach Club. The North Shore Club Swim League is under way, and the Surfrider Swim Club has already recorded its first victory. Anchored by 31 first-place finishes, the Sea Bright-based…

Staff Writer By george albano The trampoline is making a comeback — at least in the Shrewsbury area. That’s where the Shrewsbury Gymnastics Trampoline Team is based and where the sport has been experiencing a tremendous revival during the last couple of years. In fact, all 10 members of their coed team recently qualified for…

The Belmar Improvement Fund, in collaboration with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will present the 26th annual Belmar 5- Mile Run July 13. The 2002 Belmar 5-Mile run is named in memory of longtime Belmar resident, Johnny Cobb. In addition to being an originator of the race, he had a 25-year career in the Belmar…

Hawk shot putter takes eighth at USAT&F championships By tim morris Staff Writer Monmouth’s Kalnas aims far in the shot put circle JERRY WOLKOWITZ Though somewhat undersized compared to some of the top names in the sport, Monmouth University’s Jon Kalnas has established himself as one of the nation’s top shot putters through hard work…

Jersey Shore Summer Duals features tough competition Slew of local grapplers compete for top finishes Some of the top scholastic wrestlers in the state met in Matawan last week to take part in the 2002 Jersey Shore Summer Duals, sponsored by the Husky Wrestling Club, at Matawan Middle School. The team competition was held over…