Category: Atlanticville Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    Marc Wallace of Little Silver, formerly of Red Bank Regional High School, won the men’s hammer throw at the Big East Track and Field Championships, held at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, on May 4 and 5. The Rutgers University, New Brunswick, senior threw a winning toss of 194-9 to break his school’s record in…

  • Shore girls just refuse to let their season wrap up

    Staff Writer By chris kelly CHRIS KELLY Shore Regional’s Robyn Apicelli stretches to complete a putout at first base during the Blue Devils’ 7-0 win over South Hunterdon on Tuesday in West Long Branch. Every postseason there seems to be that one team that refuses to let its season come to an end. This year…

  • Monmouth Regional, RBR, Shore win CJ track titles

    Staff Writer By tim morris When Monmouth Regional was edged by Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, 92-90 for the Monmouth County Championship, it was a crushing blow for the Golden Falcon boys’ track and field team. Last weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Sectional Championships, held at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls,…

  • Shore upsets Jackson for Shore conference crown Blue Devils remain only undefeated team in the area

    Staff Writer By chris kelly Shore upsets Jackson for Shore conference crown Blue Devils remain only undefeated team in the area CHRIS KELLY Meg Villane and Lisbeth Balligan celebrate their 8-3 victory over Ocean in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinal round on Friday. A small Group I school is not supposed to get wins like…

  • Wave ends rocky season by topping No. 2 Lions, 5-4

    Wave ends rocky season by topping No. 2 Lions, 5-4 Chris Kelly Long Branch’s Eric Nilson is greeted at the plate by his teammates after blasting a three-run homer against Middletown North. By chris kelly Staff Writer It took Long Branch a long time, but they finally found their winning formula. The Green Wave ended…

  • Records fall at county meet led by Kuehl’s 209-0

    Staff Writer By tim morris FARRAH MAFFAI Monmouth Regional’s Adam Kuehl gets set to let loose with a discus throw of 209-0, setting a meet record and winning the event at the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships in Tinton Falls on May 9. As Adam Kuehl kept inching closer and closer to the 200-foot…

  • Samples’ arm propels Ocean past scrappy Marlboro squad

    Staff Writer By chris kelly CHRIS KELLY Ocean’s Pat Torsello fires a strike during the Spartans’ 3-0 win over Marlboro in Ocean on Friday. For six innings, Larry Samples worked the mound for Ocean’s baseball team on Friday, and for his efforts, he got a quality win. The right-hander’s dominance anchored a solid performance for…

  • Ocean overcomes a slow start to knock off Rumson

    Staff Writer By chris kelly For the briefest of moments, the unbeaten Ocean Township girls’ lacrosse team was on the losing side of the scoreboard, a position they are unfamiliar with. However, the Big Red remained tied with Rumson-Fair Haven for just 37 second before a Heather George goal evened the score to 4-4 during…

  • Flawless Matawan effort burns Long Branch, 9-2 Fitzpatrick prevents shutout with sixth-inning dinger

    Staff Writer By chris kelly Flawless Matawan effort burns Long Branch, 9-2 Fitzpatrick prevents shutout with sixth-inning dinger Add another loss to what has already been a long season for the Long Branch baseball team. Despite Ken Banach working the mound for seven innings, and 29 Long Branch batters stepping to the plate, the Green…