Category: Atlanticville Sports
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Hayes’ win ends 16-year drought for Monmouth squad
Staff Writer By chris kelly Chris Kelly Monmouth Regional’s Tom Hayes tries to stretch out his Red Bank Regional opponent for control during a 135-pound District 22 quarterfinal pairing. Hayes won this bout 7-1, and went on to win the Golden Falcons’ first district gold in 16 years. Sixteen years is a long time to…
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Monmouth shocks Lakewood in SCT quarterfinals Golden Falcons overcome 13-point deficit with just over five minutes left
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie Monmouth shocks Lakewood in SCT quarterfinals Golden Falcons overcome 13-point deficit with just over five minutes left VERONICA YANKOWSKI Monmouth’s Pat Burnette gets set to shoot over Lakewood’s Adrian Edwards during the Golden Falcons’ 48-45 win in the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Tournament on Monday. With just over…
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Third-place finishes give Blue Devils a win in states
Staff Writer By chris kelly This was their first appearance in the post season as a team, and they wanted the win. The Shore Regional girls’ swim team opened their portion of the NJSIAA Public Central B division defeating Metuchen 95-75. The win gave the team their first win ever in a state tournament. "I…
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Shore wrestlers fall just short of a sectional title
Staff Writer By chris kelly Chris Kelly Shore Regional’s Mike Szczurek tries to work South River’s Steven Zdep for nearfall points after scoring a takedown at 160 pounds. Even though the Blue Devil won his bout behind a 2:39 pinfall, the visitors from West Long Branch lost in the Central Jersey Group I finals, 36-32.…
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Bucs top rival Long Branch in SCT second-round game
Staff Writer By chris kelly Chris Kelly Long Branch’s Duane Montgomery tries to break past a Red Bank Regional defender during a Shore Conference tournament matchup on Friday. The host Green Wave gave up an early lead and the game to the Bucs, 74-71. If there is a chapter five to the Long Branch/Red Bank…
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Caseys avenge an earlier loss to Ocean Township Schmeltz leads with 18 points to keep RBC on top
Staff Writer By chris kelly Caseys avenge an earlier loss to Ocean Township Schmeltz leads with 18 points to keep RBC on top With the state tournament around the corner, now is the portion of the season when teams need to be playing their best basketball. And what better way to demonstrate improvement than to…
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Wave’s Mejia, Penn steal some races against Ocean
Staff Writer By chris kelly Chris Kelly Long Branch’s Aimee Edson swims to a second-place finish in the 100-meter butterfly race against Ocean Township. The Wave lost to the Spartans 118-57 (boys) and 126-43 (girls), on Feb. 5 at Monmouth University. Despite knowing full well that they are usually overmatched in the pool, Long Branch…
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Powerhouses in unfamiliar positions as SCT begins
Staff Writer By doug mckenzie There’s something different about this year’s Shore Conference basketball tournament. Usually around this time of year the argument is over which teams have the best shot at knocking off the top seeds, usually made up of squads from the local parochial schools who have established themselves as the elite programs…
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Galvin, Hershkowitz shoot Shore over Keyport, 73-52 Pierce controls boards for nine points
Staff Writer By chris kelly Galvin, Hershkowitz shoot Shore over Keyport, 73-52 Pierce controls boards for nine points Shore Regional’s boys’ basketball team has never been considered a powerhouse in the Shore Conference. Over the years, the Blue Devils have traditionally had one player who was the go-to guy, But this year, things are different…
