Tag: Boys Basketball
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Mater Dei’s Jones signs with Loyola
Mater Dei Prep’s Ken Jones, who is regarded as one of the top boys’ basketball players in the Shore Conference, signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Loyola University in Maryland. Jones, a guard, helped guide Mater Dei to the Shore Conference Tournament championship the past two seasons. “Over the past 27 years of…
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Rumson coach hopes Thursday Night Lights league brings community together
For Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School varsity boys’ basketball coach Chris “Shempy” Champeau, basketball is more than just a game: It’s a way to bring communities together and celebrate through competition. Basketball culture is what Champeau loves about the game, and when he took over as the head coach at Rumson-Fair Haven eight years ago,…
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New Monroe boys’ hoops coach Warner emphasizing defense
By Jimmy Allinder Jeff Warner has observed a lot of basketball in seven years as an assistant coach for the Monroe Township High School boys’ team. Now that he has been named head coach, Warner plans to put a renewed emphasis on defense in his effort to rebuild a program that has languished in recent…
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‘Voice of Hornets’ Baronowsky receives Jim Sullivan Award
By Matthew Rocco William Baronowsky was honored by the local basketball officials’ organization for his more than two decades as the “Voice of the Hornets.” Shore District Board 194, the local chapter of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO), presented Holmdel High School’s Baronowsky with the Jim Sullivan Award, the group’s highest honor…
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Full Court Press program makes stop in Howell
The Full Court Press: Prep for Success, a youth mentoring program with clinics held around the country conducted by former professional basketball players, made a stop April 1 in Howell, where about 135 youngsters ages 8-18 learned some life lessons and sharpened their basketball skills at Middle School North in Farmingdale. “It’s very beneficial for…
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Marlboro coach, player on opposite sides at all-star game
By Jeff Appelblatt Coach Mike Nausedas was set to relax. The boys’ basketball season at Marlboro High School was over, but then Nausedas was asked to be one of the coaches at the Shore Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Game. He wasn’t going to turn that down. And then next thing he knew, one of his…
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Howell PAL sponsors basketball clinic April 1
The Howell Police Athletic League (PAL) will hold a Legends of Basketball and Junior NBA Clinic April 1. The clinic, which is free and open for boys and girls from the ages of 8-17, will be held at the Howell Middle School North and will run from 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m. For more information,…
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Shore Coaches Senior All-Star Game slated for March 23
By JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent Basketball season still isn’t entirely over for some of the seniors in the Shore Conference A North Division. On March 23 at the Toms River High School North’s Pine Belt Arena, top players will compete in the Shore Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Game. First, at 6 p.m., will be the girls’…
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Mater Dei achieves several goals during boys’ hoops season
By Wayne Witkowski Mater Dei Prep’s boys’ basketball season ended earlier than fans hoped, but coach Ben Gamble was pleased with the 26-4 campaign. “I’m very happy. We set several goals and attained all but the state championship,” Gamble said. The Seraphs saw their season end in a 61-34 loss to The Patrick School —…
