Tag: West Long Branch
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Lancers stay on winning track with boys’ hoops win over Blue Devils
Teamwork and energy were on full display for the Saint John Vianney High School boys’ basketball team in a key victory recently over Shore Regional High School. The Lancers led the entire game that was played in Holmdel on Jan. 29, securing a 44-31 victory against the Blue Devils for their fifth straight triumph. Shore…
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Buzzer-beater enables Holmdel to edge Shore Regional in girls’ basketball
A dramatic finish at the buzzer capped the recent girls’ basketball game between Holmdel High School and Shore Regional High School. Holmdel pulled out the thrilling 39-38 victory when senior point guard Christina Antonakakis connected on a layup just as time expired in the game that was played on Jan. 19 in West Long Branch. The…
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Pastor heeds lessons of Dr. King during YMCA breakfast event
WEST LONG BRANCH – The YMCA of Western Monmouth County and The Community YMCA served as the hosts to its 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Breakfast. “We are proud to be part of an organization that is committed to strengthening community, and there is no better message about the legacy of service than…
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Shore Regional rallies to win girls’ soccer state title
The Shore Regional High School girls’ soccer team pulled off the hat trick in dramatic fashion when it won its third straight NJSIAA Group 1 tournament championship. Also for the third straight year, Glen Ridge High School fell victim to Shore Regional in the title game. In this season’s championship game on Nov. 18, Shore…
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Monmouth University honors four on Founders’ Day
Four individuals connected to Monmouth University have been honored at the school’s annual Founders’ Day. The ceremony was held on Oct. 11 and honored Monmouth University President Grey Dimmena, Board of Trustees member and former board chair Henry Mercer III, alumnus William Elliott and Hackensack Meridian Health co-CEO John Lloyd. Started in 1983, Founders’ Day…
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Shore Regional football team looking forward to state playoffs
Following its first victory in the last four games, the Shore Regional High School football team is anxious to get back on the field and see if it can remain on a winning path through the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 sectional playoffs. The Blue Devils secured a 28-14 victory over Keyport High School on…
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High school students invited to participate in Congressional App Challenge
The Office of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) will participate in the Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for U.S. high school students. Winners will be selected by panels of judges from local communities and winners in the competition will be honored by their member of Congress. Their apps will be featured on a…
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Long-time Monmouth professor is mourned by university
The Monmouth University community mourns the loss of a longtime professor who had taught at the school for more than half a century. Prescott Evarts, a professor at Monmouth since 1966, died on Aug. 28 at the age of 79. At the time of his death, he and his wife Janine resided in West Long…
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Shore Regional scores crucial victory in field hockey opener
Shore Regional High School passed its first test of this field hockey season. Coach Kelly Koenig realized that her team was in for a battle when the Blue Devils opened the 2017 season with a road game against Allentown High School on Sept. 9. Shore Regional, which ended 20-3-1 a season ago and advanced to…