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Southern Baseball Wins First Sectional Title in 50 Years

By Dave Correll But with all the momentum on their side, Vineland couldn’t capitalize as Southern put up two more runs on three hits in the eighth to seal the victory.

PINELANDS SOFTBALL RISES TO THE OCCASION

By Lou Monaco

Upset number one.

In the next game against Jackson Memorial, Joey Robertson led the way with three hits and an RBI to get his team a victory in the quarterfinals and a date with No. 2 seed Egg Harbor.

Photos courtesy of Southern Regional High School This is just a classic scenario in which a team going into a tournament is under seeded and it proves time and time again that it affects the teams around them more than itself.

But history was against the Southern Rams when they entered the South Jersey Group 4 tournament while not taking home a title in over 50 years. Not only did they never have experience of winning this tournament, they were given the 11 seed when entering a tournament that yielded 16 teams.

Every game on Southern’s path to the championship resulted in them being the underdog.

Just like March Madness, you don’t come out of a tournament field such as this one without receiving some lucky breaks and playing in matchups that are better suited for your team. On the way to the championship, they played the No. 6 seed Vineland in the opening round; the No. 14 seed Jackson Memorial, the No. 2 seed Egg Harbor, and in the championship No. 8 seed Lenape. One could say that Southern lucked out on their way to a championship while not facing No. 3 seed Shawnee and the No. 1 seed Eastern, but they took care of business and defeated everyone in their way to take home a sectional title. With their history of struggling in this tournament, Southern will take this championship however they could get it, regardless of strength of opponents.

In their opening round matchup at Cumberland County College, they squeezed past a talented Vineland team who could not adjust to the sloppy weather and ended up beating themselves. Vineland seemed to give Southern four or five outs every inning which resulted in the upset loss.

Pat Barrett of Southern laced a double into the gap for an RBI in the top of the first inning, and that was when you could tell Southern wasn’t any ordinary 11 seed who was going to roll over and forfeit their season; they did not want to go home just yet. But Vineland counterattacked with an RBI single from Lou Pinotti to tie the game up at one apiece.

The weather seemed to affect the quality of play as the score held going into the fourth inning. But number-nine hitter Cole Markey ripped a two-out double that scored two for Southern to regain the lead.

Vineland had numerous opportunities to score but didn’t.

In the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, they left two runners on base each inning while only scoring one run on a Jose Rodriquez single. But Southern couldn’t close the door and let Vineland score on a wild pitch which would result in the game going to extras.

As you would imagine, the magic for Southern continued as Nolan Watson singled for his third hit of the day to score Robertson in the bottom of the eighth, and he was donned the hero. But relief pitcher Zach Fillmore who came in for 3.1 innings, might have something to say about that as he had no runs, no walks, and three strikeouts to keep Egg Harbor from breaking it open.

Upset number two.

Finally, Southern reached the championship and was in their best position to win a South Jersey Group 4 championship in over 50 years -- not as a powerhouse, but as an underdog in three of their four games to the title.

No surprise, once again Southern was the underdog, a role they clearly embraced, as they faced off against No. 8 Lenape in the championship round at East Brunswick Tech.

Southern was not going to be denied as they scored five runs in the first two innings and off the strength of their starting pitcher Nick Simone, who allowed just two hits over 4 2/3 innings to never let Lenape, who has plenty of firepower, to muster up any momentum.

But in the late innings Simone started to struggle as he left the game in the bottom of the fifth when Lenape was threatening with two runners on base. But Southern’s Fillmore did what he did all tournament, and that was shut down any potential comeback win. He struck out the next two batters and Lenape had nothing else left in them; they looked defeated. Fillmore closed out the next two innings and received the save.

Fillmore was the team’s ace earlier in the year as he started off 5-0, but when he had trouble against Lacey in the Shore Conference Tournament to add to elbow pain, he hadn’t started since. And for the betterment of the team he took a different role as a closer, and without him closing out games, Southern may not be holding that championship trophy.

The first sectional championship was brought back to Southern Regional since 1967 when they won Central Jersey Group II honors.

Southern continued their path for an outright state championship as they played Hunterdon Central Wednesday, but the magical run came to an end.

Southern and second-year head coach Keith Cocuzza now have a winning tradition to build on. Don’t expect another 50-year drought of a sectional title for the Southern Rams.

The Pinelands softball team rose to new heights this season and made sure its last win of the year was a special one.

Senior Cassidy Buckley went 2-for-2 with two RBI and junior Jessie Rising pitched a five-hit no-hitter with eight strikeouts to lead sixth-seeded Pinelands a 3-0 victory over eighth-seeded Seneca in the championship of the NJSIAA/Wilson Sporting Goods South Jersey, Group 3 Tournament in Tuckerton on May 30.

Buckley opened the scoring for the Wildcats with a twoout, two-run single in the bottom of the second inning and senior Amanda Cusicanqui added a sacrifice fly to score senior Nicole Burke in the fifth inning to cap Pinelands’ scoring. Sophomore Allyson Vezos added two hits with two runs scored for Pinelands, which captured its first-ever sectional title.

Steinert, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20 rankings and Central Jersey, Group 3 champion, upended Pinelands, 5-0, in the Group 3 semifinals at Rowan University in Glassboro on June 1.

Pinelands (20-9) ended its season winning eight of its last 10 games. “This year's team accomplished their team goals, winning three titles, with six seniors leading with experience, and receiving contributions from many other players on several different occasions with their will to ‘believe’ in each other,� said Pinelands head coach Keith Lowe, who just completed his 11th season at the helm. “The South Jersey, Group 3 title gave our program some recognition and satisfaction. We felt we have had teams in the past good enough to win the title, but did not seal the deal. This year's team was a sixth-seed who probably took some teams by surprise. Our Delsea victory on the road was symbolic to our team's resilience and mental toughness to overcome adversity.�

The Wildcats were down to Delsea, 3-0, in the South Jersey, Group 3

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quarterfinals, but scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning and then tacked on three runs in the top of the 10th inning to seal the win and advance to the semifinals. Â Two other titles were also captured by the Wildcats this season, as they were co-champions of the Shore Conference B South division, marking the sixth time they have won a divisional title in its history, and took home the Ocean County Tournament title for the third time in school history.

Six seniors left their mark on the program, featuring Madison Dancisin (four-year starter in centerfield, 27 hits, 18 runs, six doubles), Nicole Burke (four-year starter shortstop/third base, .320 batting average, 31 hits, 30 runs, 15 RBI, eight doubles, and three home runs), Cassidy Buckley (two-year starter at catcher), Nicole Ramirez (two-year starter in left field), Amanda Cusicanqui (twoyear starter at third base, 22 RBI, six doubles), and Meghan Crawford (who, according to Coach Lowe, was the heart and soul of the Pinelands program).

Junior Jessie Rising was a leader on the mound and offensively.

In 195 inning pitched, Rising had 287 strikeouts (three away from career number 500), 73 walks, gave up 103 hits, had an earned run average of 1.22, while her opponents’ batting average was just a mere .141. She also recorded eight shutout victories, highlighted by three no-hitters.  Offensively, she lead the team in batting (.363) with 34 hits (eight doubles) and 20 RBI.  “Jessie has been a dominant force all year, who has given us the best chance to compete and win every time out there,� said Lowe. “She has been a true leader to our program and our best player.�

Other player contributions included sophomore first baseman Allyson Vezos, junior second baseman Brianna Suralik, and freshman right fielder Jordan Leeds. “Next season we will have several holes to be filled, but I am confident with a solid core of six returning players (add sophomore Teresa Hudson to that list, who was touted to have a big year but was lost to a thumb injury after the eighth game of the season), we will be competitive throughout the Shore and South Jersey,� said Lowe.

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The season for the Ranney Boys’ Basketball Team was a good one.

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TOMS RIVER NORTH CLAIMS SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND LARSEN THREE-HITTER

By Mike Ready

LAKEWOOD – Craig Larsen was aware that he had a perfect game going entering the bottom of the fifth inning after setting down the first 12 Red Bank Catholic batters he faced in Sunday night’s Shore Conference final at First Energy Park in Lakewood.

However, he lost his perfect-game bid when Aiden Supp laced a double into the left-field corner leading off the bottom of the fifth for the first Caseys baserunner of the evening. Unfazed, Larsen then retired the next three batters to get out of the inning unscathed and went on to toss a three-hit shutout, leading Toms River North to a 5-0 victory over Red Bank Catholic for the program’s first SCT title since 2013 and third overall.

The junior right-hander faced just three batters over the minimum 21 hitters for a seven-inning game and did not issue a walk while striking out three on 83 total pitches against one of the best hitting teams in the Shore Conference.

“I knew what was going on but I didn’t really care as much as us getting runs,” Larsen said when asked if he was aware he was pitching a perfect game. “It’s all about the zero in the run column. It’s not about the zero in the hit column or pitching a perfect game.

“We had the scouting report on them and I knew exactly where to throw to everyone and I just followed it,” Larsen continued. “I trusted my pitching coach and just executed.”

With the win, Larsen completed a brilliant junior season that saw him go 6-2 on the mound with 2.32 ERA. He led the Mariners staff in innings pitched (48 1/3) and wins (6) and was second on the team in strikeouts with 40.

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“We expected a big year out of him with his ability,” Toms River North head coach Andy Pagano said. “Why did we give him the ball (tonight)? He earned it. He competes and wants the ball and it’s very important to be like that in a game like this. He was able to get ahead on the hitters and make them hit defensively and he just kept throwing strikes. He’s a kid who we know is going to leave everything on the field.”

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“It felt really good, all day I was thinking about this game,” Nyisztor said about hitting a home run in his final game in a Toms River North uniform. I was just happy for my team because I know sometimes they rely on me a lot and the last thing I want to do is let them down. So it felt good to get one and kind of get the a little motivated.

Larsen also helped his own cause at the plate starting a three-run uprising in the top of the fifth drilling a one-out double off the top of the leftfield wall that had home run written all over it. Junior Alex Klalo followed with an RBI single into centerfield and moved to third on a bunt single by Nyisztor before a throwing error on the play moved the runners to second and third.

“It definitely feels a lot better knowing that we can go off on a win,” he continued. ”Coming into it we knew it was going to be our last game no matter what and the seniors wanted to finish it off with a ‘W’ but all the younger guys stepped up. Craig pitched an outstanding game and everyone just did their part; it really felt great.”

Jared Bellissimo walked to load the bases and Feigin brought both runners home with a ground single through the 5-6 hole for a 5-0 lead.

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local school to win a sectional title, taking home the hardware in Central Jersey Group II.

JERSEY SHORE — The 2016-2017 winter sports season was another time to shine for Shore Conference girls basketball. Two teams – Manasquan and Red Bank Catholic – reached the Tournament of Champions, with the Warriors falling by two points in the TOC final. Manasquan’s Dara Mabrey was named the New Jersey Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year. While Manasquan and RBC won overall state group championships, it was St. Rose and Saint John Vianney who met in the Shore Conference Tournament final. The Purple Roses took home the crown for their first title since 2012 with a dominant 56-31 victory. Lucy Thomas scored a game-high 15 points and Jenni-

The ice hockey season saw Jackson Memorial capture their first-ever Handchen Cup with a win versus Southern Regional. The Jaguars upset top-seeded Middletown South earlier in the tournament. Wall Township took home the Dowd Cup over RBC. The Crimson Knights also reached the Public B Tournament final before falling to top-seeded Glen Ridge. The Shore Conference also had Middletown South and Middletown North in the sectional semifinals. It was a strong showing by the local teams who are starting to turn Shore Conference hockey into a force. CBA performed well in the state tournament reaching the Non-Public semifinals before falling to top-seeded and eventual champion Delbarton.

short, tossed to Dylan Feigin at second, who in turn fired a strike to first for what looked like an inning-ending double play but that umpire ruled the runner safe.

Larsen then induced a grounder to Nyisztor, who stepped on second for the final out.

RBC went quietly in the bottom in the seventh with Larsen getting three quick outs on a pop fly sandwiched between two groundouts to end the game the way he started.

Larsen went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a run scored while Feigin added two singles in four at bats with two RBI and two runs scored.

“It means a lot,” Pagano said about winning the SCT title after somewhat of an up-anddown season. “After the lowest point of our year the kids had a meeting themselves and got rid of any individual awards that we used to give out after the game. They took down our record and stats and wrote new season and our new season has been pretty good. We got some redemption on some teams in the OCT and I think we’ve proved we’re one of the top teams in the Shore in the SCT.”

In the bottom of the sixth, RBC got singles by David Glancy and Mike Veit putting runners at first and second with one out. Glancy represented the only runner the Caseys would put in scoring position the entire game but Larsen would quickly extinguish the mini threat.

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In boys hoops, Mater Dei Prep won back-to-back SCT championships with a 54-41 win over upstart Marlboro. The Seraphs received 14 points from Kyle Cardaci and 12 from Elijah Mitchel to seal the victory. The Mustangs surprised many by reaching the final as the six seed. They stunned second seeded Ranney, 50-47, in the semifinals. Ranney was among the Shore Conference’s top teams all year and proved it with an early season win over Mater Dei. TR North, Rumson-Fair Haven, and Freehold Township also had strong performances this winter. RFH was the only

In wrestling, the Shore Conference produced two individual champions – Jake Benner, a junior at Ocean Township won the 138 lb. weight class, and senior Eric Keosseian of Howell won at 220 lbs. Howell’s Kyle Slendorn finished in second place at 126 lbs. The Rebels also won the Group 5 region and Shore Conference Tournament defeating Raritan, 36-24, in the final match.

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NEPTUNE BASEBALL ENDS SEASON ON PROMISING NOTE

By Lou Monaco

The Neptune baseball team saved its best performances of the season for last.

Having entered the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 7-12 record, the Scarlet Fliers had nothing to lose.

And they played like it.

Sophomore Ron Cole hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and notched the win after 3 2/3 innings of relief to lift 14th-seeded Neptune to an 8-7 victory over seventh-seeded Jackson Liberty in the semifinals of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament in Jackson on May 30.

John Gannon had a two-run double to highlight a four-run first inning for Neptune, which eventually lost to fourth-seeded Allentown, 4-3, in the championship game on June 2.

“We had a large amount of one-run games earlier in the year where we would have one key error or bad bounce which made us look bad record-wise or on paper. But at the end of the season starting with Manalapan, we fine-tuned our fielding and started winning those one-run games,” said Neptune assistant coach Timothy Kortenhaus, who has served on head coach Kevin Frederick’s staff for the past six years. “Our pitching trio of (Ron) Cole, senior Justin Tucker, and senior Dylan Taliaferro was amazing and consistent all season, but now with our fielding tuned up and the bats going, we became a very dangerous team which was not indicative of our regular-season record. Being an underdog, teams will tend to look past you too, which we used as fuel to motivate us through the post season.

The A North division is arguably the toughest division in the Shore Conference, so we knew we can beat the best of the teams in states as long as we played our game and stayed consistent.”

Photos courtesy of Neptune High School

In the Central Jersey, Group 3 state tournament, Neptune defeated third-seeded Wall on the road, 4-2, in the first round on May 23 and upended sixth-seeded Northern Burlington, 4-3, on the road on May 26 in the quarterfinals.

Other key players for Neptune (10-13), which ended its season winning four of its last five and six of its last eight games, included senior shortstop Aedan Martin, junior catcher Devin Furges and freshman third baseman John Gannon.

Looking forward to next season, the late success at the end of this season can only help the Scarlet Fliers.

“We have to stay consistent on the mound. Losing two of our senior starters is a big loss, but we have a lot of strong underclassmen pitchers that are going to work hard in the off-season to fill that void. Our hitting needs to stay consistent like it has all year and we need to continue to field the way we did in this year’s post season,” said Kortenhaus. “That post-season run has now established us as a respectable and competitive program, so the standards and expectations coming in will be high, but the kids will work hard knowing we can accomplish anything on the field as long as we work hard every single day and in the off season.”

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MULY, HARMSTEAD LEAD MANASQUAN TO NJSIAA GROUP II CHAMPIONSHIP

By Mike Ready

MANASQUAN’S DAMASO JAIME SLIDING INTO 2ND BASE TOMS RIVER – Manasquan again relied on its rock-solid pitching and sophomore third baseman James Harmstead hammered a pitch over the leftfield wall at the 340 mark for a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning sparking the Warriors to a 7-3 win over Whippany Park Saturday in the NJSIAA Group II final at Toms River High School East’s Raider Ravine.

The state championship was the Warriors’ first in 31 years and second overall.

It was as an improbable run through the playoffs that you will ever see for a team that at one point was 9-4 before losing six out of seven and saw their record drop to 10-10.

Following an extra-inning loss to Rumson-Fair Haven on May 9 which lowered their record to 10-9, Manasquan head coach Bob Waldeyer assembled his team and emphasized the need to refocus, concentrate more and eliminate the little mistakes.

“He told us, ‘You need to go out there every day, compete, give 110 percent and not worry about the last seven games,’” said Harmstead. “We all knew we needed to step it up and win these games.”

Manasquan’s next game was a tough 1-0 loss to Pinelands in a Shore Conference Tournament first-round game when they were defeated by Pinelands ace Joey Ventresa, but they haven’t lost since.

tom of the first after junior Tommy Antonucci led off the game with a single up the middle. Junior Ethan Thompson’s sacrifice bunt moved Antonucci into scoring position before Sheehan brought him home for the early 1-0 lead.

“I said to them, ‘You can either lay down and go out 10-11 or we can step up and try to make a run in the tournament,’” said Waldeyer, who played on the 1986 championship team. “We knew we were good enough to make a run and we had the talent. It was never a question of their effort, it was just were they going to make plays or not make plays and then our pitching really stepped up throughout the whole tournament.’”

“James’s home run was huge,” Sheehan said.

“When he hit that home run we got a lot of momentum going and carried it throughout the game.”

Starting pitcher Connor Muly and fellow ace Tommy Sheehan combined to give up just seven runs in six tournament games while going a combined 6-0.

The Warriors added an unearned run in the bottom of the second on a “Not one bit, not passed ball after one bit,” said freshman Will Muly when asked Hopkinson sinMANASQUAN CELEBRATE THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP if he thought this gled, stole secPhotos by Tom Smith was possible. ond, advanced “Our confidence to third on a wild was real low; then after we won our first state pitch and scored when catcher Mike Roma let a game we knew we were going to keep on rolling.

Lisa curve ball get by him.

Our offense woke up and our defense has been solid.

The score remained 4-0 until the top of the third when Clayton Dangler and Brian Clark each drove “We had some tough games down the stretch in in a run with RBI doubles to pull within two, 4-2. the regular season but the both of us stepped it up in the playoffs,” Sheehan said. “We were dealing However, Muly then retired 10 of the next 11 batevery game and did a great job in the playoffs, ters he faced entering the seventh inning. especially Connor.”

By that point, Manasquan had given Muly an adHarmstead’s two-run dinger added to an already ditional three runs to work with putting up three in 1-0 advantage and handed Muly a 3-0 lead. the bottom of the fifth for a 7-2 lead.

“I got the 0-1 count, then saw two changeups go in the dirt and I was sitting fastball down the middle,” Harmstead said of his at-bat. “I was sitting dead red fastball.”

MANASQUAN’S ADAM SCHRECK

Muly, who entered the game 2-0 in 14 innings pitched with a 1.00 ERA in two state tournament appearances, won his third game of the playoffs allowing three runs (2 ER), eight hits, five strikeouts and one walk while going the distance for the third time in three state playoff appearances.

The Notre Dame-bound Sheehan lined a one-out RBI single that put the Warriors up, 1-0, in the bot-

In that three-run fifth, the Warriors had runners on second and third with two outs before senior catcher Adam Schreck legged out an infield single to short that Clark took too long getting the ball out of his glove on a very close play at first. Thompson scored and Harmstead came all the way around from second to score on a

MANASQUAN’S BENCH WAITING FOR JAMES HARMSTEAD heads up play while things were getting sorted out at first.

Courtesy runner Damaso Jamie then appeared to be picked off first but first baseman Nick Geroldi air-mailed his throw to second into centerfield allowing Jamie to reach safely before freshman Alex Glavan drilled an RBI into center scoring Jamie for a 7-2 lead.

Muly then induced a 6-4-3 based-loaded no-out, double play to help him get out of a seventh inning jam with only one run crossing the plate.

“I’m pretty upset I’m not coming back next year but this is a big one for us, it’s history, it’s like winning the World Series,” Muly said of his last game in a Warriors uniform.

“I’m kind of at a loss for words right now,” Sheehan added. “It’s just an incredible feeling being able to go out as a senior with a win like this, being Group II champs. No one thought we would even win one or two games in the states so it’s really just an incredible feeling and I couldn’t ask for anything else going out on top.”

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SAINT JOHN VIANNEY RALLIES FROM FIVE-RUN DEFICIT TO CAPTURE SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNMENT TITLE IN NINE INNINGS

By Mike Ready

check off three of the four things we wanted to this year and that’s pretty much all you can ask from a team that’s given me everything and I’ve given them everything. This is truly the best team I’ve ever played for. I can’t believe it’s over,” a tearful Rivera lamented.

Jones made them pay, drilling a bases-clearing double deep into the right-centerfield gap that gave the Lancers a 9-6 lead before Agrapides drove in Jones dropping a single into short right-centerfield.

“I was super pumped just to be up there,” Jones said. “I just wanted to get the job done for my team. “Honestly it’s just such a surreal moment. I’m just super blessed just to be here and to play for coach Kim and when I saw the ball touch the ground I was just so super happy for us.”

Trailing 6-1 entering the top of the sixth, Ally Jones came to the plate for the Lancers with one out and runners on first and second. The sophomore catcher worked the count to 3-and-2 before drilling a two-run double into the right-centerfield gap to cut Ocean’s lead to 6-3.

SAINT JOHN VIANNEY’S #12 JESS CAMPANA WALL – What does the Saint John Vianney softball team do when trailing by five runs entering the sixth inning of the Shore Conference Tournament final? They whip up a ‘Witches Potion,’ that’s what they do.

“We got our bats together and whipped up a ‘Witches Potion,’ and I was the witch,” Saint John Vianney head coach Kim Lombardi said laughing at the thought. “So, with that being said, the girls buy into the story. I have the type of kids who don’t want to lose and that really showed today.”

Whatever it was, it worked. The second-seeded Lancers (28-1) scored five runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game and then put up four more runs in the top of the ninth to beat No. 12-seed Ocean Township, 10-6, in Thursday’s Shore Conference Tournament final at Wall Township High School.

“I didn’t have any doubt we were going to win this game even though we were down 6-1,” winning pitcher Demi Rivera said. “I truly think there’s no better team out there than us. I knew we had it in us to come back no matter what the score was. It was do-or-die and we definitely wanted to come out on top seeing we had a little bit of a goof a couple of days ago.”

The goof Rivera is referring to is their heartbreaking 6-5 loss to Donovan Catholic in last Friday’s NJSIAA NonPublic South B final. In that game, the Lancers came back from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game, and then went ahead, 5-4, only to lose, 6-5, for their first loss of the season.

Prior to Thursday’s SCT championship, the Lancers had already taken home the Shore Conference Class A Central crown with a perfect 12-0 record and the Monmouth County Tournament title beating Middletown North, 2-1.

“It’s honestly an amazing feeling,” Rivera said of her last game in a Lancers uniform. “I’m so glad we were able to

Senior right fielder Gianna Mavica wasted no time bringing Jones home dropping a soft liner into short center for another run and suddenly the Lancers were just two down, 6-4, with a runner at first and still only one out.

A walk to Alexis Agrapides put runners at first and second before a wild pitch moved the runners up a base and into scoring position. After a pop-fly produced the second out of the inning, Lombardi elected to pinch hit for No. 9 batter Jess Campana gambling that her rising freshman, Brynn Reiser, would come through in the clutch.

Reiser came through alright, smoking a double over the first-base bag and down the right-field line scoring both Mavica and Agapides to even the game at 6-6.

“Brynn was my tenth player. Does that mean she wasn’t good enough? No,” said Lombardi. “She has a heck of a bat and is going to be huge person in our lineup next season. She’s cool, she’s calm and collected and she knew what her job was. Right now I can’t wait for next year for her. She’s coachable and wants to learn and is just waiting for her turn.”

SAINT JOHN VIANNEY’S #9 SHELLI RIVARD of the eighth and in the bottom half of the inning the 12-seeded Spartans (21-8) loaded the bases with two outs on two walks and another intentional walk to Vasen, but this time Walsh popped out meekly to Campana at short to end the threat.

Baron led off the ninth with an infield hit, Shelli Rivard reached on a bunt and freshman designated player Julia Parker laid down a sacrifice bunt moving the runners over to second and third. Rivera was intentionally walked to load the bases bringing up Jones, whose intentional walk in the seventh was still fresh in her mind.

“Yes, for sure,” Jones said when asked if the intentional walk was in the back of her mind. “It was kind of one of those things where they have to do what they have to do and I have to do what I have to do and I just knew that intentional walk kind of made it hurt.”

“Ally is not only a huge asset to us defensively behind the dish, she’s a leader up there when she gets up to bat,” Lombardi said of her star catcher. “I have a good lineup but in the last few weeks I wanted her up. They walked her the first time and just happy she got up again.”

Rivera worked a perfect ninth and the Lancers improbable comeback from the brink of defeat was complete.

Ocean scored three in the second on an RBI single by Roskey and a two-run single by senior third baseman Giovanna Russomanno. Natalia Errico’s first career home run, a three-run shot over the centerfield fence that bounced off the flagpole, gave the Spartans what seemed like at the time a unsurmountable 6-1 lead.

“This is what SJV softball is all about,” Rivera said. “We’re going to fight to the end no matter what.”

“I really had no doubt, I totally believe in this team,” Jones added. “Ocean put up an amazing fight but our goal today was to finish and that’s what we did.”

In the bottom half of the sixth, Ocean shortstop Brianna Roskey reached first leading off on a bunt single but a strikeout and groundout followed before Lombardi gambled again, this time electing to intentionally walk Ocean star slugger Emma Vasen and putting a runner in scoring position.

The gamble paid off, barely, as Morgan Walsh, who had dislocated a finger earlier in the game, lined a shot to deep centerfield that fortunately for the Lancers was hit right at Lindsey Baron.

The Lancers had a chance to go ahead in the seventh after Rivera drilled a two out double into the right-centerfield gap and Jones was intentionally walked. However, with runners now on first and second Mavica grounded out to third to end the inning.

Rivera then retired the side in order in the bottom of the seventh sending the game into extra innings.

Ocean starting pitcher Giana Graziano had a 1-2-3 top

SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CELEBRATE THEIR SCT TITLE Photos by Tom Smith

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SHORE CONFERENCE ADDS MORE HARDWARE THIS SPRING

By Dave Correll

The Shore Conference really showed off this spring with the numerous sectional and state championship trophies they were able to bring home. Every spring sport had at least one team from the Shore Conference have the honor of coming out of their section with a championship. What was a really successful year from the Shore Conference altogether just adds on to a strong tradition of winning and consistent championships that already existed.

leader Michael Nyisztor and won both the Ocean County Tournament and the Shore Conference Tournament as underdogs in both. Coach Pagano is building on the winning tradition Ted Schelmay left him with.

Rumson-Fair Haven swept in lacrosse this year as the girls team also became Group 2 champions of Central Jersey and also brought home the Shore Conference Tournament crown. RFH was led by Liz Scarrone who brought home the “Jersey Award” as Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Red Bank Catholic reeled in another Monmouth County Tournament championship, but fell to Toms River North in the Shore Conference Tournament championship at First Energy Park.

CBA finally returned to the top of New Jersey golf after having to suffer and watch their rival Bergen Catholic win three straight Tournaments of Champions. CBA took home their first Tournament of Champions trophy since 2013 while finally getting out of Bergen Catholic’s shadow.

Southern Regional had a magical run to the South Jersey Group 4 Championship where they beat Lenape to end a 50-year drought without a sectional title. Southern was the No. 11 seed in the tournament, and were loaded with talent and finally put it together at the right time.

Manasquan came out of the South Jersey Group 2 bracket as champions with their victory over West Deptford, and then continued their improbable run through the state tournament with a win over Whippany Park to capture the Group 2 crown.

In New Jersey, and more specifically the Shore Conference, baseball is what fans live and die for. Growing up in New Jersey, if you did not play baseball it was almost out of the ordinary. We pride ourselves on the various Little League World Series championships with everyone wanting to follow in the footsteps of Home Run Derby Champion Todd Frazier. And with the amount of talent the Shore Conference, and especially the state as a whole, has to offer, coming out on top in any game or any tournament is a serious feat.

Toms River North was loaded with talent, but seemed to struggle early on in the season. But they finally put it together with the help of senior

And to think, all those championships just occurred in baseball.

When it came to softball, the Shore Conference was dominated by the same two teams who battle it out year-in, and year-out – Saint John Vianney and Donovan Catholic.

Donovan Catholic and Saint John Vianney combined for a record of 55-3 in a season where they both brought home championships.

Saint John Vianney was crowned champions of the Monmouth County Tournament and Shore Confer-

ence Tournament, while Donovan Catholic brought home an Ocean County Tournament banner.

We were lucky enough to see these two teams face off despite them losing early in other tournaments and just missing out on the potential matchup.

And it was a game for the ages in the SJNPA championship at Stockton where Donovan Catholic came out victorious, 6-5.

Along with the multiple championships SJV and Donovan Catholic brought in, Pinelands defeated Seneca in the South Jersey Group 3 final to win a sectional championship.

Similar to softball being a two-team battle for the crown, boys lacrosse was the exact same way.

Rumson-Fair Haven and Manasquan have developed a rivalry over the past couple of years to determine who is best in Group 2 South. Just like how we knew the Cavaliers and Warriors were going to meet in the NBA Finals, it was essentially the same feeling when the Group 2 South Jersey sectional tournament started.

Rinse, wash, repeat. Southern boys’ volleyball brought home another Shore Conference title while sweeping their way through the tournament, but they did not stop there. They also brought home the South Jersey championship when they defeated Pennsauken in the championship. And to finish off the triple crown and one-loss season, they won the state title as they defeated Fair Lawn in the state championship.

Manasquan upended Rumson-Fair Haven in the Shore Conference Tournament to steal back their crown, but they met in the championship game of Group 2 South on Manasquan’s turf.

Manasquan held the lead the entire game and Rumson-Fair-Haven and “Jersey Awards” Boys Lacrosse Player of the year Bryan Hess stormed back to be crowned champions on Manasquan’s field.

Manasquan will be out for revenge as this year just added a little more fuel to the already great rivalry.

The Shore Conference is due for many championship rings after the success of the spring season.

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FALL SEASON IN REVIEW

By Mike Ready

FOOTBALL: Mater Dei (12-0, 5-0) finished ranked No. 1 in the final Asbury Park Press Top 10 after ending the season as the only undefeated Shore Conference team, winning the NJSIAA Non-Public Group II championship – both program firsts and taking home the Class B Central title. Toms River North (11-1, 7-0) was a close second after dominating opponents all year before losing, 22-16, to Millville in the South Jersey Group V final.

The Mariners finished ranked No. 14 in the state in the final NJ.com Top 20 while going undefeated in Class A South play to take the division. Saint John Vianney (101, 6-0) ended its 2016 campaign ranked No. 17 in the state and third in the Shore Conference after winning the Class A Central title before losing to the number one team in the state, St. Joseph (Montvale), in the Non-Public Group III semifinals. Fourth-ranked Wall (10-2, 4-2) won the South Jersey Group III championship beating fourtime defending sectional champion Delsea, 20-7. It was Wall’s first sectional title since 2002 and fourth overall.

Manasquan (10-2, 4-2) had a rebound year finishing ranked fifth in the Shore and ended up in a three-way tie for second with Wall and Middletown North in the Class B North. The Crimson Knights made their first appearance in a final since 2009 and won their first championship since 2008 beating Bernards, 42-6, in the Central Jersey Group II final. Sixth-ranked Manalapan (11-1,

6-0) went undefeated in the Class A North for the title before falling to No. 10 Piscataway in the Central Jersey Group IV final. No. 7 Middletown North (9-3, 4-2) turned in its best season in 20 years reaching a sectional final for the first time since 1996 and beating crosstown rival Middletown South for the first time since 2000. They finished ranked seventh in the Shore after losing, 41-14, to No. 16 Sayreville in the North Jersey Group IV final.

Eighth-ranked Middletown South (7-4, 5-1) captured the rugged Class B North crown before falling to Sayreville in the semifinals. Rumson-Fair Haven (9-3, 5-1) won its unprecedented fourth straight sectional title with a comefrom-behind 27-22 victory over South Plainfield. The Bulldogs join Manasquan and Middletown South as the only programs to win championships in four consecutive seasons. Asbury Park (8-4, 3-2) wiped out an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Keyport, 26-17, in the Central Jersey Group I championship game for their first title since 2011, their fifth in the last 10 years and seventh overall. Point Boro (8-2 , 7-0) won the Class B South title and Brick Township (8-4, 5-2) reached the Central Jersey Group IV final before suffering a 41-6 loss to Allentown.

Central (7-2, 6-1) moved up to the Class A South and surprised everyone, losing only one game in the division but were ineligible for the playoffs because of an early season on-field altercation.

BOYS SOCCER: Christian Brothers Academy (24-1, 131) finished ranked No. 1 in the final NJ.com Top 20 poll and No. 1 in the Shore after winning the program’s sixth NJSIAA Non-Public A championship, beating Seton Hall Prep, 1-0, and were SCT champions. They also took the Class A North title with a 13-1 division record. Marlboro’s (20-2-2, 12-1-1) only two losses were both to CBA

and the Mustangs were the only team in the state to beat the Colts, but lost to Hunterdon Central on penalty kicks in the Central Jersey Group IV final. The Mustangs finished ranked No. 11 in the state and second in the Shore.

Third-ranked Freehold Township (12-7-1, 8-5-1) reached the SCT semifinals but lost in the Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals to Group IV champion Hunterdon Central. Toms River South (17-3-1, 12-1-1) were the Class A South champions, won the Central Jersey Group III title and made a run to the Group III final for the second year in a row. Fifth-ranked Toms River North (14-6, 11-3) made a run to the SCT semifinals and beat Southern in the South Jersey Group IV first round before falling in the second round. No. 6 Matawan (13-4-3, 7-2-3) shared the Class A Central title with Raritan, reached the SCT quarterfinals and were eliminated in the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group II tournament. Middletown North (14-5-2, 11-3) won a share of the Class B North division

for the first time since 2004, reached the SCT quarterfinals and for the second year in a row reached a sectional semifinal losing to No.1 seed Hopewell Valley in the North Jersey Group III tournament but finished ranked No. 7 in the Shore. Eighth-ranked Point Pleasant Boro (18-4, 13-1) lost a tough 1-0 decision to Haddonfield in the South Jersey Group II semifinals but were the outright Class B South champions. Colts Neck (9-9, 7-7) lost a tough 3-2 decision to Marlboro in the Central Jersey Group IV first round with six of its nine losses coming at the hands of either CBA or Marlboro. No. 10 Manalapan (11-9-2, 6-8) knocked off Old Bridge in the Central Jersey Group IV before dropping a 1-0 game to Marlboro in the sectional semifinals.

GIRLS SOCCER: The Shore Conference had three teams ranked in the top 10 in the state and one at No. 13. Colts Neck (15-3-1, 9-2-1) played more than half its games

without star forward Frankie Tagliaferri, who was with the U.S. Women’s U-17 National Team, but still managed to finish ranked seventh in the state and first in the Shore.

The Cougars lost to Hunterdon Central, 2-0, in the Central Jersey Group IV semifinals before Hunterdon Central went on to win the Group IV championship and garnish a No. 1 ranking in the state. Freehold Township (17-3-4, 10-0-1) captured the rugged Class A North division before suffering the same fate as division rival Colts Neck, losing to Hunterdon Central in the Central Jersey Group IV final. The Patriots ended the season ranked ninth in the state and second in the Shore Conference. Wall (24-1-1, 14-0) finished ranked eighth in the state and third in the Shore after a playoff run for the ages which saw them capture a sectional title before playing to a scoreless tie in the Group III final to earn a share of the title as co-champions. The Knights also easily won the Class B North division by four games.

Toms River North (20-3, 13-0) upset No. 1 seed Eastern, 3-1, to claim the South Jersey Group IV title before falling to Shore Conference nemesis, Hunterdon Central, 4-0 in the Group IV semifinal. The Mariners also took home the Class A South crown and finished ranked No. 13 in the state and fourth in the Shore. Colts Neck also beat Freehold Township, 3-0, in the Shore Conference Tournament final.

FIELD HOCKEY: The Shore Conference was represented by four teams in the NJ.com final top 20, including No. 7 Rumson-Fair Haven, who won its fourth sectional title in five years. The Bulldogs (22-2, 10-0) avenged last year’s sectional loss to Wall beating the Knights, 5-1, to recapture the Central Jersey Group II title before losing to West Essex in the Group II final. West Essex went on to win the Tournament of Champions and the No. 1 ranking in the state. The Bulldogs also captured the Shore Conference Tournament title with a 1-0 win over Shore Regional as well as the Class B Central crown. Wall (18-2, 12-0) meanwhile, finished 11th in the state and

third in the Shore and easily won the Class B North title.

Shore Regional (20-3-1, 10-0) lost a tough 1-0 decision to No. 12 Madison in the North Jersey 2, Group 1 final but won the Class B Central division and were ranked No. 17 in the state and second in the Shore. Freehold Township (17-5-1, 9-2-1) beat Jackson Memorial, 1-0, to take home the Central Jersey Group IV title before running into No. 2 Eastern in the Group IV semifinal and suffering a 13-0 defeat. The Patriots also reached the SCT semifinals where they were defeated, 5-0, by the Bulldogs but finished ranked No. 20 in the state.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: CBA was seeking its seventh straight Meet of Champions title and was ranked No. 1 all season until finishing third at the Meet of Champions and finishing ranked second in the state. Colts Neck – ranked third in the state – won its third straight sectional title and fifth overall, dethroned defending state champion Indian Hills to win its first state Group 3 title ever and finished second to Princeton at the Meet of Champions.

Ocean – ranked eighth in the state – won the Central Jersey Group III title, placed fourth at the state Group III meet and finished eighth at the Meet of Champions for its first appearance in the M of C since 1997.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Colts Neck – ranked fifth in the state – put three runners in the top 17 to win the state Group 3 title. It’s the first title for Colts Neck since 2006 and its fourth overall. Colts Neck also won the Monmouth County and Shore Conference titles and placed sixth in the Meet of Champions. Middletown South – ranked eighth in the state – upset Colts Neck to win the N.J. Section 2 Group 3 title for its eighth overall sectional title. The Eagles also place third in Group 3 and eighth at the Meet of Champions. Red Bank Catholic – ranked No. 10 in the state – won its third Non-Public A title in the past four years and extended its girls state record to 19 overall championships and placed 10th in the Meet of Champions. Toms River North – ranked 18th in the state – won the Ocean County championship, placed third in South Jersey, Group 4 and 11th at the state Group 4 championships.

GIRLS TENNIS: Holmdel (22-1) finished ranked second in the state after capturing the Central Jersey Group II title and the overall Group II title before falling to No. 1 Millburn in the Tournament of Champions final. Rumson-Fair Haven (16-4, 12-2) lost to Holmdel in the Central Jersey Group 2 final and ended the season ranked No. 2 in the Shore.

Manasquan (16-2, 14-0) – ranked third in Shore – lost to Rumson, 3-2, in the Central Jersey Group 2 semifinals while Red Bank Catholic – ranked fourth in the Shore – lost to No. 6 Pingry, 5-0, in the Non-Public South A final. Shore Regional – ranked fifth in the Shore – took home the Central Jersey Group 1 title before bowing to No. 19 New Providence, 3-2, in the Group 1 semifinals.

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ST. ROSE FALLS SHORT OF SECTIONAL TITLE WITH LOSS TO GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC IN FINAL

By Mike Ready

WEST LONG BRANCH – St. Rose’s deep run into the playoffs may have come to crashing halt in Wednesday’s 9-4 loss to South Jersey power Gloucester Catholic in the NJSIAA Non-Public South B final at Monmouth University, but the Purple Roses proved they belonged and are ready to compete for the title again next season.

The Rams boast a lineup that includes three starters hitting .360 or better, two batting over .325, three over .400 and one (Paxia) hitting .522. The starters have combined for 17 home runs and 218 runs batted in while averaging 10 runs a game.

Added to that, on any given day, Gloucester Catholic can run out to the mound one of six different starting pitchers that combined, own a phenomenal 1.65 earned run average for the season.

“I was telling the kids I was very proud of them,” first-year head coach Rich Lanko said. “We haven’t been (in a sectional final) since 2009. I told the seniors and juniors and the sophomores, ‘You got the program back.’

“I know we didn’t win, we didn’t get the goal we wanted, we didn’t get the trophy, but we definitely got the program back,” he continued. “It’s the most wins we’ve had in years, and getting back is a great accomplishment. You don’t go 24-4 and have a bad year.”

In Wednesday’s final, the top-seeded Rams – ranked No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20 – jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two innings before putting the game out of reach with five runs in the bottom of the fourth after No. 2 seed St. Rose had tied the game with four runs of its own in the top of the third.

Rams starting pitcher Brendan Bean (3-2) and reliever John Kasper, who finished the job for Bean with a perfect 1-2-3 seventh inning, then held the Purple Roses scoreless the rest of the way for Gloucester Catholic’s (27-3) first sectional title since 2013 and their state record 27th overall title.

They then played Saturday in Toms River against Newark Academy for the Non-Public B title with a chance to add to their state record 17 overall

ST. ROSE’S #17 MAYPOTHER Non-Public titles.

St. Rose was seeking its first sectional title since 2009 when they downed Bishop Eustice, 8-4, before going on to defeat Montclair Kimberly, 11-0, for its second straight Non-Public B championship.

The Rams got on the board in the bottom of the first when two walks and two stolen bases led to two runs with Bean helping his own cause with an RBI single and another run, scoring on a 6-3 ground-out by Lillo Paxia.

In the bottom half of the second inning the Rams added two more runs. A one-out double by Kyle Pierman and a groundout by Evan Giordano moved Pierman over to third before a two-out error by shortstop Joey Volpe on an Adam Bonomo grounder allowed Pierman to score an unearned run for the Rams.

Paxia then picked up his second RBI of the game lining a run-scoring single into centerfield to plate Bonomo, who scored from second after picking up the Rams’ third stolen base in two innings, for the second unearned run of the inning and a 4-0 lead.

For the game, St. Rose committed two errors, walked three, hit a batter and allowed four stolen bases – not a recipe for success against a team as potent and well-rounded as Gloucester Catholic.

Down 4-0 with Bean having thrown just 23 pitches while facing the minimum six batters through two innings, St. Rose was down but not out. They broke through on Bean scoring four runs of their own in the top of the third to tie the game, 4-4, and put a little scare into the Rams.

“I was happy they kept plugging and came back,” Lanko said. “They’ve done that all year. We never lay down for anybody, we always battle and fight back, and we did a great job with that. But we just couldn’t give up the big inning there.”

Sammy Sestito started the rally with a leadoff single, followed by a walk to John Crowley and then a one-out infield single by leadoff batter Will Gannon. Senior Brendan Hueth then lined a basesloaded double over the third-base bag and into left field for two runs and Volpe followed with a two-run single to right field for his 100th career hit to tie the game and momentarily quite the boisterous Rams dugout.

In the top of the fourth, the Purple Roses had a chance to take the lead after Brian Dipasquale and Sistito lined back-to-back one-out singles. Dipasquale then moved to third on a fielder’s choice grounder by John Crowley to the second baseman before a diving catch in right field by Paxia off the bat of Mario Bove ended the threat with the score still tied at four.

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However, in the bottom half of the inning, Gloucester Catholic broke the game open with a five-run fourth to take the lead for good. St. Rose starting pitcher Brandon Mology made the mistake of walking Pierman, who bats at the bottom of the order, leading off the fourth. Pierman then advanced to third on a sinking line-drive single

by Giordano, who took second base on the throw to third.

A pop-up to shortstop was then misplayed into an error allowing Peirman to score before Paxia dropped a bunt single down the third-base line that Mology fielded but had no play on. That loaded the bases for Chris Turco, who lined a RBI grounder up the middle for a 6-4 lead, still with no outs.

That was it for Mology (5-1) as Lanko brought in junior righty Riley Maypother, who gave up an RBI sacrifice fly to Bean, an RBI single to right by catcher Sam Punzi and an RBI ground out on a tapper in front of the plate for three more runs and 9-4 lead.

St. Rose had one last gasp left in them putting runners on second and third with two outs in the top of the sixth on a walk to Dipasquale and single by Mology, but Bean got Crowley on strikes to end the inning and finish his day’s work turning the game over to Kasper for the seventh.

Hueth finished going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored while Volpe added a single in three at bats with two RBI and Bove had two hits in two trips to the plate with a run scored. Gannon added one hit and a run scored in four at bats.

“We talked about it all week, not giving them any opportunities on little mistakes,” Lanko said. “We knew if we did they were going to capitalize on them.”

Just for the chance to beat Gloucester Catholic you have to play mistake-free baseball and not give them any gifts.

ST. ROSE’S #4 VOLPE Photos by Tom Smith

ST. ROSE’S #15 DIPASQUALE

“Hey if you want to win you have to go through teams like that,” Lanko said. “One bad inning there, but I love St. Rose, the school and the program and hopefully I’ll be here for a while and bring some stability to the program.”

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