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Crest teen to play in ice hockey nationals
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:02 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Wednesday, March 20, 2013 03:21 pm
Wildwood Crest resident Sam Fitzpatrick’s long ice hockey season will continue into early April.
Fitzpatrick and his Jaguars club team will compete in the 16U Tier II National Championships in Troy, Mich., beginning April 3 after the team captured the New Jersey state championship last week.
Fitzpatrick, 16, a high school junior who also plays hockey at St. Augustine Prep, was the starting goalie for the Jaguars in all five games during the team’s playoff run, which included three wins in early-round games before the Jaguars swept a three-game series over the defending state champion Skyland Kings in the championship.
Fitzpatrick conceded only seven goals and posted one shutout over the course of the five playoff games.
This is the Jaguars’ first state championship in the five years Fitzpatrick has competed with the team.
CAL stars of the present - and future - align on Saturday
Written by Tom Williams Wednesday, March 20, 2013 01:33 pm
This was an extremely competitive basketball season in the Cape-Atlantic League. Conference races were very tight and the CAL Tournament added more tension.
But the season is over and the rivals will be joining together on Saturday.
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Forty CAL seniors to close out careers at All Star Saturday
Last Updated on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 05:45 pm Written by Tom Williams Tuesday, March 19, 2013 05:17 pm
OCEAN CITY - Forty players from the area will put on their uniforms one last time on Saturday to play in All Star Saturday at the Dixie Howell Memorial Gymnasium here.
Prime Events All Star Saturday will be held at Ocean City High School on Saturday with the best seniors from the Cape-Atlantic League facing off in the final two basketball games of four that celebrate the present and future of the CAL.
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Middle grad earns postseason hoops honors
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:07 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Monday, March 18, 2013 04:32 pm
Middle Township High School graduate Wayne “Moo” Lennon has earned some recognition for his work with the Wesley University men’s basketball team.
Lennon, a 6-3 guard, has been named the D3Hoops.com Middle Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year as well as the Capital Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. He started 16 of 24 games for the Wolverines and averaged 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds for a team that finished 20-8 overall, numbers that increased to 8.2 points and 4.0 rebounds after becoming a full-time starter.
Atlantic City falls short in Tournament of Champions semifinal
Last Updated on Friday, March 15, 2013 09:48 pm Written by Bill LeConey Friday, March 15, 2013 08:05 pm
WEST LONG BRANCH - The miracle ride finally ended for the Atlantic City High School boys basketball team Friday night.
The Vikings lost to St. Joseph of Metuchen, 63-49, in an NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal game at Monmouth University, ending one of the most memorable postseasons in South Jersey high school basketball history.
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A.C. Vikings storm back for 2OT win at Tournament of Champions
Last Updated on Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:13 pm Written by Mike Gill Wednesday, March 13, 2013 09:14 pm
TOMS RIVER - The Atlantic City High School Vikings pulled off their greatest Houdini act yet on Wednesday, overcoming a 19-point third-quarter deficit and outlasting Point Pleasant Beach, 80-73, in double overtime in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.
After their amazing escape Wednesday, Atlantic City (30-1) moves on to the semifinal round to face St. Joseph (Metuchen) and 7-foot-1 sophomore sensation Karl Towns on Friday (6 p.m. on 97.3 ESPN Radio) at Monmouth University.
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Feraco, Christian selected for South Jersey all-star game
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:08 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Wednesday, March 13, 2013 04:01 pm
Middle Township’s Tom Feraco and Wildwood’s Francis Christian have each been selected to participate in the Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey’s 36th annual all-star game.
The contest, which includes the top senior basketball players from throughout South Jersey, will be held Sunday, Match 24 at 3 p.m. at Rutgers-Camden University.
Feraco and Christian will be members of the East team, which will be coached by Hammonton’s Joe Martino.
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Area hockey players travel far and wide to play the best
Last Updated on Thursday, March 14, 2013 05:13 pm Written by Bill LeConey Wednesday, March 13, 2013 01:53 pm
VOORHEES – With a little help from GPS, Nick Polsinelli can find just about any decent Mexican food joint within a 10-mile radius of most hockey rinks along the east coast – at least the ones that stay open late after practice.
Austin Rann used to put on his pajamas and sleep in the car while his dad drove home from practices or games. Now, they use that time to discuss the important issues of the day: girls, religion, politics, you name it.
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A.C. boys compete in Tournament of Champions at Toms River
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 01:25 pm Written by Tom Williams Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:53 pm
When Atlantic City won that thriller over Linden Sunday in the NJSIAA Group 4 state championship game it extended one of the most exciting seasons in Cape-Atlantic League basketball history. The Vikings will play again on Wednesday night (8 p.m.), March 13, against Group 1 champion Point Pleasant Beach at the Pine Belt Arena on the campus of Toms River High School North. It will be an opening round game in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions and the winner will face St. Joseph-Metuchen on Friday (6 p.m.) at Monmouth University in the TOC semifinals.
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Raiders' season ends in Tournament of Champions
Last Updated on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:09 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Tuesday, March 12, 2013 09:21 pm
TOMS RIVER – The Ocean City High School girls basketball team’s magical season has come to an end.
Red Bank Catholic, the state Non-Public A champion, handed the Group III champion Raiders a 45-23 defeat in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions Tuesday night at Pine Belt Arena.
The Tournament of Champions is an event that includes the six state enrollment group champions competing to produce an ultimate state champion.
RBC, the third seed in the six-team tournament, held sixth-seeded Ocean City to one field goal and only four points over the first 9 ½ minutes of the second half, turning a seven-point halftime lead into a comfortable double-digit advantage.
Red Bank Catholic (29-1) will take on second-seeded Rancocas Valley in a Tournament of Champions semifinal on Thursday.
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