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Dane Jorgensen went 2-for-3 with two triples and four RBI to lift Jackson Memorial to a 14-7 over Toms River East in Toms River. Collin McCarron went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI, along with Julian Caruso, who added two hits and two RBI for Jackson Memorial (10-6). If...

Corey Smith had seven goals and three assists to lead Lacey to a 17-14 home win over Jackson Liberty in Lanoka Harbor. Braedyn Gialanella added six goals and five assists in the win. Ryan Gleason added a hat trick with two assists. Lacey is 5-8 this spring. If you purchase...

Some have been on the scene for four seasons, while others are rising to the upper ranks of Shore Conference golf as their high school careers are nearing the final hole. And it's the current crop of seniors, both boys and girls, who have driven the narrative on the links throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties this spring.

TOMS RIVER - Barnegat fell to Donovan Catholic 14-1 on Thursday in Toms River. Donovan was led by Dani Rodriguez who went 3 for 3 with two RBI, Bella Maria was 2 for 2 and had 1 RBI and Gianna Apostolakos contributed a pair of hits, including a two RBI double to lead the Griffins. Jamison Hogan and Eva Watts each had two hits to lead the Lady Bengals. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Barnegat is having a great season with a record of 12-3.  Box Score Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Barnegat (10-5) 0 0 0 0 1 x x 1 7 1 Donovan Catholic (12-3) 0 2 3 9 x x x 14 12 3 W: Gia Gordon L: Jamison Hogan Team Stats Barnegat Stat Fielding   Errors 1 Passed Balls - Batting   Hits 7 Left On Base - Sacrifice Flies - Sacrifice Hits - Pitching   Wild Pitches -   Donovan Catholic Stat Fielding   Errors 3 Passed Balls - Batting   Hits 12 Left On Base - Sacrifice Flies - Sacrifice Hits - Pitching   Wild Pitches -   Player Stats Barnegat Batting Stats Player AB R H RBI 1B 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB AVG SLG Riley Schmidt 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Eva Watts 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 Brianna Dato 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Mikayla Klein 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Jamison Hogan 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 Jadeyn Bodziak 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Gianna Gomez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Avalyn Leach 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Gianna Skwirut 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Totals: 24 1 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 Barnegat Pitching Stats Player IP Hits Runs Allowed ER BB K HB ERA Jamison Hogan 3.1 12 13 11 4 0 0 23.10 Kylie Perez 0.2 0 1 1 4 1 0 10.50 Totals: 4 12 14 12 8 1 0 21.00 Donovan Catholic Batting Stats Player AB R H RBI 1B 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB AVG SLG Emily Kurth 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .000 .000 Sophia Senger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 Gia Gordon 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Caroline Kopp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 Vanessa Fallon 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 Isabella Maria 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.500 Christina Ginex 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 Amelia Wescott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Dani Rodriguez 3 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.333 Olivia Kurth 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Jade Hahn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Mia Kelliher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 Gianna Apostolakos 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 Isabella Cino 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.000 Emma Stauffer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 Madison Kelliher 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Totals: 22 14 12 10 8 4 0 0 8 0 2 .545 .727 Donovan Catholic Pitching Stats Player IP Hits Runs Allowed ER BB K HB ERA Sophia Senger 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.25 Gia Gordon 3.2 4 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 Totals: 5 7 1 1 0 9 0 1.40 For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

It's time for APP readers to cast their vote for the Shore's high school team of the week for the fourth time of the spring season!. As we cross over into May, the regular season is coming to a close in nearly all sports as county tournaments, Shore Conference tournaments and the state playoffs all loom large.

Central Regional’s Bethanne Doderer struck out 11 batters and drove in a run of her own to shut out Jackson Memerial, 2-0, in Jackson. Doderer knocked a solo home run and added a single to go 2-for-3 at the plate. Doderer also contained Jackson Memorial’s offense while allowing just three hits from the circle.

Gavin Reid tallied four goals while Matt Woit added three as Point Pleasant Boro ousted Jackson Memorial 10-7 in Point Pleasant. Brady Kirk and Greyson Ritter each had a goal and an assist for Point Pleasant Boro (10-2), which won its eighth straight game. Colin Cole finished with nine saves.

Jack Kanis homered and collected three RBI in Jackson Liberty’s win over Barnegat, 15-5, in Jackson. Kanis was 2-for-2 and also hit a triple for Jackson Liberty (8-5). Colin Menafra had a big game against Barnegat (4-11), going 3-for-3 with a double and scoring two runs. Barnegat opened the...

The first county tournament finals are on tap in the coming days as Ocean County and Monmouth County are preparing to crown their champions. Fourth-seeded Point Pleasant Boro and seventh-seeded Toms River East will meet the Jackson Adventure Complex at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night in the Ocean County final. If you are going, admission is $5 though kids 12-and-under are free.

Former Manasquan High School star Faith Masonius is coming home to finish her women's college basketball playing career - after boosting Maryland to two Big Ten championships. Masonius will use her final year of eligibility to play at Seton Hall University for head coach Anthony Bozzella. “It definitely is an...

Dan Nafziger went 3-for-3 with a double while Matthew Ferrara drove in two runs and had a triple as Toms River East rallied past Jackson Memorial 10-9 in Jackson. Joseph DiMeo was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double and Gavin Toth had a home run while Luke Brush drove in two runs for Toms River East (14-2), which scored eight runs in the fifth inning after trailing 7-2. Toth also had two strikeouts and two walks with three hits in two innings and Jonathan Pallman had two strikeouts and one walk with three hits in two innings. Mason Pentz had two strikeouts and two walks with three hits and Nafziger had two strikeouts in one inning.

There are 2 high school 🏐 games in Lakewood. The Manchester Township High School volleyball team will have a game with Lakewood High School on May 02, 2024, 14:45:00 CST. The Manchester Township High School volleyball team will have a game with Lakewood High School on May 02, 2024, 16:15:00 CST.

STAFFORD - Brady Lesiak, Gabe Tomei and Logan Zeitler collected hits in the fifth inning to propel the Rams to victory on Thursday vs. Toms River North. The victory moved the Rams within one game of clinching minimally a tie for the Class A South championship.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Lesiak opened the scoring with a two-run double to score after Ray Mulhern and Mike Kaczynski, who led off the fifth with back-to-back singles. Gabe Tomei then smashed an RBI triple and Zeitler followed with an RBI single to put the Rams up 4-0...

EDISON, NJ - Spotswood High School's varsity baseball team went into the 2023-24 season with the goal of earning back-to-back Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division titles. The Chargers won the Blue Division championship last spring for the first time since 2018. On Tuesday, the Chargers achieved their goal, clinching the 2023-24 GMC Blue Division title with a 15-9 victory over second place St. Thomas Aquinas High School. It is the first time since the 2016-17 and 2017-18 baseball seasons that the Chargers have earned back-to-back Blue Division championships. Spotswood clinched the 2023-24 Blue Division title thanks to...

TOMS RIVER - Southern defeated Toms River North 14-3 on Tuesday in Toms River.  Brian Harper and Matt Desiderio each had two hits to lead Southern.  Roger Dreher got the win and Jack Cahill the save to lead the Rams in pitching. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Southern (10-3, 9-1) 1 1 3 4 2 3 X 14 9 1 TR North (3-9, 2-7) 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 5 3 Pitching Southern IP H R ER BB SO PC Roger Dreher (W, 5-0) 4 5 3 1 2 7 83 Jack Cahill 1 0 0 0 2 2 35 Toms River North IP H R ER BB SO PC Ryan Rivera (L, 1-3) 3 4 5 2 3 1 66 Brendan Bush 1 2 4 2 3 1 36 Steven Nuber 2 3 5 3 2 1 38 Top Hitters Southern Game Stats Brian Harper 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI Matt Desiderio 2-4, R, RBI, 3 SB Ray Mulhern 1-2, 2B, BB, HBP, 2 R, RBI Brady Lesiak 1-2, 2 BB, HBP, 3 R, RBI Gabe Tomei 1-3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI Tyler McLeod 1-3, R, RBI Logan Zeitler 1-5, R, RBI  DOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE STORE AND THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE. Toms River North Game Stats Vinny Vergona 2-3, BB, 2 R, RBI Dominic Urso 1-2, 2 BB   For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

Led by senior Nick Garbooshian, Brick Memorial defeated rival Brick Township, 7-5, in Brick. The Mustangs jumped out to a 6-0 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning, and with the help of Garbooshian, were able to hold off the Dragons for their 10th win of the season.