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The Shore Conference continues to be a dogfight with tough teams across the board in all six divisions. The upsets kept coming in Week 3, as Point Pleasant Borough toppled Southern to advance to the Ocean Count Tournament final. And a sleeper impressive team was Manasquan, which went toe-to-toe with two non-public powers, narrowly losing St. John Vianney (3-0) and Red Bank Catholic (2-0). Although those two contenders avoided the upset, it spoke to the depth of the league.

Huson Griffin earned a win by striking out three and walking four over two innings during Point Pleasant Boro’s 2-1 win over Howell, in Point Pleasant. Chase Connelly spent four shutout innings on the mound for the Panthers (9-3) and finished with five strikeouts, six walks and one hit.

PHILADELPHIA - Toms River North showed why they’re one of N.J.’s best in the 4x400 as they qualified for a spot in the boys 4x400 Championship of America set for Saturday afternoon. The quartet of Mordecai Ford, Camryn Thomas, Lowrentzky Ambroise and Mamadi Diawara posted a 3:16.47 to...

Mike Dini wasn’t necessarily trying be first in line when the Monmouth Park stable area opened this morning but the veteran trainer said the fact that a van transporting nine of his horses led all arrivals is something he hopes is a sign of things to come this summer.

PHILADELPHIA – Getting a gold watch from the Penn Relays is one of the great prizes in high school track & field. Josh Huisman now has one for each wrist.   ...

Madilynn Boyce threw a four-hitter with 13 strikeouts and one walk to push Middletown North, No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 3-2 win over Manasquan in Middletown. Midd North (10-3) bounced back from the Warriors (7-6) scoring a tying run in the top of the sixth by scoring a go-ahead run in the bottom of the inning.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - New Jersey made its presence felt in a big way in the 4x800-meter relay heats when three teams charged into the Championship of America race to kick off action on Friday at the 128th Penn Relays at Franklin Field. Cherokee, Toms River North and West Orange grabbed...

BARNEGAT - The Barnegat High Softball defeated Ocean 14-1 on Friday at home.   Riley Schmidt went 3 for 4 with three RBI. Jadeyn Bodziak, Avalyn Leach and Gianna Gomez each went 2 for 3 to lead Barnegat. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Jameson Hogan got the complete game victory.   Ocean Township (2-9) 0 0 1 0 0 x x 1 7 1 Barnegat (8-3) 3 8 3 0 x x x 14 18 0 Team Stats Ocean Township Stat Fielding   Errors 1 Passed Balls - Batting   Hits 7 Left On Base - Sacrifice Flies - Sacrifice Hits - Pitching   Wild Pitches -   Barnegat Stat Fielding   Errors - Passed Balls - Batting   Hits 18 Left On Base - Sacrifice Flies - Sacrifice Hits - Pitching   Wild Pitches -   Player Stats Ocean Township Batting Stats Player AB R H RBI 1B 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB AVG SLG Nathalie Staten 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Fritterer 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 Jillian Scotto 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 Cassandra Foley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Taylor Hough 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Hailey Morrow 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Ryleigh Cerco 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Madelyn Ribon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Anna Poniros 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Totals: 21 1 7 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 Ocean Township Pitching Stats Player IP Hits Runs Allowed ER BB K HB ERA Fritterer 4 18 14 0 0 1 0 0.00 Totals: 4 18 14 0 0 1 0 0.00 Barnegat Batting Stats Player AB R H RBI 1B 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB AVG SLG Riley Schmidt 4 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 1.250 Eva Watts 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 Brianna Dato 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Mikayla Klein 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.000 Catey Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Jamison Hogan 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 1.000 Jadeyn Bodziak 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 Gianna Gomez 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 Avalyn Leach 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 Gianna Skwirut 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Emily Sisom 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 Totals: 30 14 18 13 13 5 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .767 Barnegat Pitching Stats Player IP Hits Runs Allowed ER BB K HB ERA Jamison Hogan 5 7 1 1 2 4 0 1.40 Totals: 5 7 1 1 2 4 0 1.40 For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

PHILADELPHIA — The 4x100-meter relay Northeast final at the 2024 Penn Relays ended in controversy at Franklin Field, as what looked like a Toms River North victory was reversed by meet officials. Heading into the fourth leg of the relay, Toms River North (lane 8), Rancocas Valley (lane 7),...

Junior Angelina Ciesnicki was 3-for-4 with a home run and five runs batted in to lead Freehold Borough to an 18-0, four-inning road win at Neptune. Ciesnicki doubled, singled and scored three times. Olivia Edmonds had three hits, including a triple and scored four times. Freehold Borough raised its record...

STAFFORD - The Rams of Southern improved their record to 12-2 after a convincing victory over Toms River North.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Team 1 2 3 Final Toms River North (3-6) 6 10 0 0 Southern (12-2) 25 25 0 2 Player Stats Toms River North Scoring Stats Player Kills Blocks Digs Assists Service Points Aces Totals: 0 0 0 0 0 0   Southern Scoring Stats Player Kills Blocks Digs Assists Service Points Aces Aiden Krinic 8 0 1 0 6 2 Colton Davis 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jonah Krinic 5 1 2 0 0 0 Brody Reynolds 0 0 14 3 4 1 Logan Homme 0 0 2 22 3 1 Anthony Pirrello 0 0 5 0 6 0 Coen Markoski 4 0 3 0 0 0 Lucas Bonner 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jack Malandro 5 0 0 0 0 0 Ean Case 0 0 2 0 10 1 Van Miller 6 2 0 0 0 0 David Bruther 0 0 1 3 3 0 Totals: 28 3 31 28 35 5 For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

Junior Colton Sitarik had three runs batted in and two singles to lift Manchester Township to a 7-6 road win at Ocean Township. Evan Palmer singled, doubled and drove in a run. Gavin Stapon and Justin Uriarte added two singles each in the win. Manchester improved to 4-6. Will Walsh...

STAFFORD - The Southern Regional Baseball team lost 5-0 to Toms River South on Thursday at home. The Rams were missing a number of senior starters who attended their senior trip.   South's Aiden Lynch pitched a three-hit shutout to lead his team to the OCT semifinals on Monday.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Southern made five errors, allowed seven walks and two hit batters, which contributed to the loss.    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E TR South (4-7) 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 1 Southern (9-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Pitching Toms River South IP H R ER BB SO PC Aiden Lynch (W, 3-2)  7 3 0 0 2 6 100 Southern IP H R ER BB SO PC Jack Cahill (L, 0-2) 6 0 5 1 6 5 95 Mike Kaczynski   1 0 0 0 1 2 20 Top Hitters Toms River South Game Stats Tyler Kopin 0-2, 2 BB, R Ruben Febres 0-1, BB, HBP, R, 2 SB Ben McEwan 0-2, 2 BB, 2 SB Southern Game Stats Aiden Miller 2-3 Ryan Dietrich 1-1, BB   For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

Freehold, NJ — Yogi Sheridan and Mike Polansky both charged from well off the speed to grab victory in their respective $9,000 divisions for the American Harness Drivers Club (AHDC) Trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday afternoon (April 27). Sheridan methodically ground through the mile with Dingle out of...