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As the first weekend of May arrives, teams are beginning to jockey for playoff position. The postseason will begin later this month. Here are the latest South Jersey Mean 15 rankings. Rankings, records and stats are through Thursday's games. Mean 15 rankings. Kingsway (14-1, last week’s ranking: 1). After losing...

Since its only loss of the season, the Pinelands Regional boys volleyball team has been on a tear. The Wildcats not only haven’t lost since April 9, but they haven’t given up a game during their past 11 matches, improving to 13-1 on the season. Following a pair...

Boxing Insider Promotions is hell bent on bringing boxing back to Atlantic City. As a result boxing returns to Tropicana Atlantic City Saturday May 11 with Local Favorites Justin Figueroa, John Leonardo, and Dwyke Flemmings joining, Avious Griffen, Pryce Taylor, Koby Williams. Famous Wilson, and Jacob Solis in a fun night of local boxing in Atlantic City Presented by Boxing Insider Promotions.

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

Angelina Petracci tallied five goals and registered five ground balls as Egg Harbor outlasted Cedar Creek 10-8 in Egg Harbor Township. Taylor Lear had six ground balls and 10 draw controls while Jessie Chishko scored a hat trick for Egg Harbor (11-2), which has won five of its last six games. Skyler Wood netted twice and had six ground balls and Jossalyn Gagnon had five ground balls. Brielle Hill came up with 13 saves.

BARNEGAT - Barnegat took a loss Wednesday 6-0 to a strong Donovan Catholic squad. Dani Gordan and Gia Rodriguez pitched a combined 3 hit shutout for the Griffins.  Olivia Kurth went 3 for 4.  Barnegat's Riley Schmidt, Eva Watts and Jamison Hogan each had a hit.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Barnegat is 10-4 on the season.    Donovan Catholic (11-3) 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 6 11 0 Barnegat (10-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Team Stats Donovan Catholic Stat Fielding   Errors - Passed Balls - Batting   Hits 11 Left On Base - Sacrifice Flies - Sacrifice Hits - Pitching   Wild Pitches -   Barnegat Stat Fielding   Errors 4 Passed Balls - Batting   Hits 4 Left On Base - Sacrifice Flies - Sacrifice Hits - Pitching   Wild Pitches -   Player Stats Donovan Catholic Batting Stats Player AB R H RBI 1B 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB AVG SLG Isabella Maria 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 Emily Kurth 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 Olivia Kurth 4 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 Christina Ginex 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 Dani Rodriguez 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 Gianna Apostolakos 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Sophia Senger 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 Gia Gordon 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Mia Kelliher 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 Isabella Cino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Emma Stauffer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Jade Hahn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Totals: 35 6 11 5 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 .314 .371 Donovan Catholic Pitching Stats Player IP Hits Runs Allowed ER BB K HB ERA Dani Rodriguez 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 Gia Gordon 4 3 0 0 0 9 0 0.00 Totals: 7 4 0 0 1 14 0 0.00 Barnegat Batting Stats Player AB R H RBI 1B 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB AVG SLG Riley Schmidt 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Eva Watts 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 Brianna Dato 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Mikayla Klein 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 Jamison Hogan 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 Jadeyn Bodziak 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Gianna Gomez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Avalyn Leach 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Gianna Skwirut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 Emily Sisom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Totals: 25 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .160 .240 Barnegat Pitching Stats Player IP Hits Runs Allowed ER BB K HB ERA Jamison Hogan 7 11 6 3 0 5 1 3.00 Totals: 7 11 6 3 0 5 1 3.00 For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

Jacob Cagna had three hits, including a double and a triple, and picked up a pitching win as Egg Harbor defeated Absegami, 10-5, in Galloway Township. The Eagles (11-5) racked up 16 hits. Michael Piskun and Austin Fisher had three each. Fisher had a double and drove in three runs.

Jason Salsbery went the distance and hurled a four-hitter, striking out six and walking one, as Egg Harbor held off Vineland 3-1 in Egg Harbor Township. Salsbery also scored two runs, stole two bases and had a double while Jacob Cagna drove in two runs for Egg Harbor (10-5), which has won five of its last seven games. Michael Piskun and Michael Baxter each finished 2-for-3.

In 2021 and 2022, the Absegami High School softball team posted a combined 8-32 record. Last year, the Braves finished 12-12. On Thursday night, as Absegami honored the three seniors who began their careers with a four-win season, it matched last year’s win total, improving to 12-4 with a 4-3 victory over a three-win Williamstown team that outside of one sloppy inning played much better than its record indicated.

VENTNOR – Mayor Lance Landgraf and the Board of Commissioners Thursday, April 25 honored 15-time Gold Medal Powerlifter Christian Bergman for his “enthusiasm, caring spirit and commitment to family and community.”. Escorted into the meeting room by members of the Beach Patrol and Fire Department, the presentation came...

Edriarlyn Caraballo went 4-for-5 with three doubles, a triple and two runs and Pleasantville scored four runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to beat Wildwood Catholic 15-7 in Wildwood. The game was tied at 7 after five innings but the big finish helped Pleasantville snap a three-game losing...

Finally, after beating teams by six or more goals through the first seven games of the season, the Barnegat girls lacrosse team endured some tests last week. Red Bank Catholic wasn’t one of them. In fact, it was such a lopsided contest, defender Giana Germano spent the last few minutes of the third quarter in an attacker position – nothing like giving a senior a few scoring opportunities.

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...