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BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

BARNEGAT — Point PleasantBorough matched up againstthe Barnegat Bengals in Sat-urday’s quad match. Theytook down the host teamwith a decisive, 50-19 victory.“We started in the 170-

pound weight class andeveryone wrestled well,”coach Pat Brady said aboutthe win. “The lower weightclasses really came throughand everyone was out attack-ing and trying to get pointsfor the team.”The Panthers’ two-time

state qualifier, Dan Nobbs,picked up his 100th careerwin during the match in the127-pound weight class, anexciting moment for him andthe team.“He is a great kid,” said

Brady. “Both on and off themat.”

BORO DEFEATS LACEYPoint Boro also claimed a

comfortable victory overLacey Township at Saturday’squad match.The Panthers won by a

score of 49-20, with only 12points coming from forfeits.Boro jumped out with a

solid 24-point lead with for-

feits by Lacey in the 182- and220-pound weight classes,and pins by Boro in theheavyweight and 195-poundweight classes.Josh Vitale of Point Boro

pinned his opponent in thesecond period of the 195-pound bout, while DominicInfante won the heavyweightbout by pin with two secondsleft in the third period.The Lacey Lions recorded

their first team points when

Boro’s Ben Sabo lost by deci-sion in the 106-pound bout.The Panthers kept going

strong, though, with BlakeDale, Dylan Davies, andNobbs winning the 113-, 120-and 126-pound weight class-es, respectively, and increas-ing their lead 37-3.Coach Brady was definitely

excited about his wrestlers’performance.

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STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR

Mike Frauenheim [seen here in an earlier game this season] scored a team-high 18 points on theroad against Mater Dei to secure another victory in the B Central Division.


MIDDLETOWN — PointBeach remains unbeaten inthe B Central Division asthe team topped Mater DeiPrep on the road 51-31 lastThursday.Garnet Gull senior Mike

Frauenheim scored 18points during the win witheight points from beyond

the arc. He received helpfrom teammate JimmyPanzini who put up 14points of his own.“We came out strong in

the first quarter and estab-lished a solid lead,” ex-plained Point Beach coachNick Catania.It was a solid win for the

Garnet Gulls who reallyplayed hard and consistent-ly throughout the game.

“We played well togeth-er,” stated Catania. “Our in-tensity really carried usthrough the entire game.”Also putting up double

digits on the board for theGulls was Mike Rice whofinished with nine pointsfrom three-point land andfour from the field for a to-tal of 13 points.Point Beach’s Chris Schi-

fano, Trevor Covey, andDanny Frauenheim all fin-ished with two points

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Gulls remain undefeatedMike Frauenheim totals 18 points

in win over Mater Dei Prep


BELMAR — Last time PointBoro and St. Rose faced offon the ice, no victor wasnamed as the teams tied 6-6.It’s safe to say that in theirsecond meeting, there wouldbe a clear victor.In a thrilling game last Fri-

day night, the Panthers de-feated the Purple Roses 5-4on the road.The first period began

pretty routinely until PointBoro’s Kyle Johnson nettedthe first goal of the gamewith an assist from teammateChris Miller.Less than one minute later,

St. Rose responded with agoal of its own to even outthe score at one.The Purple Roses didn’t

stop there, though, as ConnorCassidy scored a power-playgoal for St. Rose. Cassidythen scored a second timewith 44 seconds left in thefirst period, claiming the leadat 3-1.Not playing terribly, Boro

coach Alex DePalma encour-aged his team to keep playinghard.

“I told them to just keeptaking shots and to keep play-ing your game,” DePalmasaid.The second period be-

longed to the Panthers asthey responded well to beingdown. Panther Owen Her-rington scored a short-hand-ed goal to bring them withinone.Ryan Patterson then tied

up the game with a short-handed goal of his own andan assist from Herrington.With one and one-half

minutes left in the second pe-riod, Patterson put anotherpuck in the back of the net

POINT BORO 5 ICE HOCKEY ST. ROSE 4

Panthers win by onein a thriller on the iceHerrington scores

game-winner late inthe third period

COURTESY OF MATT SCHALL

The Panthers refused to let up against the Purple Roses, winning 5-4 with a late third-period goal in anexciting game for both players and fans.

MORGAN CAMPBELL THE OCEAN STAR

The Panthers lost to Wall Township 45-30 in their match last Friday night.


The Point Pleasant Borough Panthers squared up against the WallTownship Knights at home last Friday night.

POINT BORO WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Panthers compete well inquad match on Saturday

Dan Nobbs records100th career win

this past weekend

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SEE GULLS PAGE 29

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His grandfather wrestled.His father wrestled. His un-cles and even his brother allwrestled. I guess you couldsay that Dan Nobbs wasborn to wrestle.Senior wrestler for Point

Boro High School, Nobbshas been wrestling since hewas two years old.This past weekend, in a

match against Barnegat,Nobbs recorded his 100thcareer win, an accomplish-ment worth noting.Humbly admitting how

nervous he was before the

match, Nobbs went out onthe mat and did what he’dbeen doing his whole life.He wrestled.“It was a good moment,”

said Nobbs, thinking aboutthe victory. “I was a little re-lieved because I finally gotit. It was great; pretty emo-tional, too.”Point Boro Coach Pat

Brady thought it was a welldeserved achievement forNobbs.“It’s exciting,” he said. “It’s

great to see a kid whoworked so hard achieve a

milestone like that and haveit pay off for him with hisfamily there and all histeammates there.”Brady holds Nobbs in

high esteem, recognizing hisleadership throughout hiscareer at Point Boro.“Dan has been awesome

since the day he steppedinto the wrestling room hereat the Boro. He’s been aworkhorse for four yearsand even a leader coming inas a freshman,” stated Brady.According to Brady,

Nobbs really stepped up hisrole as leader in his senioryear.“He is teaching the

younger guys what is ex-pected of them, how wetrain and how we do thingshere at the Boro. On and offthe mat,” said Brady.Nobbs truly appreciates

his time as a Pantherwrestler, saying, “When youstep into this programyou’re immediately part ofthis huge family. So many

people come together andsupport you and help youout. Brady says all the timethat if we need anything he’salways there for us andthat’s one hundred percenttrue.”Already going through

shoulder and knee surgery,Nobbs isn’t sure if he willcontinue wrestling afterhigh school.He wants to attend col-

lege and pursue a degree inbusiness and is thinkingabout a career as a police of-ficer.Nobbs joins 11 other dis-

tinguished wrestlers inPoint Boro history as a 100match winner.

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POINT BORO BOYS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Panthers unable to outscoreGolden Eagles in close gameBY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT BORO — ThePanthers fell short at homeThursday night against thevisiting Golden Eagles ofCentral Regional by a scoreof 62-53.It was a close game

throughout, but Central Re-gional managed to run awaywith the win in the end.After trailing the Golden

Eagles by six points at theend of the first quarter, thePanthers came up big beforethe half. They scored 16points while Central Region-al only added 11, leaving PointBoro trailing 30-29 at half-time.Unfortunately, the second

quarter was the only quarterthe Panthers outscored theEagles as they piled on pointsthroughout the second half.At the end of the third

quarter Point Boro foundthemselves down five pointsbut could not seem to getwithin reach of Central Re-gional.The Golden Eagles scored

another 17 in the final quarter,winning the game 62-53.Point Boro junior Matt

VanNostrand led the waywith a game-high 21 points,nine of those points comingfrom beyond the arc. PantherJohn Venturi added 15 pointswith six points coming fromthree-point land.Point Boro’s away game

against Donovan Catholic onTuesday was postponed untilFeb. 7 due to snow.The Panthers will take on

Manchester Township HighSchool tonight at home withthe game scheduled to beginat 6:30 p.m.

Coverage of that game canbe found in next week’s edi-tion of The Ocean Star.

Dominick Pollio covers sports for TheOcean Star. He can be reached at [email protected] or 732-899-7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter@dompollio.


Point Boro’s Matt VanNostrand scored 21 points in the loss to CentralRegional.

MATER DEI 40 GIRLS BASKETBALL POINT BEACH 18

Gulls unable to come up with a win at home


POINT PLEASANT BEACH —The Garnet Gulls lost at

home Thursday night toMater Dei Prep by a score of40-18.It was a tough game for

Point Beach as the teamfound itself down 15-4 by theend of the first half.Coming out of the half and

into the third quarter, theGulls only managed four

points. Mater Dei put up 17more, significantly increas-ing their lead.Though trailing by 24 at

the beginning of the fourthquarter, the Gulls never gaveup, scoring 10 points beforethe final whistle.Casey Sloan of Point

Beach finished the game

with seven points, seven re-bounds and one steal. SamTrabbatoni added sevenpoints of her own as well asthree rebounds, a block andan assist.For Mater Dei, Brooke

Trotta scored a game-high 13points. Teammate CassidyStimpson finished with nine

points and a game-high sixrebounds.Point Beach is now 1-8 for

the season and Mater Deimoves to 8-3.The Gulls’ B Central road

matchup against St. Rose onTuesday has been postponeduntil Feb. 7.

Point Beach will take onRanney School tonight athome starting at 5:30 p.m.

Dominick Pollio covers sports for TheOcean Star. He can be reached [email protected] or 732-899-7606 Ext 15. Follow him onTwitter @dompollio.

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POINT BORO GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Boro loses two on the road


BAYVILLE — The Panthersgirls basketball team fell tothe Golden Eagles on theroad by a score of 64-56 lastThursday evening.Point Boro led 12-11 at the

end of the first quarter butcould not carry its momen-tum over into the next quar-ter.During the second quarter,

Central Regional added 18points to its total while theBoro only added six, endingthe first half down 29-18.The Panthers never let up,

scoring 19 points in both thethird and fourth quarters.Unfortunately, it was notenough to overcome theirfirst-half deficit.The Golden Eagles put up

35 points in the second half,going on to win 64-56. Theyalso hit a total of 10 shotsfrom 3-point range, whichcontributed to the win.“I thought the girls played

well in the loss consideringthe 3-pointers,” said Borocoach David Drew.“Central Regional was

shooting really well. Takeaway a few of those 3-point-ers and we have ourselves awin,” Drew added.Point Boro senior guard

Lindsey Havens led the Pan-thers with 15 points, six re-bounds, three assists and twosteals.Sophomore guard Amye

Zalesky added 13 points ofher own as well as seven re-bounds, three assists and onesteal. Boro senior center Bri-anna Skinner had a team-high11 rebounds and contributed9 points in the loss.

HAVENS WITH THE HOT HANDThe Panthers went on to

play Freehold Township HighSchool on the road Saturdayand lost 63-52.In a pattern similar to the

loss against Central Regional,Point Boro found itself downat the half by a score of 27-15.In the second half, the Pan-

thers put up 37 points, but itwas not enough to secure thewin over the Patriots.Drew was proud of how

the girls played, especiallycoming off the loss to CentralRegional.“We could’ve put our tails

between our legs and notcompete, but our girls came

out and played hard against atop-10 team,” stated Drew.Despite the loss, Havens

finished with a game-high 28points, 12 of them comingfrom beyond the arc. She fin-ished with a game-high sevensteals in addition to four re-bounds and one assist.“When somebody is hot

like that we try and get herthe ball as much as possible,”said Coach Drew. “We haveplays designed to get certainpeople the ball, so we workon getting it to the hot hand.”Point Boro sophomore

guard Megan Hughes madesome noise of her own,adding 11 points, six re-bounds, an assist and a steal.Freehold had a couple

players finish with pointshigher than 20. Samantha Fa-

mulare finished with 23points and Victoria Wagnerfinished with 21 points and agame-high 15 rebounds.The Panthers drop to 7-5

on the season while the Patri-ots move to 9-5.Point Boro’s game against

Donovan Catholic at homethis past Tuesday has beenpostponed until Feb. 7 due tosnow.The Panthers will play on

the road against ManchesterTownship High Schooltonight with tipoff set for6:30 p.m.


Lindsey Havens scores28 points in loss toFreehold Township

apiece.The Gulls now have an

overall record of 9-4 and are8-0 in their division.Their next game versus

Middletown North at homeon Saturday was canceleddue to snow. Their game athome on Tuesday against St.Rose was postponed untilFeb. 7, also due to snow.Point Beach went on to

play Dunellen High Schoolon the road Thursday night,which occurred too late forthis edition of The OceanStar. For full coverage, seenext week’s issue.The Gulls look to keep

their intensity up on the roadagainst Ranney School

tonight with tipoff set for 5:30p.m.


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“It’s always good to get the leadout early,” explained Brady.“Especially against a big teamlike Lacey.”The Lions were able to win

three of the next four bouts, butstill found themselves trailingthe Panthers 41-20.The Point Boro Panthers’

Brandon Defeo and GeneFransceschini won the last twobouts of the match in the 160-and 170-pound weight classes,solidifying an already com-manding victory. Defeo won the 160-pound

bout by decision 5-2 andFransceschini claimed victoryby technical fall in the 170-pound weight class.

BORO VS. TOMS RIVER NORTHIn the most exciting match of

the day, Point Boro fell short tothe Toms River NorthMariners 35-27.The match began with the

195-pound weight class, whereToms River claimed victory bypin. They then won the 220-pound and heavyweight bouts,taking a 13-0 lead before forfeit-ing the 106-pound bout andgiving Point Boro its firstpoints of the match.In the following 113-pound

bout, Dale pinned his opponentin the first period, bringing thePanthers within one.The Mariners won the next

weight class by decision before126-pounder Nobbs pinned hisopponent to give Boro the leadat 18-16.With victories in the next

two bouts, Toms River Northreclaimed a 4-point lead.Point Boro’s Pete Gencarelli

then won the 145-pound boutby decision while the Marinerswon the 152-pound bout bydecision, keeping the lead 25-21.The next bout came down to

the third period. Defeo of PointBoro pinned his opponent inthe 160-pound weight class,reclaiming the lead for thePanthers 27-25 with two boutsto go.

In the 160-pound bout, TomsRiver North won by majordecision which, in turn, wonthe match, as Boro was unableto put anyone on the mat forthe 182-pound weight class.“We went after them every

bout,” coach Brady said aboutthe team’s effort. “Toms Riveris a good, big and competitiveteam.”

BORO FALLS TO WALL TOWNSHIPPrior to Saturday’s quad

match, the Panthers suffered atough loss at home as they fellto the Crimson Knights of WallTownship 45-30 Friday night.The match saw a total of 10

pins between the two squads,with five for Point Boro andfive for Wall Township.While it is always tough to

lose at home, Brady was posi-tive about his team’s perform-ance.“We were competitive the

whole match,” he said.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t comeout on the winning side thistime.”It started with the 170-pound

bout, where Boro’s RyanSansone lost by decision toWall’s Nick Iezzi. The Knightsclaimed victory in the nextthree weight classes, givingthem an early 19-0 lead.Panther heavyweight

Dominic Infante recorded thefirst points for Boro by pinninghis opponent in the third peri-od of their bout. Sabo of PointBoro followed suit, pinning hisopponent and bringing thePanthers within seven.Unfortunately, that was the

smallest lead held by WallTownship for the match.The Knights ran away with

the victory, winning five of thenext eight bouts.

LOOKING AHEADThe Point Pleasant Borough

wrestling team has claimed the

No. 14 seed in this week’s ShoreConference Tournament.The tournament was expect-

ed to begin Tuesday, but becauseof the snow, the first threerounds will be held tonight.The Panthers will take on the

No. 19-seeded ManalapanBraves during the first round, setto begin at 4 p.m.The winner of that round will

face the No. 2-seeded BrickTownship Dragons in the sec-ond round, beginning at 5:30 p.m.The winner of the second

round will then compete in thequarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. againstthe winner of the Toms RiverSouth vs. Toms River Northmatchup.The semifinals and finals will

be held Saturday at JacksonLiberty High school starting at 3p.m.

Dominick Pollio covers sports for TheOcean Star. He can be reached at [email protected] or 732-899-7606Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter @dompollio.

Panthers wrestle strong all weekendPANTHERSFROM PAGE 27


Last Friday’s match between the Panthers and the Crimson Knightssaw a total of 10 pins.

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Garnet Gulls edge out Golden Eagles on the road


BAYVILLE — It was a rivetingmatch on Saturday morningfor the Garnet Gulls wrestlingteam and fans. After trailing the Golden

Eagles for the first 10 bouts,Point Beach pulled a team re-versal to claim the victory onthe road.“It was a good atmosphere

for a Saturday morningmatch,” said Point BeachCoach Jeff Bower. “It was ex-citing for sure.”The match saw all 14 bouts

played out, with a total ofeight pins between the twosquads.

Central Regional started offhot with pins in both the 170-and 182-pound bouts, jumpingout to a 12-0 lead.Point Beach got its first

team points in the 195-poundbout when Central Regional’sJordan Hardy lost by disqual-ification. He also received aplayer misconduct resultingin a deduction of three teampoints.In the next bout, 220-

pounder Forrest Gardner ofPoint Beach lost in a tiebreak-er to Central’s Denis Corbin,making the score 12-6 in favorof the Golden Eagles.Central Regional won the

heavyweight bout with a pinbefore Point Beach added sixto their total with Will Jarvispinning Nicholas Rivera inthe third period of the 106-pound bout.

Central Regional went onto win the 113-pound boutwith a first period pin and the120-pound bout by decision.This gave the Garnet Gullstheir largest deficit of thematch with the score 27-12. Despite being down, the

Gulls continued wrestlinghard, winning the next fivebouts.Point Beach’s Roddy Rupp

started the surge with a pin 35seconds into the first periodof the 126-pound bout.In the following bout, Gar-

net Gull John Finnertyshowed no mercy, defeatinghis opponent 16-0, adding 5points to the team total andbringing them within four.The Gulls needed to con-

tinue winning their individualbouts to stay within reach ofthe Golden Eagles; 138-pounder Giancarlo Crivelli of

Point Beach answered the callgetting the Gulls their firstlead of the day by winning hisbout 18-2. With the score 28-27, there were only threebouts left to decide the match.In the 145-pound bout, Ja-

son Bowers of Point Beachpinned Lino DelGiudice to in-crease the Gulls’ lead to 34-27.“He’s pretty tough,” said

coach Bower. “He’s a great kidto have to put in when weneed him.”Coach Bower then looked

to senior Zack Schaller to so-lidify the victory in the nextbout.“I told him to just go wres-

tle. He’s a senior and heknows what he’s doing,” Bow-er said about Schaller.Following his coach’s ad-

vice, Schaller won 6-1 over hisopponent awarding his team

three more points, enough toclaim the victory.With the score 37-27 in fa-

vor of Point Beach, the matchwas in the bag. In the finalbout of the day, Central Re-gional won with a pin overPoint Beach, but it was notenough to pass the 37 pointsthe Gulls had already put up.Point Beach’s match against

Holmdel on Monday waspostponed due to snow. Theywent on the road againstKeansburg on Thursday,which occurred too late to becovered in this edition of TheOcean Star. For full coverage,see next week’s issue.


Zack Schaller hasa crucial win in matchagainst Central Regional

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COURTESY OF JEAN HERRINGTON

Panther sophomore Cooper Klotz, seen here in goal during an earlier game this season, recorded 18 saves in the Boro victory over St. Roselast Friday.

to give Point Boro the lead 4-3.

The Purple Roses refusedto go down without a fight asthey scored with a mere eightseconds left in the second pe-riod, evening it out at 4.

“It’s tough when they scorejust before the end of the pe-riod, but St. Rose is a very tal-ented offensive team,” saidDePalma. “We went in thelocker room and took sometime to regroup before thethird.”

The third period com-menced and it looked as ifthese two teams would endin a tie once again.

Herrington had a differentoutcome in mind and with anassist from Kyle NiekraszHerrington, scored the game-winner for the Panthers with5:44 left on the clock.

With the Purple Roses un-able to score another goal,Point Boro snagged a much-deserved win in a hard-fought battle.

“Owen’s goal was a wickedshot over the goalie’s shoul-der,” said DePalma. “It was agood way to win.”

Herrington finished thegame with two goals and twoassists, and Patterson fin-ished with two goals. GoalieCooper Klotz recorded 18saves in the game.

The Panthers now hold arecord of 6-4-3. Their gameagainst Donovan Catholic onTuesday was canceled due tosnow.

Point Boro will take onManasquan tonight at theOcean Ice Palace with thefaceoff set for 5:10 p.m.


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The Progressive InsuranceAtlantic City Boat Showtakes place February 4-8 atthe Atlantic City ConventionCenter. Media publicistCarrie Waible said “The ACBoat Show is here to give life-long boating enthusiasts andnovices alike the opportunityto shop, compare and findcompetitive deals on every-thing from sport fishers andperformance boats to sail-boats and family cruisers,plus thousands of marineaccessories and activities forall ages.Beyond the fun of seeing

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The Recreational FishingAlliance has announced,“The New Jersey MarineFisheries Council unani-mously voted to support a

two fish bag limit for stripedbass beginning sometime in2015, with one fish at 28 toless than 43 inches, and a sec-ond fish equal to or greaterthan 43 inches. The decisionat the council's regular meet-ing in Galloway Townshipmust now be picked up byNew Jersey legislators, as anychanges to striped bass regu-lations in the state must bemade through Trenton by anact of law. The Atlantic StatesMarine FisheriesCommission recently man-dated a 25 percent or betterreduction by all coastal stateson striped bass harvestbeginning in 2015, withASMFC technical committeemembers approving NewJersey's proposal of onestriper at less than 43 and onestriper at 43 or greater asmeeting that 25 percentreduction goal. As for NewJersey's bonus striped bassprogram which utilizes theunused commercial quota ofstriped bass through a $2 tagsystem, the New JerseyMarine Fisheries Councilalso voted to convene theirstriped bass advisory com-mittee to look at possiblechanges to the program.Captain Howard Bogan of

the Big Jamaica out of Briellereports, “The Jamaica isscheduled to sail on specialcod, pollock, and ling tripsevery Saturday sailing at 1:00a.m. For further informationcall 732-528-5014 or go towww.bigjamaica.com.”Captain Joe of the Jamaica

II out of Brielle reports “Ourwinter schedule is 12 hourwreck trips: 5 a.m.to 5 p.m.Wednesdays, Saturdays, andSunday. Whiting everyFriday at 6 a.m. “The New Jersey Division

of Fish and Wildlife hasannounced, “Some 570,000healthy and robust rainbowtrout will be stocked inwaters across New Jersey forthe spring trout season. Asmany as 180,000 of thesefeisty fish will be stocked bythe time the season kicks offApril 4. In the comingmonths, the Division will bestocking only rainbow trout,a hearty species that is resist-ant to furunculosis, a diseasethat has impacted brown andbrook trout reared at theDivision’s Pequest TroutHatchery in Warren County.In consultation with other

states that have had to dealwith similar issues resultingfrom this common coldwater fish disease, theDivision has taken aggressivesteps to eliminate the diseasefrom the hatchery. Racewaysused to raise the fish havebeen fully disinfected andincreased measures havebeen taken to deter birds,which are suspected of hav-ing transmitted the diseasefrom the wild to the hatchery.Furunculosis cannot betransmitted to people. All

designated trout waters willbe stocked this spring.Rainbow trout will be theonly species raised at thehatchery for the next severalyears, until the future intro-duction of disease resistantstrains of brook and browntrout can be established.Anglers also should note thatadult, two year old rainbows,averaging 15 to 16 inches, willbe ready for stocking onceagain this fall. Rainbow troutreleased in the comingmonths will average 10.5

inches long.”“The trout going out fromthe Pequest Hatchery this

spring will be completelyhealthy and big,” saidDivision Director DavidChanda “The only differenceis that we will be stockingsolely rainbow trout, a muchheartier, disease-resistantspecies which has not beenexposed to the bacteria thatcauses furunculosis. I wantto thank all anglers who pur-chase fishing licenses andtrout stamps, added DirectorChanda. “By purchasing alicense, anglers providefunding for much more thansimply raising and releasingtrout. These purchases pro-vide funding for criticalresearch and conservationefforts.”

A fishing license and atrout stamp are required tofish for trout for anyonebetween the ages of 16 and70. Children under 16 andNew Jersey residents 70years and older can fish forfree. Licenses and stampsmay be obtained throughlicense agents statewide,found at www.njfishand-wildlife.com/agentlst.htm orpurchased online atwww.nj.wildlifelicense.com.For more information on thetrout stocking program, visit:h t tp : / /www.n j f i shand -wildlife.com/trtinfo.htm.The full stocking schedulewill be posted in March.

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POINT BEACH-MANASQUAN SWIMMING NOTEBOOK

Warriors sweep RBC in dual meet

BY BRIDGET MCCANNTHE COAST STAR

MANASQUAN — The PointBeach-Manasquan swimteam swept Red BankCatholic on Friday evening ina dual meet.The girls team beat the

Caseys 97-73. It was the firsttime the girls team has beat-en Red Bank Catholic in adual meet.The girls team was lead by

Sarah Brennan, KathrynPetrone and Sophie Smith,who all won two individualraces.Brennan finished first in

the 200 freestyle and the 400freestyle.She won the 200 freestyle

in 2:12.66 and the 400freestyle in 4:46.56.Petrone won the 100 but-

terfly and the 100 breast-stroke.She won the 100 butterfly

in 1:08.07 and the 100 breast-stroke in 1:18.36.Sophie Smith won the 50

freestyle in 27.52 and the 100freestyle in 1:02.20.The Warriors won the 200

medley relay in 2:10.51. Theyalso won the 200 freestylerelay in 1:53.49.The Caseys got two wins

from Jaclyn Van Lew. Shewon the 200 individual med-ley [IM] in 2:22.44 and the 100backstroke in 1:06.70.

Red Bank Catholic alsowon the 400 freestyle relay in4:10.50.The boys team beat the

Caseys 131-31.Seniors Jake Hegna and

James Grieb both won twoindividual races apiece.Hegna won the 50 freestyle

in 24.90 and the 400 freestylein 4:24.31.Grieb won the 200 IM in

2:30.46 and the 100 freestylein 58.91.

John Robinson won the200 freestyle in 2:17.48 whileLuke McDonald finished firstin the 100 butterfly in 58.91.Adam Durrua won the 100

breaststroke in 1:20.30.The Warriors won the 200

medley relay in 2:05.38, the200 freestyle relay in 1:52.20and the 400 freestyle relay in4:12.90.Nick Markwell was the

only Casey to win a race. He

won the 100 backstroke in1:07.62.The Conference

Swimming Championshipsbegin this weekend with thegirls on Saturday and theboys on Sunday at the TomsRiver YMCA.

Bridget McCann covers sports for StarNews Group. She can be reached [email protected] or 732-223-0076 Ext 34.

Point Beach-Manasquangirls defeat the Caseysfor the first time in a

dual meet

RYAN MAYER THE COAST STAR

Manasquan sophomore Kathryn Petrone, seen here in a previous meet, won two races to lead theWarriors past Red Bank Catholic on Friday night. It was the first time Point Beach-Manasquan beat theCaseys in a dual meet.

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