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BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH —The Point Pleasant Bor-ough ice hockey team skat-ed through a productiveseason this year.

It was somewhat of a re-building season as the Pan-thers had lost their leadingscorer from the last threeyears, their number one de-fenseman, and their goaliethat helped them win twodivision championships.

“We needed to rely a loton our backup goalie ChrisBelman, and I looked toOwen Herrington and RyanPatterson on offense whileheavily relying on Matt Ki-mak on defense,” said coachAlex DePalma. “I didn’t goin with high expectations,especially in a new and

challenging division. I justwanted to be competitive.”

The team went 12-7-3 intheir first year playing inthe A Central division. ThePanthers secured wins inthe opening rounds of theShore Conference Tourna-ment and the state tourna-ment. Both were excitingovertime victories for thePanthers.

“They exceeded my ex-pectations,” DePalma said.“We won the overtimegame against Southern Re-gional, who went to thesemis. Then we won againin overtime in states firstround.”

The Panthers then fell toRamsey, but to competeagainst the Rams late in theseason in a pretty evengame until the last sevenminutes is a testament tothe hard work and dedica-tion the players have put in.Ramsey ended up in thestate finals.

Now that the season isover, DePalma and the team

look ahead to next season.“Just because hockey is

over, they don’t stop the de-velopment,” DePalma ex-plained. “They need towork out in the weightroom and put on musclemass.”

DePalma lets his teamknow that if they do not doanything to improve in theoffseason, they will be look-ing at the same resultscome next season. He is al-ways pushing them to im-prove and puts that sameexpectation on himself.

“I need to keep the statusquo. I need to keep themdisciplined, keep themworking hard,” said DePal-ma.

DePalma also looks tonew talent coming in.

“We’re a small school sowe’re only as good as theyoung kids coming in,” hesaid. “At a school wherepeople don’t come in justfor hockey, we need to keepthe program hardworkingand appealing.”

ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Point ice hockey exceedsexpectations in new divisionPanthers made it

through first roundof SCT, states


POINT PLEASANT BEACH —They say the third time’s thecharm, and that’s what it tookfor Shore Regional to finallytop Point Pleasant Beach athome.

For the past two years theBlue Devils have squared offagainst the Garnet Gulls inthe state tournament, andboth times, Shore was senthome packing.

In their second meeting inthe sectional championship

game against Point BeachTuesday night, the Blue Dev-ils claimed a 62-44 victoryand the New Jersey State In-terscholastic Athletic Associ-ation [NJSIAA] Central Jer-sey Group I title — theirsecond sectional title andfirst since 1967.

While the score reflects an18-point win for Shore, theGulls did not let them get itso easily.

In front of a sold-out homecrowd, the contest began. Itwas a slow start for bothteams in the first quarter be-

fore Shore’s Rob Gianlanelladrew first blood with a 3-pointer. Play continued andthe Gulls found themselvesdown 6-5 after a three fromsenior Jesse Hill and twofrom junior Jimmy Panzini.

With over a minute left inthe first, Blue Devil Matt Mc-Carthy increased their lead tothree, but soon after Panziniresponded with a layup tocome within one. The quar-ter ended with Shore Region-al up 8-7.

Gulls fall in thesectional finals“We were one of the top teams in the Shore, one of the top teams in ourgroup, and we’ve proven we’re one of the top teams in the state again.On a year where we graduated a ton of guys with minutes and people

didn’t expect anything from us, we showed we’re a real program.”

NICK CATANIA Head Coach, Point Beach Basketball

STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR

Ryan Sheehan puts up a jumper in Tuesday’s loss to Shore Regional in front of a sold-out home crowd.

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Jesse Hill [above] powers through two Blue Devil defenders for two points, while senior captain MikeFrauenheim [below] dribbles around a Shore Regional defender.

An impressive season

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The blur you see fly byyou on the court at a PointBeach basketball game isnot your imagination.It’s Jimmy Panzini, one of

the fastest players on theteam.Panzini, a point guard by

trade, had outstanding per-formances the last twogames for the Gulls. He putup 23 points against SouthHunterdon and a team-high17 points against Shore Re-gional.

A strong defender, Panzi-ni is lightning quick withhis hands and aggressive inthe lane and in transition.“I love defense, that’s

how I get most of my pointsoff of steals and in transi-tion,” he said. “I also love at-tacking the basket, going bydefenders, and usingscreens.”He’s been playing the

game of basketball sincearound six or seven yearsold, saying, “I started play-ing and I found out that I

loved it. I’ve been playingever since.”Panzini began his high

school career at St. Antho-ny’s in Jersey City but afternot getting a lot of playingtime and enduring the ardu-ous daily commute, he de-cided to stay local and playfor Point Beach.The program has wel-

comed him with open armsand looks to his fast pacedplay to keep games movingin their favor.“It’s great. Schifano and

Frauenheim brought me inlike I was their little broth-er,” said Panzini. “Theytreated me like family. Itwasn’t too hard adapting.Coming here was a greatmove for me.”Schifano and Frauenheim

helped Panzini throughsummer workouts, fallworkouts, the weight room,and open gyms.“The guys are great team-

mates and Catania is a greatcoach,” stated Panzini. “He

pushes me more than any-one, he’s really helped im-prove my game.”He models himself after

his parents, saying, “I lookup to both my parents. Theywork hard every day andthey both played sports. Isee the success they haveand I try and model myselfafter them.”Only a junior, Panzini will

start looking at colleges thissummer and hopes to find aplace where he can contin-ue playing basketball.

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I’m not too sure if it couldbe attributed to any one per-son, but I believe the athleticcommunity has widely ac-cepted the mantra that“championships are won inthe offseason.”This is believed in all levels

of competition, from LittleLeague to college and at theprofessional level.As I’m sure you’ve noticed,

a lot of the high school win-ter sports have come to aclose and spring sports areon the horizon. This meansplayers will be transitioninginto other sports or enteringthe offseason.So what exactly is the off-

season? In respect to sports,it is the time of year whenplayers are not engaging intheir particular sport in con-junction with scheduledgames that count toward anoverall win-loss record. Thiscan be for a high school teamor a team where athletes arepaid to play for. In any case,there are spring seasons andwinter seasons and some sea-sons thrown in between.In my opinion, it shouldn’t

even be called the offseasonbecause true athletes are nev-er really off.It is a time when players

perfect their game, cut theirweight, increase musclemass, or anything besides

“turning off” and “vegging”out on the couch in front ofthe television.It is a time for training, and

should be called training sea-son. A lot of coaches developworkout plans or incorporateopen gyms for their playersto keep fresh in their downtime.A lot of high school coach-

es believe it is important fortheir athletes to not onlytrain in the offseason, butthat it is beneficial to partici-pate in more than one sportwhile in school.“We tell our athletes to do

as much as they can whilethey are in high school. 99percent of high school kidswill have an opportunity toplay sports for four years,and never again,” explainedPoint Beach wrestling andfootball coach Jeff Bower.“We will never tell a kid to fo-cus on just one sport, we en-courage them all to playeverything.“Most of our team plays

football, soccer and baseball,and that is what we want,” headded. “The more numberswe get, the better we will be.The more athletes you get, inany sport, the better you willbe.”One of the greatest athletes

of all time, Jim Thorpe, par-ticipated in his fair share of

sports. Scratch that — he did-n’t just participate, he ex-celled.Thorpe won Olympic gold

medals in the pentathlon andthe decathlon. He played col-lege football and professionalfootball as well as MajorLeague Baseball. Oh, andwhile in school, he also dab-bled in hockey, boxing, bas-ketball and lacrosse.In 1950, the nation’s press

selected Thorpe as the mostoutstanding athlete of thefirst half of the 20th century,and in 2000 he was awardedABC’s Wide World of SportsAthlete of the Century.While it has not been sci-

entifically proven, I believepart of Thorpe’s success hassomething to do with thefact he participated in somany different sports in hiscareer.Other notable multi-sport

athletes include Bo Jackson,who played baseball for theKansas City Royals and foot-ball for the Oakland Raiders,Jim Brown, who played foot-ball for the ClevelandBrowns and also holds aplace in the Lacrosse Hall ofFame for his performancewhile at Syracuse, and JackieRobinson, who played foot-ball in the Pacific CoastLeague before baseball forthe Dodgers and was the

first person in UCLA schoolhistory to letter in foursports [baseball, basketball,football and track and field].So, based on the impres-

sive careers of these ath-letes, it is safe to say theynever really participated inan offseason. What does thismean for today’s athlete?As sports progress, they

become more competitiveand even more physicallydemanding. For athletes atthe high school level thatwant to continue their ca-reer through college andprofessionally after, the off-season is a vital piece to thepuzzle that spells success.This means you should

take advantage of all the op-portunities afforded to you.Hit the weight room, go onmorning runs, and more im-portantly, play your sportyear round.If you take the time and

put in the effort to get afterit and put in the hard workwhen no one else is, youcould be the one we’re allwatching from the comfortof our couches.

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

OVERTIME BY DOMINICK POLLIO

The offseason: Is it ever really off?


LINDSEY HAVENS

BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

‘14-‘15 All-Starteams named


POINT PLEASANT — The 2014-2015 Coaches’ All-Shore, All-Division, and Senior All-Starteams for girls and boys bas-ketball were released lastweek. The Shore BasketballCoaches Association [SBCA]designates the honors.From Point Beach, junior

guard Jimmy Panzini and sen-iors Jesse Hill and MikeFrauenheim were named tothe Class B Central All-Divi-sion first team. Junior guardMike Rice was named to theClass B Central All-Divisionsecond team.Sophomore guard John

Venturi of Point Boro wasnamed to the Class B SouthAll-Division second team.On the girls’ side from Point

Boro, senior Lindsey Havenswas named the Class B SouthDivision Player of the Year.Teammate Brianna Skinnerwas named to the Class BSouth All-Division first team

while sophomore MeganHughes was named to theClass B South All-Divisionsecond team.The SBCA also released the

rosters for this season’s SeniorAll-Star Game, which will beplayed on March 25 at WallTownship high school.For the girls All-Star East

Team, Havens and Skinnerwill be playing while Borocoach David Drew will becoaching along with DaveBeauchemin of Manchesterand Jay Lagomarsino ofMatawan.Frauenheim will be repre-

senting Point Beach on theAll-Star East team and Hillwill be playing on the All-StarWest team.The girls game will tipoff at

6 p.m. and the boys game willtipoff at 8 p.m.

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

POINT BEACH BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Point Beach on road to finalsBY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT BEACH — Inthe second round of the Cen-tral Jersey Group I tourna-ment, defending sectionalchamps Point Beach hostedsixth-seeded Bound BrookFriday night.In front of a packed gym-

nasium, the Garnet Gullstopped the Crusaders 61-43 ina game where eight differentPoint Beach players putpoints on the board.The first quarter started

with a 7-0 run from PointBeach, including a 3-pointerfrom Mike Frauenheim tostart the game. Bound Brookcalled a timeout before thehalfway point in order to notlet the game get out of handso early.

The break helped the Cru-saders as they went on a 10-0run with seven of thosepoints coming from BoundBrook junior Anthony Perez.With the quarter drawing

to a close and Bound Brookup 12-9, Point Beach’s MikeRice hit a three with only sec-onds remaining to even outthe score at 12 and close outthe first quarter.The game remained close

throughout the second quar-ter with neither team holdinga lead for an extended periodof time.Perez opened the second

with a nothing-but-net 3-pointer, which sparked aBound Brook run and eventu-al 21-16 lead.Responding for the Gulls

was Ryan Sheehan with athree of his own to cut theCrusader lead to two.

Two minutes of no scoringensued before Jesse Hill ofPoint Beach knotted thegame up at 21 with a short-range jumper.Bound Brook found the

hoop again to reclaim thelead but less than 30 secondslater, Hill drove to the net fora layup while drawing a foul.He made the shot from thefree-throw line to completethe 3-point play.With a 24-23 lead and the

hot hand, Hill put up a mid-range jumper that bounced ofthe rim and in the hands of aCrusader.In transition, Point Beach

managed to steal the ball andfeed it to Hill, who was on hisway back on defense.With no defenders in sight,

Hill caught the pass on therun and put up a command-ing slam dunk that ignited the

home crowd and was fol-lowed by the Gull’s Nestchanting Zombie Nation, anoften-used chant among thesports faithful.The Crusaders managed

one last basket before half-time but the Gulls ended thehalf up 26-25 with a lot of mo-mentum from the Hill dunk.They carried that momen-

tum through halftime andinto the third quarter.Hill hit a jumper to start

the third and Jimmy Panzini,who only had two points inthe first half, managed fivepoints in the third quarter.This included stealing a passand running the length of thecourt only to get fouled whilestill putting up a crazy circuslayup that found its way

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Jimmy Panzini [No. 1] goes up for a layup in Friday night’s gameagainst Bound Brook. Panzini finished with 10 points in the win.

through the hoop. Panzini hitthe extra shot from the chari-ty stripe to round it out.The Gulls put up 14 points

in the third quarter whilekeeping the Crusaders to five.Entering the final quarter

with a 10-point lead, PointBeach never stopped pouringin points. To make matterseven better for the Gulls,Bound Brook found itself infoul trouble, awarding PointBeach one-and-one opportu-nities at the line with six andone-half minutes still left toplay.This turned into a double

bonus three minutes later asthe Gulls were cruising with a54-35 lead.Coach Nick Catania start-

ing taking out his starters tothe applause of the homecrowd. The subs entered thegame and closed it out for theGulls, winning 61-43.Hill led Point Beach with 18

points. Rice dropped in 14 andPanzini added 10.For the Crusaders, Perez

finished with a game-high 23points and senior teammateKevin Pacheco put up 11.

GULLS VS. EAGLESThe Garnet Gulls advanced

to the semifinal round of thetournament where they facedseventh-seeded South Hun-terdon at home on Saturday.Point Beach came out with

a 71-50 victory after battlingthrough a close first half.The first quarter looked as

if the game would be ablowout as Beach jumped outto a 19-7 lead over the Eaglesbehind nine points fromFrauenheim.The Eagles would not be

beat that early, though, as theymounted a 16-4 run in the firsthalf of the second quarter todraw even with the Gulls at23. Panzini had committedtwo fouls in the first quarter,which led to him sitting outthe entire second quarter.South Hunterdon took ad-

vantage of the missing Panzi-ni but still had a hard timecontaining Hill, who was justheating up.Hill scored all 10 of Point

Beach’s second-quarterpoints to keep a 29-25 PointBeach lead at the end of thefirst half.Hill continued his stellar

play out of the half scoring 12points from beyond the arcand 14 points total in the thirdquarter. The Garnet Gullsended the third up 55-41.Meanwhile, Panzini had re-

turned to the game in the sec-ond half, eventually puttingup 20 points for a total of 23 in

the game. Hill hit one morethree in the fourth before be-ing taken out to rest.The Gulls outscored the

Eagles 42-25 in the secondhalf, leading to the 21-pointvictory and a shot at theirthird sectional title in a row.Hill finished with a game-

high 29 points along witheight rebounds and fourblocks. Panzini had 23 pointsand as a team, Point Beachfinished with 12 made shotsfrom 3-point land.The Garnet Gulls then

went on to face fourth-seededShore Regional in the section-al championship on Tuesdayat home [see related story].This is the second year in arow the Gulls faced Shore Re-gional in the sectional final.

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.

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Mike Frauenheim [No. 5] scored all nine of his points against the Eagles in the first quarter to help Point Beach jump out to an early 19-7lead.


Jesse Hill [No. 24] contests a shot from South Hunterdon in Saturday’s semifinal victory at home.

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Mike Rice opened the sec-ond quarter for the Gullswith a jumper from the freethrow line, securing a one-point lead for Beach. TheBlue Devils then com-menced a small 4-0 run be-fore Hill powered throughdefenders for a layup and thefoul. After hitting the extrapoint, the Gulls had evenedit out at 12.The game went back and

forth and Point Beach wasdown 17-14. On the next of-fensive possession for theBlue Devils, Panzini stole theball for the Gulls and wentthe distance to put up alayup between two defend-ers.With two and a half min-

utes left in the first half andtrailing by one, Hill hit ajumper from the top of thekey to reclaim the lead 18-17.For yet another lead

change, Dan Largey of Shorenabbed a missed shot andput it back up for the lead.Just before the half came

to a close, Panzini struck onemore time, hitting a layup toenter halftime up 20-19.With Point Beach only up

one point at the half, somechanges were necessary ifthey wanted to break thegame open. The Blue Devilswere out-rebounding theGulls on offense and defenseand seemed to be one stepquicker in executing theirplays.“They had some tough

matchups. They have threekids that can really score andcreate their own shots. Theirsecondary guys hit someshots in the first half too,”said Beach coach Nick Cata-nia. “We were a little bit lateto help on a couple plays; wewould’ve liked to be earlier.”Shore Regional began the

third quarter with a 4-0 runbefore Mike Frauenheim hithis first points of the game

off a layup after a Beachsteal at half court.Panzini then snagged a

Shore pass and put in a layupfor the lead, followed by Hillhitting a short jumper whilegetting fouled. He could notcomplete the 3-point playbut Beach was up 26-23.Largey ended the Gulls’ 6-

0 run with two, but Panzinianswered with a bucket andthe foul. He hit the freethrow, giving Point Beach afour-point lead.The Garnet Gulls were

gaining momentum, but theseniors from Shore Regional,who had lost twice before,were not going down with-out a fight. The Blue Devilsmounted a 10-0 run to closeout the third quarter.This included a play with

two seconds left on the clockwhere Frauenheim fouledLargey as he was debatablyputting up a shot from thebackcourt. Largey hit allthree shots from the charitystripe and remained perfectfrom the free throw line forthe rest of the game.With Shore up 35-29 and

one quarter left to play, theGulls were doing their bestto not disappoint their homecrowd.Mike Rice hit a shot from

beyond the arc to start thefourth quarter, which wasquickly answered by aLargey jumper.Rice was not having it

though as he hit another 3-pointer to bring Point Beachwithin two.After both teams ex-

changed shooting fouls andshot perfect from the line,the score was 39-37. Shorewas hanging on as Beachwas trying to defend their ti-tle.Shore Regional’s Kevin

Bloodgood then hit his only3-pointer of the game, whichturned out to also be themost clutch shot of thenight. It came at the timewhen momentum was sittingon the fence, undecided on

who it should side with.Bloodgood’s three made thefinal decision and amped upthe Blue Devils’ faithful thatmade the trip for the game.With a little over four

minutes in the final quarter,Panzini hit two foul shots,still trailing 42-39, and Cata-nia took a timeout to reiter-ate strategy to the team.“Catania, even when we

were down, kept telling us tostick to what we do best,”said Panzini. “‘Don’t lose fo-cus, stay with what we’vebeen doing all year, keepfinding each other, and don’tget caught up in the heat ofthe moment.’”Following the timeout,

both teams had committedenough fouls to offer theother one-and-one shootingopportunities from the free-throw line. The only prob-lem was that the Gullsseemed to be the only teamcommitting fouls.The Blue Devils hit four

free throws, followed by Hillhitting three for the Gulls af-ter he was fouled putting upa shot beyond the arc.Largey answered with twomore foul shots and a ShoreRegional timeout.With 2:36 still left to play,

Bloodgood hit a reverselayup for a 50-42 lead, butPoint Beach still had someopportunities available. Hilljust could not connect as hemissed two 3-point shots andthen fouled Bloodgood toput him back at the line.The Blue Devils hit every

shot they were offered fromthe charity stripe — not justin the final quarter, but alsoin the entire game. They fin-ished the game 26-for-26from the foul line, much tothe dismay of the Gulls’Nest.The Garnet Gulls made

two more free throws beforeShore Regional ran out theclock and the Blue Devilcrowd stormed the court incelebration of the 62-44 vic-tory.

“Their kids hit shots andthey didn’t miss,” commend-ed Catania after the game.“They hit some tough, con-tested shots. They hit tough,contested threes.”The Blue Devils’ offense

was firing on all cylindersand their defense was evenbetter as they held Hill toone 3-pointer the wholegame after he hit seven inthe previous game againstSouth Hunterdon.“They played that 1-3-1 bet-

ter than we’ve seen all sea-son. They were long and itwas tough to penetrate andpass,” explained Panzini.Catania had the game plan

but it was not enough to fal-ter the Blue Devils, whohave perfected their defen-sive scheme.“We wanted to attack their

zone better and harder. Wewanted to get it in the paintmore and then pitch outverse their zone,” said Cata-nia. “We practice it a ton, wejust didn’t execute it. Part ofthat is because Shore is fair-ly good at playing it. They’relong, athletic, and they got totheir spots well.”It is hard to lose an impor-

tant game in front of yourhome crowd, but the upsideis that the fans had been bythe Gulls’ side all season andwon’t let the loss take any-thing away from the team’sperformance this year.“We had a really strong

year. We were one of the topteams in the Shore, one ofthe top teams in our group,and we’ve proven we’re oneof the top teams in the stateagain,” stated Catania. “On ayear where we graduated aton of guys with minutes andpeople didn‘t expect any-thing from us, we showedwe’re a real program.”The boys took the loss

hard as some players likeHill, a senior, won’t have an-other shot at a high schoolsectional title, but Cataniawants his players to takeaway more than just basket-

ball from the Point Beachprogram, saying, “I toldthem I was proud of them.They did a lot of things thatnobody thought they coulddo. Our big thing is you cando anything you want in life.A lot of people just say that,but our thing is that youhave two choices in things. Ifyou’re interested in some-thing, it’s going to be reallytough to achieve a goal, but ifyou’re committed to it,you’ve got a great chance ofachieving your goal and be-coming a success.“These guys did that. We

talk to them all the timeabout it. We want them totake that lesson in life fromour program,” he added.

LOOKING AHEADWith the season behind

them, it is never too early tostart working toward nextseason.“We’re going to start as

soon as we’re allowed tostart in the summer,” saidCatania. “We’ll be in the gymeveryday. We’re going towork to get better and hope-fully we’ll be back in thesame situations we were thisyear and this time we’ll win.”The boys will work on

their game in the offseasonand take advantage of anyopportunities to play basket-ball. Some players also par-ticipate in other sports,which is a great way to stayin shape as an overall ath-lete.“I have AAU to look for-

ward to right now, but afterAAU I’ll get back here withPoint Beach,” said Panzini,who will be back next yearas a senior. “We’ll be work-ing for the same goal. Winthe division, the sectional ti-tle, and the state champi-onship. We’ll be out herelooking for revenge nextyear.”

GARNET GULL FAITHFULSometimes it gets over-

looked, and other times you

can’t help but notice. Thelatter is the case when itcomes to the Point Beachcrowd that relentlessly sup-ported their team at homeand on the road.Tuesday’s game was sold

out the day before, and whenthe doors opened an hourbefore tipoff, the studentsection for Point Beach wasalready full.Affectionately known as

the Gulls’ Nest, the fanswere sporting red and white,waving red cloths and hold-ing up giant heads of playerson the court.“It’s an unbelievable feel-

ing, I can’t even explain it,”said Panzini with a smile.“Just sitting on the benchand hearing your name getcalled and you just hear aroar behind you. It’s an un-believable feeling.”The Gulls’ Nest really gets

into it from the first noteplayed of “Thunderstruck”by AC/DC to the final whis-tle blown at the end of thegame. Their screaming andyelling even plays a factorwhen the visiting team hasto shoot free throws on theirside of the court.These loyal fans were not

only there for the post-sea-son tournament play, butsupported the team in theregular season as well.Panzini and the rest of the

team appreciate all they doto support them, saying,“The Gulls’ Nest, they werejust — I mean, it’s just amaz-ing. To have a group of fanslike that to support you thewhole way through thestates and even in the regu-lar season is really some-thing special.”With sore voices and tired

legs, the Gulls’ Nest gets amuch-needed rest, but theywill be back out in full forcecome game time for thespring season.

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ING, LLC - $155,000.00 (PRIN-CIPAL AMOUNT)US BANKCUST FOR PRO

CAPITAL II, LLC TAX SALECERTIFICATE - $452.36BRICK TWP OPEN WATER -

$196.37 (OPEN PLUS PENAL-TY)BRICK TWP OPEN SEWER -

$326.64 (OPEN PLUS PENAL-TY) TOTAL: $155,975.37The amount of the judgment to

be satisfied by said sale is the sumof $3,407.67 more or less, plusinterest.

Surplus Money: If after thesale and satisfaction of the mort-gage debt, including costs andexpenses, there remains any sur-plus money, the money will bedeposited into the Superior CourtTrust Fund and any person claim-ing the surplus, or any part thereof,may file a motion pursuant toCourt Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2stating the nature and extent of thatperson’s claim and asking for anorder directing payment of the sur-plus money. The Sheriff or otherperson conducting the sale willhave information regarding thesurplus, if any.May be subject to an

Ordinance by the Ocean CountyBoard of Health: 87-01, Section10. The Sheriff’s Department willrequire notification of the certifi-cation of the wells where applica-ble.The Sheriff shall deduct his

fees, costs and commissions ofsale from the total amount bid atthe sale.A 20% deposit (cash or certi-

fied funds) is required from theSuccessful Bidder at the time ofsale.Seized as the property of

LARISSA BASANOW, and takenin execution at the suit of SYL-VAN GLADE CONDOMINIUMASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/AMAPLE LEAF PARK ASSOCIA-TION, INC., to be sold by MichaelG. Mastronardy, Sheriff.This sale is subject to post-

ponement without further notice. Attorneys for PlaintiffMcGovern Legal Services,

LLC850 Route 1New Brunswick, NJ 08902Sheriff’s Docket: L 767739Dated: March 12, 19, 26,

2015; April 2, 2015($146.52) (444) (3/13, 3/20,

3/27, 4/3)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANT BEACHFLOODPLAIN

HOUSING ACT IN THE CON-DUCT OF ITS BUSINESS.”The amount of the judgment to

be satisfied by said sale is the sumof $1,823,382.17 more or less,plus interest.





SANDRA COLATRELLA, ETAL, and taken in execution at thesuit of CAPITAL ONE, N.A., tobe sold by Michael G.Mastronardy, Sheriff.This sale is subject to post-

ponement without further notice. Attorneys for PlaintiffZucker, Goldberg &

Ackerman200 Sheffield StreetP.O. Box 1024Mountainside, NJ 07092-

0024Phone: 1-908-233-8500File # XCZ-169945Sheriff’s Docket: CH 767733Dated: March 12, 19, 26,

2015; April 2, 2015($182.16) (552) (3/13, 3/20,


___________________________OCEAN COUNTYSHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, LAW DIVISION DocketNo. DJ17441614, will be exposedto sale at public venue on TUES-DAY the 7TH DAY OF APRIL,A.D. 2015 between the hours of 12o’clock and 5 o’clock (at 2o’clock) Prevailing Time in theafternoon of said day at the Officeof the Sheriff, Toms River,Township of Toms River, Countyof Ocean, New Jersey.All that tract or parcel of land

and premises, situate, lying andbeing in the TOWNSHIP OFBRICK, County of Ocean andState of New Jersey. Street and Street No.: 303

SAWMILL ROADTax Lot and Block No.: LOT:

10 C086; BLOCK: 1386Dimensions: APPROXI-

MATELY: UNAVAILABLENearest Cross Street:

UNAVAILABLEThe above description does not

constitute a full legal description,said description is filed at theOffice of the Sheriff, 120 HooperAvenue, Toms River, NJ.THE SHERIFF HEREBY

RESERVES THE RIGHT TOADJOURN THIS SALE WITH-

of CAPITAL ONE, N.A., to besold by Michael G. Mastronardy,Sheriff.This sale is subject to post-

ponement without further notice. Attorneys for PlaintiffZucker, Goldberg &

Ackerman200 Sheffield StreetP.O. Box 1024Mountainside, NJ 07092-

0024Phone: 1-908-233-8500File #XCZ-169832Sheriff’s Docket: CH 767729Dated: March 12, 19, 26,

2015; April 2, 2015($172.92) (524) (3/13, 3/20,



By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F02996412,will be exposed to sale at publicvenue on TUESDAY the 7THDAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2015between the hours of 12 o’clockand 5 o’clock (at 2 o’clock)Prevailing Time in the afternoon ofsaid day at the Office of theSheriff, Toms River, Township ofToms River, County of Ocean,New Jersey.All that tract or parcel of land


CEDAR ISLANDTax Lot and Block No.: LOT:

15; BLOCK: 252.20 AND 252.21Dimensions: APPROXI-

MATELY: .1377 ACRESNearest Cross Street: CEDAR

ISLAND COURTThe above description does not


RESERVES THE RIGHT TOADJOURN THIS SALE WITH-OUT FURTHER NOTICE BYPUBLICATION.PRIOR LIENS OF AFFI-

DAVIT: NONESUBJECT TO ANY OPEN

TAXES, WATER/SEWER,MUNICIPAL OR TAX LIENSTHAT MAY BE DUE.SUBJECT TO TAX AND

PRIOR LIEN INFO: TAXES/SEWER/WATER

MAY BE DELINQUENT - YOUMUST CHECK WITH THE TAXCOLLECTOR FOR EXACTAMOUNT DUE.MORTGAGE RECORDED

MARCH 26, 2007, IN THEAMOUNT OF $1,050,000.00JUDGMENT #J-108639-2003

RECORDED 5/6/2003JUDGMENT #J-226468-2006

RECORDED 9/5/2006“THE FAIR HOUSING ACT

PROHIBITS ANY PREFER-ENCE, LIMITATION, OR DIS-CRIMINATION BECAUSE OFRACE, COLOR, RELIGION,SEX, HANDICAP, FAMILIALSTATUS, OR NATIONAL ORI-GIN, OR INTENTION TOMAKE SUCH PREFERENCE,LIMITATION OR DISCRIMINA-TION IN CONNECTION WITHANY ASPECT OF A RESIDEN-TIAL REAL ESTATE TRANS-ACTION. ZUCKER, GOLD-BERG AND ACKERMAN, LLCENCOURAGES AND SUP-PORTS THE EQUAL HOUSINGPRACTICES OF THE FAIR

said day at the Office of theSheriff, Toms River, Township ofToms River, County of Ocean,New Jersey.All that tract or parcel of land


MARK DRIVETax Lot and Block No.: LOT:

57; BLOCK: 190Dimensions: APPROXI-

MATELY: .5500 ACNearest Cross Street: SUSAN

DRIVEThe above description does not



DAVIT: NONESUBJECT TO ANY OPEN

TAXES, WATER/SEWER,MUNICIPAL OR TAX LIENSTHAT MAY BE DUE.SUBJECT TO TAX AND

PRIOR LIEN INFO: TAXES/SEWER/WATER

MAY BE DELINQUENT - YOUMUST CHECK WITH THE TAXCOLLECTOR FOR EXACTAMOUNT DUE.“THE FAIR HOUSING ACT

PROHIBITS ANY PREFER-ENCE, LIMITATION, OR DIS-CRIMINATION BECAUSE OFRACE, COLOR, RELIGION,SEX, HANDICAP, FAMILIALSTATUS, OR NATIONAL ORI-GIN, OR INTENTION TOMAKE SUCH PREFERENCE,LIMITATION OR DISCRIMINA-TION IN CONNECTION WITHANY ASPECT OF A RESIDEN-TIAL REAL ESTATE TRANS-ACTION. ZUCKER, GOLD-BERG AND ACKERMAN, LLCENCOURAGES AND SUP-PORTS THE EQUAL HOUSINGPRACTICES OF THE FAIRHOUSING ACT IN THE CON-DUCT OF ITS BUSINESS.”The amount of the judgment to






KIMBERLY FATOVIC, ET AL,and taken in execution at the suit

TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER ORNOT ANY OUTSTANDINGINTEREST REMAIN OFRECORD AND/OR HAVE PRI-ORITY OVER THE LIEN BEINGFORECLOSED AND, IF SO THECURRENT AMOUNT DUETHEREON.**IF THE SALE IS SET

ASIDE FOR ANY REASON,THE PURCHASER AT THESALE SHALL BE ENTITLEDONLY TO A RETURN OF THEDEPOSIT PAID. THE PUR-CHASER SHALL HAVE NOFURTHER RECOURSEAGAINST THE MORTGAGOR,THE MORTGAGEE OR THEMORTGAGEE’S ATTORNEY.PURSUANT TO NJSA 46:8B-

21 ET SEQ., THIS SALE MAYBE SUBJECT TO A LIMITEDLIEN PRIORITY OF THE CON-DOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONAND ANY SUCCESSFUL BID-DER AT SHERIFF’S SALE MAYBE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAY-ING UP TO 6 MONTHS WORTHOF UNPAID CONDOMINIUMFEES.The amount of the judgment to






ROBERT A. TROTTA, ET AL,and taken in execution at the suitof CITIMORTGAGE, INC., to besold by Michael G. Mastronardy,Sheriff.This sale is subject to post-

ponement without further notice. Attorneys for PlaintiffPhelan Hallinan & Diamond,

PC400 Fellowship Rd., Suite 100Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054Sheriff’s Docket: CH 767722Dated: March 12, 19, 26,

2015; April 2, 2015($180.84) (548) (3/13, 3/20,



By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F01012913,will be exposed to sale at publicvenue on TUESDAY the 7THDAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2015between the hours of 12 o’clockand 5 o’clock (at 2 o’clock)Prevailing Time in the afternoon of

OUGH CODE, ENTITLED“LAND USE PROCEDURES,”TO ADOPT THE PLANNINGBOARD APPLICATIONCHECKLIST.The ordinance published here-

with was introduced and passedupon first reading at a meeting ofthe governing body of the Boroughof Lavallette, in the County ofOcean, State of New Jersey, heldon the 9th day of March 2015. Itwill be further considered for finalpassage after the public hearingthereon, at a meeting of said gov-erning body to be held in theLavallette First Aid Building,1207 Bay Boulevard, Lavallette,New Jersey on the 23rd day ofMarch 2015 at 7 pm or soon there-after as said matter can be reached,at which time and place all personswho may be interested therein willbe given an opportunity to beheard concerning the same. A copy of this ordinance has

been posted on the bulletin boardupon which public notices arebeing posted in the TemporaryAdministrative Trailer of theBorough located in the parking lotof the Lavallette Fire House duringthe week prior to and up to andincluding the date of such meet-ing; copies of the ordinance areavailable to the general public ofthe Borough who shall requestsuch copies, at the office of theBorough Clerk in said Borough ofLavallette, in the County of Ocean,New Jersey.CHRISTOPHER F. PARLOWMunicipal Clerk($47.19) (143) (3/13) The Ocean Star


By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F2812910, willbe exposed to sale at public venueon TUESDAY the 7TH DAY OFAPRIL, A.D. 2015 between thehours of 12 o’clock and 5 o’clock(at 2 o’clock) Prevailing Time inthe afternoon of said day at theOffice of the Sheriff, Toms River,Township of Toms River, Countyof Ocean, New Jersey.All that tract or parcel of land


SAWMILL RD.Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:

10 C 081; BLOCK: 1386Dimensions: APPROXI-

MATELY: CONDO UNITNearest Cross Street: NONE

GIVENThe above description does not



DAVIT: NONE*SUBJECT TO ANY

UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPALLIENS OR OTHER CHARGES,AND ANY SUCH TAXES,CHARGES, LIENS, INSUR-ANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHERADVANCES MADE BY PLAIN-TIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE.ALL INTERESTED PARTIESARE TO CONDUCT AND RELYUPON THEIR OWN INDE-PENDENT INVESTIGATION

___________________________BOROUGH OF LAVALLETTE

BOROUGH COUNCILORDINANCE NO. 2015-03

(1139)AN ORDINANCE OF THE

BOROUGH OF LAVALLETTE,COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATEOF NEW JERSEY, AMEND-ING AND SUPPLEMENTINGCHAPTER 37 OF THE BOR-OUGH CODE, ENTITLED“LAND USE PROCEDURES,”TO ADOPT THE PLANNINGBOARD APPLICATIONCHECKLIST.

BE IT ORDAINED by theMayor and Borough Council ofthe Borough of Lavallette, Countyof Ocean, State of New Jersey, asfollows:

SECTION 1. Section 37-9 ofthe Borough Code of the Boroughof Lavallette, entitled "Procedurefor filing applications," is herebyamended and supplemented toprovide as follows:

Chapter 37Land Use Procedures

Article I. Planning Board § 37-9. Procedure for filing

applications.A. Applications for develop-

ment within the jurisdiction of thePlanning Board, pursuant to theprovisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 etseq., shall be filed with theSecretary of the Planning Board.The applicant shall file, at least 14days before the date of the meetingof the Board, 14 copies of a sketchplat, 14 copies of an applicationfor minor subdivision approval, 14copies of an application for majorsubdivision approval or 14 copiesof an application for site planreview, conditional use approval orplanned development. At the timeof filing the application, but in noevent less than 10 days prior to thedate set for hearing, the applicantshall also file all plot plans, mapsor other papers required by virtueof any provisions of this chapter orany rule of the Planning Board.The applicant shall obtain all nec-essary forms from the Secretary ofthe Planning Board. The Secretaryof the Planning Board shall informthe applicant of the steps to betaken to initiate applications andof the regular meeting dates of thePlanning Board. B. Completeness of the appli-

cation will be determined by theBoard Engineer and/or the BoardSecretary, in accordance with theJanuary 2015 application com-pleteness checklist, being adoptedherewith, a copy of which is on filewith the Borough Clerk and thePlanning Board Secretary and isavailable for inspection duringnormal business hours.

SECTION 3. This zoningregulation amendment will bereferred to the Lavallette PlanningBoard for approval, as required byN.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.

SECTION 4. Notice of thepublic hearing on this amendmentto the zoning ordinance shall begiven at least 10 days prior to thehearing by the municipal clerk inaccordance with the procedures ofNJSA 40:55D-62.1.

SECTION 5. This ordinanceshall be filed in the office of OceanCounty Planning Board.

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 2015-03

(1139)AN ORDINANCE OF THE

BOROUGH OF LAVALLETTE,COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATEOF NEW JERSEY, AMEND-ING AND SUPPLEMENTINGCHAPTER 37 OF THE BOR-

________________________________________________________BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT

MAYOR AND COUNCILPUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given, that the Mayor and Council of the Boroughof Point Pleasant will hold Council Budget Workshop Meetings in theCouncil Chambers of the Municipal Building, 2233 Bridge Avenue,Point Pleasant, New Jersey, as follows:Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.The Agenda of each meeting shall consist of the following:

1. 2015 Budget Review WorkshopTAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that these meetings shall be open to

the Public or that a portion of these meetings shall be closed to thePublic, under the applicable exceptions to the New Jersey Open PublicMeetings Act.FORMAL ACTION MAY BE TAKENDAVID A. MAFFEI, RMC, CMFO, CMR, QPAMunicipal Clerk/Administrator($12.54) (38) (3/13)The Ocean Star

WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Point Pleasant Boro, Beach proud of respective seasons


POINT PLEASANT — The Gar-net Gulls finished the season21-2 with their only lossescoming from Point Boro andCinnaminson. This year theywon the B-Central Title forthe fifth year in a row and19th overall.“We qualified as the num-

ber two seed in the Central

Jersey Group I Tournament,but fell short in the sectionalfinals to a tough Cinnamin-son team. In the post-seasonwe wrestled a great quarterfi-nal round at the districts andadvanced eight wrestlers intothe semifinals, but did not ad-vance all of the guys we feltwe could have into the re-gions,” explained Beach headcoach Jeff Bower. “We feltthat the boys improved fromstart to finish and worked ex-tremely hard to do so.”The Gulls also took 10th

place at the TCNJ PrideTournament and fourth place

at the Bloomfield Tourna-ment.The Gulls had two medal

winners at TCNJ in JohnFinnerty [132: second place]and Forrest Gardner [HWT:third place]. At the Bloom-field tournament in Decem-ber Point Beach had a total offive medal winners in Finner-ty [132: first place], JakeFioretti [182: second place],Giancarlo Crivelli [138: thirdplace], Zack Schaller [145:third place], and Jack Baker[170: third place].With a strong season be-

hind them, Point Beach is al-

ready looking ahead to nextyear on the mat.“As a team we need to im-

prove our overall strengthand just get more mat timeheading into the future,” saidBower.

POINT BOROThe Panthers had a pro-

ductive dual season, finishingwith a 14-8 record. They took10th place at The College ofNew Jersey Pride Tourna-ment and at the WalterWoods Tournament.At the TCNJ Pride tourna-

ment, Boro boasted twomedal winners in Dan Nobbs

[126: second place] and PeteGencarelli [145: third place].At Walter Woods, they hadtwo different medal winnersin Blake Dale [120: secondplace] and Dominic Infante[220: third place].The Panthers finished in

fourth place at the District 23tournament and had fivewrestlers move on to the Re-gion 6 tournament.The Panthers will continue

working to improve in theoffseason, and for some, theseason never really ended.On March 2, only days after

the season ended, the officialPoint Boro Wrestling Twitter

account posted, “What areyou waiting for!? Find theWeight Room TODAY!!! #Im-prove #NoExcuses.”One week later, this was

followed by another motiva-tional tweet, which read,“First Day of 2016 WrestlingSeason.”Already gearing up and

getting ready, the Panthersare set and focused for nextseason.

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.

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK

Flaherty receives Big Ten honors


EWING TOWNSHIP — After astandout career wrestling forPoint Boro that included twoRegion 6 Championship titlesand two District 23 Champi-onship titles, Ryan Budzekcontinued his wrestling ca-reer as a Lion at The Collegeof New Jersey.Budzek finished off his

first season with 25 victoriesand nine losses. He went 13-4in dual matches and 12-5 intournament matches.Most recently, the Lions

wrestled at the NCAA Divi-sion III East Regionals inRoanoke, Virginia.

Budzek placed fifth in the141-pound weight class afterdefeating Ryan Wilson ofStevens Institute of Technol-ogy by a 4-2 decision. Budzekwent 3-2 on the day to earnthe fifth place finish and helpTCNJ finish sixth overall as ateam.

GEORGIAN COURT’S FIRST EVERJordan Wejnert became the

first-ever Georgian CourtUniversity men’s basketball

g raduat ingsenior.In the fall

of 2013 GCUadded men’sa t h l e t i c swhen it be-came fullyco-education-al with bas-ketball, crosscountry, soc-cer and track

and field.Wejnert played his high

school senior season withPoint Beach. He averaged 18points and 10 rebounds forthe Gulls leading them to a20-6 record and the school’sfirst Division title in 42 years.Wejnert began his college

career at University of

Ryan Budzek places fifthat Division III East

Regionals

RYANBUDZEK

JORDANWEJNERT

KATELYNNFLAHERTY

SEE COLLEGE PAGE 34

Teams look to continuelegacy left behind

by seniors


Dominic Infante wrestled tough on the mat this year for Boro. He will return next year as a senior.


Greg Hueth of the SharkRiver Surf Anglers is proudto announce the 2015 editionof the Annual Trout Contestfor Kids at Spring Lake.Hueth said, “This year’s con-test is scheduled for SaturdayApril 4th from 8 a.m. to 1:30p.m. and it is offered free ofcharge to all children ages 15and under. Great prizes willbe a huge part of the day, aswe award a sensationalGrand Prize to an overallwinner, and first,second andthird place prizes to individ-ual winners in each of fourdifferent age categories. Weare especially pleased thateach and every contestantwill go home a winner, as wepresent all participants witha “thank you” prize packagethat typically contains $40worth of goods and gear.Last year we enjoyed a

healthy crowd of childrenand many great fish wereweighed-in.For those new to our tradi-

tion, in the weeks prior to thecontest, we work with theNew Jersey hatchery to facil-itate the stocking of over 600hundred trout, includingsome monstrous trophiesexceeding 10 pounds intoSpring Lake. This ensuresour contestants have a goodpopulation of formidableopponents awaiting them inthe lake.On the day of the event, we

set up several large tents onthe north side of the lake toserve as contest headquar-

ters. Our club members aregathered there to answer anyquestions, provide fishingguidance and instruction,and supply bait and tackle toanyone that needs it. Andthat’s not all. Certainly agreat day of outdoor familyfun isn’t complete withoutfood, right? Thanks to gra-cious donations by our spon-sors, we are able to offer freehot chocolate, donuts, bagels,hot dogs, chips, juice, icecream and soda to partici-pants throughout the day.We hope you will consider

supporting us as we promotethis entertaining and healthyfamily oriented outdooractivity. We would love to beable to include your contri-bution on our ever growing“Wall of Thanks”, where weappreciatively display oursponsors on the day of thetournament and at our web-site. With your continuedsupport and the cooperativehelp of the New JerseyDivision of Fish and Game,

we expect another fun day offishing, food and family. Feelfree to contact us with anyquestions that you may have,and please visit our websitea twww.SharkRiverSurfAnglers.com to view pictures of pastevents in our Photo Gallery.You are also welcome to

join us at the lake onSaturday morning March28th when we stock the fish.Come down around 9:30 a.m.with the kids and have somepre-contest fun. For dona-tions checks can be madepayable to “SRSA Children’sTrout Tournament” andmailed to Gregory Hueth,2167 Gregory Place, Sea Girt,New Jersey 08750.Your contributions are

greatly appreciated. Thankyou in advance and we lookforward to seeing you withyour family and friends downat the lake, best regards, Mr.Gregory Hueth, SRSAPresident and TroutCommittee Chairman.”In preparation for opening

day Hueth has alsoannounced “The Shark RiverSurf Anglers will be giving akids trout seminar on SundayMarch 22nd from 9:30 to 11a.m. at the Reel Seat inBrielle. Kids and parents arewelcome. We will be goingover fish identification, fish-ing techniques, knots, dress-ing accordingly for condi-tions, what to bring to thelake on opening day, tackle,and how to fish for the trout.

Basically anything that theyneed to get started and catcha fish.”Jeff Merrill of the IGFA has

announced, “TheInternational Game FishAssociation’s New JerseyRepresentatives are pleasedto announce their 18thAnnual Fund RaisingBanquet and Auction will beheld on Friday, April 17 at 7p.m. at Doolan’s Restaurantlocated on Route 71 in SpringLake Heights. Hosted byNew Jersey representativesBill Feinberg, DavidMatagiese, Rich Keller, JeffMerrill and Gene Nigro, pro-ceeds from the evening willbenefit IGFA’s Junior Anglerand Conservation Programs.Reservations are limited tothe first 225 people and canbe made by sending a checkfor $75 for each person drawnto IGFA and sent to: IGFABanquet, c/o Jeff Merrill, 918Houston St., South Plainfield,New Jersey 07080. For fur-ther information contact JeffMerrill at 908-451-1110 or viae-mail at [email protected] Howard Bogan of

the Big Jamaica out of Briellereports “The spring fishingseason and nicer weather arenot far away. The Big Jamaicahas been in the boat yard butbecause of the weather thiswinter and heavy ice in theTuckahoe River we are a lit-tle behind schedule. Weshould be ready to begin fish-ing in the early part of April.

Our 2015 fishing calendar hasbeen posted on the web site.Also limited time offer pay$179 for three bluefish orstriped bass trips and get onepass free. Can be used aboardthe 125 foot Jamaica. Passesvalid 3/4 Day or Night-Bluefish or Striped Basstrips. Passes never expire.This is a $240 value. For fur-ther information call 732-528-5014 or go to www.bigja-maica.com.”Captain Joe of the Jamaica

II out of Brielle reports “Wehad good life this past week-end on all the wrecks wefished with schoolie codfish,pollock and ling. Lots morebergalls and pout life thanlast week so water tempera-tures are increasing whichwill mean even better fishingin the weeks ahead. BillyWatson, who is the worldrecord holder for ling (redhake) caught on the JamaicaII, was out with us and alongwith some ling he caught adozen codfish, a few of whichwere keepers, and had a nicecooler of fish to take home.We will continue on thesame schedule: 12 HourWreck trips 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.every Wednesday, Saturday,and Sunday, no reservationsneeded.”Announcements of

Interest: March 20-22,Saltwater Fishing Expo,Garden State Exhibit Center,Somerset check outwww.sportshows.com/som-erset/index.html. March 22,Shark River Surf Anglers freekids trout seminar, Reel Seat,707 Union Ave (Rt 71), Brielle9:30 a.m.to 11 a.m.

Jim Freda covers fishing for Star NewsGroup. He can be emailed at [email protected].

FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA

Annual kids trout contest announcedTIP OF THE WEEKFROM JIM FREDA

Any warm water

discharges emptying into

our back bay waters will be

the best place to try to

catch striped bass this

week.

THE OCEAN STAR

What is the fastest growingsport in the nation?Boys lacrosse in Point

Pleasant Boro!With an objective to intro-

duce the game of lacrosseand its skills to the futureplayers of Point Boro highschool, Boro head coach GuyLassen is running a lacrosseclinic.The clinic is for both expe-

rienced and nonexperiencedplayers. The clinic will teachthe rules of the game andfundamentals necessary toplay this fast and dynamicsport.Scrimmages will also take

place as each player acquiresthe skills needed to compete.The clinic dates are Satur-

day April 11th 5:30-7 p.m.through June 20 and Sunday,April 12, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.though June 21.Contact Point Boro head

coach Lassen at [email protected] or at732-239-2851 for registrationforms and more information.

Boys lacrosseclinic slated

for spring

THE OCEAN STAR

The U12 [U13 Fall] PointPleasant girls travel soccerteam will be adding playersto their roster.Practices are being opened

up to any dedicated, experi-enced player looking for ateam.The team offers trainer,

tournaments and summer se-lect. The coaches believe incoaching with a positive, en-couraging environment sothe girls will love the game ofsoccer.Contact Kristi Monticello

to set up an appointment tomeet the team at [email protected].

Girls travelsoccer team

adding players

COLLEGEFROM PAGE 33

Maryland-Baltimore Countythen transferred to GCU forthe 2013-2014 season.Over the course of his two

seasons with GCU, Wejnerttotaled 843 points.In his final season as a

Lion Wejnert shot 46 percentfrom the field, 31 percentfrom beyond the arc, and 64percent from the free throwline.He averaged 13.4 points

and 5.5 rebounds per game.Wejnert is pursuing a de-

gree in communications.

BIG TEN HONORSKatelynn Flaherty of Point

Pleasant was named the BigTen Sixth Player of the Yearand to the All-Big Ten fresh-man team after a stellarfreshman season on the Uni-versity of Michigan’swomen’s basketball team.Flaherty played basketball

for Point Beach in her junioryear of high school whereshe led the Gulls to their firstGoup I state title and a 26-2record. She averaged 30.3points, 5.8 assists, 4.1 re-bounds, and 3.5 steals for theGarnet Gulls.In her freshman debut

with the Wolverines, Flaher-ty is the leading scorer with14.4 points per game. She hashad seven 20-point perform-ances this season and hasscored double figures 22times.Flaherty is the first in

Wolverine history to earnSixth Player of the Year hon-ors and the first to be namedto the all-freshman teamsince 2010.

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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