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BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

LAVALLETTE — A lot of chil-dren that live in the area findfun on a surfboard, in thesand and under the warmrays of the sun.For 14-year-old Lavallette

resident Alex Atno, his hap-piest moments come on amountain covered in snow ashe navigates his snowboardto his liking.Alex’s love of snowboard-

ing, along with tireless sup-port from his mother Kimand father Steve, has led himto a stellar finish at this year’sUnited States of America

Snowboard Association [US-ASA] National Champi-onships.He had a third-place finish

in the Rail Jam at Nationalsand a fifth-place finish out of70 competitors in the SlopeStyle.“The fifth qualified me for

Rev Tour, which is the nextstep up, which qualifies youfor X-Games [and] GrandPrix, which is all the next lev-el stuff,” Alex explained.But let’s not get too far

ahead. Alex’s journey began13 years ago, when he couldski before he could walk.

FROM SKIS TO SNOWBOARDS“I grew up skiing and my

husband grew up skiing,”Mrs. Atno said. “We put himon skis — he was a year old.His skis would fall off if wedidn’t duct tape his boots

onto him.”“I could barely go down

the mountain,” Alex added. “Iwould fall asleep goingdown.”Skiing has always been a

passion of Mr. and Mrs. Atno,so much so that they boughta place in the Catskill Moun-tains in New York to ski onBelleayre Mountain.“It’s a passion that we had

and he [Alex] got put into aprogram for skiing, and hewas an awesome skier,” Mrs.Atno said. “He kept beggingus, ‘Please, I want to snow-board, I want to snowboard.’We held him off as long as wecould and he turned to thedark side.”According to Alex, his old-

er brother, Eric, got him intosnowboarding. Unfortunate-ly, Eric died four years ago,but Alex honors his older

brother’s memory and thinksabout him every time hecompetes.“Watching him doing it —

he was like a role model forme, so I wanted to do it,”Alex recalled. “So I used oneof his old boards to get mestarted and I took lessonswith my neighbor for, like, aweek or something, and Inever went back to skiingthen.”“He competed in the

Catskills Mountain Series fora while and he just outgrewit,” said Mrs. Atno. “He out-grew Belleayre, so webrought him over to Hunter.He outgrew Hunter, so thenext step was driving up toVermont.”Mrs. Atno told herself she

would never end up driving

Alex Atno, 14, qualifies fornext year’s Revolution TourAlex placed third inRail Jam, fifth inSlope Style

COURTESY OF KIM ATNO

Alex Atno [left, in gray] stands on the third-place podium at Copper Mountain in Colorado after finishing in third in the Rail Jam competi-tion. Alex also placed fifth in the Slope Style event at the 2015 USA Snowboard Association Nationals. He was all smiles back in his hotelroom [right] after the third-place finish, forgetting all about the ear infection he had to fight through.


POINT BORO — The Pantherbaseball team began thisweek in a bit of a slump.Last Friday, they took to

the field against Jackson Lib-erty at home and lost 6-2.Jackson Liberty got startedwith a four-run third inningand never looked back.The team then competed

in the first round of theOcean County Tournament.Seeded at five, the Panthersfaced 12-seeded Brick Me-morial at home.Point Boro suffered an 8-0

loss through seven inningsof play.Michael Falconetti still

had a solid day on themound, striking out sevenbatters in five inningspitched. Thomas Paul closedout the game on the moundand he struck out four bat-ters in two innings.The week was looking

grim for the Panthers, butthings turned around onTuesday when they traveledto take on Donovan Catholic.In an exciting game that

went to 9 innings, PointBoro edged out DonovanCatholic by one run in the fi-nal inning.The first two innings laid

the groundwork for a toughbattle as both teams

POINT BORO BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Boro has eyes onShore ConferenceFitzsimmons hits asacrifice fly to beatDonovan Catholic

STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR

JOSIAH GLIDDON


POINT PLEASANT BEACH —Monday brought warm tem-peratures, sun and an intensematchup on the softball field.Point Beach hosted a strong

Mater Dei team, who hadshut out the Gulls 5-0 in theirfirst meeting this season.Freshman pitcher Kylee

Kells and the rest of the Gar-net Gulls had the last laugh,however, beating the Seraphs1-0 on Monday.“It’s never easy but they

did everything right today.They put themselves outthere and they played reallywell,” said head coach SilvioDeCristofano. “You’ve got a

tough opponent and they justkept coming, so I’m reallyproud of them.”The first three innings

went scoreless and the battlewas taking place on themound.In the first inning, Kells

picked up a strikeout to endthe side after getting the firsttwo Mater Dei batters to flyout to center field, where

POINT BEACH 1 SOFTBALL MATER DEI 0

All it takes is oneKelly’s single in thefourth inning scoredthe lone Beach run


Alexa Russell [above] makes a throw from shortstop to first in Monday’s 1-0 win at home over Mater Dei.Sarah Scott [right] slides safely into third against Mater Dei on Monday. She eventually made it homeon a single from Samantha Kelly for the lone run needed to win the game.

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POINT BORO TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK


POINT BORO — Both the boysand girls track and fieldteams participated in theOcean County Relays last Fri-day held at Southern Region-al High School.The Relays bring together

a lot of tough competitionfrom Ocean County varsityteams making for close races,throws and jumps.The boys team finished in

12th, tied with Brick Memori-al high school. The girls teamfinished in ninth, only twopoints behind Toms RiverEast in eighth.

THE BOYS TEAMThe most noticeable finish

during Friday’s meet oc-curred during the pole vaultevent.Nick Vail-Stein cleared 12-

06 to tie for first place withthree other vaulters. Team-mates Joshua Schlanger andHarry VanWagenen both tiedfor fifth vaulting 11-06. Allthree earned three pointsapiece for the Panthers.They were just six inches

away from tying the meetrecord.“These guys had an amaz-

ing day collectively, and willcertainly boost their confi-dence as we progress into thechampionship season,” saidboys coach Mike Colonna.“These guys are one of themost deserving groups towalk away with a first placefinish, and had the mojo onFriday. We just hope thismojo can carry this groupdeep into championship sea-son.”Pole vault coach Robert

Dikun was also proud of theirperformance in not so idealconditions.“They jumped really well

in pretty bad conditions. Itwas cold and it was windy,”he explained. “I’m lookingforward to them beating theirown expectations and gettinga little bit higher of a jump.”Another strong finish for

Point Boro came in the dis-tance medley. The team ofJoe Busichio, Ryan Griffith,Alex Stupar, and Dylan Petersfinished third with a time of10:53.77.Their time broke the

school record that was setway back in 1993.“I cannot think of a more

deserving group of guys to

get this record. This wassomething that we knew wasin the forecast [and] theseguys knew it,” said Colonnaabout the record breaking ac-complishment. “They all hadto run impressive legs to giveus a shot at the record, andthey did just that. I could notbe more proud of the effortthese guys put forth.”In the 1600 sprint medley

the team of Evan McHugh,Michael Brown, Hayden Frey,and Mason Weingarten ran4:02.98 for a 10th place finish.The team of Schlanger,

Frey, McHugh, and Griffithtook 11th in the 4x200-meterrelay with a time of 1:36.96,only two seconds shy of earn-ing points for the Panthers.In the 4x800-meter relay

Point Boro also finished in11th running a time of 9:23.71.That relay team consisted ofMacartan McCabe, LoganCarter, Nicholas Pettinato,and Kameron O’Leary.Jack Pausz stepped in for

McCabe and the same teamran the 4x1600-meter relay.O’Leary, Carter, Pausz, andPettinato finished 11th with atime of 20:47.89.The Panthers faced some

tough competition in the highjump event. Tyler Hainesmanaged to tie for sixth [5-06] with seven other athletes.Jack Ehrhardt cleared 5-02and tied with six other ath-letes in the same event.Ehrhardt also competed in

the long jump event on Fri-day. He jumped a distance of18-06.25 placing 24th. It was aseason best for Ehrhardt whois working towards jumping19-00.Teammates Brown and Jor-

dan Leyh also jumped in theevent. Brown jumped 16-11and Leyh jumped 15-01.Leyh also threw shot put

for the Panthers tossing 36-00. Angelo Petillo and JustinZawacki all competed in theshot put event. Petillo threw33-07.25 and Zawacki threw31-05.75.In the discus event Leyh

threw 98-11 and Zawacki wasclose behind with 97-05. BothLeyh and Zawacki threw per-sonal bests by more than sixfeet. Jesse Garcia also threwdiscus and finished with athrow of 80-01.In the javelin throw Zawac-

ki threw 103-03, Haines threw102-07, and Leyh threw 89-11.

THE GIRLS TEAMThe lady Panthers pro-

duced a lot of strong finishesin the field portion duringFriday’s meet.Megan Zabelski sat atop

the competition in first place

clearing 5-00 in the highjump. Robin Fiorentino andKristi Lennon both jumpedover 4-06 to tie for sixth withjumpers from Barnegat andSouthern. All three earnedpoints for the Panthers.In the pole vault event Na-

talie Dikun tied for secondplace vaulting 8-06. Close be-hind was Cameron Havenswho tied for fourth [8-00]with six other competitors.Rounding out the jumps

events was the triple jump.Julia Conway, Amanda Grip-po, and Hope Savino all com-peted in the event. Conwayjumped 27-05, Grippo jumped27-01 and Savino unfortunate-ly fouled out.The Panthers also had

some strong finishes in thethrows events.In the discus Brianna

Kanabrocki tied for sixthwith a throw of 91-01. Team-mates Natalie Walters andMegan Taulufo also threw forPoint Boro. Walters threw 67-09 and Taulafo threw 56-10.In the javelin event Melissa

Stowe, Nikole Kithcart, andTaulafo competed for thePanthers. Taulafo tossed 72-10, Stowe tossed 71-06, andKithcart tossed 46-04.On the track Point Boro

faced strong competition. Inthe 4x800-meter relaythough the team of DanielleTsougarakis, Rachel Pausz,Emily Tufano, and Katie Bra-gen finished third with a timeof 10:15.14.The Panthers also took

third place in the distancemedley event. The team ofTsougarakis, Mimi Leturgez,Lennon, and Bragen ran atime of 13:03.61 in the event.In the 1600 sprint medley

the team of Zabelski, Court-ney Yochim, Tufano, and LilyBrouder placed seventh run-ning a time of 4:48.94.During the 4x200-meter re-

lay Yochim, Leturgez, Con-way, and Grippo ran a time of1:57.17, which was goodenough for 10th.The team of Zabelski, Savi-

no, Conway, and Grippo ranthe 4x100-meter relay comingin 12th with a time of 56.40.According to head coach

Billy Kostenko, the girls wereexcited heading into Friday’scompetition.“We have a few relay teams

that have a chance to be Top3 finishers, or even Champi-ons in their respective events.The girls are also hungry toeclipse some of the school re-lay records."The lady Panthers have

also been cashing in strongperformances in dual meetevents.

They competed withPinelands Regional and Lake-wood on April 21. They lostto Pinelands 82-58 but defeat-ed Lakewood 108-20 for theirfirst win of the season.“It was nice to get our first

win of the season,” saidKostenko. “We really need topull together and extend our-selves so we can be morecompetitive in our leaguemeets.”Fiorentino won the 400-

meter hurdles [1:19] and the100-meter hurdles [18.9]. Bra-gen took first place in the3200-meter run clocking in at11:48.In the pole vault event

Dikun cleared 8-0 beating outthe competition. Zabelskiwon the long jump with ajump of 14-05.5. Lennon alsojumped to a first place finishin the high jump clearing 4-10.Kostenko recognized the

tough competition Pinelandspresented and was proud ofhow his girls met the chal-lenge.“We are in a very competi-

tive league and Pinelands isone of the stronger teams weface,” he stated. “They per-formed really well.”In a dual meet on April 28

the girls competed againstBarnegat and Central Region-al. Point Boro lost toBarnegat 89-50 and tied Cen-tral Regional 70-70.Despite not winning, the

distance team stepped up forthe Panthers and had a suc-cessful meet.“Our distance team had a

great day. They earned 1 outof 54 possible points,” saidKostenko happily. “We hadrunners win the races, butalso picked up second andthird place finishes fromKristi Lennon and Emily Tu-fano, who both ran great.”Pausz won the 3200 finish-

ing with a time of 12:37. In theone-mile run Tsougarakis rana time of 5:49 for a first placefinish. Bragen won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:23.In the 400-meter runLeturgez took another firstplace finish for the Panthersclocking in at 1:04.1.Point Boro also finished

strong in the high jump andthe pole vault. Zabelskicleared 4-10 for first place inthe high jump. Dikun won thepole vault event clearing 9-0.“In these meets it is easy to

see how we are hurt by ouryouth and inexperience, butit is exciting also to getglimpses of the bright futurethat so many of our athleteshave,” explained Kostenko.

Reflecting on the season hewas also proud of the team’sperformance, saying, “Wehave a very balanced teamand we have had more ath-letes score points for us thanin any of the previous sea-sons in recent memory.”Both the girls and boys

track and field teams are nowfocused on the Ocean CountyChampionships, which beganyesterday, and sectional andgroup championships all oc-curring this month.“Overall, we had a lot of

good performances and our

guys showed a lot of heart inthe way they competed,” stat-ed Colonna. “As a staff, wesaw a lot of promise for theback end of our season andhope that we can continuewith some of these perform-ances to carry us into theOcean County Champi-onships and states.”

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.

Panthers run, jump & throw at Ocean County RelaysVail-Stein takes first inpole vault; Zabelski

takes first in high jump

For Point Boro juniorMegan Zabelski, her loveof track and field began ata young age.“I would always race my

neighbors when I was real-ly young,” recalled Zabels-ki. “I kind of always knew Iwanted to get into track inmiddle school.”Thanks to her height,

her middle school coachessuggested she try the highjump event.

According to Zabelski,she picked it up instantly.Through dedication and

hard work she has foundherself a top competitor inmeets throughout the sea-son.Most recently she took

first place at the OceanCounty Relays, clearing 5-00 in the high jump.“It felt really good to

come out with a win,” shestated. “I jumped five foot

for the first time this sea-son because I was justbuilding back up to thehigher heights after a littlebit of a slump.”“She’s a great athlete,

hard worker, and very, verydetermined,” said polevault coach Robert Dikun,who also helps with Zabel-ski’s training. “As any goodathlete you’re going to findthat every once in a whileyou get into peaks and val-leys. She was in a valleyearly on in the season andshe’s working hard andclimbing out of it and get-ting back into that form.”Zabelski endures hard

workouts to continuegrowing stronger andmore competitive.“We definitely do a lot of

sprint workouts, a lot ofshort sprints and weighttraining. A lot of upper andlower body and a lot ofplyometrics,” she ex-plained. “They help youget up and explosive. I do a

lot of stretching too be-cause that’s key to not get-ting injured.”She prides herself on her

hard work and notices theresults, saying, “I think I’vedefinitely improved just bygetting stronger andfaster.”Moving forward with

this season Zabelski hopesto qualify for the Meet ofChamps again as well asjump 5-04, something shedid once last year.Zabelski will have an-

other year of track andfield left and aims to clear5-06 before she leaves highschool.

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POINT BEACH TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK

Gulls beat Ranneyboth on, off field


POINT BEACH — On Monday,the Point Beach track and fieldteams traveled to take on Ran-ney.The girls team won 86-36

and the boys team won 107-22.Both teams had a lot of

strong performances in boththe track and the field events.In the 100-meter dash, the

boys team had a one-two fin-ish in Joe LaDuca and ConnorKells. LaDuca ran 11.4 andKells ran 11.7.Matt Savage had a big day

for the Gulls, securing threefirst-place finishes on thetrack. He won the 200-meterdash [24.7], the 400-meterdash [56.6] and the 800-meterrun [2:16.9].Kells took second place in

the 200 with a time of 27 sec-onds flat. Sophomore JeremyTombs placed second in the800 [2:35.8] and fellow sopho-more Zhenis Smith placedthird [2:46.4].Nicholas Antognoli also

stepped up for Point Beachand finished second in themile and first in the two-milerun. He clocked in at 5:23 forthe mile and 13:23 for the two-mile.In the one-mile run team-

mate Jack Mcdonald placedthird with a time of 5:52. Mc-donald took second in the two-mile run [13:50] while Smithcame in at third [15:50].Point Beach also had a first-

and second-place finish inboth the 100-meter hurdlesand the 400-meter hurdles.Jacob Clement took first in

the 100 hurdles [20.6] and sec-ond in the 400 hurdles [1:17.6].Rich Bilotti was close be-

hind in the 100 hurdles with atime of 23.6. Jon Ricciardiclaimed first in the 400 hur-dles beating out Clement byhalf a second [1:17.1].The Garnet Gulls flew high

in the field events, taking atleast first in every event.Kells finished atop the com-

petition in both the high jump[5-00] and the long jump [17-08].Joe LaDuca and Jake LaDu-

ca took second and third, re-spectively, in the long jump.Joe jumped 17-02.5 and Jakejumped 16-00.5.In the triple jump, Antogno-

li placed first [34-05] and JakeLaDuca placed third [30.01.5].The Gulls swept Ranney in

both the shot put and thejavelin throw. They took firstand third in the discus throw.For the shot put John Wagn-

er placed first [38-00], MilesShea placed second [33-08]and Matt DeSocio placed third[30-04].In the javelin, Ethan Hasse

took first place with a throw of117-05. In second was Joe LaD-uca with 109-09 and in thirdwas Clement with 84-11.Hasse also took first place in

the discus, throwing 133-07. Inthird place was Wagner with athrow of 89-10.The girls team also per-

formed well both on and offthe track.In the 100-meter dash,

Cameron Barnes and WillowNicolaides, both freshmen,tied for first with a time of 13.5.

Barnes took second place inthe 200 [28.6], while teammateKate Griffin was right on herheels, finishing in third [28.9].In the 800-meter run, Made-

line White took first [3:02] andAllison Jasionowski placedthird [3:10.9].Brittany Richardson

claimed first place in both themile and the two-mile run.Richardson finished the milewith a time of 6:55.2 and thetwo-mile with a time of 15:56.White took second in the

one mile [6:59.4] only four sec-onds behind Richardson. KatieFrio placed second in the two-mile, clocking in at 17:00.Freshman Julia DeSocio had

second-place finishes in-boththe 100 hurdles and the 400hurdles for Point Beach. In the100 hurdles she finished with atime of 20.20 and in the 400hurdles she finished with atime of 1:25.4.Point Beach continued to

find success in the jumpsevents.Griffin claimed first in the

high jump clearing 4-00 andtook second in the long jumpwith a leap of 14-01. DeSociotook third in the long jumpwith a jump of 13-00.DeSocio then took second

in the triple jump [29-06.25]and Barnes took third [27.02].The Garnet Gulls then

swept the competition in theshot put, the discus and thejavelin throw.For the shot put in first was

Nicolaides [26-03], in secondwas Kate Becker [25.02], andin third was Kendall Bottrell[23-08].Becker took first place in

the discus [59-07] and firstplace in the javelin [69-07]. Insecond place for discus andjavelin was Nicolaides withthrows of 58-01 and 64-00, re-spectively.Delancy Bouton took third

in the discus, throwing 39-1,and Bottrell took third in thejavelin with a throw of 47-07.The win marks the second

of the season for both thegirls and the boys team. Theathletes will now focus on theOcean County Champi-onships and sectional andgroup championships hap-pening this month.


THE OCEAN STAR

The U12 [U13 fall] PointPleasant Girls travel soccerteam, The Aloha Warriors,will be adding players to theirroster for the fall season. They play in JAGS [Jersey

Area Girls Soccer] and arelooking for experienced anddedicated players.Contact Kristi@saltygirl-

creations.com for more infor-mation.

AlohaWarriors seekplayers for fall

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TENNIS NOTEBOOK

Boro, Beach ready for state tournamentBY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT PLEASANT — The Pan-ther tennis team started theweek well, losing a match toDonovan Catholic on Thurs-day but beating ManchesterTownship on Friday.They lost to Donovan

Catholic 4-1 at home. Theonly points of the match forPoint Boro came in doublesplay when the duo of AlexBergen and Matt Jameisondefeated their opponents. Inthe first set the team took thewin after a long battle 7-6.The second set proved mucheasier as Bergen and Jamei-son won 6-2.On Friday the Panthers

faced Manchester Townshipfor the second time this sea-son. The first time the twoteams played each otherManchester took the 3-2 win.This time Point Boro foughtto come out on top, winningthe match 3-2 at home.Unfortunately the Panthers

ended up losing to PinelandsRegional on the road Mon-day. They were shut out 5-0.The Panthers got one day

of rest before they were backon the court for a matchagainst Central Regional onWednesday.That match’s results were

not in as of press time. Theywill be included in nextweek’s coverage.The Panther tennis team

have experienced an up anddown year but head coachRyan Speiser is happy withthe season thus far.Despite losing in the first

round the team qualified forthe Shore Conference Tour-nament for the first time inover 10 years.“Being able to qualify for

that is a big thing and it’s abig thing to get these guyssome experience moving for-ward, especially theseyounger guys,” said Speiserabout the accomplishment.He is also proud of how the

team is doing compared tolast year, saying, “To bewhere we are, we’re at sixwins right now, they were atfour last year. To be twogames over that with still adecent amount of the seasonto go is a good accomplish-ment too.“I think overall this is a

very successful season,” headded.Speiser has noticed the

progress some of his newplayers have been making asthe year goes on.“The wins and losses I love

but these guys are just pro-gressing better than I thoughtthey would and we’re havinga lot of fun,” he explained.“Our first doubles, which aretwo guys that have neverplayed tennis before Chris

Belman and Noah Husak,those guys have come such along way.”Belman and Husak are

both juniors and will bearound for one more season.“The first day they were

getting used to it, how muchpressure they can put on theball, how hard they should hitit, where they should standand all that stuff,” said Speis-er. “Now, they’re our bestdoubles team. They play withconfidence and they’re guysthat go out and expect to winevery match no matter whothey’re playing.”According to Speiser, the

duo has really looked up thesenior players on the teamand hope to take over theleadership role next year.“Those two guys are being

led by the three seniors Ken-ny, Derick, and Seamus.Those guys are helping themprogress forward for whenthey leave and these guys arethe seniors next year,” he ex-plained. “It’s been fun watch-ing them turn into tennisplayers.”The season has held a lot

of promise for the Panthersand they hope to keep find-ing success moving forward.Yesterday Point Boro

played a match against NorthPlainfield in the first roundof the New Jersey State Inter-scholastic Athletic Associa-tion [NJSIAA] team tourna-ment. The Panthers are seeded

eighth and North Plainfield isseeded ninth. The match oc-curred too late for this issueof The Ocean Star. Be sure toread next week’s issue for re-sults.“We haven’t hosted a state

tournament here in quitesome time so to get a homegame in the state tourna-ment- that’s another goodamount of experience theseguys will get,” stated Speiser.Point Boro is scheduled to

play Barnegat high school onthe road today. The game isset to begin at 3:45 p.m.

THE GARNET GULLSLast Thursday the Garnet

Gulls lost a tough match onthe road against Toms RiverNorth 3-2.Singles play went well for

Point Beach with GerardGiordano winning first sin-gles 6-3 and 6-2.Trevor Hinds also won his

singles match in two sets 6-4and 6-4. Rob Lissenden couldnot take his game and he lost6-1 in the first set and 6-1 inthe second set.In doubles play the team of

Steven Dyson and MilesMancini were handed a 6-0loss in their first set. Theycame out stronger in the sec-ond set but Toms River end-ed up taking the win 7-5.

Matt Pimm and GavinShwania dropped their dou-bles match 6-4 and 6-0 to so-lidify the win for Toms RiverNorth.On Monday Point Beach

regained control with a 5-0shutout win over St. Rose.Giordano shut down his

opponent winning both sets6-0 and 6-0.Hinds topped his opponent

6-1 and 6-1 while Lissendenbeat his competition in twosets, 6-1 and 6-2.In doubles play Dyson and

Mancini won 6-0 and 6-1 andthe team of Pimm and Shwa-nia took a victory 6-3 and 6-0to complete the shutout.The Gulls could not keep

the momentum going as theyfell to Ranney on the road forthe second time this year.This time they lost 4-1,

with Giordano being the onlyPoint Beach victor.He won his game in three

sets. After dropping the firstset 7-5, he won the next two6-1 and 6-0.Hinds fought hard in his

game losing the first set 6-3but winning the next 6-4. Tryas he must he could not takethe third set and fell 7-5.

Lissenden was taken careof in two sets, 6-1 and 6-2.Point Beach also dropped

both doubles games to solidi-fy the Ranney win.On Wednesday the Gulls

turned things around duringthe first round of the NJSIAAteam tournament.Seeded at 10 the Garnet

Gulls upset seventh-seededSouth Amboy 4-1.In singles play Giordano

and Hinds both won theirmatches.The doubles teams of

Dyson and Mancini, andPimm and Shwania both wontheir matches in two sets.Point Beach moves on to

play two-seeded HighlandPark on either Monday orTuesday of next week. Yesterday the team played

a match against Keansburgbut the game occurred toolate for this issue of TheOcean Star. Check back nextweek for full coverage.



Point Beach senior, Gerard Giordano, delivers a serve in Monday’sshutout win over St. Rose.


POINT BORO — Point Boro’sgirls lacrosse team continuesto search for a win. LastThursday they hostedHolmdel and lost 13-1.Holmdel did most of the

damage in the first half, net-ting eight goals.They added five more in

the second half and PointBoro kept the game from be-ing a shut out with one goalbefore the final whistle.The lady Panthers went on

to face Ranney on Saturday.Last time the two teamsplayed, the game went intoovertime and Point Boro lostby one goal.The story was a bit differ-

ent this time, as the Panthersfell 13-5 on the road.Ranney won the first half,

outscoring Boro 9-3. The sec-ond half was closer as thePanthers found the net twicemore but could not keep Ran-ney from adding four more totheir lead.In goal for Point Boro was

Liz Peled, who finished thegame with 17 saves. NicoleFavato scored four times andSydnee Biel chipped in a goal.The team had a game

scheduled for Tuesdayagainst Rumson-Fair Havenbut it has been postponedand will be played on May 18.Yesterday, Point Boro trav-

eled to take on ManchesterTownship in a game occur-

ring too late for this issue ofThe Ocean Star. Check backnext week for full coverage.Next on the schedule for

the Panthers is Red Bank Re-gional on Monday. The gameis away and set to begin at3:45 p.m.

THE BOYSThe boys lacrosse team is

still in search of another winfor their inaugural season.Last Saturday they went up

against Jackson Liberty,where the Panthers lost 13-2.Jackson went up early, net-

ting five goals in the firstquarter of play. They addedtwo more goals before half-time to take a 7-0 lead.Point Boro held Jackson

Liberty to three goals in thethird quarter but still held azero on the scoreboard.In the fourth and final

quarter, the Panthers gave upanother three goals, but man-aged two goals of their ownto keep the game from beinga shut out.On Monday the team

played Haddon Township.Last time the two teamsplayed the Panthers lost inovertime.This time Point Boro got

the best of Haddon, winning12-9 and earning their secondwin of the season.Point Boro will take on

New Egypt at home tomor-row. The game is slated to be-gin at 10 a.m.

POINT BORO LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

Lax teams stilllooking for wins


Darian Healy controls the ball during Saturday’s 13-2 loss to JacksonLiberty.

remained scoreless.In the bottom of the third,

Donovan Catholic got thingsstarted, batting in two runs totake the first lead of the game.Both defenses remained

strong in the fourth inningbut Point Boro was lookingfor some runs in the fifth.The Panther offense put to-

gether a five-run fifth inningto take the lead and somemuch needed momentum.With victory on the hori-

zon it looked as if Point Borowould go home with a solidwin. Donovan Catholic wasnot finished though anddrove in three runs in the bot-tom of the seventh to tie thegame and send it to extra in-nings.“We had a 5-2 lead and we

brought in Michael for an in-ning. He’s been one of ourbest pitchers all season,” saidhead coach David Drew. “Hedidn’t have great stuff but heworked out of a jam eventhough they tied the gameup.”In extra innings Point Boro

put Paul on the mound whostruck out one batter and didnot allow any big hits forDonovan Catholic.“We battled for two more

innings with Thomas Paul onthe mound and he kept themat bay,” stated Drew.Salvation came in the top of

the ninth inning in the formof a sacrifice fly ball from JackFitzsimmons.

The hit drove in FrankGraziano and the Panthersclaimed the 6-5 victory on theroad.“We thought we should’ve

won 5-2 but it is what it is,”said Drew about the closewin. “It was the first time inextra innings and we pulled itout.”Drew was proud of the way

his players handled the over-time, essentially playing afull-length baseball game.“Sometimes you think you

have a nice lead and you thinkyou’re going to win and all ofa sudden it’s a tie ball gameand you have to go to extra in-nings. You could just becomedeflated and lose it pretty ear-ly in the next inning and wealmost did,” he explained.“They had runners in scoringposition that did not scoreand it’s a tribute to how theguys fought for each otherand knew what they wereplaying for, which was tryingto get in the Shore Confer-ence Tournament [SCT].”Point Boro needs to win at

least one of their next twogames in order to qualify forthe SCT.Yesterday the team traveled

to take on Pinelands Regionalbut the game occurred toolate for this issue of TheOcean Star. Be sure to readnext week’s issue for full cov-erage.Point Boro will play again

tomorrow against a toughShore Regional squad. Thegame is at home and sched-uled to start at 10 a.m.

Boro edges DonovanBOROFROM PAGE 37


amended to add the following: Where a district permits only

single story dwellings a half story,habitable attic shall be permitted.

In no case shall the pitch of theprincipal dwelling’s roof be lessthan six vertical on twelve hori-zontal. Dormers, if constructed,shall not be more than 33% of thelength of the long axis of thedwelling.SECTION IV.In the event any section, part or

provision of this Ordinance shallbe held unconstitutional or invalidby any Court, such holding shallnot affect the validity of thisOrdinance or any remaining partof this Ordinance other than thepart held unconstitutional orinvalid. SECTION V.All ordinances, or parts there-

of, which are inconsistent with theprovisions of this Ordinance, arehereby repealed to the extent oftheir inconsistencies.SECTION VI.This Ordinance shall take

effect immediately upon adoptionand publication in the mannerrequired by law.SECTION VIIThe Borough Clerk is hereby

directed, upon adoption of theOrdinance after public hearingthereon, to publish notice of thepassage thereof and to file a copyof this Ordinance as finally adopt-ed with the Ocean CountyPlanning Board as required byN.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. The Clerkshall also forthwith transmit acopy of this Ordinance after finalpassage to the Borough TaxAssessor if required by N.J.S.A.40:49-2.1.

NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the foregoingOrdinance was introduced andapproved on first reading at theregular meeting of the BoroughCouncil of the Borough of PointPleasant Beach, in the County ofOcean, held on the 5th day of May,2015, and will be considered forsecond reading and final passageat the regular meeting of said gov-erning body to be held on the 9thday of June, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. inthe Council Chambers, BoroughHall, 416 New Jersey Avenue,Point Pleasant Beach, New Jerseyat which time and place any persondesiring to be heard will be givenan opportunity to be so heard.

EILEEN FARRELL, RMCMunicipal Clerk($66.66) (202) (5/8)The Ocean Star

on then current P-FIRM to thepoint as defined in paragraph 1.

2. The definition ofPrincipal Building Area shall beadded as follows:

Principal Building Area - Thetotal area of the outside dimen-sions of the principal building notincluding accessory buildings orstructures and not including reardecks.SECTION II.The Schedule of District

Regulations is amended as fol-lows:

1. Under the headingBuilding Height below “Feet” add:

(See Note 1)2. At the end of the

schedule add the following:Note 1: For structures within

the Special Flood Hazard Areawhere the zone normally allowsbuilding height of 35 feet, theallowable height when measuredfrom BFE shall be 32.5 feet or 35feet from curb grade whichever isless restrictive. For structureswithin a V-Zone as defined byFEMA the allowable height whenmeasured from BFE shall be 35feet.

3. Under the headingResort Residential-1 (RR-1)Building Height:

delete 20 feet for all uses andinsert 25 feet.

4. Add the followingcolumn to the right of BuildingCoverage (%):

Second Floor Habitable Areato Principal Building Area Ratio

5. Insert the followingvalues for the Zone District indi-cated:

Low Density Residential 80%

Low/Moderate DensitySingle Family Residential 80%

Single Family Residential 80%

High Density ResidentialSingle Family Detached 80%

Resort Residential-2Single Family Detached 80%

6. Under the headingBuilding Coverage (%) insert:

(See Note 2).7. At the end of the

schedule add the following: Note 2: For structures within

the Special Flood Hazard Area upto 1% increase in building cover-age is permitted for decks and forstairs to access the building.Decks and stairs must be uncov-ered and open to permeable sur-faces below. SECTION III.Section 19-11.17.1 is hereby

finally adopted as required by NewJersey law.

NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the foregoing ordinance wasintroduced and passed on firstreading on the 21st day of April,2015 and was adopted on secondand final reading by the Mayor andCouncil of the Borough of PointPleasant Beach on the 5th day ofMay 2015.

EILEEN A. FARRELL, RMCMunicipal Clerk($41.91) (127) (5/8)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANT BEACHMAYOR AND COUNCILORDINANCE 2015-08AN ORDINANCE OF THE

BOROUGH OF POINTPLEASANT BEACH, COUNTYOF OCEAN AND STATE OFNEW JERSEY AMENDINGAND SUPPLEMENTINGCHAPTER XIX OF THE BOR-OUGH CODE ENTITLED“DEVELOPMENT”WHEREAS, the Borough of

Point Pleasant Beach, continues torebuild from the devastationcaused by Hurricane Sandy; and WHEREAS, as part of that

process it is desirable to rebuild ina safe and resilient manner; andWHEREAS, the Borough of

Point Pleasant Beach strongly sup-ports reconstruction in compliancewith FEMA regulations; and WHEREAS, the Borough of

Point Pleasant Beach recognizesthe difficulty faced by residentsattempting to reconstruct floodcompliant structures while alsocomplying with the Borough ofPoint Pleasant Beach’s zoningordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

ORDAINED by the Mayor andCouncil of the Borough of PointPleasant Beach, County of Oceanand State of New Jersey, as fol-lows:SECTION I.Section 19-7.1 entitled

“Definitions” shall be revised andamended as follows:

1. The Definition ofBuildings Height shall be amend-ed by adding the following:

Where a structure is in theSpecial Flood Hazard Area(SFHA) as determined by theFederal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) and as illustratedon the Preliminary FloodInsurance Rate Map (P-FIRM)issued 1/30/2015 or its subsequentrevisions then the building heightshall be measured from the BaseFlood Elevation (BFE) reflected

WHEREAS, it is importantfor the municipality to complywith the Best Practice Guidelinespromulgated by the State of NewJersey; andWHEREAS, the best practice

guidelines seek to limit benefits toan employee injured on the job tothe statutory benefits; andWHEREAS, the Mayor and

Council of the Borough of PointPleasant Beach find it necessary tocomply with the Best PracticeGuidelines;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

ORDAINED, by the Borough ofPoint Pleasant Beach, County OfOcean, State of New Jersey, as fol-lows:SECTION I. Section 2-23 of

the Borough Code entitledPersonnel shall be amended toreplace subsection 2-23.17 withthe following:

2-23.17 Work RelatedInjuries of Municipal Employees

a. At the onset of a work relat-ed disability, the employee isresponsible for notifying theemployer of the injury for whichhe seeks worker’s compensationbenefits.

b. Subject only to a CollectiveBargaining, benefits for a workrelated injury shall be limited tothe benefits provided by N.J.S.A.34:15-1 et. seq., and any subse-quent amendments thereto.

c. It is the intent of theBorough that its policies and pro-cedures adhere to the policies andprocedures established by theState of New Jersey under the NewJersey Worker’s CompensationLaw, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 et. seq. Inthe event that the Borough’s cur-rent policy conflicts with N.J.S.A.34:15-1 et. seq., the statute shallprevail.SECTION II. All ordinances

or parts thereof which are incon-sistent with the provisions of thisOrdinance are hereby repealed tothe extent of their inconsistencies.SECTION III. In the event

any section, part or provision ofthis Ordinance shall be heldunconstitutional or invalid by anyCourt, such holding shall notaffect the validity of thisOrdinance or any remaining partof this Ordinance other than thepart held unconstitutional orinvalid.SECTION IV. This Ordinance

shall take effect upon publicationas required by law.SECTION VI. The Borough

Clerk is hereby directed, uponadoption of the Ordinance afterpublic hearing thereon, to publishnotice of the passage thereof andto file a copy of this Ordinance as

at 22’19.11.4 Fences, West side yard

fence required 6’ as measuredfrom rear corner of dwelling vs asbuilt at 7’

on the premises located at 302Washington Avenue, PointPleasant Beach, NJ and designatedas Block 20 and Lot(s) 19 on theBorough of Point Pleasant BeachTax map. The applicant reservesthe right to seek any other waiveror variance relief as determined tobe necessary by the Board or itsstaff prior to or during the publichearing.

The application, sealed surveyand plans are on file in theMunicipal Building located at 416New Jersey Avenue in PointPleasant Beach and are availablefor inspection 10 days prior tohearing between the hours of 9amand 4pm.

Any interested party mayappear at said hearing and partici-pate therein in accordance with therules of the Zoning Board ofAdjustment.

PAUL WARD, WARD HOMESERVICES

Applicant($17.49) (53) (5/8)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANT BEACHMAYOR AND COUNCILNOTICE OF ADOPTIONORDINANCE 2015-07AN ORDINANCE OF THE

BOROUGH OF POINTPLEASANT BEACH, COUNTYOF OCEAN AND STATE OFNEW JERSEY, CONCERNINGMUNICIPAL EMPLOYEEBENEFITS WHEN INJUREDIN CONNECTION WITHTHEIR EMPLOYMENT(REPEALING AND REPLAC-ING ORDINANCE 2013-51)WHEREAS, the Mayor and

Council of the Borough of PointPleasant Beach have recognizedthe need to limit benefits for work-related injuries to the statutorybenefit received under N.J.S.A.34:15-12 et. seq.; andWHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 34:15-

12(a) provides that for work relat-ed injuries producing temporarydisability for a period of more thanseven days, seventy percent (70%)of an employee’s average weeklywage, not to exceed seventy-fivepercent (75%) of the StatewideAverage Weekly Wage (SAWW)or fall below the minimum rate oftwenty percent (20%) of theSAWW, shall be provided to theemployee during the period whena worker is unable to work and isunder active medical care; and

ADJUSTMENTNOTICE OF HEARINGTake notice that on the 21st

day of May 2015 at 7:30pm, ahearing will be held before theBorough of Point Pleasant BeachBoard of Adjustment at theMunicipal Building located at 416New Jersey Avenue, PointPleasant Beach, New Jersey on theappeal or application of the under-signed for a variance or other reliefso as to permit:

Relief of/from DevelopmentOrdinance Sections:

19.91c Front yard set backrequired 25’ vs as built front steps

NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the foregoing ordi-nance was introduced and passedon first reading on the 21st day ofApril, 2015 and was adopted onsecond and final reading by theMayor and Council of theBorough of Point Pleasant Beachon the 5th day of May, 2015.

EILEEN A. FARRELL, RMCMunicipal Clerk($9.24) (28) (5/8)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANT BEACHZONING BOARD OF

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANT BEACHMAYOR AND COUNCILNOTICE OF ADOPTIONORDINANCE 2015-06AN ORDINANCE PRO-

HIBITING PARKING ONFRONT LAWNS IN THE BOR-OUGH OF POINT PLEASANTBEACH, COUNTY OF OCEANAND STATE OF NEW JER-SEY, AMENDING AND SUP-PLEMENTING SECTION 9-3OF CHAPTER IX OF THEBOROUGH CODE, ENTI-TLED “TRAFFIC”

____________________________________________________________________________________BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT

2015 MUNICIPAL BUDGETOF THE BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT, COUNTY OF OCEAN

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2015CURRENT FUND

Summary of Revenues 2015 2014

Surplus 2,200,000.00 100,000.00Total Miscellaneous Revenues 2,311,707.00 4,586,855.76Delinquent Tax 1,100,000.00 1,900,000.00Taxes 13,801,544.00 13,613,087.00

Total General Revenues 19,413,251.00 20,199,942.76

Summary of Appropriation 2015 2014Operating Budget: Salaries & Wages 7,244,614.00 6,923,492.00

Other Expenses 7,410,115.00 7,030,693.00Operations - Excluded From “Caps” 260,777.00 493,574.76Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 306,374.00 306,374.00Capital Improvement Funds 110,000.00 110,000.00Debt Service 2,360,466.00 2,925,200.00Reserve for Uncollected Taxes 1,720,905.00 2,410,609.00

Total General Appropriation 19,413,251.00 20,199,942.76Water/Sewer Utility Fund

Summary of Revenues 2015 2014Surplus 721,226.00 ---Miscellaneous Revenues 6,350,000.00 6,470,684.00Total Water/Sewer Revenues 7,071,226.00 6,470,684.00

Summary of Appropriation 2015 2014

Operating Budget: Salaries & Wages 1,353,648.00 1,262,244.00Other Expenses 4,567,244.00 3,982,510.00

Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 479,934.00 305,000.00Capital Improvement Funds 60,000.00 60,000.00Debt Service 610,400.00 860,930.00

7,071,226.00 6,470,684.00Balance of Outstanding Debt

Total Principal To Be Paid In 2015 2,309,427Total Interest To Be Paid In 2015 583,746Remaining Principal And Interest To Be Paid After 2015 15,725,252

BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached statements of revenues and appropriations shall constitute theMunicipal Budget for year 2015;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Budget be published in the May 8th edition of The OceanStar and Communicated to the Asbury Park Press;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing on the Budget and Tax Resolution will takeplace at the Borough Municipal Building, 2233 Bridge Avenue, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 on May 26,2015 at 7:00 pm at which time and place objections to said Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2015may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Governing Body of the BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANTdoes hereby approve the attached as the Budget for the year 2015.

VERONICA THWINGDeputy Municipal Clerk($53.46) (162) (5/8)The Ocean Star

her son to Vermont to snow-board, but now it’s a trip shemakes regularly.“I end up driving up every

weekend, me and the dog.Sometimes I stay up all week,and my husband comes upwhen he can.”Vermont is where Alex im-

proves his snowboardingskills as well as his knowl-edge in the classroom. Thispast year, he attended theAmerican SnowboardingTraining Center [ASTC], anacademy that provides himwith all the necessary com-modities to be a competitivesnowboarder in addition to awell-rounded student.

THE ACADEMYPrior to attending ASTC,

Alex started off at MountSnow Academy [MSA].“Last year I went to MSA

and it was OK,” said Alex.“This year I went to ASCTand I really liked it and met alot of new friends and stuff.”“He had two coaches that

were really good and this kidWill, like he said, they kind ofbounce off each other so theykeep trying new things,” Mrs.Atno said about Alex’s expe-rience at ASTC this past year.“He had a great year; he justhad a really good year. Helearned a lot more, like lock-ing onto the rails.”According to the ASTC

website, americansnow-boardtrainingcenter.com, theacademy was founded in2008 by Ron Chiodi, a 1998U.S. Olympian and one ofAlex’s dedicated coaches.The website describes theacademy as “a full servicewinter term snowboard acad-emy providing professionalcoaching services, education,and housing in the GreenMountains of Southern Ver-mont. ASTC is 100 percentdedicated to snowboardingoffering an environment fo-cused on the needs of aspir-ing professional snowboard-ers or possibly future snowsports industry leaders.”ASTC utilizes the Man-

chester Tutorial Center inManchester, Vermont, in or-der to maximize the students’opportunity to learn at an ac-celerated rate while givingthem ample time on themountain.Alex, truly dedicated to

both snowboarding and hisgrades, earned a scholarshipbased on his academics to at-tend the academy, which alsoalleviated costs for his par-ents.

“I’m proud of him. He’s do-ing well,” Mrs. Atno said. “Hehasn’t gotten into trouble, hestays focused, he’s up on hisschoolwork and that’s whatyou want.”Alex enjoys the division of

his time, saying, “I wake upand I go to snowboarding,and then I go to school in theafternoon. It’s the life.”Though it would be easy

for him to lose focus, Alex re-mains an honor roll studentin order to continue snow-boarding.“I concentrate in school to

get good grades becausegood grades pay off, so I cango snowboarding more often.In ASTC if you don’t get goodgrades, that’s a day off the hilland that’s something I don’twant,” he explained. “I alwaystry to keep up with myschoolwork, balancing withmy snowboarding, especiallyup there and in the offsea-son.”During the offseason Alex

is back home in Lavallettewhere he enjoys his otherpassion, soccer. He playstravel and school soccer andhopes to play for Point Pleas-ant Beach High School nextyear as a freshman.“Soccer definitely keeps

me in shape for snowboard-ing, but I also workout with atrainer to help me so I can dothese tricks and land reallyhard and not get hurt,” Alexsaid. “I’ve done CrossFit,which is 30 minutes ofstraight working out. That re-ally builds your enduranceand stamina and makes yousolid around your bones sothat if you take that fall, youcan actually take that fall.”According to his mother,

Alex had one friend whobroke his collarbone and an-other who broke his foot. Theinjuries left them both unableto compete in Nationals thisyear.Alex has broken both

wrists and a couple fingers,but nothing too major. Ofcourse, Mrs. Atno still wor-ries, but is happy he pickedtwo events that do not see aton of injuries.“You get a sick feeling in

your stomach until you knowthey land something. Untilyou see the run going downand stuff you get nervous,”his mother admitted. “But,you know, he’s kind of pickedthese two things he likes do-ing — the Rail Jam and theSlope Style.”Alex did half pipe last year

and placed 14th in his firsttime trying the event. The ac-complishment speaks vol-umes to his skill but the EastCoast does not have the same

size half pipes as out west, soAlex strayed away from theevent, much to his mother’sdelight.“I’m glad he doesn’t do

that,” Mrs. Atno laughed. “Ithink there’s more injuriesthere than in the otherevents.”Alex knows injuries are

part of the sport and powersthrough thoughts of gettinghurt, saying, “I picture gettinghurt as part of the sport; it’ssomething you have to getover. It’s always there.”Another great aspect of the

academy that Alex enjoys isthe friendships he has devel-oped while there.One friend of his, Will

Healy, helps Alex when theyride together. They feed off ofeach other’s energy and al-ways push each other to trynew tricks.This led to both Alex and

Will competing together atthe 2015 USASA NationalChampionships that ran fromMarch 28 to April 7 on Cop-per Mountain in Colorado.

2015 USASA NATIONALSThis year was not the first

time Alex competed at Na-tionals. In fact, it is the fifthyear he has been out to thecompetition.“The first few years we

went out there we didn’t havecoaching really or a coach,because we didn’t know wewere a part of anything. Wewere just out there,” Mrs.Atno recalled.Two years ago, Alex placed

11th in an event, and the top-10 finishers get their nameannounced. This drove himto really concentrate on hisgoals and push himself.Alex competes in the

Breaker group, which is for12- to 14-year-olds. The firstevent he competed in at Na-tionals was the Rail Jam,where he placed third whilefending off an ear infection.It was a jam format, which

meant every rider could takeas many runs as they could inthe time frame allowed.After receiving a pep talk

from his coach to get himstoked for the competition,Alex went to work in thequalifying run, and ended upqualifying third for finals.“Qualifiers went OK for

me,” Alex said. “I competedwith one of my best friendsnamed Will, so we kind of fedoff each other, like, landingtricks and stuff.”The finals for the Rail Jam

held a time limit of 15 minutesso after each run, Alex had tobook it back to the start to getin as many runs as possible.

“The Rail Jam was at night-time so it was cool — just be-ing at night with all the lightson and all the spectators,”Alex said with a smile. “I wassick; I had an ear infectionthat night.”Powering through the ear

infection, Alex ended up inthird place and was happywith the result, saying, “In fi-nals I only fell once, but itwas fun. I did a bunch ofgood tricks, and I was stokedand came in third.”He described some of his

tricks during the run, one be-ing a cap-270 on a down tube,which means he moved hisbody 270 degrees and thenbrought it back to stop hismomentum.Alex also took advantage of

a down-flat-down-flat railthat led to another down railseparated by a 10-foot gap.“I gapped from that lip to

the other rail so that got me alot of points because itshowed diversity and creativ-ity,” he explained.Alex finished with 1,295

points in the event.Two days later, Alex com-

peted in his second event, theSlope Style. He finished infifth with a final score of82.00, only .67 shy of thesnowboarder who finished infourth place.There were two different

size courses for the event butthe Breaker group had to usethe smaller of the two cours-es.“We had to hit the smaller

course, which I didn’t like be-cause I’m used to hitting 50-,70-foot jumps,” said Alex.“The smaller course wasnowhere close to that.”He did not worry too much

about it and worked with thethree jumps and two railsthat his course provided.“I did a back one on the

first jump, then a switch 540to put me regular on the lastjump and then a front sevenon the last jump,” Alex said.“Then, on the rails, I did backthree on and then back one-two.”His fifth-place finish was

not only a great accomplish-ment, but it qualified Alex forthe Revolution Tour [RevTour], which he will competein next February on Mam-moth Mountain in California.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR ALEX ATNO?For now, Alex will be at

home in Lavallette, but hehopes to see snow sometimesoon.“This summer I’m hoping

to go to Mount Hood in Ore-gon again. I’ve been goingthere for the past four orthree years,” he said. “They

still have snow in the sum-mer, so my whole ASTC, theacademy, is going to organizea trip there and ride in thesummer to try some tricksand get back on your board.”Always looking to the fu-

ture, Alex already has an ideaof what he would like to do atthe Rev Tour next year, say-ing, “Next year at Rev Tourthere is going to be twojumps, so I want my run to bethe cab nine then into a front10.”The Rev Tour is an open

age group event so Alex willhave some tough competi-tion. The top three finishersin Rev Tour go to Grand Prix,which is an opportunity toqualify for the X-Games andeventually the Olympics. Thetop 40 get invited back to thefollowing Rev Tour, and Alexhopes to finish in that group.It is hard to believe that

Alex is only 14 years old be-ing that he is so well-spoken,driven, and has already ac-complished so much beforehigh school.He has secured sponsors

such as Brave New World,Electric Goggles and AREMsnowboards, but nothing hasbroken his focus and hisdream lies in going pro, film-ing and just hanging out withfriends in the process.“I like filming a lot. It’s re-

ally fun filming with yourfriends and being pro,” he ex-claimed. “Going out to Cop-per this year there were 15 ofus on a plane, and that wasreally fun because we werejust goofing around andstuff.”According to Alex, his hap-

piness lies in “just touringaround, just filming and justhaving fun.”While pursuing his ulti-

mate dream Alex looks up tosnowboarder Tommy Gesme,a member of the Burton pro-gram known as Nobody — allunderground snowboardersthat people do not reallyknow about.“They’re not pro but

they’re just really clean andstylish snowboarders. Theydon’t do the hardest tricksbut they make them lookgood,” explained Alex. “I likethat look in snowboarding,just the clean, look-goodlook.”While it is always good to

have an athlete to model him-self after, Alex recognizes thehelp and sacrifices his par-ents have provided so he cando what he loves.“I don’t ski as much as I

used to because I can’t affordit. I’d rather put it into him,”Mrs. Atno said with a smile.“I know eventually I’ll go

back to my place in theCatskills, I’ll go back to mylittle group of friends andthat’ll be fine, but right nowit’s his gig.”Do not be surprised if the

name Alex Atno starts com-ing up more and more. Witha strong support system inhis family and the work ethicof an Olympic snowboarder,Alex will continue moving upthe mountain and on to muchgreater heights.


QUALIFIESFROM PAGE 37

BEACHFROM PAGE 37teammate Ashley Kelly se-cured the outs.Mater Dei’s pitcher, Paige

Hernandez, struck out twoGulls before KellyannOhlinger popped out to sec-ond to close out the first in-ning.The second inning saw a

little more hitting from bothteams but no players crossedhome plate. Kells opened upthe inning with a strikeout onthree straight pitches.She then gave up a double

to right field but shook it offand the Gulls took care of thenext two batters with twopop outs. One was caught bysecond baseman Sam Kellyand Ohlinger, the catcher,took the third out.On offense in the bottom of

the inning, Point Beach stillcould not generate runs de-spite getting a runner onbase. The score remainedtied at zero.Kells continued to be a

force on the mound strikingout the first two Seraph bat-ters in the third inning on sixpitches. Both girls went downswinging.Mater Dei then produced a

single on a fly ball to left fieldthat was mishandled. It madeno difference as Kellsclaimed her fifth strikeout ofthe game and the third out ofthe inning.The Garnet Gulls faced

more difficulty at the plate asHernandez struck out twobatters for Mater Dei. The fi-nal out came on a blooper toshort off the bat of Kells.Point Beach found itself in

a small hole in the top of thefourth inning. After securingtwo outs, the Seraphs’ next

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Public Meetings Act.VERONICA THWINGDeputy Municipal Clerk($9.57) (29) (5/8)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANTRECREATION COMMISSION

2015 MEETINGSTake notice that the Point

Pleasant Recreation Committeewill hold their monthly meetingsthe fourth Wednesday of themonth at 7:00 on the followingdates:

May 27th June 24thJuly 22ndAugust 26thSeptember 23rdOctober 28thThe meetings will be held in

the Municipal Building CouncilChambers, 2233 Bridge Avenue,Point Pleasant, NJ 08742.

JEANETTE SCHLAPFERRecreation Commission($7.59) (23) (5/8)The Ocean Star

PATRICIA M. APPLEGATE,RMC

Municipal Clerk($9.57) (29) (5/8)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF

POINT PLEASANTMAYOR AND COUNCILNOTICE OF POSTPONEDCOUNCIL MEETINGNOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN, that the Mayor andCouncil of the Borough of PointPleasant have Postponed theCouncil Meeting previouslyscheduled for Tuesday, May 19,2015 at 7:00 P.M.TAKE FURTHER NOTICE,

that said Council will instead holdits meeting on Tuesday, May 26,2015 at 7:00 P.M. in the CouncilChamber of the MunicipalBuilding, 2233 Bridge Avenue,Point Pleasant, New Jersey.TAKE FURTHER NOTICE,

that this meeting shall be open tothe Public or that a portion of thismeeting shall be closed to thePublic, under the applicableexceptions to the New Jersey Open

plus money. The Sheriff or otherperson conducting the sale willhave information regarding thesurplus, if any.

May be subject to anOrdinance 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 hisfees, 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 ofJESSE P. CASEY, ET UX, andtaken in execution at the suit ofHSBC BANK USA, N.A., to besold by Michael G. Mastronardy,Sheriff.

This sale is subject to post-ponement without further notice. Attorneys for PlaintiffFein, Such, Kahn & Shepard7 Century DriveSuite 201Parsippany, NJ 07054Sheriff’s Docket: CH 768085Dated: April 30, 2015; May

7, 14, 21, 2015($138.60) (420) (5/1, 5/8, 5/15,

5/22)The Ocean Star

___________________________BOROUGH OF BAY HEADBOROUGH COUNCILORDINANCE 2015-15AN ORDINANCE OF THE

BOROUGH OF BAY HEAD,COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATEOF NEW JERSEY AMEND-ING AND SUPPLEMENTINGTHE MUNICIPAL CODE OFTHE BOROUGH OF BAYHEAD, SO AS TO AMENDCHAPTER 157, ENTITLED,“MOBILE HOMES, RECRE-ATIONAL VEHICLES,TRAILERS, CONSTRUCTIONEQUIPMENT AND STORAGEDEVICES”PUBLIC NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that the fore-going Ordinance was adopted onsecond reading and final passageat a meeting of the BoroughCouncil of the Borough of BayHead held on the 4th day of May2015.

writ, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F4716313, willbe exposed to sale at public venueon TUESDAY the 26TH DAY OFMAY, 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 landand premises, situate, lying andbeing in the TOWNSHIP OFBRICK, County of Ocean andState of New Jersey.

Street and Street No.: 14DREW AVENUE

Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:14; BLOCK: 1277.02 FKA 1277

Dimensions: APPROXI-MATELY: 75 X 100

Nearest Cross Street:SWEENEY AVE.

The above description does notconstitute a full legal description,said description is filed at theOffice of the Sheriff, 120 HooperAvenue, Toms River, NJ.

THE SHERIFF HEREBYRESERVES THE RIGHT TOADJOURN THIS SALE WITH-OUT FURTHER NOTICE BYPUBLICATION.

PRIOR LIENS OF AFFI-DAVIT: NONE

PRIOR LIENS/ENCUM-BRANCES: 2015 QTR. 2 TAXESOPEN $1,643.07

WATER OPEN PLUSPENALTY $43.33

SEWER OPEN PLUSPENALTY $85.76

TOTAL AS OF FEBRUARY25, 2015 $1,772.16

The amount of the judgment tobe satisfied by said sale is the sumof $240,934.32 more or less, plusinterest.Surplus Money: If after the

sale 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-

FURTHER RECOURSEAGAINST THE MORTGAGOR,THE MORTGAGEE OR THEMORTGAGEE’S ATTORNEY.


sale 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.




Seized as the property ofROBERT J. BURGOYNE, ETC.,ET ALS, and taken in execution atthe suit of JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TION, to be sold 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 768079Dated: April 30, 2015; May

7, 14, 21, 2015($171.60) (520) (5/1, 5/8, 5/15,

5/22)The Ocean Star

___________________________OCEAN COUNTYSHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of the above stated

will be exposed to sale at publicvenue on TUESDAY the 26THDAY OF MAY, 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 landand premises, situate, lying andbeing in the TOWNSHIP OFBERKELEY, County of Oceanand State of New Jersey.

Street and Street No.: 206POINT PLEASANT AVENUE,BAYVILLE

Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:1, 2; BLOCK: 1062

Dimensions: APPROXI-MATELY: 109.32 FT X 100.00 FTX 111.18 FT X 100.02 FT

Nearest Cross Street: MILLCREEK ROAD



PRIOR LIENS OF AFFI-DAVIT: NONE

*SUBJECT TO ANYUNPAID 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 INVESTIGATIONTO 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 SETASIDE FOR ANY REASON,THE PURCHASER AT THESALE SHALL BE ENTITLEDONLY TO A RETURN OF THEDEPOSIT PAID. THE PUR-CHASER SHALL HAVE NO


sale 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.




Seized as the property ofKELLY L. DAVIS, ET ALS, andtaken in execution at the suit ofFLAGSTAR BANK, SFB, to besold by Michael G. Mastronardy,Sheriff.

This sale is subject to post-ponement without further notice. Attorneys for PlaintiffStern, Lavinthal &

Frankenberg, LLC105 Eisenhower ParkwaySuite 302Roseland, NJ 07068Sheriff’s Docket: CH 768067Dated: April 30, 2015; May

7, 14, 21, 2015($157.08) (476) (5/1, 5/8, 5/15,

5/22)The Ocean Star


By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F04604310,


By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F04504813,will be exposed to sale at publicvenue on TUESDAY the 26THDAY OF MAY, 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 landand premises, situate, lying andbeing in the TOWNSHIP OFBRICK, County of Ocean andState of New Jersey.

Street and Street No.: 541PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:15; BLOCK: 1397.22

Dimensions: APPROXI-MATELY: 80 FEET WIDE BY100 FEET LONG

Nearest Cross Street: LANESMILL ROAD



PRIOR LIENS OF AFFI-DAVIT: WATER/SEWERACCOUNT PAST DUE $470.84

SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAIDTAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OROTHER CHARGES, AND ANYSUCH TAXES, CHARGES,LIENS, INSURANCE PREMI-UMS OR OTHER ADVANCESMADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIORTO THIS SALE. ALL INTER-ESTED PARTIES ARE TO CON-DUCT AND RELY UPONTHEIR OWN INDEPENDENTINVESTIGATION TO ASCER-TAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANYOUTSTANDING INTERESTREMAIN OF RECORD AND/ORHAVE PRIORITY OVER THELIEN BEING FORECLOSEDAND, IF SO THE CURRENTAMOUNT DUE THEREON.

________________________________________________________BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT BEACHZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

NOTICE OF HEARINGTake notice that on the 4th day of June 2015 at 7:30pm, a hearing

will be held before the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Board ofAdjustment at the Municipal Building located at 416 New JerseyAvenue, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on the appeal or applica-tion of the undersigned for a variance or other relief so as to permit:

Build rear deck same width as house. (Statute 19-9.3-1) willrequire the following variance:

Required Provides (*existing conditions)Front yard 5 ft. 1.7 ft.*Side yard 5 ft. 3 ft. (south side)*

2 ft. (north side)*Building Coverage 50% 51.3%On the premises located at 155 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant

Beach, NJ 08742 and designated as Block 129.02 and Lot 2 on theBorough of Point Pleasant Beach Tax map. The applicant reserves theright to seek any other waiver or variance relief as determined to benecessary by the Board or its staff prior to or during the public hear-ing.

The application, sealed survey and plans are on file in theMunicipal Building located at 416 New Jersey Avenue in PointPleasant Beach and are available for inspection 10 days prior to hear-ing between the hours of 9am and 4pm.

Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participatetherein in accordance with the rules of the Zoning Board ofAdjustment.

BARBARA R. WALSHApplicant($19.80) (60) (5/8)The Ocean Star

With such great talent onany sports team, sometimes itis difficult to determine thebest player.Statistics, web gems and

personal opinion all play a role

in who is deemed the bestplayer or most valuable player[MVP] on any given team.What you do not realize,

though, is the best player oneach and every sports team

never plays a minute, nevermakes a shot — yet they couldnot be a happier part of theteam.This Sunday, we celebrate

that player as we do once

every year, although we allknow that they should be cele-brated every day.Of course, I am referring to

the player most affectionatelyknown as “Mom.”Wait, why are you reading a

sports column about Mother’sDay?The answer is simple: Be-

cause mothers work overtimeyear round for their athlete,whether it’s youth sports, mid-dle school sports, high schoolsports, collegiate level sportsor professional sports.So, let me start by first say-

ing happy Mother’s Day to mymom and a huge thank you foreverything you do, everythingyou have done, and everythingyou will do for our family.I know it was not easy rais-

ing three children, especiallywhen we all had differenttastes in athletics.For me personally, I dabbled

in gymnastics, karate, soccer,baseball, track and field, bas-ketball, and finally settled onvolleyball in high school.Take a guess as to who

drove me to and from prac-tices, games and meetsthroughout the years. If yousaid “Mom,” then you guessedright.

And when I was old enoughto drive myself to and fro,guess who was still in atten-dance at every game. That’sright — it was my mother.My mom provided me with

equipment ranging from shinguards to cleats to baseballpants and soccer shorts tomouth guards, baseball glovesand bats, and active ankles. Allso I could jump higher and runfaster while very much look-ing the part.When my high school vol-

leyball team needed someoneto step up and run the boosterclub, my mom took responsi-bility and helped provide ourteam with the perks all the“bigger” sports had at ourschool.And you want to know

something else? Somehow, dayin and day out, all my jerseysremained clean and fresh forevery game over the years.Simply amazing.None of that even begins to

cover the running around thathad to be done for my sisterand my brother, who also par-ticipated in their fair share ofsports.How did you do it, Mom?

And again, I say thank you.As sports shape children’s

character and being a part of ateam has endless benefits, theunwavering support from amother is unmatched in theathletic community.Kevin Durant said it best in

his MVP speech last year, sim-

ply saying to his mom, “Youthe real MVP.”I guess what I’m trying to

say is, as a former athlete, wetruly appreciate all the thingsour mothers have done andcontinue to do for us.We might not show it or say

it every day. And we might notspeak after a tough loss. Butwe always know you are therewith our best interest at heartand we know the sacrificesyou make to support us in theendeavors we choose on andoff the field, court or track.We are happy that you are

there to share in our gloriousvictories and our heartbreak-ing losses and always keep aneye out for our safety.So I’ll say it again, although I

know I can’t say it enough:Thanks, Mom, for always be-ing my biggest fan.And to all the moms out

there whose blood, sweat andtears never shows up on theirchild’s jersey; to all the momsthat scour the newspaper fortheir child’s name week afterweek; and to all the moms thatsometimes get too excited inthe stands for their athlete:Happy Mother’s Day. Yoursupport is appreciated and,most importantly, never for-gotten.

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.

OVERTIME BY DOMINICK POLLIO

The best player on your team...


POINT BEACH — Point Beachadded another game to thewin column when they tookto the field against HenryHudson at home on Tuesday.The Gulls won 12-2 in five in-nings of play.The first three innings were

close as the Admirals scoredfirst and stayed with the Gulls.On the mound for Point

Beach was Antognoli, a senior.In the first inning he beganthe game with a walk but thensettled down. The first outcame on a bunt that Antogno-li scooped up and threw tofirst.He then got the next Henry

Hudson batter to fly out to leftfield, where Mike Frauenheimmade the catch.Unfortunately the next bat-

ter hit a fly ball that droppedin center field, which wasgood enough for an RBI sin-gle. With the Admirals up 1-0the Gulls managed to securethe third out on a ground ballto Allegretta, who was playingshortstop.

On their first at bat the Gar-net Gulls were unable to getany runners to safely touchhome. After putting two run-ners on base VanSchoick hit aline drive to right field, goodenough for a single. Antogno-li, who was heading homefrom second, slid into homeplate but the ump called himout saying that the Admiralcatcher laid the tag in time.None of the Beach faithfulwere particularly happy withthe close call at the plate but itmarke the second out of theinning.Point Beach then loaded the

bases on a Henry Hudson er-ror but Nista could not con-nect with the ball and struckout to end the first inningdown 1-0.The top of the second in-

ning went fast with Antognolistriking out two after theGulls secured the first out ona bunt.Back in the batter’s box

were the Gulls and this timethey were not going to leaverunners stranded on base.With one out on the board

Franzoni got things started for

the Gulls with a single thatbounced over the glove ofHenry Hudson’s third base-man. Shaller then came in torun for Franzoni.Next up for the Gulls was

Daly who sent a pitch out tocenter field that could not bereeled in. His double broughthome Franzoni for PointBeach’s first run of the game.Daly ended up stealing

home and then got tagged outtrying to take home on singlefrom Frauenheim. Antognoliwas walked and then Garcialaid down a hard grounder be-tween the third baseman’slegs for an RBI single. Thethird out came on a Van-Schoick fly ball to center fieldbut the Gulls had claimed a 2-1 lead heading into the third.In the third Point Beach

took care of the first two bat-ters on a groundout and a flyball out to left field. They thengave up a double, followed byan RBI single that tied thegame at two. After securing

POINT BEACH 12 BASEBALL HENRY HUDSON 2

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two batters each hit a single toput runners on first and sec-ond. The defense did not wa-ver, though, and Kellyscooped up a grounder thatcame her way and tossed it tosecond for the third out.With another turn at bat, it

looked like the Garnet Gullswere going to fall short yetagain. Ohlinger grounded outand Alex Barnes hit a high flyball to second and Mater Deiwas one out away from clos-ing another inning.Point Beach was deter-

mined to win, though, and putthose two outs out of its mind.Sarah Scott hit a line drive toshallow right field for a PointBeach single.Next up for the Gulls was

Theresa Hulse, who smackeda hard grounder up the middlethat the second basemancould not get a glove on. Thehit moved Scott over to third,in prime position to score.Senior Samantha Kelly

stepped up to the plate forPoint Beach next. Standingtall, Kelly connected with apitch and sent the softballdown the third base line withenough force that the MaterDei defender was unable tochorale the ball. The singlescored Scott and Point Beachclaimed the first lead of thegame.“I get really nervous so I

was shaking up there, then Iwas so amped when I got herdown, it felt so good,” Kellysaid after the game.“Well, that was huge. It’s al-

ways close. We were on theverge of making this a two-,three-run game, but when youget that first one, that’s all thedifference so that was hugefor us,” DeCristofano saidabout Kelly’s hit.Kelly claims the reason she

got the hit was because of hercoach, saying, “I have not beenhitting recently, so he [De-Cristofano] worked with meon Saturday, basically one-on-one, and I really think that’swhy.”She kept in mind the advice

he offered her and it paid offbig time in a high-pressure sit-uation.“He told me that it’s mostly

mentality and that I need toget out of my own head be-

cause I’m a good hitter,” shestated. “So, just to do whatcomes natural and he workedon soft toss with me, and ithelped a lot.”The Garnet Gulls would

have continued adding to therun but a controversial runnerinterference call marked thethird out and end of the fourthinning.The Gulls’ defense re-

mained sound and strongthrough the final three inningsto secure the win.Kells added two more

strikeouts to her totals to fin-ish with seven on the day. Shedid not walk any batters dur-ing the shutout.Knowing it was an impor-

tant game, DeCristofano tookher aside during the day totalk strategy.“Kylee, man — I grabbed

her out of gym class today,”DeCristofano said. “We weretalking about their lineup andwhat we can do.”“I knew it was a huge game,

first, and when D took me outhe was just telling me howmost of the hits all the girls getare on two strikes so I neededto expand my zone more,” ex-plained Kells. “So, I did thatand it worked really well andall my pitches were workinggreat — a lot of movement.”Even when Kells would get

behind in the count she man-aged to turn it into a strikeoutor a routine play for the de-fense.“I know when it’s 3-0 I need

to throw a strike so I go notcompletely in the zone, but onthe corners to get them toswing or just a strike,” saidKells.DeCristofano is proud of

his freshman pitcher, saying,“She is so mature for her ageand she just pitched today. Shedidn’t throw, she didn’t over-power — she pitched. I’m su-per proud of her, that was justa great performance for herand peaking at the right time.This is when you want to beon the upswing so that wasgood stuff.”The win was a big one for

morale because Mater Dei isalways tough competition forthe Gulls.“It made my senior year,”

said Kelly.“It feels great,” stated Kells.

“I knew this was a huge gameand we all wanted to beatthem really bad, and we did.

We just came out and playedour best.”The Garnet Gulls were

coming off a commanding winagainst Ranney last Friday.They won 14-0 behind Kellson the mound. She pitchedfive innings and recordedeight strikeouts, allowed onlyone hit, and did not walk anyRanney batters.Alexa Russell went 2-for-3

including a double and anRBI. Ohlinger finished the daywith a bases-loaded triple inthe fourth inning as well astwo singles.Point Beach also took on

Henry Hudson at home onTuesday.Despite another seven

strikeouts from Kells, theGulls lost the game 8-3.Yesterday the girls traveled

to play Keansburg. The gameoccurred too late to be cov-ered in this edition of TheOcean Star. Be sure to readnext week’s issue for full cov-erage.

POINT BORO PANTHERSThe Panther softball team

had a rough week, unable tofind a win.Last Friday they faced Jack-

son Liberty at home and lostby a score of 15-1.The team then went on to

play Donovan Catholic onTuesday. Point Boro lost 10-2.Donovan Catholic chugged

away each inning to take a 7-0lead by the end of the fourthinning.In the fifth the Panthers

managed to put two runs onthe board but never stoppedtheir opponent from scoring.Donovan Catholic added

one more in the fifth and twomore in the sixth to take the10-2 win.Point Boro only produced

two hits and committed threeerrors in the loss.Yesterday the girls traveled

to take on Pinelands Regionalin a game occurring too latefor this issue of The OceanStar. Check back next weekfor full coverage.Tomorrow the girls will

take to the field against ShoreRegional at home. The gameis set to begin at 10 a.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.

BEACHFROM PAGE 40


Last week I wrote “Look tocatch bluefish over the rail inthe Manasquan Inlet thisupcoming week. Every yearby May 1st they are beingcaught.”Such was the case this past

weekend as bluefish fromfour to 12 pounds floodinginto our Manasquan Inlet andright out front in the ocean. Itwas great action for thosewho were fishing over the railor out in the boat. Sundayafternoon when I came intothe inlet on my way back tothe dock every third anglerwas hooked up on both theManasquan and PointPleasant sides.Out in the ocean the action

was equally as good. Therewas a big fleet of boatsbetween Manasquan andShark River inlets out in 60feet of water. The BelmarPrincess had 125 fares onboard and everyone caught.The bite wasn’t short livedeither as it lasted from 8 a.m.well into the afternoon. Iwent out from 1-3 p.m. withmy son Tommy and had thebig blues right away.What seemed to be work-

ing best were black and silveror black and white six-inchbomber plugs. These swim-ming plugs far out producedmetal. It was as easy as justcast the plug away from theboat and retrieve back andthe plug would get hit.There were however no

striped bass caught that Iknow of. The BelmarPrincess reported none. I didnot see any bunker either inthe ocean. These big racerblues won’t stay around verylong and will move well off-shore as the ocean tempera-ture warms a few moredegrees. Right now oceantemperatures are approach-ing the mid fifty degreeranges swinging back andforth from 54 to 51 degrees.These big bluefish that are

here are adults and referredto as racers as their name isattributed to two characteris-tics. One is that they look likesleek torpedoes. For the timebeing they have a long slen-der body that is in dispropor-tion to their normal sizemuch larger head. The otheris that they exhibit a feedingpattern of racing around our

backbays and coastal shore-lines devouring anything intheir path.They move into the back-

bays because this is where thebait is holding and it haswarmer water temperatures.This is most likely the reasonthe big blues are hitting shal-low swimming plugs out inthe ocean as the upper thirdof the water column is thewarmest. The only other rea-son I can think of is they arekeying in on the alewife andblueback herring that havebegun their spring migrationat this time.Hopefully we will now see

bunker and striped bass moveinto our area moving up fromthe south or from offshore.Last season a major blitz ofbunker and bass took placethis weekend as it seemed thebunker just appearedovernight. The striped bassaction still remains centeredin Raritan Bay with plenty ofbass being caught by boatersthat are netting bunker andlive lining or chunking. Fishup to 35 pounds are beingcaught with limits easilytaken and many morereleased. Some small localbass are being caught in thesurf on clams.The big surf event of the

season, the Governor’s SurfFishing Tournament will beheld on Sunday, May 17th atIsland Beach State Park. Avariety of species are eligiblefor entry in the tournamenteach year. Overall lengthdetermines the winner. Theindividual who catches theoverall largest fish wins the"Governor's Award," and hashis or her name engraved onthe Governor's Cup, which ispermanently displayed at thepark. Fishing equipment isawarded to winners who

catch the largest fish in eachspecies category. Winnersfrom the early entry drawingand the tournament must bepresent during the afternoonawards ceremony to claimtheir prizes or they will beforfeited. For more informa-tion, call 609-748-4347 orv i s i twww.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/gsft.htm.Bob over at Fishermen’s

Den in Belmar reports “Blues!Blues! Blues! We are glad tosee their arrival. They are atboth inlets and off shore anymetal is working. There arealso some bass in the surf,most were taken on clamsand worms. Some anglers hadmultiple bass nearly allshorts. Winter flounder havemostly moved out and sum-mer flounder have taken theirplace. There have been manytaken off the L Street Pierwith some as large as 21 inch-es. All summer flounder haveto be released until May 22nd.Please handle with care if youcatch these fish and release asquickly as possible.” Freshwater trout fishing

remains very good in ourrivers and stream across thestate as trout are hitting spin-ners, minnows, powerbait,mealies, and worms. For therest of the trout fishing sea-son the Manasquan,Metedeconk, and Toms rivers

will be stocked on Monday,May 11 and 18. Fishing will beclosed from 5 a.m. until 5 p.m.on these in season stockingdates. Spring Lake will bestocked three times duringthe season by the State butnot closed to fishing. Thetrout stocking hotline is 609-633-6765.Announcements of

Interest: May 11, Manasquan,Metedeconk, and Toms riverstrout stocked. No fishinguntil 5 p.m. May 9, 30thAnnual HRFA Hooked on theHudson event, Ross Dock,Palisades Interstate Park, 8a.m. to 2 p.m., check outwww.stripedbassderby.com/

HOH. May 16, Hi-martStriper Club Striped BassTournament, Bahrs LandingRestaurant, 2 Bay Avenue,Highlands, call TournamentDirector: Joe Tomaszewski908-514-0776 or e-mailspr ing tournament@hi -mar.com for more info. May17, Governor’s Surf Fishing

Tournament, island beachState Park, call 609-748-4347o rwww.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/gsft.htm for info.

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

FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA

Bluefish flooding Manasquan InletTIP OF THE WEEKFROM JIM FREDA

For lifting and releasing

bluefish into and from your

boat try using a lip gripper

or boga grip. It will help to

keep your hands away from

the bluefish’s teeth and any

hooks.

JIM FREDA THE COAST STAR

Tommy Freda caught a 12 pound bluefish on Sunday outside theManasquan Inlet.

JIM FREDA THE COAST STAR

Rande Kunisch of Avon caught and released a big fluke on Saturdayat the Manasquan Inlet.

the third out the Gulls werehungry for more runs andturned to their bats in the bot-tom of the inning.They produced a five-run

inning that included a two-run single from Daly, an RBIwalk on VanSchoick, andsome quick thinking fromFrauenheim who stole homefor a 7-2 lead.The fourth inning did not

see much action from eitherteam. The Garnet Gull de-fense only gave up a singlebefore getting three outs.Henry Hudson put a new

pitcher on the mound andPoint Beach took the inningto get used to the new arm.With the score still 7-2 in

favor of Point Beach the topof the fifth showed more sol-id defense.The first out came on a line

drive to Nista at third. It wasfollowed by a single on a buntdown the first base line. ThatAdmiral then stole second,beating out the throw fromhome.The next batter hit a

ground ball to third base.Nista scooped it up, checkedthe runner on second andthrew to first. The runner de-cided to take off for third sofirst baseman Delgrippothrew back to Nista after step-ping on first for the out.Nista made the catch and

the tag beating the HenryHudson runner as he slid intothird. The heads up doubleplay by Nista and Delgrippokept Henry Hudson at bayand put the Gulls back at theplate in the bottom of thefifth.Point Beach strung togeth-

er another five-run inning totake a 10-run lead and the vic-tory.The first run came when

Frauenheim was roundingthird and ran into the Admiralthird baseman who was ob-structing his path. Frauen-heim was then awarded homeplate.Nista connected with a

pitch for a two-run single fol-lowed by another single fromDelgrippo.Franzoni then hit a hard

grounder up the middle todrive in two runs and claim

the win at home for PointBeach.Assistant coach Joe Mazza

was proud of the way theteam played and knew not tobe too relaxed against HenryHudson.“You never know what

you’re going to get. Any givenday in this game anything canhappen so we wanted tocome out, score early and of-ten, get a nice little lead andstay on a roll here,” statedMazza after the win. “We hada good game yesterdayagainst Donovan, we got theShore Conference and thestates coming up so we justwant to stay on a consistentroll.”He also praised Antognoli’s

pitching on the mound, say-ing, “Geno did a great job,man. He did everything weasked of him. We told him justthrow strikes, pitch to contactand he’s done well this year inthat regard. He doesn’t over-power anybody, he throwsstrikes and we field the ballbehind him and score runs forhim.”Antognoli agreed with his

coach and was proud of theteam’s defensive play behindhim.“Pitching was really good

today. I didn’t overpower any-body like coach said, but I justpitched for contact and the in-field and outfield did great to-day,” explained Antognoli.“They made some greatplays.”Daly, who finished the day

2-for-3 with an RBI doubleand a two RBI single, was hap-py to see how relaxed theteam could be and still per-form at a high level.“It’s Henry Hudson but it’s

definitely a good win. As youcan see, we’re all loose inthese games and it gets ourconfidence back up and ourintensity back up,” he stated.“It’ll help us out. Even in thebigger games it will help usout because we can look at thethings we did good in thesegames.”Daly hopes to continue be-

ing a strong presence at theplate for Point Beach and wasproud of his batting, saying, “Iwas feeling it today. I cameout with confidence and thatwas the best part about it.When I’m confident at theplate good things will hap-pen.”

Point Beach had opened upthe week with a strong winover Ranney at home last Fri-day. The Gulls won 11-1 in sixinnings of play.Geno Antognoli pitched a

complete game, striking outseven batters. John Daly fin-ished the game with two hitsand three RBIs for PointBeach.The only bump in the road

this past week for the Gullswas in the first round of theOcean County Tournament.The 10th-seeded Garnet Gullsfaced seventh-seeded BrickTownship on the road. PointBeach suffered a 15-0 lossthrough five innings of play.Point Beach committed five

errors in the loss and onlyproduced four hits as opposedto Brick Township who fin-ished with only one error and13 hits.The Gulls bounced back

from the loss in a tough winover Donovan Catholic onMonday. They won 4-2 on theroad.“I’ll tell you what, we went

out and we did something weneeded to do. We played pret-ty much error-free baseball.We didn’t give anything away,”explained Mazza. “We hadgood defense, we had timelyhits and we got some reallysolid pitching from John Nistaagain. We did what we neededto do and came away with aquality win there against agood team.”Nista only gave up one hit

on four innings pitched. An-drew Allegretta went 2-for-3with an RBI single that drovein pinch runner Zack Shaller.Antonio Garcia, John Van-Schoick, and Delgrippo eachbatted in a run for the Gulls inthe win.Yesterday Point Beach took

on Keansburg on the road butthe game occurred too late forthis edition of The Ocean Star.Be sure to read next week’sedition for full coverage.Tomorrow the Garnet Gulls

will take to the field againstSpotswood at home. Thegame is scheduled to begin at11 a.m.


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