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SPORTS The Ocean Star FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 PAGE 33 BASEBALL 34 ATHLETES OF SEASON 36-37 GOLF 38 LACROSSE 38 DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR SPRING ATHLETES OF SEASON NAMED The Ocean Star has named the 2015 Spring Athletes of the Season after asking all coaches for input. To see the athletes, like Jack Ehrhardt [from left], Megan Zabelski and Nick Vail-Stein, see page 36. BY DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR SOUTH PLAINFIELD — One of the most exciting athletes to watch from the Point Boro track and field team is jun- ior Jack Ehrhardt. Also a wrestler, Ehrhardt grew into a workhorse for the boys field events during this spring season. He would compete in multiple events including the long jump, the high jump and the javelin. With a work ethic that is usually found at the colle- giate level, Ehrhardt pro- pelled himself to this year’s New Jersey State Inter- scholastic Athletic Associa- tion [NJSIAA] Group II Championships at Frank Jost Field in South Plain- field. For most athletes that make it through sectionals and onto groups, they only have one event to concen- trate on. Ehrhardt split his focus between two events: the high jump and the javelin throw. Luckily for Ehrhardt, those events were split be- tween the two-day meet. Last Friday he stepped up to compete in the high jump, a task he was a bit nervous about. Head coach Mike Colon- na and Ehrhardt had been preparing all week for him to open up at 5-10 when he usually opens at 5-08. At Groups, the opening height was set at 6-00. With a calm and poise that masked any nerves, Ehrhardt took his first jump at 6-00 and cleared it with- out missing a beat. “It’s extremely important in these sorts of meets to clear those heights on your first attempt,” said Colonna. “He certainly gave himself a chance and an opportunity to move on.” With the majority of the jumpers not being able to clear the opening height, the bar was moved up two inch- es to 6-02. Unfortunately for Ehrhardt, the height was just out of reach in the three at- tempts he had to clear it. “He gave himself a couple of good attempts at 6-02. His personal best is 6-02, which he got only two weeks ago. It would have been nice for him to get that today,” Colonna said after the event. “I know he’s bummed out, but just being on the big stage here is just a feat in itself. He’s taking it all in and I think next year he’s going to look to have an even better showing when he’s back here.” There was a small chance that Ehrhardt could have made it through to Wednes- day’s Meet of Champions [MOC] as a wild card but af- ter the final results were posted, he was tied with six other athletes for 10th. Jack Ehrhardt fights injury to compete at Meet of Champs DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR Jack Ehrhardt makes a throw in javelin during the Group II Championships last weekend. Ehrhardt placed fifth overall at the meet, earning a spot at the Meet of Champions. Boro’s Ehrhardt competes in high jump, javelin BY DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR SOUTH PLAINFIELD — One of the most consistent and suc- cessful core of athletes for the Point Boro track and field team this season has been the pole-vaulters. Nick Vail-Stein, Josh Schlanger and Harry Van Wagenen have pushed each other to higher and higher marks all season long for the boys team. Natalie Dikun has also found success in the pole vault for the girls team. Van Wagenen made it to sectionals and bowed out just shy of last weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association [NJSI- AA] Group II Championships but Vail-Stein, Schlanger and Dikun all made the trip to Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield to compete. Dikun competed on Friday along with the other female pole-vaulters. The opening height was set at 9-06 and, unfortunately for Dikun, she could not clear it with three attempts. She was coming in seeded at 9-00, so she knew it would be a difficult height to start out at. “Well, tough day, a little disappointing for her to not be able to get to the opening height,” said pole vault coach Robert Dikun. It is always tough to see a competitor lose out so early, but he was proud of Dikun’s perseverance throughout the season. “She had a great year with some injuries, a bad knee that was kind of a nagging injury throughout the season, so we’re pleased,” coach Dikun said. “She’s happy with her performance. Naturally she would have liked to have done better, but it is what it is for today.” On Saturday, the second day of groups, Vail-Stein and Schlanger stepped to the run- way for their turn at pole POINT BORO TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK Vail-Stein hits personal record at Meet of Champions DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR NICK VAIL-STEIN Vail-Stein clears 13-06 for 9th place in pole vault BY DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR SOUTH PLAINFIELD — When athletes become one of the best at their event, it be- comes more and more diffi- cult for them to fail knowing what they’re capable of. For Point Boro junior Megan Zabelski, this track and field season presented a hole she could not avoid. Rather than sit at the bottom and wait for next season, she used past successes to climb her way back out and back on top. Zabelski, whose strongest event is the high jump, has worked hard on her craft all season, making her way out of sectionals and on to last weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Boro’s Zabelski jumps to fifth at Group II Championships DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR Boro junior Megan Zabelski competed in the girls high jump at Wednesday’s Meet of Champions. She cleared 5-02 to tie for 11th overall. Tied for 11th overall in girls high jump at Meet of Champs SEE MEET PAGE 35 SEE INJURY PAGE 35 SEE ZABELSKI PAGE 38
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SPORTSThe Ocean Star

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 PAGE 33

BASEBALL 34ATHLETES OF SEASON 36-37GOLF 38LACROSSE 38

DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR

SPRING ATHLETES OF SEASON NAMEDThe Ocean Star has named the 2015 Spring Athletes of the Season after asking all coaches for input. Tosee the athletes, like Jack Ehrhardt [from left], Megan Zabelski and Nick Vail-Stein, see page 36.

BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

SOUTH PLAINFIELD— One ofthe most exciting athletes towatch from the Point Borotrack and field team is jun-ior Jack Ehrhardt. Also awrestler, Ehrhardt grew intoa workhorse for the boysfield events during thisspring season. He wouldcompete in multiple eventsincluding the long jump, thehigh jump and the javelin.With a work ethic that isusually found at the colle-giate level, Ehrhardt pro-pelled himself to this year’sNew Jersey State Inter-scholastic Athletic Associa-tion [NJSIAA] Group IIChampionships at FrankJost Field in South Plain-field.For most athletes thatmake it through sectionals

and onto groups, they onlyhave one event to concen-trate on. Ehrhardt split hisfocus between two events:the high jump and thejavelin throw.Luckily for Ehrhardt,those events were split be-tween the two-day meet.Last Friday he stepped up tocompete in the high jump, atask he was a bit nervousabout.Head coach Mike Colon-na and Ehrhardt had beenpreparing all week for himto open up at 5-10 when heusually opens at 5-08. AtGroups, the opening heightwas set at 6-00.With a calm and poisethat masked any nerves,Ehrhardt took his first jumpat 6-00 and cleared it with-out missing a beat.“It’s extremely importantin these sorts of meets toclear those heights on yourfirst attempt,” said Colonna.“He certainly gave himself achance and an opportunityto move on.”With the majority of the

jumpers not being able toclear the opening height, thebar was moved up two inch-es to 6-02.Unfortunately forEhrhardt, the height was justout of reach in the three at-tempts he had to clear it.“He gave himself a coupleof good attempts at 6-02.His personal best is 6-02,which he got only twoweeks ago. It would havebeen nice for him to get thattoday,” Colonna said afterthe event. “I know he’sbummed out, but just beingon the big stage here is justa feat in itself. He’s taking itall in and I think next yearhe’s going to look to have aneven better showing whenhe’s back here.”There was a small chancethat Ehrhardt could havemade it through to Wednes-day’s Meet of Champions[MOC] as a wild card but af-ter the final results wereposted, he was tied with sixother athletes for 10th.

Jack Ehrhardt fights injury tocompete at Meet of Champs

DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR

Jack Ehrhardt makes a throw in javelin during the Group II Championships last weekend. Ehrhardtplaced fifth overall at the meet, earning a spot at the Meet of Champions.

Boro’s Ehrhardtcompetes in high

jump, javelin

BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

SOUTH PLAINFIELD — One ofthe most consistent and suc-cessful core of athletes forthe Point Boro track and fieldteam this season has been thepole-vaulters.Nick Vail-Stein, JoshSchlanger and Harry VanWagenen have pushed eachother to higher and highermarks all season long for theboys team. Natalie Dikun hasalso found success in the polevault for the girls team.Van Wagenen made it tosectionals and bowed out justshy of last weekend’s NewJersey State InterscholasticAthletic Association [NJSI-AA] Group II Championshipsbut Vail-Stein, Schlanger andDikun all made the trip toFrank Jost Field in SouthPlainfield to compete.Dikun competed on Fridayalong with the other female

pole-vaulters.The opening height was setat 9-06 and, unfortunately forDikun, she could not clear itwith three attempts.She was coming in seededat 9-00, so she knew it wouldbe a difficult height to startout at.“Well, tough day, a littledisappointing for her to notbe able to get to the openingheight,” said pole vault coachRobert Dikun.It is always tough to see acompetitor lose out so early,but he was proud of Dikun’sperseverance throughout theseason.“She had a great year withsome injuries, a bad knee thatwas kind of a nagging injurythroughout the season, sowe’re pleased,” coach Dikunsaid. “She’s happy with herperformance. Naturally shewould have liked to havedone better, but it is what it isfor today.”On Saturday, the secondday of groups, Vail-Stein andSchlanger stepped to the run-way for their turn at pole

POINT BORO TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK

Vail-Stein hits personal record at Meet of Champions

DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR

NICK VAIL-STEIN

Vail-Stein clears13-06 for 9th place

in pole vault

BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Whenathletes become one of the

best at their event, it be-comes more and more diffi-cult for them to fail knowingwhat they’re capable of.For Point Boro juniorMegan Zabelski, this trackand field season presented ahole she could not avoid.Rather than sit at the bottomand wait for next season, sheused past successes to climb

her way back out and back ontop.Zabelski, whose strongestevent is the high jump, hasworked hard on her craft allseason, making her way outof sectionals and on to lastweekend’s New Jersey StateInterscholastic Athletic

Boro’s Zabelski jumps to fifthat Group II Championships

DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR

Boro junior Megan Zabelski competed in the girls high jump at Wednesday’s Meet of Champions. Shecleared 5-02 to tie for 11th overall.

Tied for 11th overallin girls high jump at

Meet of Champs

SEE MEET PAGE 35

SEE INJURY PAGE 35

SEE ZABELSKI PAGE 38

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MORGAN CAMPBELL THE OCEAN STAR

Senior Mike Frauenheim steps on home plate during this season’sgame against Point Boro at FirstEnergy Park. He was one of Beach’smost consistent players both offensively and defensively this year.

POINT BEACH BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Garnet Gullsend the seasonBY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT BEACH — The end ofPoint Beach’s baseball seasondid not unfold as planned asthey closed with six losses.Their last win of this year wasa demanding 19-4 win overKeansburg on May 5, whichwas followed by losses toSpotswood, Holmdel, RedBank Catholic, Point PleasantBoro, Bound Brook and Man-asquan.Despite these losses late in

the season, the Garnet Gullspieced together 12 winsthroughout the season. One ofthose was an 11-0 shutoutagainst St. Rose and anotherwas an impressive 4-2 winover Donovan Catholic.Head coach Angelo Fiore is

not disappointed by his team’sperformance though, especial-ly since they began the seasononly knowing they had an ex-perienced outfield.“Nice surprises were the

addition of John Nista andChris Russo on the mound,”said Fiore. “We have an ex-tremely talented group offreshman so it’s going to beexciting the next severalyears.”Nista was a big name on the

mound for the Gulls in hisfreshman season. Nista, alongwith John VanSchoick,pitched against DonovanCatholic to get the close winon the road. Joe Delgrippohelped out offensively withtwo RBIs and was a reliablehitter all season.The player Fiore, and other

Shore Conference coaches,were most impressed withwas senior Mike Frauenheim.The left fielder rounded outthe experienced outfield withspeed and a strong and accu-rate arm. From the batter’sbox he averaged .425 with sev-en doubles and a triple.“Last season you could see

his athleticism but he strug-

gled in certain situations,” ex-plained Fiore. “This season hewas able to build on his base-ball skill that consistentlycompounded daily and devel-oped into a big impact playerresulting in one of the betterplayers in the Shore Confer-ence.”Frauenheim accumulated 31

hits, scored 21 times andracked up 17 RBIs. He wasnamed to the Shore BaseballCoaches Association SeniorAll-Star game, the All-Divi-sion team and was selected asPoint Beach’s most outstand-ing player.Joining Frauenheim on the

All-Division team is AndrewAllegretta. He batted .525,scored 19 runs and had 17RBIs.The Garnet Gulls were able

to put together a strong sea-son early on despite the lackof preseason practice due toinclement weather.“Many players were not

able to get in enough reps andpreparation to begin the highschool season so they wereplaying catch up along theway- guys that could havebeen big impact players forus,” stated Fiore. “I would liketo take advantage of the in-door facilities next year to en-sure each player is given themost opportunity to prepare.”According to Fiore, him and

the other coaches are also try-ing to place their players incompetitive summer pro-grams so they “can continueto improve with the speed ofthe game”.“We stress to our players in

order to keep growing as aprogram we need to get big-ger, faster and stronger,” headded.With a lot of young talent

coming back for next year theoffseason should be a produc-tive and busy time for PointBeach.

POINT BORO BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Boro seniors kept the team goingBY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT BORO — Heading intothis past spring season thePanthers baseball team re-turned a lot of players fromlast year. This meant a lot ofexperience to bolster theteam as they worked inyounger talent throughoutthe season, and in the eyes ofhead coach David Drew thisyear was a success.“I feel we had a much bet-

ter season than we did lastyear. We played five moregames than we did a yearago,” he stated. “We had threemore wins than we did lastyear and we played muchbetter competition than wedid a year ago. We were inevery single game we playedand we are young team.“Throughout the season

there were many close gamesthat came down to a final atbat. Sometimes Boro woundup on top and other timesthey took the loss. Regardlessthey held their own againsttough teams like Shore Re-gional, Rumson-Fair Havenand Donovan Catholic.“I feel that every player on

the team was better on thelast day of the season thanthey were on the first day ofthe season and that is be-cause of a few reasons,” ex-plained Drew. “The first be-ing that everyone who comesto practice comes with a pur-pose. Sometimes that pur-pose is to improve defensive-ly and, or offensively butregardless, the purpose topractice is for the bettermentof the team and it’s overallsuccess.”While all members of the

team improved their play, aselect few really stood out in

terms of their improvementthis season.One such player was senior

Sean Connor who began asthe starting second basemanbut was moved to the out-field, taking the role of start-ing center fielder.“Sean found himself in the

outfield because of the efforthe showed in one particularbatting practice. He hadspeed, which we alreadyknew, but he was able to getgood jumps off the bat andhad a tremendous arm interms of accuracy and pow-er,” praised Drew. “It alsohelped that Sean's bat be-came quite active in the lastthree to four weeks of theseason. He struggled a littlebit early, but really finishedstrong.”Another big improvement

came from the younger pitch-ing core of Josiah Gliddonand Thomas Paul. Theseyoung pitchers stepped inwhen injuries occurred toTim Rossi and workhorseMichael Falconetti neededtime to rest his pitching arm.Drew was extremely proud

of his younger pitchers thisyear, saying, “We knew at thebeginning of the year thatthey could pitch, but due toinjuries they had to pitchquite a few extra innings thanoriginally expected to fill infor some of our upperclass-men. They both did an out-standing job, kept us in everygame they pitched, picked upa few wins for themselvesand gained experience that isreally going to pay off nextseason.”As the younger players

stepped up, the group of sen-iors remained strong leadersthroughout their final season.

“All of them were captainsduring the season and all ofthem kept things lively in thedug out whether they were inthe line up or not,” said Drew.“Their relentlessness issomething that our youngerguys will learn from. Theydidn’t want to lose and foughtevery game until the last out.”Drew also says the younger

members of the team want tothank the seniors for “beinggreat leaders and pointingthem in the right direction”.Him and the rest of thecoaching staff also expressedgratitude for “four outstand-ing years and for meeting ourultimate goal of becomingnot only better baseball play-ers but also for becoming bet-ter community members”.Evaluating his efforts as

head coach, Drew wants todo all he can to help the kidsreach their highest potential.“I think the biggest thing I

want to do for next season ishelp even more players getinto college and play at thenext level if they so choose,”he stated.For now, he looks to the

offseason and encourages hisplayers to keep playing base-ball and get involved in an-other sport if they so chooseto keep their competitiveedge.Members of the team will

now look to the Ocean Coun-ty American Legion BaseballLeague season. The Ameri-can Legion, a national organ-ization, sponsors baseballthroughout the county, stateand country. Each county hasa tournament, which sendsrepresentative teams to thestate tournament, which thensends winners to a regionaltournament that culminates

in a world series televised onESPN.

THE OCEAN STAR

Point Boro football will beconducting its annual footballcamp for anyone interested inattending in grades twothrough nine.The football camp will be

directed by Point Boro headfootball coach Sean Henryfrom July 6 to July 9.Camp will take place at the

Point Boro JV field runningfrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The costof the camp is $100. There willbe a $25 discount for siblings.The Panther football camp

is designed to improve achild’s fundamentals and teachthem the different aspects ofthe game of football. Eachcamper will receive a free t-shirt and an opportunity towin daily and weekly awards.Station and position drillsalong with game situationsleading to scrimmages will im-prove a child’s abilities.The Point Boro High School

football staff has a passion forthe game of football and theirunilateral goal is to make eachchild a better player at the endof the week.Checks made out to Mr.

Henry can be sent to 1112Roberts Road, Point Pleasant08742.T-shirt sizes will be request-

ed on the first day of camp. Formore information email [email protected] orcall 908-489-4992.

Pantherfootball

youth camp

Pole vaulting has almostbecome second nature toPoint Boro junior Nick Vail-Stein.He has tirelessly been

working on his craft yearround and hit some hugemilestones at the end of thisspring season.First, Vail-Stein cleared a

personal best 13-00 at sec-tionals to earn a spot in theNJSIAA Group II Champi-onships.

At that meet last weekendhe went up against thetoughest competition in thearea and matched his per-sonal best of 13-00 to placefifth overall.His fifth place finished

earned him a medal and aspot in this year’s Meet ofChampions held at FrankJost Field in South Plain-field.At this meet, the opening

height was set at 13-00 and

for a third time Vail-Steinmatched his personal bestand cleared the bar.In an even more impres-

sive showing, after the barwas bumped up to 13-06, hecleared it for a new person-al best on his third vault.He then tried his luck at

14-00 while using a newpole but could not clear theheight.His vault of 13-06 was

enough for a ninth place fin-ish and had he cleared it inless than three attempts hewould have earned a medal.Despite not placing high-

er Vail-Stein said he was ex-cited to hit a new personalbest and end his season onsuch a high note.He immediately turned

his attention to the offsea-son in the hopes of making14-00 feet with the new polevery soon.“Offseason I’m going to

train five days a week,” ex-plained Vail-Stein. “I’m go-ing to be jumping as much

as I can, going to walk-onmeets and what not. All inhopes for next year.”Pole vault coach Rob

Dikun is impressed withVail-Stein’s work ethic anddrive and was happy to seehim succeed on a such a bigstage.““Just a great accomplish-

ment for him,” said Dikun.“He’s a real focused kid, he’sgoing to be something spe-cial, I think, next year.”Vail-Stein was one of two

juniors to place in the top 10at the Meet of Champions.Dikun and Vail-Stein as-

sessed and agree on hisweaknesses and Dikun issure he will be at his best,saying, “I think a lot of hisdeficiencies will be resolvedby the time that we hit thewinter indoor season.”With the right work ethic

and a determination seldomseen in an athlete at his age,his senior year holds a lot ofpromise.

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PC400 Fellowship Rd., Suite 100Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054Sheriff’s Docket: CH 768197Dated: May 21, 28, 2015;

June 4, 11, 2015($183.48) (556) (5/22, 5/29,

6/5, 6/12)The Ocean Star

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 tobe satisfied by said sale is the sumof $135,646.82 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 anOrdinance by the Ocean CountyBoard of Health: 87-01, Section

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

PURSUANT TO NJSA 46:8B-

will be exposed to sale at publicvenue on TUESDAY the 16THDAY OF JUNE, 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.: 39ARLENE COURT

Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT: 6C3904; BLOCK: 1427

Dimensions: APPROXI-MATELY: CONDO UNIT NONEGIVEN

Nearest Cross Street: CONDOUNIT NONE GIVEN

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.

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 ofHOWARD F. WILKES, ET AL,and taken in execution at the suitof NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE,LLC, to be sold by Michael G.Mastronardy, Sheriff.

This sale is subject to post-ponement without further notice.

Attorneys for PlaintiffMilstead & Associates, LLC1 E. Stow RoadMarlton, NJ 08053Sheriff’s Docket: CH 768160Dated: May 14, 21, 28, 2015;

June 4, 2015($166.32) (504) (5/15, 5/22,

5/29, 6/5)The Ocean Star

___________________________OCEAN COUNTYSHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F00867612,

CHASER SHALL HAVE NOFURTHER RECOURSEAGAINST THE MORTGAGEEOR THE MORTGAGEE’SATTORNEY.

The amount of the judgment tobe satisfied by said sale is the sumof $348,354.68 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 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 his

Office 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

THE SALE IS SUBJECT TOUNPAID TAXES AND ASSESS-MENTS, TAX, WATER ANDSEWER LIENS AND OTHERMUNICIPAL ASSESSMENTS.THE AMOUNT DUE CAN BEOBTAINED FROM THE LOCALTAXING AUTHORITY. ALLINTERESTED PARTIES ARETO 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 ISSET ASIDE FOR ANY REA-SON, THE PURCHASER ATTHE SALE SHALL BE ENTI-TLED ONLY TO A RETURN OFTHE DEPOSIT PAID. THE PUR-

___________________________OCEAN COUNTYSHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of the above statedwrit, to me directed, issued out ofthe SUPERIOR COURT OF NEWJERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-SION Docket No. F01734414,will be exposed to sale at publicvenue on TUESDAY the 9THDAY OF JUNE, 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 BOROUGH OFPOINT PLEASANT, County ofOcean and State of New Jersey.

Street and Street No.: 4-AINLET DRIVE

Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:43.01; BLOCK: 176

Dimensions: APPROXI-MATELY: 2400 SF

Nearest Cross Street: HAR-BORHEAD DRIVE

The above description does notconstitute a full legal description,said description is filed at the

Despite the end result,Colonna was extremelypleased with Ehrhardt’s per-formance, saying, “I told himhe’s got a lot to be proud ofthis season with his perform-ance. He’s always been thatguy that we can count on thisyear. I think it was huge hav-ing him come in here andclear it today at six feet.”Always analyzing his own

performance, Ehrhardt al-ready knows what he needsto work on for next season.“At six foot I felt good. 6-02

came around and stuff wasmechanically wrong,” he stat-ed. “I just have to fix it. It’s alltechnique.”Colonna knows that clear-

ing that opening height willbe a huge confidence boosterthat will carry Ehrhardt intonext year and motivate himto keep pushing himself tonew heights.With the high jump event

behind him, Ehrhardt shiftedhis focus to Saturday’s javelinevent, where he furtherproved how strong of an ath-lete he truly is.In the javelin throw he had

to first make it out of hisflight to get to finals and thenplace in the top six during thefinals to move on to theMOC.Not only did Ehrhardt

make it out of his flight, buthe also topped the competi-tion with a throw over 163feet. The throw was his thirdand final toss of the round.His first two throws landedbetween 155 feet and 160 feet.After his second throw of

the first round, Colonnapointed out some technicalerrors to help improve hisdistance.According to Colonna,

Ehrhardt’s head was comingforward too early during histhrow, so he told him to ad-just it. Ehrhardt took the in-struction to heart which re-sulted in his 163-foot throw.“The kid really wanted it

and he just stepped up today.Making his third throw in hisflight his best, you couldn’thave asked for a better day,”said Colonna. “The kid de-serves it and works hard.”In the final round of the

event, Ehrhardt followed asimilar pattern to earlier inthe day, improving distancewith each throw.On his third and final toss

he hit 164-01, which put himin third place overall. Twocompetitors after him threwfurther and bumped himdown to fifth place, where hefinished for the day.

Finishing in fifth qualifiedEhrhardt for the MOC andcapped an exciting weekendfor him..Colonna was ecstatic with

his athlete’s performance,saying, “Unbelievable day. Hehasn’t thrown in two months.Last week was his first timethrowing in two months, soreally, today was the secondtime throwing in two months.To put forth a 164-foot throwand taking fifth place inGroup II — unbelievable.”He was also happy that he

would get to bring a throwerto the MOC, something hehas not done before.“It’s definitely the first

time in my coaching tenure atthe Boro that I’ve broughtsomebody for the throws tothe Meet of Champions,” hesaid. “He’s got a lot to beproud of. The coaches areproud of him. His work ethicdefinitely paid off for himthis season.”

Ehrhardt’s work ethic hashelped him fight through anelbow injury in the arm heuses to throw javelin. He suf-fered a tear and will needsurgery to repair it but wastold by his doctor if he want-ed to compete he could stillthrow and not injure it anyfurther. It would just bepainful.After placing in the top six,

he went straight to icing hisarm in preparation for theMOC.“Right now I feel nothing,

but I think that’s adrenaline,”he said, laughing. “Movingforward I’m going to work onform, work through the painand keep resting it for nextweek.”On Wednesday he made

the trip back to Frank JostField to compete at the MOCfor the javelin. He had a lot ofstrong competition withthrowers seeded with throwsin the range of 170 feet to 185feet.

His day at the MOC did notgo as he had hoped. Out ofhis three throws Ehrhardtfouled on his longest toss,threw 150-05 and threw a lit-tle over 148-00.The throw he fouled on

eclipsed the 160-00 mark andEhrhardt wished he couldhave that one back.With a strong head on his

shoulders Ehrhardt was ableto appreciate his accomplish-ment of competing at theMOC despite the final result.“To make it this far- it feels

great,” he said with a smile.“Because I’m injured it justmakes it feel 10 times better.”For Ehrhardt, the competi-

tion marks the last time hewill compete in the javelinevent.“One of his goals was for

him to make it to the Meet ofChamps and for him to sayhey coach I want to throw instates and give myself thatopportunity that I may nothave next year- I thought that

was awesome for the kid tocome out and just have thatdrive to want to compete,”said Colonna. “For him tomake it to the Meet ofChamps, which is the best ofthe best, is amazing. For himto still throw pretty well to-day at this high of a level onsuch a stage is just amazingfor a kid like Jack.”It is something that Colon-

na feels was most deservedfor Ehrhardt to compete onsuch a big stage after missingout last year due to a brokenankle.Both Ehrhardt and Colon-

na are already looking for-ward to his potential for hissenior season.“I want to get here next

year for high jump for sure,”stated Ehrhardt who hadmade it to the group compe-tition for the event.He says he will concentrate

on form, leg strength anddedicating more time specifi-

cally to improving at the highjump.This season he topped out

at 6-02 for high jump and justunder 20-00 for the longjump. Colonna is excited forhim to exceed those marksnext year and cannot wait tosee what else he can get himinvolved in.“He can definitely make

some noise in more than oneevent. He’s a guy I’m anxiousto get to next season becauseI can plug him in anywhereand I know he’s going to ex-cel and I know he has the po-tential and ability to be one ofour top guys no matter whereI put him,” said Colonna. “Sothat’s what I’m looking tomost- that and the energy hebrings to the team.”

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.

Ehrhardt finished fifth at Group II Championships in javelinINJURYFROM PAGE 33

vault.Opening height was 12-00

and both pole-vaulterscleared it. The bar wasbumped up six inches andthose that cleared the open-ing height went back to work.Schlanger tried his best but

could not clear 12-06. Vail-Stein cleared the height andwent on to the next level of13-00.Vail-Stein cleared the

height, tying his personalbest and placing him in fifth

for a trip to Wednesday’sMeet of Champions [MOC].He was unable to clear 13-

06 but was happy with hisoverall result.“There’s a lot of competi-

tion out here. We have one ofthe most competitive groups,so it felt pretty good,” Vail-Stein said after the event. “Iwish could have gotten onmy other pole but I got prettyclose. I haven’t been practic-ing much on that pole be-cause it’s pretty new.”Vail-Stein knows he’s close

to clearing 13-06, saying, “I’m

hoping to make more soon.I’ve got 13-06 coming.”With a calm head on his

shoulder, he knows the toughcompetition that he has at theMOC.“Obviously there is some

amazing talent out here, soI’m nowhere near the top ofthat,” he admitted. “I’m goinggo for it — give my all andsee what I can do there.”Coach Dikun was happy

with his group of pole-vaulters, saying, “It’s a greatachievement to have twopole-vaulters make it on from

a small school from section-als and groups.”He was even happier that

one of them earned the op-portunity to compete at theMOC.“To have one of your pole-

vaulters on the big stage andmatch his personal best inthe conditions that weren’treally the best is really spe-cial,” coach Dikun said.“We’re looking forward toWednesday and hoping thathe can continue to build onthe momentum he’s alreadystarted building on.”On Wednesday, Vail-Stein

was back at it on Frank JostField in South Plainfield.In an even more impres-

sive day for him, Vail-Stein

achieved a personal best,clearing 13-06 and placedninth overall.He made three attempts at

14-00, using his first twojumps to judge and adjust tousing a different pole. Histhird attempt did not result inhim clearing the new heightbut it was not something thatbothered him.“I finished top 10 so I’m

pretty excited about that,”said Vail-Stein. “It’s a PR[personal record] and it’swhat I’ve been looking forthis whole season- just get-ting as good as I can in hopesfor next year.”Dikun was proud of Vail-

Stein ending the season witha personal best, saying, “Just

a great accomplishment forhim. He’s a real focused kid,he’s going to be somethingspecial, I think, next year.”According to Dikun, after

not clearing 14-00, the firstthing Vail-Stein asked himwas what he needed to dobetter.Vail-Stein and Dikun will

work in the offseason to gethim over that 14-00 mark andboth are ready for him tohave a stand out senior sea-son.

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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OFFENSIVE

MIKEFRAUENHEIM

SCHOOL Point Beach GRADE Senior

KEY STATS To be a varsity athlete across three separate sports is an impressive feat, but to be

one of the best in all three sports goes above and beyond. Point Beach senior Mike Frauenheim

has earned Athlete of the Season honors for football [offensive], basketball [defensive] and now

baseball. From the batter’s box this season, Frauenheim held a .425 batting average with seven

doubles and a triple. He also racked up 17 RBIs and scored 21 times on 31 hits. The outfielder was

selected to the All-Division team, the Monmouth vs. Ocean County All-Star game and was

named the Point Beach Most Outstanding Player. Frauenheim will be continuing his basketball

career at York College of Pennsylvania in the fall.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Sam Monaco, Point Pleasant Borough, was the Panthers’ leading hitter

with a .371 batting average with three doubles and a home run. Andrew Allegretta, Point Pleasant

Beach, batted .525 and scored 19 runs for the Gulls. He was also named to the All-Division Team.

— GULLS —

DEFENSIVE

SEBASTIANSEVERIO

— PANTHERS —

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Junior

KEY STATS Point Pleasant Borough High School junior Sebastian Severio was the team’s

strongest line of defense this season. Stationed behind the plate for the Panthers, he protected

the plate at all times and had the arm to snag runners trying to steal second or third. He even

had a few pickoffs with throws to first base this season. Severio boasted a fielding percentage of

.959 and recorded 130 putouts along with two double plays. Most importantly, he only commit-

ted six errors all season. It also helped that Severio produced offensively for Boro with a .348

batting average and led the team with 18 RBIs.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Sam Monaco, Point Pleasant Borough, was a very strong contender for

this selection and is considered one of the most reliable short stops in the division. He made big time

plays when the team really needed someone to step up. The senior had a .882 fielding percentage

and recorded eight double plays. He finished the season with 73 assists and 47 putouts.

T H E S P R I N G 2 0 1 5 AT H L E T E S O F T H E S E A S O N A R E S E L E C T E D BY T H E O C E A N S TA R S P O R T S S TA F F.

ATHLETES OF THE SEASONBaseball

SPRING 2015

OFFENSIVE

MELISSAALFONSO

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Junior

KEY STATS Something the Point Pleasant Boro Panther softball team was looking for this year

was increased productivity from the batter’s box. Junior catcher Melissa Alfonso answered the

call with 30 hits throughout this season. This included eight doubles, four triples and one

home run. She held a .417 batting average and batted third in the lineup. Head coach Steve

Ferullo relied a lot on her to come up with hits when they needed them most. During the sea-

son and the offseason Alfonso was constantly critiquing her form and never stopped improv-

ing her performance at the plate. She was a smart batter, knowing when a ball should be hit

on the ground, in the air or in a specific area. She will be Point Boro’s top returner next year

and looks to outshine this season’s totals.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Alexa Russell, Point Pleasant Beach, recorded 23 hits this season, which

included five doubles and three triples. The short stop also had an on-base percentage of .435 and

was honored with a Shore Conference Sportsmanship Award. Kellyann Ohlinger, Point Pleasant

Beach, hit .410 this season, scored 15 runs and accumulated 25 hits.

— PANTHERS —

DEFENSIVE

KYLEEKELLS

— GULLS —

SCHOOL Point Beach GRADE Freshman

KEY STATS It is not a common occurrence for a freshman to be named Athlete of the

Season, but Garnet Gull Kylee Kells is no common occurrence. Arguably one of the best

pitchers in the Shore Conference, Kells was a force on the mound for Point Beach. She fin-

ished the season with 143 strikeouts through 117 innings pitched. She helped propel the

Gulls to the second round of the state softball tournament where they lost a close game 3-0

to Bound Brook. Kells recorded nine strikeouts against the one-seeded team in the loss on

the road. She was also a formidable fielder from the pitcher’s circle. She had a .958 fielding

percentage with 14 assists, nine putouts and only committed one error. She will be a key

piece in the Garnet Gulls’ roster for next season.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Alexa Russell, Point Pleasant Beach, originally started out as a second

baseman but seamlessly transitioned to the short stop position. She held a .925 fielding percent-

age with 33 putouts, 29 assists and a double play. Ali Blisnuk, Point Pleasant Borough, closed out

her career as a strong defender for the Panthers. It was difficult to get softballs past her at third.

Softball

OFFENSIVE

NICOLEFAVATO

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Senior

KEY STATS In another winless season for Point Boro, senior Nicole Favato was the embodi-

ment of hard work and dedication regardless of the scoreboard. She led the team in scoring

and recorded 36 goals this year. Favato had two gears while on the field: fast and faster. She

could kick it into high gear and weave through opponents in the blink of an eye. Over the

years she developed a strong and accurate shot that kept the Panthers in a lot of close

games this season. Favato also never shied away from her teammates, always looking for

open players and never hesitating to pass the ball off. She kept a positive attitude throughout

the season, never giving up on herself or her team. In a game against Ranney where Point

Boro lost 13-12 in the second half of overtime, Favato recorded a game-high seven goals and

also had an assist.

HONORABLE MENTION Haley Hanrahan, Point Pleasant Borough, was an offensive threat that

really came along as the season wore on. Like Favato, she found a balance between scoring goals

and handing out assists to her teammates.

— PANTHERS —

DEFENSIVE

LIZPELED

— PANTHERS —

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Senior

KEY STATS Panther senior Liz Peled had one of the toughest jobs on the Point Boro girls

lacrosse team. Standing tall in goal as the team’s very last line of defense, she recorded 175

saves. In the almost-win against Ranney, she finished the game with 25 saves. From the goalie

position, she was a very vocal player who was always directing the defense to best serve the

team. In her final game this year, Peled was given an opportunity to step out of goal. She shed

her pads and goalie stick and traded it in for a regular one. Peled appreciates the camaraderie

her and the rest of the girls formed and is happy with her senior year. She too remained posi-

tive through every loss, which was hard to do when facing powerhouse teams like Rumson

Fair-Haven and Manasquan. She was a strong leader and taught the younger members of the

team that winning is not everything and to remain resolute despite the scoreboard.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Erin Hoffman, Point Pleasant Borough, was a force to be reckoned with

on defense. She was aggressive and frustrated offensive players, which led to dropped balls and

turnovers in Point Boro’s favor. As a senior she also left behind a legacy that highlights teamwork.

Girls Lacrosse

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BOYS

JACKEHRHARDT

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Junior

KEY STATS You would be hard pressed to find a high school athlete with greater work ethic

than junior Jack Ehrhardt. This season, Ehrhardt made it all the way to the Meet of Champions

in the javelin after competing at the Group II Championships in both the high jump and the

javelin. At groups he threw the javelin 164-01 to place fifth overall. This was an impressive feat

considering he was fighting through a torn tendon in his throwing elbow. He also boasted a

first-place finish in javelin at this season’s Metuchen Relays with a throw of 148-03. He topped

out at 6-02 in the high jump and just under 20-00 in the long jump, two marks he is already

looking forward to passing next year. He is a versatile athlete that excels at any given task and

is a strong source of energy for the Panthers.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Nick-Vail Stein, Point Pleasant Borough, never ceases to continue improving

his craft. The junior pole-vaulter reached this year’s Meet of Champions and cleared 13-06 to place

ninth overall and set a new personal best. Matt Savage, Point Pleasant Beach, competed in the 400-

meter dash at the CJ Group I sectional meet this year. He placed 13th overall with a time of 53.31.

— PANTHERS —

GIRLS

MEGANZABELSKI

— PANTHERS —

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Junior

KEY STATS Junior Megan Zabelski fought her way through an up-and-down season this year. She

was a workhorse for the Panther girls track and field team, competing in multiple events. This

year she worked her way to the Meet of Champions in the high jump event after placing fifth at

the Group II Championships, clearing 5-02. Zabelski also boasts a couple first-place finishes at

meets this year. At the Shore Conference Championships, she placed first in the high jump clear-

ing 5-02. At the Ocean County Relays, she jumped 5-00 for a first-place finish. When most ath-

letes hit a slump it is difficult for them to work their way out of it. For Zabelski, it was added

motivation to continue to improve and work hard. Topping out at 5-02 in the high jump this year,

she hopes to eclipse 5-04 and then some in her senior season.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Katie Bragen, Point Pleasant Borough, made it to the Group II

Championships after placing fourth at sectionals in the 3,200-meter run. Katie Gesumaria, Point

Pleasant Beach, clocked in a ninth-place finish at the CJ Group I sectional meet this year with a time

of 1:03.4 in the 400-meter dash.

COLBYBOYLAN

SCHOOL Point Beach GRADE Sophomore

KEY STATS Coming into the season, one thing Point Beach golf coach Jeff Bower wanted to

improve upon was consistency throughout the lineup. Sophomore Colby Boylan was a player

that achieved that goal as well as became a key contributor match after match for the Garnet

Gulls. He held a match average of 45 and a tournament average of 93. Boylan also placed in

the top 40 at the boys Ocean County Tournament shooting 95. He was named the team’s Most

Valuable Player this year. Only a sophomore, he has two years left on the team and looks to

end up being a great golfer for Point Beach. Bower is more than happy to have coached him

throughout this season and looks forward to helping Boylan improve his game during the

offseason.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Nick Stacy, Point Pleasant Borough, was a low scorer for the Panthers

and consistently did well. This year, the senior averaged 49.9 in match play, 94 in tournament play

and finished with four birdies. Stacy was a leader and a teacher for the underclassmen on the

Panthers’ team.

— GULLS —

GERARDGIORDANO

— GULLS —

SCHOOL Point Beach GRADE Senior

KEY STATS Point Pleasant Beach senior Gerard Giordano is not only one of the top tennis play-

ers to ever play for the high school, but one of the best in Ocean County. This year, he claimed

the Ocean County Tournament Singles Title for the second year in a row. Seeded at No. 2,

Giordano defeated Donovan Catholic’s Sean Boyle in two sets, 6-4 and 6-2. He also won all of

his matches during that tournament in two sets. He was the only tennis player from Point

Pleasant to compete in the state singles tournament. Giordano fell in the first round to Dimitri

Chepkunov of Pascack Hills in three sets. He lost the first, won the second and then lost a

hard-fought third set. Over this season, he accumulated an impressive 18-2 record and has

been the strongest and most consistent player on the Garnet Gull team. Giordano will be con-

tinuing his educational and tennis career at The College of New Jersey in the fall.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Ken Fellows & Derick Fischer, Point Pleasant Borough, were the senior

leaders of the Panther team. They arrived to practice early, stayed late to help other players

improve and instilled a motivation in the underclassmen to always work toward being better.

Golf

ATHLETES OF THE SEASONSPRING 2015

Track & Field

Tennis

DEFENSIVE

BILLBUTTINO

— PANTHERS —

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Junior

KEY STATS The Point Boro boys lacrosse defense saw its fair share of strong opponents in its

first year as a varsity program. Powerhouse teams like Barnegat and Manasquan never let up

their attack, but the Panther defense learned a lot from facing off against such strong teams.

Junior Bill Buttino learned the most and was named the team’s defensive player of the year.

Buttino went up against every tough midfielder that came his way, never hesitating to jump in

the pile and get things done. In a win against Haddon Township, he was sent to defend their

opponent’s best attackmen, shutting him down for the rest of the game. With much-needed

experience on his side, Buttino will be around next year to bolster the defense and help the

Panthers find more success.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Ryan Bedle, Point Pleasant Borough, was given the honor of being named

the team’s Most Valuable Player. He played the season in goal and kept the Panthers in a lot of

games they would have otherwise lost outright. Due to the inexperienced defense Bedle had to

make a lot of difficult saves on the crease. He will be a big part of next year’s team.

OFFENSIVE

MATTSCHWARTZ

— PANTHERS —

SCHOOL Point Boro GRADE Junior

KEY STATS Junior Matt Schwartz played a large role on offense for Point Boro in their inaugural

varsity season. He was named the team’s offensive player of the year, finding the net 20 times.

He also recorded six assists and scooped up 39 ground balls. It is always difficult for a new team

to adjust to the level and speed of a varsity sport. Schwartz grew significantly as a player over

the course of this season. His shots became smarter, stronger and more accurate. His passes

found their target and helped improve how fluid the offense ran. He got a much better under-

standing of how to handle the stick, which led to greater success in scooping up ground balls

and receiving passes from teammates. After the fourth game of the season, he scored at least

one goal in every game except for the last one. He really shined in two games against Haddon

Township, where he scored four goals each game.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Vinny Ceres, Point Pleasant Borough, was the man on the field with the

most fire. He was always in the mix on offense and never hesitated to take shots on goal. Ceres

recorded the first goal of the varsity program during the season opener against Brick Township.

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Association [NJSIAA]Group II Championships atFrank Jost Field in SouthPlainfield.

She competed in the highjump event along with team-mate Mimi Leturgez.

Both jumpers cleared theopening height of 4-10, butLeturgez was unable to makeit over the next height of 5-00.

It was an impressive show-ing for Leturgez to make it togroups as a freshman, andshe has plenty of time to re-turn as a contender in thecoming years.

Zabelski cleared 5-00 onher first attempt and went upagainst the toughest competi-tion of the day at the nextheight of 5-02.

With the rest of the PointBoro competitors watchingsince their events were all

done for the day, she cleared5-02 on her third and final at-tempt.

Her first jump, she made itover but knocked down thebar with her back. On thesecond attempt, she knockedit down with a heel.

Zabelski calmed herselfdown and got out of her ownhead prior to her third jump.

“I know that if I think toomuch then I get too nervousand I don’t jump well,” Zabel-ski said. “So I just try to cleareverything out of my headand just go for it. I try to puteverything together — runfast, jump high — and itworked.”

Five other competitors alsocleared 5-02 so the bar wasmoved to 5-04, a heightZabelski has hit once beforein her career. It is her person-al best, as well as the schoolrecord for girl’s high jump.

With three attempts shecould not clear 5-04, but it did

not matter as she had placedfifth among the remaining sixcompetitors to move on tothe Meet of Champions[MOC].

Excited about her accom-plishment after such an up-and-down season, Zabelskisaid, “I’m so excited. It feelsawesome because I’veworked so hard this season,and it’s really just rewardingto be able to go back to theMeet of Champs again, andI’m really excited to see whathappens.”

On Wednesday, Zabelskireturned to South Plainfieldto compete in the MOC,looking to beat out the com-petition.

The opening height for thechampionship meet was setat 5-02, a height Zabelski hadnever opened at before.

It took her three jumps butshe cleared the openingheight without a scratch.

“It was awesome clearing5-02 because I’ve never comein on that height before,” sheexplained. “It was a little in-timidating coming in at thatheight because I usually takea little while to warm up.That’s why I took three triesat it.”

After more than half thegirls competing were unableto clear the opening heightthe bar was bumped up twoinches for the remainingcompetitors.

Zabelski dished out threestrong jumps at 5-04 but wasunable to clear the bar with-out knocking it off, bringing aclose to her junior season.

“I’m excited that I was atleast on the board and it wasgreat competing against thiscompetition here,” statedZabelski. “I really would haveliked to clear 5-04 and end itoff with that note for this sea-son but I’m really excited- Ithink I can do it next year. Ialready did it once so I think

I can have a good year nextyear.”

With a mind already set onworking towards next year’scompetition Zabelski willcontinue to rely on her deter-mination and work ethic inthe offseason to keep improv-ing.

Girls head coach BillyKostenko was proud of howZabelski worked through herup and down season thisyear.

“Its very exciting for ourwhole team, she’s represent-ing our whole team- repre-senting us very well,” he said.“We are very proud of howshe overcame some hurdlesthis season to get herself backhere.”

Kostenko continued topoint out her drive and per-severance this spring, saying,“ I think she may have hadsome self doubt early in theseason. Sometimes athletesgo in those slumps and theydon’t come out of it. But sheis determined and she never

quit on herself, she never quiton what she wanted.”

Zabelski’s effort propelledher all the way to the MOC,which further motivates herto get better.

Kostenko is looking for-ward to next year and curiousas to what she can really ac-complish.

“I think there’s a curiosityreally. Just to see where shecan be and where she cantake herself. I think shelearned a lot this year. Some-times you have a little failureand that winds up, in the longrun, being a good thing,” saidKostenko. “It seems like itwill be- where she has over-come things and got herselfback to where she wants.”

He has faith that in her sen-ior season Zabelski will suc-ceed, adding, “A lot will be upto her, how bad she wants tokeep improving and get tothat next level and everythingI know about her is that she’sright there and it’s the nextlogical step for her.”

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A 20% deposit (cash or certi-fied funds) is required from theSuccessful Bidder at the time ofsale.

Seized as the property ofFRANCES VASSALLO, andtaken in execution at the suit ofPENNYMAC CORP., to be soldby Michael G. Mastronardy,Sheriff.

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May be subject to anOrdinance by the Ocean CountyBoard of Health: 87-01, Section10. The Sheriff’s Department will

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.

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POINT BORO BOYS LACROSSE NOTEBOOK

With inaugural season done, Boro lax looks to improveBY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT BORO — For a brandnew varsity program in theirfirst full season, success is notthe easiest word to define.

The Point Boro boyslacrosse team spent their in-augural varsity season re-defining success as they laidthe foundation for a success-ful and competitive lacrosseprogram for the years tocome.

They finished the year withthree wins, something headcoach Guy Lassen accepts asa success.

“Three wins is nothing tohang your hat on but for anew program with no feederprogram it’s a successful sea-son,” he stated. “Now comesthe hard work of getting bet-ter.”

The Panthers have madeleaps of progress since beinga junior varsity team last year,when most of the playerspicked up a lacrosse stick forthe first time.

The team now graduatesfive seniors, a group Lassensays he was fortunate enoughto have for two years.

“I wish I could havecoached them for four years,but I’m glad I had the oppor-tunity to coach them for justthe two years,” stated Lassen.“These are young men whodecided to play for a new pro-gram and I admire them forthat. I am confident that theseyoung men of character willreach any goal they may setfor themselves.”

While the seniors providedleadership and energy to kickstart their first and last varsi-ty season, the younger players

improved their play andchemistry.

“As a coach, that is all I askfor,” explained Lassen. “For aplayer that works hard inpractice concentrating ontheir weaknesses.”

With each game Lassen andthe team found individual as-pects of their play that need-ed improvement.

It started with taking shotson offense. They learned toincorporate fakes to createspace and lanes in addition toproper shooting form to cre-ate more accurate and power-ful shots. As the season con-tinued the offense becamemore aggressive and foundthe back of the net a lot more.

This process of identifyingweaknesses and practicingthem improved passing,ground balls, and offensiveand defensive chemistry.

“In the beginning of theseason we would be competi-tive, but then the wheelswould come off and our op-ponent would score four orfive goals in a short period oftime, but as the season pro-gressed and their confidencerose, they started to controlthe ball more on offense andalso began to take more shotsand attack the cage,” saidLassen in regards to histeam’s progress. “On defense,there were moments in eachgame where we were able toneutralize the [opposing] de-fense. Even though we still letup too many goals, the de-fense, along with the offense,greatly matured.”

With that maturity comesthe discipline to continueworking on improving as theoffseason begins. Lassenstands by his mantra, “Bigger,

faster, stronger smarter” andknows it starts outside of theregular season.

“We need to improve in allaspects of the game,” he said.“We need to get in the weightroom and of course keep thestick in our hands.”

Lassen and the team will bedoing workouts twice a weekas well as playing on Wednes-day nights in the Sea Girtleague. He also says they willbring in specialty coaches tohelp with face-offs and the at-tack.

Lassen feels that a voiceother than his will help roundout what the players havebeen taught thus far, saying,“Getting other coaches intheir ears will only solidifywhat I have been preaching tothem.”

Another big aspect of im-proving the program that

Lassen is working on is estab-lishing a feeder program. Oneof the biggest differences be-tween the Point Boro teamand their opponents is thefact that they were new to thesport. The majority of theiropponents have had alacrosse stick in their handslong before high school.

“Right now I am holdingclinics for second througheighth graders on both Satur-days and Sundays,” explainedLassen. “I am also working oncamps targeting this agegroup as well as eighthgraders to start training withthe team.”

Lassen says he can bereached by email at [email protected] for any-one interested in getting in-volved in the sport oflacrosse.

BY DOMINICK POLLIOTHE OCEAN STAR

POINT BEACH — While theGarnet Gull golf team did notimprove upon last year’srecord, their team average didsee improvement.

Point Beach played in a divi-sion that brought back the al-ways-tough Rumson-FairHaven team.

Head coach Jeff Bower wasmore concerned, however,with individual improvementthroughout the season.

“We had a couple playersimprove quite a bit throughoutthe year and as a result ourscores got consistently lower,”stated Bower.

One such player was CaseyTherien, who was able to cutdown on his stroke average asthe season progressed.

“He began the season shoot-ing in the high 50’s and endedthe season usually in low 50’sand sometimes in the high 40’s,which was huge for us,” ex-plained Bower.

Another big contributor wasColby Boylan, who progres-sively shot in the mid to lowforties to really anchor theteam.

Andrew Pidduck and AlexCiorlian are the two seniorsthat will be leaving the team

but they have led by example,leaving a precedent for theyounger members of the team.

“They were great role mod-els for the younger kids bothon the course and in the class-room,” said Bower. “Both kidswere just great people and didthings the right way.”

The Gulls look to the offsea-son to improve their game.Bower encourages them all toplay golf year round and to becomfortable on the course andwith their clubs.

As a coach, Bower just wantsto help improve each player’sgame, saying, “Hopefully, wecan continue to learn the gamemore and give whatever advicewe can to the athletes.”

POINT BEACH GOLF NOTEBOOK

Garnet Gulls close seasonPoint Beach improved

on overall team averagein tough B Central