A subject of considerable discussion among my group of old-timers is the demise of the three-sport athlete who is being killed by over-bearing and selfish coaches and parents whose vision is being clouded by dreams of scholarships and dollars.
The Ocean County College women's basketball program has been honored by RUSSELL ATHLETIC and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as the recipient of the second annual RUSSELL ATHLETIC "Together We R" Team Award. Head coach Dana Kovich was presented with the award at the third annual WBCA Awards Show.
There seems little doubt that Mike Rice will be fired as men’s basketball coach at Rutgers University and I wouldn’t be surprised if the dismissal occurred before this day is over.
Brian Wilkinson wanted a second shot at being a head football coach in the Shore Conference and he got it last night in what was probably an unlikely place for him until recently.
Nice job by Wall basketball coach Mike Puorro and other organizers of the Shore Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-Star games which were played last night at the home of the Crimson Knights.
Colts Neck senior Brandon Federici's game made him one of the Shore Conference's top players this season and his sense of humor helped him deal with a season-ending groin injury that spoiled a potential deep NJSIAA Tournament run for his Cougars team. Both were on display Wednesday night at Wall High School.
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament gets underway this week and among the players is a quartet who played their high school basketball in the Shore area.
Roselle Catholic and Shabazz were the big winners in Trenton last night as they claimed Tournament of Champions titles which marked an end to the high school basketball season.
The 2012-13 Shore Conference boys basketball season is in the books, and it marked a resurgence of one of the conference’s traditional heavyweights, the best season ever for a rising power, and plenty of parity outside the top six teams.
The best winter in the history of Point Pleasant Beach came to an end around 9:20 last night.
When the ride finally ended with an exhausting, double-overtime classic against Atlantic City in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, the loss might not have hurt as much as the fact that this was the last time on the court together for a tight-knit group.
After having already turned in the greatest season in the history of Point Beach boys basketball, the Garnet Gulls will be playing with house money on Wednesday night.
