Dan O’Cone has certainly gone out on top. After 7 years as wrestling coach at Brick Memorial O’Cone made official Thursday what many had known for weeks: he is stepping down as coach of the perennial state power.
Although the theme of the 2013 season to this point has been the depth of the two large-school divisions – Class A North and Class A South – this week’s top 10 recognizes the strong starts of two teams outside of those two divisions.
It is nearly six months since Superstorm Sandy landed a haymaker to much of the Jersey Shore and we are less than six weeks from Memorial Day weekend which is the unofficial start of the summer tourism season.
Two weeks into the season, there are only three undefeated teams left in the competitive Shore Conference baseball landscape.
Last July I was at Toms River High School East for a 7-on-7 tournament that was part of the U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic which would be played later that week.
Dedicated. Energetic. Tough. These are the words Jackson Liberty assistant football Coach Frank Giannetti uses to describe Coach and Athletic Coordinator Tim Osborn, who died after a sudden collapse on a treadmill at a fitness center in Brick on Saturday.
Tim Osborn, the coach of the Jackson Liberty football team has died at the age of 55.
Central Regional junior ace Andrew DiPiazza admits that after he returned to the mound from an ankle injury last season, one of his most difficult opponents was himself.
The one thing that’s been missing in the first 13 seasons of Lakewood BlueClaws baseball is a local player. With all the good high school and college players that have come out of the shore area you would think one would end up with the Phillies organization and spend a season at FirstEnergy Park.
A little more than a week has passed in the 2013 Shore Conference baseball season and already, we have all been reminded that baseball is a funny game.
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.
