Joe Piscopo

By Patrick Hennessy - Shore Sports Network contributor MATAWAN - The Matawan baseball team has struggled as of late, losing four in a row, but all changed Tuesday afternoon as the Huskies got back on track with an 8-5 win over Neptune in Class B North despite an injury to junior ace Adam Elliott...

By Patrick Hennessy - Shore Sports Network contributor MATAWAN - Matawan entered Monday's game against defending Class B North champion Wall at 0-2 and looking to get back on the right track. Junior Anthony Hirujo helped get them there by making his first varsity start a memorable one as he was lights-out in a 2-1 victory over the Crimson Knights, who are ranked No...

By Patrick Hennessy - Shore Sports Network contributor Matawan Baseball Preview Head Coach: Robert Carnovsky Record: 14-10 (8-4 B North), 2nd-place finish Captains: Adam Elliott (Jr.); Joe Piscopo (Sr.); Billy Rodriguez (Sr.) Key Returners: Jr ...

Photo Gallery from Matawan-North Plainfield by Sports Pix NJ The Matawan boys basketball team has had its share of ups and downs while trying to find itself during the season, but when it comes to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Tournament, the Huskies have played like what they are: defending champions...

POINT PLEASANT BEACH - Between an influx of newcomers on the roster and a persistent ankle injury to starting guard Jimmy Panzini, Point Beach had a difficult time trying to put it all together during the regular season. However, with Panzini back in the lineup and the offense playing at a high level, the Garnet Gulls may have found their rhythm at the perfect time as they try to defend their Shor

*Scroll Down for Video Highlights* ABERDEEN TWP. – Winning a state championship is an accomplishment most high school athletes dream about, and yet, despite the fact that they led their team to its first NJSIAA sectional championship since 1957, Matawan seniors Jason Dunne and Joe Piscopo would prefer they – and, more importantly, everyone else – forgot about their 2013-14 Central Jersey Group II

It's that time again, as the annual Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase featuring match-ups between some of the Shore Conference's top teams will unfold at Long Branch High School with a five-game slate on Saturday. The 15th annual event, which has formerly been held at venues like Convention Hall in Asbury Park and Monmouth University, features some old-school rivalries and nine Shore teams in action a

NEPTUNE - Coming into this season, the main question mark surrounding Matawan was how much the three new starters around star guards Jason Dunne and Joe Piscopo would be able to contribute or whether those two would have to do all the heavy lifting in big games...

ABERDEEN TWP. - When the bleachers emptied into a raucous celebration at midcourt after host Matawan won its first NJSIAA sectional title since 1957 on Tuesday night, it was not just a historic moment. It was a sales pitch. For the first few years of head coach Tom Stead’s seven-year tenure with the Huskies, keeping homegrown talent in Matawan’s hallways was often a challenge...

ABERDEEN TWP. – Matawan’s history as a boys basketball program ranges from uneventful to painful, and current head coach Tom Stead has already been part of two torturous moments in Huskies basketball history. Tuesday, in front of a raucous home crowd at Matawan High School, Stead and his team finally brought Matawan basketball its moment of triumph...

*Follow Scott Stump on Twitter* BRICK – Top-seeded Point Beach entered the Shore Conference Tournament as perhaps the Shore’s most explosive offensive team, a star-studded group dazzling crowds with dunks, long-range shooting and pinpoint passing...

Shore Conference Tournament Semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 26 Brick Memorial High School   No. 1 Point Beach vs. No. 4 Matawan, 6 p.m. For 23 games, Point Beach looked like a team that would not only win the Shore Conference Tournament, but reach the NJSIAA Group I semifinal without an opponent so much as sniffing defeat. The...