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LITTLE SILVER -- It was far from an easy decision for Chad Freshnock to end his wrestling career with unfinished business, but the Middletown North senior had no regrets. Hours before the start of the District 22 Tournament and the NJSIAA individual postseason, Freshnock, the reigning District 22 and Region VI champion, withdrew from the tournament...

LITTLE SILVER -- The surprise of the District 22 tournament came before any of the wrestlers had taken the mat, but the madness didn't end there. Reigning District 22 and Region VI 220-pound champion Chad Freshnock, a senior from Middletown North, withdrew from the tournament just hours before weigh-ins...

MIDDLETOWN -- A cradle was the last move any of Nicko Cofone's teammates could have expected him to hit in a pressure-packed situation, but once they saw him reach for the leg of CBA's Garret Fitzgerald they knew what was about to happen...

Four teams and 10 individuals are ranked in the state in New Jersey Advance Media's latest set of polls. In the New Jersey Top 20, Southern, Christian Brothers Academy, Wall and Howell are ranked with the Rams at No. 12, CBA at No. 13, the Crimson Knights at No...

By Vin Ebenau - Shore Sports Network Contributor MIDDLETOWN -- Playing in front of its home crowd, top-seeded Middletown South stepped on the gas right from the gate en route to a 41-14 victory over Middletown North in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group IV playoffs, propelling them into the championship with a chance at a perfect season...

Shore Sports Network is proud to unveil its 2015 All-Shore teams and season-ending award winners featuring the top performers from the 2014-2015 Shore Conference wrestling season. The teams were selected by SSN's Bob Badders after careful analysis of this season's results, with a heavier emphasis on head-to-head wins and postseason performance...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter all weekend for updates from the state tournament in Atlantic City. Last season was the first time since 1970 the Shore Conference did not have a state finalist, and the first time since 2003 the Shore didn’t have a team or individual state championship...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter for scores and news from around the Shore.   2015 NJSIAA District 22 Tournament Friday Feb. 20 and Saturday Feb. 21 at Red Bank Click here for brackets Prelims and quarterfinals, Friday at 5:30 p.m. ...

JACKSON — One week after a ground-shaking victory that catapulted Jackson Memorial to the top spot in the Shore Conference, the Jaguars made sure there would be no letdown on the first leg of their championship quest. Junior running back Vinny Lee ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore running back Mike Gawlik added 119 yards and two touchdowns as the third-seeded Jaguars cruised to

Welcome to the inaugural 2014 edition of the Shore Sports Network’s top plays, highlighting the most dazzling and exciting moments from Shore Conference football action. This week we take a look at the top clips from Week Zero. We can’t be filming every game at once, so if you have a great clip on YouTube, Vimeo or some other service where it can be embedded, or if you have the raw video file, fee

Note: The Fifth Down will appear weekly, looking back at the previous weekend of Shore Conference football action with news and notes from around the Shore. *Updated 9/9/14, 8 a.m. Week Zero in Shore Conference football only featured five games, but there was plenty to learn from some intriguing openers...

*Photo gallery by Bill Normile* MIDDLETOWN - For the past two years, Freehold senior Josh Dixon has often been left out of the discussion about the Shore Conference's best running backs while the Colonials struggled in the win column. In Friday night's season opener on the road against Middletown North, Dixon and his Freehold teammates decided they were no longer going to take a backseat to anyone