Dawn Karpell

No. 2 St. John Vianney held off a late run by No. 5 Manasquan to win its 5th straight Shore Conference Tournament title.

Girls Basketball Shore Conference Tournament Final Preview and Prediction between No. 2 St. John Vianney and No. 5 Manasquan

St. John Vianney survived a furious fourth-quarter comeback and avoided an upset by defeating Trinity Hall in overtime to reach its ninth straight Shore Conference Final.

New-look St. John Vianney remains the favorite to run through the new Class A Coastal division, while Holmdel leads the public-school field.

Karpells, Brennans and Truhans embrace one final high-school hurrah at Shore Coaches Association's Senior All-Star Game

Toms River, NJ- From the moment Saint John Vianney lost to Saint Rose in last years Tournament of Champions Semi-Final game, the Lancers have been on a mission.  Saturday afternoon at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River, Saint John Vianney wasted no time making a statement and finished off Immacualte Heart with a 72-31 win in the NJSIAA Non Public A Championship game...

WEST LONG BRANCH - In the immediate aftermath of her team's 59-48 victory over Manasquan Saturday to win the program's first Shore Conference Tournament championship in 11 years, St. John Vianney senior Kelly Campbell slipped out of the throng formed by her teammates to find and embrace head coach Dawn Karpell...

TOMS RIVER - St. John Vianney spent the day before Saturday's NJSIAA Non-Public A final against Immaculate Heart Academy watching the tape of last year's loss to IHA in the same spot, vowing not to have a repeat of last season's disappointment...

By Ryan Gaydos - Shore Sports Network Correspondent *Follow Ryan Gaydos on Twitter* LONG BRANCH - A slow first quarter for top-seeded St. John Vianney did not impede the Lancers for the rest of the game as they cruised past No. 9 Holmdel in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals with a 74-35 win on Saturday at Long Branch High School...