Point Beach

Former Toms River East assistant Ed Goodman has his first head coaching job and it is as successor to Nick Catania at Point Beach.

They pitch, they hit, the catch it. They are the best all-around players in the Shore Conference: the "two-way" players.

This year’s crop of first basemen at the Shore bring both traditional power at the position, as well as some added versatility.

Point Beach is primed to be a Group I contender for at least another year but two seniors are hoping to get a chance to make a postseason run this spring.

A defending champion, a young team coming off a strong postseason and an emerging non-public power highlight what could be a very interesting Class B Central for years to come.

Nick Catania took Point Beach boys basketball to heights hardly imaginable for the Group I school and on Tuesday, he announced his resignation after 16 years.

Scores and recaps from Shore Conference action

Check out the top players from the last week and vote for the top performer as the overall Player of the Week.

Scores and recaps from Shore Conference girls basketball action

Point Beach won its fourth sectional title in the last five years.

Macy Brackett of Neptune is the Shore Sports Network Player of the Week. Who do you got? Cast your votes. Poll closes Thursday at 10pm

Point Beach won the final three bouts to defeat Point Boro, 28-27 on criteria, for its first win over the Panthers since 1998.