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The 2021 version of the Lacey Lions are in a fortunate position to have 9 returning players on offense, 6 on defense after 2 straight seasons of developing younger players that did really well.

The Lakewood Piners are hungry to show they're back and able to make a splash in the playoffs.

It was a normal training camp for the Raiders in 2021 as they hope to turn the tide onto calmer waters and pick up where they left off after the 2019 season.

Jackson Liberty has been trying to find their way offensively, searching for the right combination up front, trying to execute when holes open up for their skill players and put more points on the board than the other team.

The Wildcats not only have to focus on staying healthy, but once on the field and playing games, how to execute and starting finding their way out of a cage and into winning games.

Tammy Nicolini, the current Women's Head Basketball Coach at Barnegat High School, has been pondering a series of 'what if' moments not just made by her but by her father in a story she is sharing for the first time and one that begins more than 5 decades ago in Vietnam.

It's been a tough go for the Jackson Liberty Lions the last few years. There's been progress along the way but little to show for it on Friday nights with consecutive losing seasons.

It all began back in the 1930's when William George Sr. played for the Green Wave where he a team captain on the football team.

It's been a series of peaks and valleys over the last few seasons for the Lakewood Piners and they've hit bottom and are trying to get back up.

The Toms River East Raiders went from major underdogs to a team moments away from competing for a state sectional title in 2019 while winning a division title with a 9-2 record, winning their first playoff game in 10 years and completing a four-year rebuild under head coach Kyle Sandberg.

If 2019 was building from the ground up, then this season's version of the Colts Neck Cougars is poised for another roaring performance on the football field with a large group of juniors leading the way.

Dom Lepore takes over as Manalapan's head coach, but style and expectations won't change for one of the Shore Conference's most consistent programs.