soccer preview

Holmdel is primed for a special season, but the Hornets will face plenty of competition throughout the Class A Central season.

Toms River South shoots for its fourth straight division crown and another trip to a state final, all while the underdogs lie in wait.

Can Point Boro hold off a crowd of challengers that includes Lacey, Pinelands, Lakewood and Donovan Catholic to win a sixth straight B South title?

The usual suspects are the favorites in Class A North, but the Shore's deepest division is as wide-open as it has been in recent years.

NJSIAA Group III Championship Sunday, Nov. 20 At Kean University, 3 p.m. Toms River South (17-3-2) vs. Ramapo (21-0) Every tradition has to start somewhere, somehow and even though Toms River South’s recent run of NJSIAA Tournament success began seven years ago, head coach Ed Leibe is still milking that run with a group of players who were years away from high school...

NJSIAA Group Championships Saturday, Nov. 19 At Kean University Group III Championship Wall (24-1) vs. Northern Highlands (21-1), 12:30 p.m. The 2016 season has been a landmark one for the Crimson Knights and in order to finish it off in the best way possible – with the program’s first ever NJSIAA Group III championship – they will have to go through the state’s most dominant program over the pas

Shore Conference Tournament Championship Saturday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. At Central Regional High School, Bayville No. 1 Christian Brothers Academy vs. No. 2 Marlboro SCT Bracket   CBA (19-1, 13-1 in Class A North) Projected Starting Lineup No. Pl...

Before the soccer season kicks off in full force on Thursday, take a look a the Shore Sports Network boys soccer preview, with in-depth looks at each team in each of the Shore Conference's six division races. Also see who the top 10 teams at the Shore are heading into opening day, and take a look back at last year's standings and stat leaders...

Class B South has had some of the more entrenched rivalries in the Shore Conference in recent years because the same handful of teams are annually near the top of the standings. One of those regulars, however, has moved out of the division, as Central Regional moved into Class A South as part of the latest Shore Conference realignment...

The latest Shore Conference realignment threw the Class B Central race wide open, as the divisional shifts moved Shore Regional out of the division it has dominated the past two years and into Class A Central. St. Rose, Ranney and Point Beach all have a chance to have one of their better teams in a while – Ranney in a long while – and Keyport looks to be the best it has been in its short history..

The boys soccer season is upon us and yet, most people without a dog in the fight are ready to hand over the Shore Conference title before the first game is played. Christian Brothers Academy – the defending SCT champion – returns a significant chunk of its roster from a year ago, when the Colts rounded into form, rolled through the conference tournament, and reached the Non-Public A final before

Class A South has earned the reputation as a black-and-blue league that is a five-week gauntlet for the eight member teams to survive. For all its successes over the years, A South entered last year losing some of its impact around the Shore...