Condolences continue to pour in for a Toms River High School East Alumni who passed away in a house fire last weekend in the city of Niagara Falls, New York.
Communities are in mourning from Toms River and Ocean County up to Niagara Falls, New York after hearing of the passing of 23-year old Patrick Romano this weekend in a house fire.
Toms River East Little League, the home of the 1998 Little League World Series Champions which included Todd Frazier, is holding sign-ups for this years teams.
The Toms River Education Foundation, a non-profit started up by Councilman Terrance Turnbach in Toms River, is donating $10,000 to the Toms River Regional School District to help them purchase team uniforms at each of the three high schools.
Toms River Councilman Terrance Turnbach has formed a non-profit organization to help sports, theater and other extra curricular activities survive in the Toms River Regional School District.
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.
This won't be a normal, typical summer in Ocean County as much as we wish it would be and as beaches and boardwalks reopen there will be restrictions and rules to follow.
The rebuilding process for any team takes a long time to turn things around and as Kyle Sandberg enters his fourth season as Head Coach, he's encouraged by the progress he has seen on the field and is expecting more out of his players in 2019.