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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015 PAGE 33
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 34
WRESTLING 34
ICE HOCKEY 35
SWIMMING 38
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH —
In the first round of the New
Jersey State Interscholastic
Athletic Association [NJSI-
AA] Central Jersey Group II
tournament, Point Boro de-
fended its home court against
the visiting Delran Bears.
The Panthers, seeded sixth,
remain undefeated at home
for the season, beating 11th-
seeded Delran 51-36 Monday
night.
“We knew that they [Del-
ran] would be a scrappy team
and they are,” Boro coach
David Drew said after the
win. “They fought hard.
Their coach has been there a
number of years; he does a
POINT BORO 51 GIRLS BASKETBALL DELRAN 36
Panthers rout Delran,
fall to Rumson-Fair Haven
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Amye Zalesky [above] contributed 11 points, as well as two rebounds and steals, in the opening round
win over Delran. Lindsey Havens [right] splits two Delran defenders for two points on Monday night.
Havens hits game-high 26 points
in opening round win over Delran
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT BEACH —
Point Beach basketball coach
Nick Catania put it simply:
“State tournament time, it’s
survive and advance. We’re
trying to win each game and
get to the next one.”
The Garnet Gulls not only
survived the opening round
of the Central Jersey Group I
state tournament, but they
did so with a definitive 66-42
win over the 14th-seeded Ad-
mirals of Henry Hudson.
Despite the final score, the
Admirals gave the Gulls a
challenge through the first
half as Point Beach shook off
some rust after not playing a
game since their loss in the
Shore Conference Tourna-
ment.
The Gulls’ defense was key
right from the beginning of
the first quarter. They played
up at midcourt and trapped
whichever Admiral attempt-
ed to take up the ball.
“We wanted to speed them
up,” said Nick Catania, Point
Beach coach. “We wanted to
get the ball out of their ball
handlers’ hands and make
POINT BEACH 66 BOYS BASKETBALL HENRY HUDSON 42
Garnet Gulls advance in states
Frauenheim led
Point Beach with a
game-high 15 points
Mike Rice [in white] dribbles around an Admiral defender. Rice finished the win with 12 points.
Mike Frauenheim [in white] puts up a contested layup against Henry
Hudson Wednesday night. SEE GULLS PAGE 37
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DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR
Dominic Infante [in black] tries to gain control of his opponent in the 220-pound bout at Pine Belt
Arena.
DOMINICK POLLIO THE OCEAN STAR
Brian Grainer [left] and head coach Pat Brady [right] look on as their wrestlers compete Saturday morn-
ing.
POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH WRESTLING NOTEBOOK
Road to Atlantic City ends during semifinals
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
TOMS RIVER — The road to
Atlantic City was cut short
last weekend when Dan
Nobbs and Dominic Infante
competed in the Region 6
tournament for Point Boro.
It was a packed Pine Belt
Arena at Toms River North
High School, and every
wrestler there was looking to
punch their ticket to Board-
walk Hall in Atlantic City,
making for fierce competi-
tion in every bout.
Prior to Saturday’s bouts,
Nobbs competed Friday in
the quarterfinals. He was
looking to repeat last year’s
trip to A.C. but he had to get
through Toms River South’s
Cole Corrigan first.
While Corrigan was seed-
ed seventh, he has been
Nobbs’ fiercest competition
this season, beating him at
The College of New Jersey
Pride Tournament at the be-
ginning of the season.
Once again, Corrigan
proved a formidable oppo-
nent, defeating Nobbs by a 2-
1 decision after the bout went
into two overtime periods.
While the loss was a tough
one, Nobbs still had an op-
portunity to place third dur-
ing Saturday’s wrestlebacks.
In another close bout
against Brick Memorial’s Jose
Bocalman, Nobbs lost in a 1-0
decision, closing the door on
a standout career from the
senior.
It is always heartbreaking
to see a wrestler of Nobbs’
caliber lose in a big tourna-
ment like Region 6, but it
takes nothing away from
what he has provided the
Point Boro wrestling pro-
gram with over the course of
four years.
Head coach Pat Brady nev-
er faltered in his opinion of
Nobbs and is proud to have
coached him.
“When you put in as much
time as we do with these ath-
letes, it’s almost impossible to
find the right words, espe-
cially minutes after their ca-
reer has ended,” said Brady. “I
like to give the wrestler some
time to do some self-reflect-
ing before I let them know
what they meant to this pro-
gram and to me as a coach.”
“The truth is though, there
really are no words that can
express how much a Dan
Nobbs means to Point Boro
wrestling,” Brady continued.
“It’s hard to find someone
whose skills on the mat and
leadership ability in the
wrestling room are both at
this high of a level. To me,
Dan is one of the all-time
great Point Boro wrestling
captains.”
Brady’s point about Nobbs’
skills as a captain are impor-
tant, because Nobbs truly
embodied being a team play-
er in a sport that many view
as individual.
Assistant coach Brian
Grainer was more than im-
pressed with Nobbs’ team-
driven attitude, saying, “Dan
Nobbs is a team guy, which is
impressive considering all of
the individual accolades he
has earned in his career. Dan
was always focused on what
we could accomplish as team.
That’s what Dan is all about,
that’s what Point Boro
wrestling is all about.”
While Nobbs is on his way
out, Infante will have one
more season with the Pan-
thers.
In Friday’s quarterfinal, In-
fante matched up against
Brick Township’s Ray Fat-
taruso in the 220-pound
weight class. Fattaruso beat
Infante at the District 23 tour-
nament to take first place.
Infante was not going to
lose twice as he pinned Fat-
taruso in the second period
of their match. The victory
advanced Infante to Satur-
day’s semifinal round.
He lost by a 7-6 decision to
top-seeded Chad Freshnock
of Middletown North.
“It’s not easy to get your
wrestler mentally ready after
a tough semifinal loss,” said
Brady. “You really just need
to tell them the truth.”
The truth was that Infante
was up again in 45 minutes
and needed to get his mind
right with a chance to take
third.
Infante had another tough
match against Colts Neck’s
Fred Womack, who defeated
the Panther 3-2, eliminating
him from going to Boardwalk
Hall.
“One of the hardest parts
of losing a region semifinal
match is that you get dropped
down to a wrestleback
against an opponent who is
coming off of a win,” ex-
plained Grainer. “It’s not un-
common to see guys lose in
the semis, then again in the
wrestlebacks. Our region is
brutal — it’s hard to get out.”
While the losses were diffi-
cult, Brady is proud of In-
fante and looks forward to his
senior season.
“We’re proud of the way
Dom wrestled this weekend,
avenging his district final loss
and having a competitive
one-point match with the
eventual region champ
[Freshnock],” stated Brady.
“These are things he can
build off of heading into his
senior year.”
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Nobbs, Infante fall short
of trip to Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City
POINT BORO BOWLING NOTEBOOK
Panthers finish strong
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT BORO — It
was a productive season for
the boys and girls of the Point
Boro bowling team.
Most recently, the boys fin-
ished eighth at the South Jer-
sey Group II Sectionals.
Coach Ryan Speiser is proud
of the performance, saying,
“Our section is loaded, and
the fact that we could finish
in the bottom of the pack was
a great way to end the sea-
son.”
Junior Jake Collier bowled
a high game of 256 and sen-
iors Quin Hornish and Derick
Fischer helped lead the team
to a great end of the season.
“The boys definitely over-
achieved this year,” said
Speiser. “This is a group of
young men where bowling is
their second or third sport
throughout the year. But they
are all competitors. They
hate to lose.”
The competitive nature
and drive to succeed helped
lead the Panthers to third
place in their division which,
according to Speiser, is the
highest they have been in
over five years. They also fin-
ished 15th in the Shore Con-
ference Tournament [SCT],
the highest in over 10 years
for the Boro boys.
Speiser is happy for his
seniors moving on and looks
forward to the boys that will
be returning next season.
“Quin Hornish and Derick
Fischer, along with juniors
Jake Collier and Mason Pitts,
really helped this team be a
tough out for any opponent
we had all year,” Speiser said.
On the girls side of the
pins, their season was noth-
ing short of impressive. The
girls boasted a second-place
finish in their strong division
behind Manasquan.
According to Speiser, they
really hit their stride come
tournament time. The team
finished in the top 10 in the
SCT for the first time in over
15 years.
“Then we made it into the
Tournament of Champions
for the second time in three
years,” said Speiser. “We fin-
ished third in Group II, which
is the highest we have fin-
ished ever.”
Senior Christine Jones did
a good job of carrying the
team late in the season and
was a player Speiser looked
at to help lead the team. Meg
Taulafo, Carolyn Jones, Sarah
Knapp and Emma Lucier all
had huge games and series
that put the Panthers in a
great position to perform
well.
“Our passion bucket was
always full,” explained Speis-
er. “That helped us to an
amazing season.”
With a lot of firsts out of
the way for the Panther
bowlers, the players will con-
tinue to work on their game
in the offseason in an effort to
improve upon this season’s
results.
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were key pieces in
team’s success
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During a Point Beach win
over Lakewood in the Shore
Conference Tournament,
Jesse Hill drained a 3-point-
er to open the fourth quar-
ter and became a 1,000-
point career scorer.
It took some time to tally
up his totals, as Hill has
played on three different
teams in his high school ca-
reer.
“I started at Mon Don
freshman and sophomore
year, and then I went to
Jackson Memorial — and
now, I’m here,” said Hill. “So
I’ve pretty much been all
over the place.”
“When you have a guy
come in that plays such a
big role it takes some time
for everyone to get used to
each other. But I thought
the transition went as
smooth as it could,” said
Gulls coach Nick Catania.
“We were still able to win
our conference and hope-
fully we continue advancing
in states, and he had a big
part in all of that.”
No matter where he’s
been, Hill is always a criti-
cal member of the team.
Currently standing 6-foot-7
for Point Beach, he is really
their only tall threat.
“Jesse’s big for us on the
glass and he contests a lot
of shots in the paint. His
teammates trust him back
there so when he contests
those shots, they can get up
a bit more on their players,”
said Catania. “He’s a big
piece to our puzzle and be-
ing successful.”
Basketball has always
been a part of Hill’s life with
an uncle who played at
Moravian and cousins that
played in high school.
It’s hard to believe, but at
one point Hill was not that
tall. Over one summer he
experienced a huge growth
spurt that further improved
his game.
“It was a little different
because you have to adjust
to it with dribbling and stuff
like that, but it came pretty
easy,” he said with a smile.
With a strong role model
in his mother and his talent
on the court, Hill earned a
full scholarship to play bas-
ketball for Florida Atlantic
University [FAU].
Hill is excited for the op-
portunity and hopes that he
can one day fulfill his
dream of playing basketball
internationally.
While at FAU, Hill will be
studying international busi-
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RAMSEY 4 ICE HOCKEY POINT BORO 2
Season ends in states
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
WAYNE — 18-seeded Point
Pleasant Boro traveled to
Wayne Thursday night to
take on two-seeded Ramsey
in the second round of the
New Jersey State Inter-
scholastic Athletic Associa-
tion [NJSIAA] tournament.
The Rams of Ramsey were
coming off of a 10-0 win over
Wall while the Panthers had
just upset Roxbury 5-4 in the
first round.
Though Point Boro lost by
a score of 4-2, it was anyone’s
game for the majority of the
three periods.
Ramsey opened it up with
a power-play goal from Jack
Jordan with a little over eight
minutes left to go in the first
period.
Responding early in the
second was Ryan Carr of
Point Boro off an assist from
teammates Owen Herrington
and Thomas Colorio.
Knotted at one goal each,
both teams were skating hard
and looking to snag a lead be-
fore the third.
Alex Whelan of Ramsey
found the back of the net
with 1:17 left to go in the sec-
ond. The Panthers tried to re-
spond before the end of the
second period but were un-
able to get around Ramsey
goalie, Tyler Harmon.
Point Boro entered the
third period down 2-1 but was
not ready to exit the tourna-
ment just yet.
Three minutes into the fi-
nal period Lance Nelson hit a
shot off a pass from Ryan Pat-
terson to even out the score
once again.
A little over two minutes
later, Whelan put in his sec-
ond goal of the game to give
Ramsey a lead that the Pan-
thers were unable to touch.
Adding some icing on the
cake for the Rams was Justin
Nicholson, netting a goal
with half of the third period
left.
Point Boro could not score
again as Ramsey moved on to
the next round of the NJSIAA
tournament.
Chris Belman stood tall in
goal for the Panthers with 42
saves in the game. In compar-
ison, Tyler Harmon, goalie
for Ramsey, only made 13
saves.
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Chris Belman records
42 saves in goal
for the Panthers
COURTESY OF JEAN HERRINGTON
Panther sophomore Matt Kimak rips a shot against 2-seeded
Ramsey.
CHRIS BELMAN
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
TOMS RIVER — In an effort to
keep the team fresh for the
state tournament, Point Boro
had two preparation games
against high-caliber oppo-
nents. The first game was
against the Mariners of Toms
River North [14-7], and the
second game was against Ew-
ing [15-6].
The Panthers fell to the
Mariners 51-42 on the road last
Thursday, and beat Ewing at
home 75-69 on Saturday.
Though the end result was a
loss, Point Boro played hard
against Toms River North and
used the game to find what
needed to be worked on.
In the first quarter, the
Mariners opened up the scor-
ing with two 3-pointers before
Boro’s Amye Zalesky finally
answered with a three of her
own.
Only Lindsey Havens and
Megan Hughes added to the
Panthers’ total before the end
of the first with Point Boro
trailing 11-9.
Things changed in the sec-
ond quarter, though, with a to-
tal of 18 points scored by the
Panthers.
With a little over three min-
utes left in the half, Zalesky hit
a shot from beyond the arc to
come within one point of the
Mariner lead.
On the following offensive
possession for Toms River,
Havens stole the ball and took
it the length of the court for a
layup and a 22-21 lead. Point
Boro kept the lead, ending the
first half up 27-25.
The second half proved
troublesome for the Panthers
and did not go as planned.
The third quarter was filled
with errant passes, missed op-
portunities at the free-throw
line, and a lack of ball protec-
tion. This resulted in Point
Boro losing the lead and end-
ing the third quarter down five
points.
The Mariners capitalized on
their lead in the final quarter
putting up 12 more points to
the Panthers’ eight, despite
giving Point Boro one-and-one
shooting opportunities at the
line early on. The 51-42 win
was Toms River’s 15th of the
season while it was Point
Boro’s eighth loss.
Leading the way for Point
Boro was Zalesky, who
dropped 13 points in the loss
with nine of them coming
from 3-point land. Havens and
Hughes both chipped in nine.
POINT BORO VS. EWING
Redemption came swiftly,
but not easily, for the girls as
they took on Ewing at home
Saturday afternoon.
Behind a game-high 30-
point performance from
Havens, the Panthers beat the
Blue Devils of Ewing 75-69 in
overtime.
Point Boro pieced together a
strong first quarter, scoring 18
points to take a seven-point
lead on Ewing heading into the
second.
The Blue Devils took over in
the second quarter dropping 21
points to Point Boro’s 14, draw-
ing the game even at 32 by the
end of the first half.
In the second half, the game
continued in the same back-
and-forth fashion with Ewing
on top at the end of the third
quarter 51-47.
With only a four-point lead
standing in the way of remain-
ing undefeated at home, the
Panthers went to work in the
fourth quarter.
They outscored the Blue
Devils by exactly four points,
earning an overtime period to
settle the game.
Point Boro showed its re-
silience and stamina putting
up 12 points in overtime while
keeping Ewing to six. Walking
away with a 75-69 victory
against a formidable oppo-
nent, the Panthers continue
defending their home court
while improving upon the
mishaps of Thursday’s
matchup.
“A lot of people were saying
those two games didn’t mean
anything. To us they weren’t
just games, they’re another
way to improve, to work on all
of our plays,” explained
Havens. “They go to our
record so they’re not just an-
other game. You have to try
your hardest.”
Havens added five steals,
four rebounds and assists, and
three blocks to her 30-point
game. Also contributing for
Point Boro was Hughes with
19 points, seven rebounds,
three assists, and two blocks
and steals.
As a team, the Panthers
compiled 42 rebounds, 21
steals, 18 assists and nine
blocks.
Point Boro then went on to
face the Delran Bears at home
in the first round of the New
Jersey State Interscholastic
Athletic Association Tourna-
ment on Monday [see related
story].
GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Panthers stay fresh
for state tournament
Lance Nelson [right] and Ryan Patterson celebrate Patterson’s game-tying goal against Ramsey.

Megan Hughes squares up a 3-point shot in Monday’s victory over the visitin Delran Bears.
heck of a job.”
It definitely was a scrappy
game with both teams diving
and wrestling for loose balls
in an effort to move on to the
next round of the tourna-
ment. As always, defense was
the key as both teams were
able to hit shots from almost
anywhere on the court.
The Bears won the tipoff
and were met by a full-court
press from the Panthers.
“We do that because we
want to dictate the pace of
the game but Delran did a
great job of breaking the
press and then dictating the
half court,” explained Drew.
Delran struck first with a
small 3-0 run as Point Boro
did their best to find the
hoop.
Senior Lindsey Havens
found it first for Boro, hitting
a 3-pointer to spark a 7-0 run
in the final minutes of the
first quarter.
Amye Zalesky contributed
a solid drive to the net, mak-
ing a layup while taking a
foul. She could not complete
the play missing from the
free-throw line. Soon after,
Havens nabbed a pass from
the Bears and dropped it in
off the glass for two.
With time running out, the
Bears broke Point Boro’s full-
court press, giving them a 3-
on-1 advantage.
Boro’s Ally Lassen stood
tall under the net, blocking
the shot and keeping the Pan-
thers up 7-3 at the end of one.
In the second quarter, both
teams found their offensive
rhythm and really picked up
the pace of the game.
The Bears opened up the
scoring with Jess Larson hit-
ting a three and a layup while
Boro only scored one off a
shot from the charity stripe.
This quickly gave Delran a
one-point lead.
Zalesky hit two free throws
to reclaim the lead and then
play continued and the two
teams found themselves
knotted at 12 with a little over
three minutes left to go in the
half.
Brenna Cloud stepped up
for the Bears, hitting a shot
under the basket to take a
two-point lead.
With two minutes on the
clock, the Panthers put to-
gether an impressive 10-2 run.
Havens hit a reverse layup
to tie it at 14 followed by a
crazy sequence of three jump
balls that eventually ended in
Boro’s possession and led to a
3-pointer from Zalesky.
There was then a little too
much pushing going on for
the ref’s liking, and she is-
sued a warning to players
from both teams.
On the following inbound
pass from the Bears, Havens
snagged the ball and banked a
three. She then stole the ball
once more and laid it in for
two more before Delran’s Bri-
anna Taylor hit a layup to end
the Panthers’ run.
Right before the end of the
second quarter, Delran broke
through Boro’s full-court
press yet again and almost
converted it into some last
second points.
Zalesky was not going to
let that stand as she went up
with two hands and not only
blocked the Bear’s shot but
took the ball right out of the
hands of the shooter. Much to
her own surprise at ending
up with the ball, she was
called for traveling, giving
Delran a chance at scoring
with two seconds left on the
clock.
The inbound pass came in
and this time Megan Hughes
stepped up and blocked the
shot at the buzzer to keep
Boro out front 22-16 at half-
time.
With Delran doing a solid
job of breaking Point Boro’s
full-court press, Drew made
some adjustments before the
next half, saying, “I think that
frustrated us a lot in the first
half but we made some ad-
justments in the second half
and found a way to be more
aggressive and get the game
to be at our pace.”
The changes played out in
their favor along with strong
defense from Brianna Skin-
ner, who was playing lights
out under the basket.
“When I’m going for a
loose ball I’m thinking of it
like it’s mine, I don’t want
anybody else to get away
with it,” said Skinner after the
win. “So I work hard to try
and get it so the other team
can’t score a basket off of it.”
She snagged 14 rebounds
total, recorded three blocks,
and nabbed four steals.
In the third, Delran put up
10 points while the Panthers
maintained a lead with 14 of
their own.
Included in those 14 from
Boro, was a beautiful 3-point-
er from Havens in her sweet
spot from the corner.
“We just installed that play
this year and it always seems
to work because the corner is
always my best shot,” ex-
plained Havens. “I practice
that shot more than any other
shot on the court.”
Into the fourth quarter the
contest went and the Pan-
thers continued their domi-
nance over the Bears. As the
quarter went on Drew took
out his starters and put in the
younger players. Speaking
volumes to the depth of the
team, the players coming in
off the bench played like they
had been in the game from
the tipoff.
Amy Bergquist hit a solid
3-pointer only seconds after
entering the game in the final
quarter.
Point Boro put up 15 points
before the final whistle win-
ning the game 51-36.
“I give Delran a lot of cred-
it; we knew they would be
good,” stated Drew. “We
prepped a couple games and
made sure we had some
tough opponents to get ready
for Delran.”
Havens feels the team was
definitely better prepared for
Delran because of the earlier
games in the week, saying, “I
think we took all of our anger
and everything we did wrong
and we perfected it, we made
it right. We really played as a
team on Saturday and I think
that’s what really brought us
together to win today.”
Havens, in the last home
game of her career for Boro,
put up 26 points and had six
rebounds and six steals. Za-
lesky dropped in 11 points
while Hughes added five.
Point Boro then traveled to
two-seeded Rumson-Fair
Haven for the second round
of the NJSIAA Central Jersey
Group II tournament on
Wednesday.
Last time they faced Rum-
son, the Panthers lost by 42
points.
They were unable to
avenge that loss as they fell to
the Bulldogs 65-41.
The Panthers were only
down four after the first
quarter but Rumson found
their stride and continued to
outscore Boro in each quar-
ter.
Havens led the way for
Point Boro with 14 points
while Zalesky dropped in 10.
The loss marks an end to
the Panthers’ season as they
finish with an overall record
of 15-9.
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Panthers lose on the road
Senior Lindsey Havens played the last home game of her career on
Monday. She finished with a game-high 26 points.
PANTHERS
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Jimmy Panzini directs traffic during the win over Henry Hudson. Panzini left the game with an injury in
the beginning of the fourth quarter.
them make plays they
weren’t used to making.”
Point Beach finished the
first quarter up 12-6 but had
to make some adjustments
after Admiral Kyle Rauen hit
back-to-back 3-pointers.
“After 30 [Rauen] hit the
two deep threes, we knew he
could shoot but we changed
our rotations on the screen
and roll,” said Catania.
The adjustment took some
time to settle in and the Ad-
mirals took advantage of it
early in the second quarter.
They put together a 6-0
run that brought them within
two points of the Gulls lead
but Mike Frauenheim and the
rest of the Beach team were
not letting it get to them.
“You just have to keep
fighting,” said Frauenheim.
“You need a basket and a stop
and then you just keep get-
ting stops. Then shots will
fall.”
Fall they did as Trevor
Covey of Point Beach ended
the short Admiral run with a
layup of his own as the Gulls’
lead remained untouched.
They entered halftime on top
25-18.
The second half was when
the Garnet Gulls settled into
their defensive scheme and
started pouring in some bas-
kets on offense.
“I thought our second half
we were really good defen-
sively,” said Catania after the
game. “We helped each other
and we shared the ball offen-
sively and we got the loose
balls, we made the extra pass.
We did winning things.”
Frauenheim had the hot
hand in the third quarter and
his energy really translated to
the rest of the team.
“I was feeling good, our de-
fense turned up which always
leads to offense for us,” he ex-
plained. “We played with in-
tensity on defense and shots
started falling.”
Point Beach scored 20
points in the third to the Ad-
mirals’ nine.
Up 45-27 with one quarter
to go, the Gulls continued
scoring until the final whis-
tle.
Almost two minutes into
the fourth quarter, Jimmy
Panzini suffered an injury to
the face in an away-from-the-
ball play. There was an injury
timeout as Panzini got
checked out.
He did not return to the
game but did return to the
bench with some bruising on
his face.
Jesse Hill, who remained
relatively quiet throughout
the game save for some
blocks, drained five points
before hitting the bench for
some rest as Catania started
taking out the starters.
It was a well-balanced of-
fensive showing for Point
Beach as eight different play-
ers put points on the board
and 12 different players got
playing time.
Their fast-paced defense
and relentless pursuit of the
basketball made for a strong
win to open the tournament.
Frauenheim finished with
15 points while Mike Rice
added 12 and Hill managed 11.
For the Admirals, Rauen was
the only player to hit double
digits with 14 points. 12 of
those came from beyond the
arc.
WHAT’S NEXT
While the Gulls fly away
with the victory, there was
definitely room for improve-
ment.
The first half was a bit
sluggish and not the pace
Point Beach fans are used to
seeing.
“When we come out with
energy, we’re a tough team to
beat,” said Frauenheim. “So
we just need to improve on
our energy and effort and we
should be good.”
As always, a team effort
usually translates into a team
win. But as the tournament
carries on the Gulls will be
facing higher caliber oppo-
nents and the usual strong
showing from Hill would
benefit the Gulls immensely.
“Some games you’re going
to have off games and my
shots aren’t going to fall but
we’re a good enough team
that we’re going to score. I’m
not worried about that,” ex-
plained Hill about his per-
formance. “Next game I’m
going to come out and be ag-
gressive and look to attack
and do what I do.”
Weather pending, Point
Beach will be taking on fifth
seeded Bound Brook tonight
at home in the second round
of the tournament. Tipoff is
set for 6:30 p.m.
OCean Star. He can be reached at
dpollio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
@dompollio.
Gulls to face Bound Brook
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The grand-daddy of out-
door fishing and hunting
shows opened yesterday in
Suffern, New York and con-
tinues through Sunday. This
is the 38th Annual World
Fishing and Outdoor
Exposition and is located at
Rockland Community
College Field House, just off
of the New York Thruway.
Show Director Tod Alberto
says “The show that just
keeps getting better with
nearly two million con-
sumers making their way
through the doors of the
Rockland Community
College to see what's
arguably one of the top
shows in the country.
Whether your passion is
freshwater fishing, saltwater
fishing or hunting, you'll find
it all here within easy reach
of most of the tri-state area.
Book trips to destinations
from around the globe, com-
pare and buy boats, see the
latest hunting and fishing
gear and then buy it from
local independent retailers,
learn from nationally recog-
nized celebrities and local
experts, buy newly released
and hard to find products to
get the upper hand on your
buddies, it’s all here.”
The show runs today from
1 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.
to 7 p.m. and Sunday 9:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Adult admis-
sion is $13, children 5-11 are $3
and under five free. Getting
to the Rockland Community
College Field House is easy.
Take Exit 14B (Airmont
Road) from the New York
State Thruway. The GPS
address is 145 College Road.
Parking at the Field House is
free. Check out
www.sportshows.com/suf-
fern for more info.
On Sunday right here in
our area is the 23rd Annual
Asbury Park Fishing Club’s
Fishing Flea Market at
Convention Hall in Asbury
Park. This show is the show-
case flea market for some of
the best custom plug makers
from around the country.
Doors open at 9 a.m. but I
would recommend that you
get there early and get in line
to be able to get the most
sought after buys. Anglers
come from all over the East
Coast to get their hands on
these. The show normally
attracts anywhere from 800
to 1,000 anglers and no one
goes away disappointed.
Admission is $3 and children
12 years of age and under are
free.
March 1st signaled the
reopening of our striped bass
fishing west of the Corlies
Demarcation Line. That
would be waters from our
inlet mouths back into our
bays as far west as you want
to go. Backbay waters were
closed to striped bass fishing
in January and February. In
March most anglers start out
fishing the backbay waters
along the southern or west-
ern shorelines which are usu-
ally warmer than the ocean-
front. The current weather
conditions however with all
the snow and ice has put all
striper fishing on hold. Some
backbay waters are still
frozen so don’t look for an
early start to the season this
year. Winter flounder season
also opened on March 1st.
Keep in mind all saltwater
anglers must register with
the New Jersey Saltwater
Recreational Registry
Program prior to fishing in
2015. Anglers who registered
in 2014 are reminded that
registrations expire at the
end of each calendar year
and must be renewed annual-
ly. The registration is free
and can only be done online
a t
www.saltwaterregistry.nj.gov.
The next meeting of the
Manasquan Fishing Club will
be tonight at the Manasquan
Women’s Club, 62 Main St.,
Manasquan, 7:30 p.m. The
guest speaker will be
Michael Davidson who is a
member in good standing of
the Society of Accredited
Marine Surveyors and the
Marine Trades Association
of New Jersey. He is a Master
Technician of the American
Boat & Yacht Council; a grad-
uate of Chapman’s School of
Seamanship/Survey, a
Certified Mercury Marine
and MerCruiser Technician
and a retired USCG licensed
Captain.”
Captain Howard Bogan of
the Big Jamaica out of Brielle
reports “The Jamaica is
scheduled to sail on special
cod, pollock, and ling trips
every Saturday sailing at 1
a.m. For further information
call 732-528-5014 or go to
www.bigjamaica.com.”
Captain Joe of the Jamaica
II out of Brielle reports
“Winter schedule is 12 hour
wreck trips- 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Saturdays, and
Sunday. Whiting every
Friday at 6 a.m.”
Announcements of
Interest: March 5-8, World
Fishing and Outdoor Expo,
Rockland Community
College, Suffern, New York.
w w w. s p o r t s h ows . co m .
March 6, Manasquan Fishing
Club monthly meeting,
Manasquan Women’s Club,
62 Main St 7:30 p.m. March 8,
23rd Annual Asbury Park
Fishing Club's Indoor
Fishing Flea Market,
Convention Hall, Ocean and
Sunset Avenues in Asbury
Park, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March
20-22, Saltwater Fishing
Expo, Garden State Exhibit
Center, Somerset check out
www.sportshows.com/som-
erset/index.html.
Captain Jim Freda can be
reached at jimfreda@opton-
line.net.
Jim Freda covers fishing for Star News
Group. He can be emailed at jimfre-
da@optonline.net.
FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA
Striped bass, winter flounder open
TIP OF THE WEEK
FROM JIM FREDA
If you put braided line on
your reels last season it
should still be good to use
for this upcoming. Braid
has a much greater use life
than mono.
POINT BORO SWIMMING NOTEBOOK
Skimmons swims strong at Meet of Champions
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT BORO — The
Panthers had strong represen-
tation in the 2015 Meet of
Champions this past Sunday.
Junior Joe Skimmons partici-
pated in the boys’ finals in the
200-yard individual medley
and the 100-yard breaststroke.
Skimmons placed seventh
in the 200 individual medley
with a time of 1:54.83. He
placed fifth in the 100 breast-
stroke with a time of 58.02.
“I had done well at the
county meet and broke a
county record, so I was confi-
dent I could finish in the top
eight at the Meet of Champi-
ons,” said Skimmons. “I was
definitely happy after my per-
formance because I hit my
goals.”
According to coach Patricia
Ryan, though the times were
not Skimmons’ bests, they
were definitely more than im-
pressive.
“Joe has a great respect for
the sport of swimming and he
really expects a lot of him-
self,” said Ryan. “He seemed
more excited than nervous. If
he felt pressure, you would
never know it. He is used to
swimming in big meets, and
he always has a plan, his own
routine that works for him.”
Skimmons says he is always
nervous before big meets but
he channels that into focusing
on proving that he deserves
to be there. With results like
the ones he posted last week-
end, it’s hard to disagree.
Ryan holds Skimmons in
high esteem and appreciates
his leadership, even referring
to him as “another coach on
deck.”
“He is an awesome swim-
mer, exceptional student and
also a fantastic team captain
and teammate,” she ex-
plained. “He is always willing
to help his teammates out
during practice.”
Skimmons has proven him-
self a great individual swim-
mer, but he also takes pride in
the Panther team. He works
hard to make sure they are al-
ways improving.
“I thought we had a great
season,” said Skimmons. “We
brought in and taught some
freshmen and we developed
the upperclassmen as well.”
The Panthers had some
close meets this season where
they fell short by three or four
points.
“That’s the difference be-
tween someone coming in
fourth place instead of fifth
place for one event,” elaborat-
ed Ryan. “So to lose by three
or four points in a swim meet
is really tough.”
Point Boro was also miss-
ing some swimmers due to in-
juries. Coach Ryan feels that
to have those athletes healthy
would have made a difference
in those close meets.
Despite those tough losses,
Ryan is happy and proud of
the team.
On the girls’ side of the
pool, Ryan feels they finished
just where they expected they
should.
In contrast to the boys,
the girls came out on top in
a lot of close meets. They
won three meets by less
than 10 points each.
Now that the season has
come to a close, the swim-
mers look to improve in the
offseason.
“The only way we are go-
ing to improve as a team is
to have swimmers come in
with some competitive
swimming experience,” said
Ryan. “My advice to all the
swimmers now is to get into
a pool and practice during
the high school off season.”
Skimmons, only a junior,
is excited for next season
and a chance to further im-
prove himself and his team.
For the boys, Ryan looks
forward to returning swim-
mers Jeff Poland, Alex John-
son and Josih Gliddon, say-
ing, “We have a great group
of juniors now, who will be
seniors next year. They
have all improved tremen-
dously during this season,
so we are really looking for-
ward to them being very
competitive again next sea-
son.”
Of course, the tricky thing
about high school sports is
that players graduate and
move on.
Carolyn Kern will be one
such swimmer departing
from the girls team, but the
lady Panthers have poten-
tial in sophomore Julia Ack-
erman and freshmen Han-
nah Rotunno, Olivia
Zahorsky, and Tara Caucino.
Those girls have all swam
for club teams before.
Ryan sums up the Panther
swimmers as a great team
with great kids and looks
forward to improving in the
offseason to capitalize on an
impressive season.
Ocean Star. He can be reached at
dpollio@theoceanstar.com or 732-
899-7606 Ext 15. Follow him on
Twitter @dompollio.
Joe Skimmons was the
only Panther to compete
at the MOC

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