1. SPORTS
The Ocean Star
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 PAGE 33
JSBL 34
ICE HOCKEY 38
FISHING TIPS 38
COURTESY OF BILL ALLEN-NJSPORTACTION.NET
PART OF A CLASSIC
Jake Fioretti of Point Beach and Jack Fitzsimmons of Point Boro will both be playing in the 37th annual Phil Simms North-South High
School All-Star Football Classic. Pictured are players Ray Fattaruso [from left], Conor Davies, Xavier Young, Saifullah Adamkakar,
David Staton, Matt Castronuova, Jack Fitzsimmons, Jake Fioretti and Point Beach football coach John Wagner. The game will be
played Monday at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — Tuesday was
quite the mess of a day for
many people across the
state. Comcast experienced
an outage with their Inter-
net, phone and cable service
due to a software mishap
while other New Jersey resi-
dents were dealing with
power outages and falling
trees due to a spectacular
storm that was rolling to-
ward the coast.
With the threat of that
storm looming over Point
Pleasant, many were bracing
for the inevitable downpour
of rain as thunder could be
heard and flashes of light il-
luminated the distant sky.
But what is the threat of
rain to dedicated athletes
itching to play some summer
ball? Well, it’s nothing but a
distant thought that might
ruin a quality game of base-
ball.
The Ocean Giants, an At-
lantic Baseball Confedera-
tion Collegiate League
[ABCCL] baseball team, has
ABCCL PREVIEW
Ocean Giants set for
successful summer season
Collegiate summer team
off to a 6-6-1 start in
competitive league
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT — The peti-
tion started last week to
bring back the Point Boro
versus Point Beach Thanks-
giving Day football game has
grown to slightly larger pro-
portions. What started as a
push for one specific game
has expanded to include all
Boro and Beach athletics.
Point Beach resident and
Point Boro alumnus Craig
Sulaitis noticed the original
petition started by Point Boro
students was not getting the
look he felt it deserved. Tak-
ing matters into his own
hands, Sulaitis drafted up an-
other petition with the help
of some friends and began
distributing them around
both towns to gauge commu-
nity interest.
The petition written by Su-
laitis points out that this year
would have marked the 50th
anniversary of the rivalry be-
tween the Beach and the
Boro.
“How great was the Beach-
Boro wrestling match this
year,” the petition asks. “Re-
member when the football
stands were full, the sold out
basketball games, and hun-
dreds of people watching the
baseball games and the track
meets. This is for the kids!
They see each other on the
beach and they play each oth-
er in youth sports but then
they go to high school and
they are cheated of the great
rivalry games we had when
we were young.”
Sulaitis said he wants the
petition to be about the chil-
dren getting a once-in-a-life-
time experience.
“To play for a crowd is
pretty exciting for a kid and
this rivalry is their chance,”
he said.
Restore the rivalry
petition grows
Beach resident hopes
to include all sports
in rivalry
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Joe Serrapicca [top] of Manalapan struck out three and allowed only one hit in three innings pitched
during Tuesday’s 0-0 draw against the NJ Angels at home. The Ocean Giants defense [above] snags an
Angels runner as he tries to steal second base.
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — The Point
Boro Panthers hit the dia-
mond again this week, start-
ing off strong with a 4-1 win
over the Griffins of Donovan
Catholic Monday evening.
The American Legion
baseball team put the heat
out of their minds and stuck
to aggressive play from the
batter’s box, bolstered by a
superb seven innings of
pitching from Michael Fal-
conetti.
The first and second in-
nings gave way to a pitching
duel with Falconetti record-
ing three strikeouts. He
struck out one batter in the
first and two more in the sec-
ond.
On offense the bats started
slow for the Panthers with
Mark Leyble being the only
one to reach first base on a
walk from the Donovan
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
Boro Panthers top
Donovan Catholic at home
Falconetti pitched a
complete game striking
out six, walking one
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Frank Graziano steps safely on second during Point Boro’s home win against Donovan Catholic Monday
evening. Graziano batted in Boro’s first run with a single up the middle in the third inning.
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Point Boro’s Michael Falconetti put in seven innings of work
from the mound Monday evening against Donovan Catholic.
Pitching a complete game, Falconetti struck out six, walked
one and only allowed five hits in the 4-1 win at home.SEE PANTHERS PAGE 37
SEE RIVALRY PAGE 35
SEE GIANTS PAGE 36

2. WWW.STARNEWSGROUP.COMPAGE 34 THE OCEAN STAR FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 SPORTS
JERSEY MIKES JSBL PREVIEW
Jersey Mikes JSBL basketball long-time summer tradition
BY LEN BARDSLEY
THE COAST STAR
WALL — One of the longest
running and most competi-
tive basketball leagues in the
country begins on Monday at
Wall High School.
The Jersey Mike’s Jersey
Shore Basketball League has
been a fixture in the summer
since the early 1970s and will
kick off this season at Wall
with a game against two tra-
ditional powerhouses.
The first game of the sea-
son, scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
will feature T&T Coast
against Sterns Trailers.
Sterns Trailers reached the
finals last season before los-
ing to Horn Law.
The second game on Mon-
day, which starts at 8:45 p.m.
or 15 minutes after the end of
the first game, will feature
the defending champs Horn
Law against the New Jersey
Tarheels.
The league will feature
eight teams with every team
returning from last season.
Horn Law has its top play-
ers from its championship
team coming back in Ashzon
Artis, a 6-foot-8 forward who
played at Academy Charter
as well as guard Nate Pacius,
who also played at Academy
Charter.
Je’Long Hornbeack, a 6-
foot-4 forward, who trans-
fered to Monmouth from
University of Oklahoma also
returns for Horn, as well as
former Monmouth Regional
standout 6-foot-7 forward Joe
Willman.
Jarelle Reischel, who
played at Point Pleasant
Beach High School and is
now at Rhode Island Univer-
sity is listed on the Horn Law
roster as well.
Sterns Trailers has one of
the top forward lines in the
league with veteran Blake
Hamilton, Raritan High
School big-man Mike Aaman,
and Rutgers University grad-
uate Greg Lewis.
Sterns as always boasts a
few pretty good shooters in
Jerome Hubbard and Neil
Thompson.
T&T Coast is always a
force in the JSBL and this
season should be no differ-
ent.
T&T Coast returns its core
of strong local players led by
Jason Westrol, a 2006 Man-
asquan High School graduate
and guard Randall Stallworth
who played at Donovan
Catholic.
Sea View Jeep is another
team that is always in the mix
in the league. Mike
Balkovitch, who played at St.
John Vianney returns as well
as Matt McMullen, who
played at Christian Brothers
Academy.
Sea View also returns An-
drew Feeley, one of the JSBL
top big men at 6-foot-10 and
add Monmouth University’s
Chris Brady is also 6-foot-10.
Larson Ford is a charter
member of the JSBL and sure
to field a high-energy team
that plays tough defense. Ka-
reem Collins, one of the top
veterans in the JSBL along
with Hamilton and Hubbard
returns for Larson Ford.
Team Shore continues to
live up to its name and fea-
tures plenty of Shore Confer-
ence players on its roster.
Team Shore is led by guard
Roy Mabrey, who is from Bel-
mar and just graduated from
St. Anselm College.
Jim Walsh, a 2013 graduate
of Manasquan High School,
who is playing at Stonehill
College joins Team Shore as
a 6-foot-7 forward.
Island Tile is back with
one of the top incoming
freshman at Monmouth Uni-
versity, Pierre Saar, a 6-foot-
8 forward on its roster as
well as one of Iona College’s
top scorers in A.J. English.
New Jersey Tarheels will
look to improve after com-
ing up winless in the JSBL
last season.
The regular season is
played on Tuesday through
Thursday with two games a
night at Wall High School.
There is no break in the
regular season with July 4,
being a Saturday this year.
The final day of the regu-
lar season will take place on
July 30.
All eight teams make the
single-elimination playoffs,
which begin on August 3.
The semifinals will take
place on August 5, with the
final being on August 6..
THE OCEAN STAR
Point Boro football will be
conducting its annual foot-
ball camp for anyone inter-
ested in attending in grades
two through nine.
The football camp will be
directed by Point Boro head
football coach Sean Henry
from July 6 to July 9.
Camp will take place at the
Point Boro JV field running
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The
cost of the camp is $100.
There will be a $25 discount
for siblings.
The Panther football camp
is designed to improve a
child’s fundamentals and
teach them the different as-
pects of the game of football.
Each camper will receive a
free t-shirt and an opportuni-
ty to win daily and weekly
awards. Station and position
drills along with game situa-
tions leading to scrimmages
will improve a child’s abili-
ties.
The Point Boro High
School football staff has a
passion for the game of foot-
ball and their unilateral goal
is to make each child a better
player at the end of the week.
Checks made out to Mr.
Henry can be sent to 1112
Roberts Road, Point Pleasant
08742.
T-shirt sizes will be re-
quested on the first day of
camp. For more information
email shenry@pointpleas-
ant.k12.nj.us or call 908-489-
4992.
Panther
football
youth camp
COURTESY OF CHRIS VENTUROSO
HOOP-TASTIC!
The Point Pleasant third/fourth grade basketball team just finished the spring season in the Mid-
Jersey Basketball League going 4-4. The team includes Jake Venturoso [top, from left], Matt
Decker, Owen Clearwaters, Brayden Girkesh [bottom, from left], Michael Ravallo and Alex
Venturoso. Not pictured here are substitute players James Larsen, Nick Larsen and Shane Ryan.

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He went on to explain how
the rivalry used to be much
more than just football, re-
membering stands full of fans
for a Beach vs. Boro track
meet. Nowadays, the two
schools do not compete in
the same divisions and the
three sports they do play
each other in are wrestling,
baseball and tennis. This
year’s tennis match was can-
celed due to inclement
weather and was never
rescheduled.
The petition also touches
on how easy it is to cross the
bridge and play a competitive
game as opposed to traveling
long distances for a game.
“Why would we send our
kids to Middlesex and South-
ern Ocean County when they
could just cross the bridge
and play a game,” the petition
asks. “Play the games and
they will come! There is
nothing better in sports than
a rivalry game and a packed
house. We have heard all ex-
cuses why it can’t be done.
That’s what they are — just
excuses. It’s time for action
for the good of the students
as well as the athletes.”
Sulaitis said there are other
benefits that come from rival-
ry games, such as an increase
in local business and the
booster clubs that raise mon-
ey for the individual sports
teams.
Sulaitis recalled purchas-
ing apparel from local stores
solely for the rivalry games in
addition to local venues like
The Idle Hour, The Ark,
Broadway Bar and Grill and
Farrell’s hosting pre- and
post-game tailgates.
“This is something for the
kids and also brings the two
towns together,” he said. “It’s
good for the business and the
town.”
The booster programs
raise money through
fundraisers like car washes as
well as ticket and concession
sales and 50/50 raffles that go
back into the team for uni-
forms and equipment. Rival-
ry games draw larger crowds,
which means increased rev-
enue, Sulaitis said.
With benefits like that, as
well as an experience for the
athletes that lasts a lifetime,
Sulaitis said he feels adding
Beach vs. Boro rivalry games
is a win-win and not having
them only hurts the young
players.
“I think it’s cheating the
kids. It’s something I could
relate to in my lifetime,” Su-
laitis said. “People I’ve talked
to say it’s some of the great-
est times they’ve had in
sports. From the cheerleaders
to the band, everybody got
involved and they all remem-
ber the great time they had.”
Point Beach athletic direc-
tor Ellen Magliaro agreed
with the positives that stem
from a healthy rivalry be-
tween the two schools, but
what she sees as most para-
mount in this situation, she
said, is that each program
plays games that benefit it in
the end.
“As an athletic director I
try to set up games for each
program that are appropriate
at the time,” she said. “You
have to do the best thing for
each program, and think
about at what cost it would
take to incorporate a rivalry
game for every sport just for
the sake of having the game.”
Backed by 30 years of ex-
perience from being a coach
and the athletic director, she
explained how she goes to
each coach of each team to
figure out at what level of
competition they are looking
to play aso she can find the
best teams to play that will
improve the athletes while
comfortably fitting into the
schedule.
For instance, the way the
state sets up the football sea-
son makes it difficult to
schedule a Thanksgiving Day
rivalry game with playoffs
looming just around the
bend.
“There is no opposition to
the playing of these games,”
she said. “I just have to
schedule what is appropriate
and most beneficial. The
wrestling match worked this
year and both coaches want-
ed it, so we had no problem
making it happen.”
Magliaro works closely
with Chris Ferrone, the Point
Boro athletic director, when
deciding what games would
be appropriate to schedule
between the Boro and the
Beach.
Some games, like the base-
ball game this past year, were
added later in the season be-
cause they fit. The game did
not affect the Shore Confer-
ence Tournament seeding or
have an impact on the state
tournament, so there was no
reason to not play the game.
Ferrone agreed with
Magliaro, explaining that the
divisional schedule gets
handed down first and then
he adjusts that schedule be-
fore organizing non-division-
al opponents. For football,
the state hands out the whole
schedule, including non-divi-
sional games.
“If it works and fits with
both schedules, then yeah,
we’ll try and schedule the
games, because I know it will
be fun and the community
will love it,” Ferrone said.
The scheduling runs on a
two-year cycle, so the next
opportunity for bringing back
more Beach vs. Boro games
will be the 2016-2017 athletic
year. When that time comes
Ferrone and Magliaro will
look at the programs on a
case-by-case basis and sched-
ule accordingly.
Sulaitis’ petition, which be-
gan last Friday, already has
over 900 signatures with the
goal of breaking 2,000. It is
available to be signed in mul-
tiple locations throughout
Point Pleasant.
In Point Beach, those inter-
ested can sign it at Stop and
Shop, 7-Eleven, Joe Leone’s,
Round Dough with a Hole,
Dunkin’ Donuts, Jersey
Mike’s, Vive Fitness, Point
Pleasant Elks, The Spot, The
Ark, Farrell’s, Broadway Bar
and Grill, The Offshore,
VFW, The Arctic Market and
Martell’s.
In Point Boro, the petition
can be signed at The Idle
Hour, Colonial Ranch Mar-
ket, Jersey Mike’s, Beaver
Dam Hardware, Gerard’s,
The Shore House and U.S.
Subs.
According to Sulaitis, more
and more places will have the
petition available to sign as
time goes on.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
Games are sceduled on two year cycle, case-by-case basis
RIVALRY
FROM PAGE 33
COURTESY OF JOYCE WIER
HURRICANES ARE REPEAT WINNERS AT MANALAPAN
The Point Pleasant Hurricanes boys U-14 soccer team recently won the Blue Division title at the
Manalapan Soccer Tournament for the second year in a row. The Hurricanes went 3-0-1 during
the tournament, using a second-half comeback to win its first game against East Brunswick 5-3
, before scoring two second half goals to secure a 3-1 win over Wantaugh of New York. The
Hurricanes tied Center Moriches of New York 2-2 before defeating Marlboro 6-0 in the final game
to clinch the title. The Hurricanes team, which has players from both Point Pleasant and
Manasquan, consists of assistant coach Derrick Mack [from left], Ryan Schmitt, Francesco
Crivelli, Luke Marcoux, Matt Lyons, Mark Fingerhut, Daniel Bardsley, Evan Walters, Patrick Clark,
coach Len Bardsley, Mason Mack, Alex Atno, Brian Wier, Danny Ebinger, Casey Ballou and Robert
Hannon.
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THE OCEAN STAR
Point Beach head basket-
ball coach Nick Catania will
be holding a basketball camp
for children in second
through ninth grade.
Three clinics are available
to sign up for.
The first clinic is July 6-10,
the second clinic is July 13-17,
and the third clinic is August
3-7. It cost $175 for one clinic,
$325 for two clinics, and $425
for three clinics.
All clinics are held at the
Point Pleasant Beach High
School gymnasium.
Each camp day runs from 9
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. They include
stretching, ball handling
skills, shooting techniques,
guest speakers and, of course,
games.
According to Catania, the-
camp is designed to provide a
fun, challenging and educa-
tional basketball experience.
Instruction, competition and
games are designed to ad-
dress the age and maturity of
each camper.
Each player will be
coached throughout the week
with a staff dedicated to
teaching basketball in an en-
thusiastic and safe way.
Catania was the 2013 NJSI-
AA State Coach of the Year
and led Point Beach to their
first state and shore confer-
ence championships in
school history. He has also
led the team to multiple divi-
sion titles.
For more information on
how to join, contact Cantania
by phone at 908-433-4708 or
by email at
nickc2323@aol.com.
Hoop Skills
camp to
be held
been playing baseball on a
weekly basis since the end of
May with the Point Beach
varsity baseball field as their
home field.
According to its website,
www.abccl.com, the ABCCL
has three main purposes: “To
serve as a convenient, acces-
sible and quality resource for
college baseball players to
strengthen their skills and
compete with their baseball
peers. To provide college
baseball coaches with an or-
ganized, constructive exten-
sion to their school programs
during the traditional sum-
mer ‘off-season’. To act as a
venue for all college players
to improve and showcase
their talent before intercolle-
giate and professional evalua-
tors.”
The Ocean Giants team
draws players from Division
I, II and III colleges in Mary-
land, Washington D.C., Penn-
sylvania, Rhode Island, Vir-
ginia, New Jersey and New
York. Players must be current
college players with confir-
mation by a published roster
or written notice from the
college that the player holds a
roster position.
The local team features
Deven Del Priore, a Point
Boro High School graduate,
as well as graduates of Man-
asquan High School.
While on the team, the
players usually hold down
summer jobs in between
games, family time and un-
winding from the school year.
Angelo Fiore and Joe Mazza,
who both coached the Point
Beach high school baseball
team, have the pleasure of
coaching the Ocean Giants
team for the summer.
The collegiate team has
worked their way to a 6-6
record while putting up with
postponements due to in-
clement weather as well as
players having to work.
“It’s been going real well.
We have a lot of talented kids
on the team,” Fiore stated.
“One of the hardest parts is
what we were talking about
with the work schedules.
When we have everyone here
that’s supposed to be here-
your number one lineup-
we’re extremely competitive
and one of the better teams in
the league.”
On Tuesday night their
game against the New Jersey
Angels ended in a 0-0 draw
after five innings of play. The
umpire called the game due
to it being too dark, luckily
just before the sky opened up
and rain came down.
On the mound to start the
game for the Giants was Joe
Serrapicca of Manalapan who
plays for Fordham University.
Serrapicca pitched three in-
nings, striking out three bat-
ters while only allowing one
hit.
Lou Marotta of Manalapan
pitched the other two innings
and also only allowed one hit
while on the rubber.
Offensively the Giants
made some headway with
four hits and a few walks but
had trouble translating that
into runs. They came closest
to scoring in the bottom of
the third inning with runners
on third and second and two
outs put away.
Evan Worth of Toms River
stepped to the plate and lined
a single to right field. The NJ
Angel outfielder scooped up
the ball and fired it home be-
fore Matt Osgoodby of Brielle
could reach home plate for
the Giants.
The 0-0 draw is the first tie
of the season for the Ocean
Giants. With more daylight
they may have been able to
put together a win but they
look ahead to the rest of the
summer season.
“The number one goal for
the summer season is to win
a championship,” Fiore ex-
plained. “On top of that you
want to make sure every kid
goes back to his college with
all the work they were re-
quired to get in.”
Fiore went on to explain
other goals that include the
players getting developmen-
tal work in, the team trying to
stay above .500 and then
when the playoffs come
around in late July is when
the Giants will kick it into
high gear.
Fiore enjoys the summer
season and how it can bring
together the town, saying,
“It’s good for the community.
We have neighbors that come
out here with the opportuni-
ty to watch division I, divi-
sion II and division III ball
players. Theses kids are the
tops in their high schools go-
ing on to play in college. It’s
good for the kids to stay local.
It’s just an all around good
feeling; a good atmosphere
and you see great baseball.”
Yesterday the team trav-
eled to take on the New Jer-
sey Angels on their field but
that game occurred too late
for this issue of The Ocean
Star. Check back next week
for coverage.
The Giants’ next game is
Sunday against the New
Brunswick Matrix. It is a dou-
ble header at North
Brunswick Community Park
and is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
College players stay local, work summer jobs, play baseball
GIANTS
FROM PAGE 33
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
The Ocean Giants came close to putting a run on the board during Tuesday’s five-inning game at home
but fell just short ending in a 0-0 draw.

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The Point Pleasant Boro
football and wrestling pro-
grams will hold their second
annual golf outing at Gambler
Ridge Golf Club, Cream Ridge,
on Monday, July 27.
The outing starts with regis-
tration at 11 a.m. with a shotgun
start at 1 p.m. A cocktail hour
and dinner will follow at the
Elks in Point Pleasant starting
at 6:15 p.m.
Individual golfer cost is $100;
foursome cost is $400. Individ-
uals can purchase tickets for
just the dinner and beverages
for $35.
Features of the golf outing in-
clude a longest drive and clos-
est to the pin contest, a hole-in-
one contest and mulligans for
purchase. The golf outing is
made possible through the
sponsorship of the Point Pleas-
ant Wrestling Club.
Money raised from the golf
outing will assist in purchasing
equipment for the teams.
For more details regarding
the golf outing or for a
brochure, call Sean Henry at
908-489-4992 or email him at
shenry@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us
.Those interested can also con-
tact Pat Brady by phone at 732-
773-4532 or by email at
pbrady@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us
.For more information, visit Pt.
Boro Football and Wrestling on
Facebook.
Annual golf
outing set
for July 27
Catholic pitcher who
recorded one strikeout in the
first two innings.
In the top of the third the
Boro defense secured three
outs on the first three batters
and then put their bats on the
ball for the first action of the
game.
It started after Josiah Glid-
don was hit by a pitch and
awarded first base and team-
mate Ryan Carne followed it
up with a hard line drive back
to the mound that knocked
the glove right off the hand of
the Donovan Catholic pitch-
er.
The Griffins managed an
out but it brought Point Boro
back to the top of the order
with two men on base. Frank
Graziano hit a liner up the
middle that brought home
Gliddon for the first run of
the contest and moved Carne
over to third.
After Graziano stole sec-
ond, Bill Feehan followed
with an RBI single to right
field to give Boro a 2-0 lead
with only one out.
Next up in the lineup was
lefty Sebastian Severio, who
took his time at the plate and
eventually smacked a double
to the left field fence to drive
in two more runs. Donovan
Catholic put a stop to Boro’s
offensive outburst with a
groundout and a strikeout to
close the third inning.
The Griffins responded
with a run in the fourth in-
ning on a line drive single in
the gap between left and cen-
ter field but Point Boro re-
mained resolute in their de-
fense, not giving up anymore
runs in the fourth inning as
well as the rest of the game.
Falconetti added three
strikeouts to his total, two of
which came in the top of the
seventh and final inning for
his first win of the season.
“I was just feeling good the
whole game, I like pitching,”
Falconetti said after the
game. “I’m going to keep on
trying to win all the games
that come my way.”
Falconetti also said he felt
comfortable on the mound
knowing the rest of his team
was behind him contributing
a strong defense as well as a
few necessary runs.
“We struggled a little bit
but I feel we did what we had
to do and got a couple runs
across,” he stated.
The 4-1 victory at home
moved the Panthers to 3-0 on
the season but they were not
finished with baseball for the
week just yet.
On Tuesday the Panthers
were supposed to play Mystic
Island Post 493 [Pinelands]
but the game was canceled
under the threat of rain.
Yesterday the team had a
bye and they will get back to
action on Monday against
Toms River East. The game is
away and scheduled to begin
at 5:45 p.m.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
Strong pitching coupled with lively bats secures Boro win
PANTHERS
FROM PAGE 33
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Bill Feehan steals second, beating out the throw from Donovan Catholic’s catcher during Monday’s win
at home. Feehan finished the day with an RBI single in the third inning.

6. WWW.STARNEWSGROUP.COMPAGE 38 THE OCEAN STAR FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 SPORTS
As we come towards the
end of June the word in the
striped bass community is
that this has been another
poor spring run of big bass.
The bunker run that coin-
cides with the big bass
migration also has not been
good.
On certain days the bunker
have stretched for miles and
then on other days it would
be difficult to make bait. In
years past, that is pre-Sandy,
from the middle of May right
on through all of June we had
no problem finding bunker
and catching bass some-
where between the Hook and
Island Beach on any given
day. There were always 25 to
35 pound bass to be caught on
each outing. Things are dif-
ferent now. Whether it is
from boaters not promoting
catch and release over the
last five years, or a migration
that is taking place outside of
three miles, or some post-
Sandy effect, either way it
has not been a good season
again.
Big bluefish have also been
tough to come by along the
beach and it now seems that
these gators are starting to
set up offshore. They should
hold for another week or so
on their five to 15 mile lumps
and ridges before they move
much further out for their
summer spawn. There will
then be a lull in the action for
about two weeks before they
return back inshore.
With warmer ocean tem-
peratures in the last week
fluke fishing has improved
and boats are catching shorts
and keepers in the three to
five pound ranges. Sea bass
fishing is also very good.
Recreational and charter
boats that went out this past
weekend reported near boat
limits for all anglers on
board.
Steve Perna of the
Berkeley Striper Club report-
ed the following winners of
the 12th Annual Berkeley
Striper Club Spring Catch
and Release Striped Bass
Tournament:
Shore Division: 1-Ryan
Sherwood-46.5; 2-Steve
George–45; 3-Bruce Caporale
44.5; 4-Steve Seeberger-40; 5-
Shawn DiVincenzo-39. 6-
Sean Seraphin-37; 7-Scotty
Pullen-35; 8-Chris Butcha-32;
9-Dave Arnold-27 submitted
first; 10-John Kravchak-27
submitted second.
Boat Division: 1-Steve
Saniewski-39; 2-Ray Kerico-
36.5 submitted first; 3-Ryan
Brown-36.5 submitted sec-
ond; 4-Bob "Blackcloud"
Hryszko-36.5 submitted
third; 5-Paul Haertel-25; 6-
George Strathern-18.5; 7-10 -
open. The remaining four
places in the boat division
were drawn randomly at the
awards ceremony from the
non-winning boat division
entrants.
Inclement weather and
strong winds during the tour-
nament kept many boats at
the docks for most of the
week. The winner of the
grand prize drawing for the
Van Staal reel, CTS Rod &
Pelican cooler which was
picked at the awards ceremo-
ny was Bill Lipmann.
Congratulations to all the
winners. And congratula-
tions to Ryan Sherwood for
repeating his 2014 win in the
shore division for 2015.
A few bluefin tuna have
been reported caught up on
the troll between the
Princess Wreck and the
Chicken Canyon in the last
week. This fishery should
improve this upcoming week
as more tuna move up from
the south. Trolling will be the
way to target them by pulling
Reel Seat spreader bars,
cedar blues, jets, or feathers.
Trolling ballyhoo on Joe
Shute’s will also produce.
Bob over at Fisherman’s
Den in Belmar reports: “Not
a great weekend but a few
bright signs. Tommy Cook of
the Shark River Surf Anglers
had a 27 pound bass in the
surf on a plug. We saw some
nice fluke in spite of the
weather but shorts outnum-
bered keepers 10 to 1. We also
got some reports of kingfish
in the surf on worms. Not the
best fishing for this time of
year but any fishing is better
than sitting home.”
Captain Howard Bogan of
the Big Jamaica out of Brielle
reports: “The Big Jamaica is
sailing everyday at 7:30 a.m.
Night bluefish Friday and
Saturday 7:30 p.m. We also
are offering four hour Family
Fun Afternoon Fishing Trips
4:30-8:30 p.m., $35 ($70
value). Schedule your adven-
ture for Sunday through
Wednesday.
The boat leaves Bogan’s
Basin in Brielle at 4:30 p.m.
You may catch bluefish, sea
bass, fluke, and more during
your trip. This special rate
includes a rod and tackle
rental, bait, soft drink, and a
hot dog.”
Captain Joe Bogan of the
Jamaica II out of Brielle
reports “We are sailing Half
Day Fluke/Sea Bass 8:00am
and 2 p.m. daily except
Mondays when we sail all
Day Fluke/Sea bass at 7:30
a.m.”
Announcements of
Interest: June 26-28, the
Greater Point Pleasant
Charter Boat Association
Mako Mania Tournament,
Manasquan Inlet. Check out
www.makomanianj.com. July
1-31, Sea Bass changes to 2
fish daily bag limit measur-
ing 12.5 inches. July 10,
Manasquan Fishing Club
monthly meeting, Women’s
Club, 62 Main Street,
Manasquan, 7:30 p.m.
Jim Freda covers fishing for Star News
Group. He can be emailed at jimfre-
da@optonline.net.
FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA
Bluefish are tough to come by
TIP OF THE WEEK
FROM JIM FREDA
When fishing for fluke,
don’t be afraid to use a
long 10-inch neatly
trimmed strip of mackerel
or squid on a Spro bucktail
to attract some of the
doormats that may be
lurking on the bottom.
THE OCEAN STAR
With an objective to intro-
duce the game of lacrosse
and its skills to the future
players of Point Boro high
school, Boro head coach Guy
Lassen is running a boys
lacrosse camp.
The camp is for both expe-
rienced and non-experienced
players. It will teach the rules
of the game and fundamen-
tals necessary to play this fast
and dynamic sport. Instruc-
tion will include basic ball
skills such as passing, throw-
ing, scooping ground balls,
along with the basic strate-
gies of the game.
Scrimmages will also take
place as each player acquires
the skills needed to compete.
The lacrosse camp dates
are July 13-16 8 a.m.-noon and
August 24-27 8 a.m.-noon.
Contact Point Boro head
coach Lassen at guy-
lassen37@gmail.com for reg-
istration forms and more in-
formation.
Boys lacrosse
camp set for
July,August
Fagen returns to
coach hockey team
BY LEN BARDSLEY
THE COAST STAR
MANASQUAN — There have
been very few years that Jim
Fagen has not had some con-
tact with the Point Beach-
Manasquan High School ice
hockey program so it makes
sense that he is returning for
a second stint as head coach.
Fagen was confirmed by
the Manasquan Board of Edu-
cation on June 16 after Jim
Dowd stepped down follow-
ing one season behind the
bench.
Fagen played his first Man-
asquan High School club ice
hockey game when he was in
seventh grade and was part of
the first varsity team his jun-
ior year before graduating in
1998.
Fagen, who organizes the
Manasquan High School
alumni hockey game – a
fundraiser for the Jim Girard
Scholarship Fund – is a histo-
ry teacher at the high school.
Fagen was head coach for
the Warriors from the 2008-
2009 season through the 2011-
2012 season.
He was an assistant coach
twice for the Warriors before
he took over as head coach
from Tim Grable.
Fagen guided the team to a
four-year record of 36-46-6,
with his final two years the
team going 26-18-2. Under his
guidance they reached the
Dowd Cup final in his third
year behind the bench.
Fagen resigned after an 11-
12 record during the 2011-2012
season to spend more time
with his family due to an ill-
ness in the family.
Fagen’s schedule is now a
little more open and he looks
forward to trying to provide
the program with some sta-
bility.
“I am back, it is good, I am
excited,’’ said Fagen.
Fagen admits he didn’t
think he would be returning
when he first walked away
four years ago.
“My hope was that I left
the program in a good spot
and the opportunity would
not come up,’’ said Fagen. “As
things unfolded seeing that
constant turnover that kind
of bothered me looking from
the outside. I didn’t think it
was fair to the kids.’’
The Point Beach-Man-
asquan ice hockey program
went through three coaches
in three years since Fagen
stepped down.
Fagen hopes being in the
building and seeing the kids
on a consistent basis can
help.
“I see most of them
throughout the day and that
is a big component to the
success of the program,’’ said
Fagen.
Len Bardsley covers sports for The
Coast Star. He can be reached at lbard-
sley@thecoaststar.com or 732-223-
0076 Ext 29.
Fagen’s first stint as
head coach ended after
four years following the
2011-2012 season
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