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The Ocean Star
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015 PAGE 37
TRACK & FIELD 38
TENNIS NOTEBOOK 39
OVERTIME 41
FISHING TIPS 42
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
LAVALLETTE — A lot of chil-
dren that live in the area find
fun on a surfboard, in the
sand and under the warm
rays of the sun.
For 14-year-old Lavallette
resident Alex Atno, his hap-
piest moments come on a
mountain covered in snow as
he navigates his snowboard
to his liking.
Alex’s love of snowboard-
ing, along with tireless sup-
port from his mother Kim
and father Steve, has led him
to a stellar finish at this year’s
United States of America
Snowboard Association [US-
ASA] National Champi-
onships.
He had a third-place finish
in the Rail Jam at Nationals
and a fifth-place finish out of
70 competitors in the Slope
Style.
“The fifth qualified me for
Rev Tour, which is the next
step up, which qualifies you
for X-Games [and] Grand
Prix, which is all the next lev-
el stuff,” Alex explained.
But let’s not get too far
ahead. Alex’s journey began
13 years ago, when he could
ski before he could walk.
FROM SKIS TO SNOWBOARDS
“I grew up skiing and my
husband grew up skiing,”
Mrs. Atno said. “We put him
on skis — he was a year old.
His skis would fall off if we
didn’t duct tape his boots
onto him.”
“I could barely go down
the mountain,” Alex added. “I
would fall asleep going
down.”
Skiing has always been a
passion of Mr. and Mrs. Atno,
so much so that they bought
a place in the Catskill Moun-
tains in New York to ski on
Belleayre Mountain.
“It’s a passion that we had
and he [Alex] got put into a
program for skiing, and he
was an awesome skier,” Mrs.
Atno said. “He kept begging
us, ‘Please, I want to snow-
board, I want to snowboard.’
We held him off as long as we
could and he turned to the
dark side.”
According to Alex, his old-
er brother, Eric, got him into
snowboarding. Unfortunate-
ly, Eric died four years ago,
but Alex honors his older
brother’s memory and thinks
about him every time he
competes.
“Watching him doing it —
he was like a role model for
me, so I wanted to do it,”
Alex recalled. “So I used one
of his old boards to get me
started and I took lessons
with my neighbor for, like, a
week or something, and I
never went back to skiing
then.”
“He competed in the
Catskills Mountain Series for
a while and he just outgrew
it,” said Mrs. Atno. “He out-
grew Belleayre, so we
brought him over to Hunter.
He outgrew Hunter, so the
next step was driving up to
Vermont.”
Mrs. Atno told herself she
would never end up driving
Alex Atno, 14, qualifies for
next year’s Revolution Tour
Alex placed third in
Rail Jam, fifth in
Slope Style
COURTESY OF KIM ATNO
Alex Atno [left, in gray] stands on the third-place podium at Copper Mountain in Colorado after finishing in third in the Rail Jam competi-
tion. Alex also placed fifth in the Slope Style event at the 2015 USA Snowboard Association Nationals. He was all smiles back in his hotel
room [right] after the third-place finish, forgetting all about the ear infection he had to fight through.
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — The Panther
baseball team began this
week in a bit of a slump.
Last Friday, they took to
the field against Jackson Lib-
erty at home and lost 6-2.
Jackson Liberty got started
with a four-run third inning
and never looked back.
The team then competed
in the first round of the
Ocean County Tournament.
Seeded at five, the Panthers
faced 12-seeded Brick Me-
morial at home.
Point Boro suffered an 8-0
loss through seven innings
of play.
Michael Falconetti still
had a solid day on the
mound, striking out seven
batters in five innings
pitched. Thomas Paul closed
out the game on the mound
and he struck out four bat-
ters in two innings.
The week was looking
grim for the Panthers, but
things turned around on
Tuesday when they traveled
to take on Donovan Catholic.
In an exciting game that
went to 9 innings, Point
Boro edged out Donovan
Catholic by one run in the fi-
nal inning.
The first two innings laid
the groundwork for a tough
battle as both teams
POINT BORO BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
Boro has eyes on
Shore Conference
Fitzsimmons hits a
sacrifice fly to beat
Donovan Catholic
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
JOSIAH GLIDDON
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT BEACH —
Monday brought warm tem-
peratures, sun and an intense
matchup on the softball field.
Point Beach hosted a strong
Mater Dei team, who had
shut out the Gulls 5-0 in their
first meeting this season.
Freshman pitcher Kylee
Kells and the rest of the Gar-
net Gulls had the last laugh,
however, beating the Seraphs
1-0 on Monday.
“It’s never easy but they
did everything right today.
They put themselves out
there and they played really
well,” said head coach Silvio
DeCristofano. “You’ve got a
tough opponent and they just
kept coming, so I’m really
proud of them.”
The first three innings
went scoreless and the battle
was taking place on the
mound.
In the first inning, Kells
picked up a strikeout to end
the side after getting the first
two Mater Dei batters to fly
out to center field, where
POINT BEACH 1 SOFTBALL MATER DEI 0
All it takes is oneKelly’s single in the
fourth inning scored
the lone Beach run
Alexa Russell [above] makes a throw from shortstop to first in Monday’s 1-0 win at home over Mater Dei.
Sarah Scott [right] slides safely into third against Mater Dei on Monday. She eventually made it home
on a single from Samantha Kelly for the lone run needed to win the game.
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POINT BORO TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — Both the boys
and girls track and field
teams participated in the
Ocean County Relays last Fri-
day held at Southern Region-
al High School.
The Relays bring together
a lot of tough competition
from Ocean County varsity
teams making for close races,
throws and jumps.
The boys team finished in
12th, tied with Brick Memori-
al high school. The girls team
finished in ninth, only two
points behind Toms River
East in eighth.
THE BOYS TEAM
The most noticeable finish
during Friday’s meet oc-
curred during the pole vault
event.
Nick Vail-Stein cleared 12-
06 to tie for first place with
three other vaulters. Team-
mates Joshua Schlanger and
Harry VanWagenen both tied
for fifth vaulting 11-06. All
three earned three points
apiece for the Panthers.
They were just six inches
away from tying the meet
record.
“These guys had an amaz-
ing day collectively, and will
certainly boost their confi-
dence as we progress into the
championship season,” said
boys coach Mike Colonna.
“These guys are one of the
most deserving groups to
walk away with a first place
finish, and had the mojo on
Friday. We just hope this
mojo can carry this group
deep into championship sea-
son.”
Pole vault coach Robert
Dikun was also proud of their
performance in not so ideal
conditions.
“They jumped really well
in pretty bad conditions. It
was cold and it was windy,”
he explained. “I’m looking
forward to them beating their
own expectations and getting
a little bit higher of a jump.”
Another strong finish for
Point Boro came in the dis-
tance medley. The team of
Joe Busichio, Ryan Griffith,
Alex Stupar, and Dylan Peters
finished third with a time of
10:53.77.
Their time broke the
school record that was set
way back in 1993.
“I cannot think of a more
deserving group of guys to
get this record. This was
something that we knew was
in the forecast [and] these
guys knew it,” said Colonna
about the record breaking ac-
complishment. “They all had
to run impressive legs to give
us a shot at the record, and
they did just that. I could not
be more proud of the effort
these guys put forth.”
In the 1600 sprint medley
the team of Evan McHugh,
Michael Brown, Hayden Frey,
and Mason Weingarten ran
4:02.98 for a 10th place finish.
The team of Schlanger,
Frey, McHugh, and Griffith
took 11th in the 4x200-meter
relay with a time of 1:36.96,
only two seconds shy of earn-
ing points for the Panthers.
In the 4x800-meter relay
Point Boro also finished in
11th running a time of 9:23.71.
That relay team consisted of
Macartan McCabe, Logan
Carter, Nicholas Pettinato,
and Kameron O’Leary.
Jack Pausz stepped in for
McCabe and the same team
ran the 4x1600-meter relay.
O’Leary, Carter, Pausz, and
Pettinato finished 11th with a
time of 20:47.89.
The Panthers faced some
tough competition in the high
jump event. Tyler Haines
managed to tie for sixth [5-
06] with seven other athletes.
Jack Ehrhardt cleared 5-02
and tied with six other ath-
letes in the same event.
Ehrhardt also competed in
the long jump event on Fri-
day. He jumped a distance of
18-06.25 placing 24th. It was a
season best for Ehrhardt who
is working towards jumping
19-00.
Teammates Brown and Jor-
dan Leyh also jumped in the
event. Brown jumped 16-11
and Leyh jumped 15-01.
Leyh also threw shot put
for the Panthers tossing 36-
00. Angelo Petillo and Justin
Zawacki all competed in the
shot put event. Petillo threw
33-07.25 and Zawacki threw
31-05.75.
In the discus event Leyh
threw 98-11 and Zawacki was
close behind with 97-05. Both
Leyh and Zawacki threw per-
sonal bests by more than six
feet. Jesse Garcia also threw
discus and finished with a
throw of 80-01.
In the javelin throw Zawac-
ki threw 103-03, Haines threw
102-07, and Leyh threw 89-11.
THE GIRLS TEAM
The lady Panthers pro-
duced a lot of strong finishes
in the field portion during
Friday’s meet.
Megan Zabelski sat atop
the competition in first place
clearing 5-00 in the high
jump. Robin Fiorentino and
Kristi Lennon both jumped
over 4-06 to tie for sixth with
jumpers from Barnegat and
Southern. All three earned
points for the Panthers.
In the pole vault event Na-
talie Dikun tied for second
place vaulting 8-06. Close be-
hind was Cameron Havens
who tied for fourth [8-00]
with six other competitors.
Rounding out the jumps
events was the triple jump.
Julia Conway, Amanda Grip-
po, and Hope Savino all com-
peted in the event. Conway
jumped 27-05, Grippo jumped
27-01 and Savino unfortunate-
ly fouled out.
The Panthers also had
some strong finishes in the
throws events.
In the discus Brianna
Kanabrocki tied for sixth
with a throw of 91-01. Team-
mates Natalie Walters and
Megan Taulufo also threw for
Point Boro. Walters threw 67-
09 and Taulafo threw 56-10.
In the javelin event Melissa
Stowe, Nikole Kithcart, and
Taulafo competed for the
Panthers. Taulafo tossed 72-
10, Stowe tossed 71-06, and
Kithcart tossed 46-04.
On the track Point Boro
faced strong competition. In
the 4x800-meter relay
though the team of Danielle
Tsougarakis, Rachel Pausz,
Emily Tufano, and Katie Bra-
gen finished third with a time
of 10:15.14.
The Panthers also took
third place in the distance
medley event. The team of
Tsougarakis, Mimi Leturgez,
Lennon, and Bragen ran a
time of 13:03.61 in the event.
In the 1600 sprint medley
the team of Zabelski, Court-
ney Yochim, Tufano, and Lily
Brouder placed seventh run-
ning a time of 4:48.94.
During the 4x200-meter re-
lay Yochim, Leturgez, Con-
way, and Grippo ran a time of
1:57.17, which was good
enough for 10th.
The team of Zabelski, Savi-
no, Conway, and Grippo ran
the 4x100-meter relay coming
in 12th with a time of 56.40.
According to head coach
Billy Kostenko, the girls were
excited heading into Friday’s
competition.
“We have a few relay teams
that have a chance to be Top
3 finishers, or even Champi-
ons in their respective events.
The girls are also hungry to
eclipse some of the school re-
lay records."
The lady Panthers have
also been cashing in strong
performances in dual meet
events.
They competed with
Pinelands Regional and Lake-
wood on April 21. They lost
to Pinelands 82-58 but defeat-
ed Lakewood 108-20 for their
first win of the season.
“It was nice to get our first
win of the season,” said
Kostenko. “We really need to
pull together and extend our-
selves so we can be more
competitive in our league
meets.”
Fiorentino won the 400-
meter hurdles [1:19] and the
100-meter hurdles [18.9]. Bra-
gen took first place in the
3200-meter run clocking in at
11:48.
In the pole vault event
Dikun cleared 8-0 beating out
the competition. Zabelski
won the long jump with a
jump of 14-05.5. Lennon also
jumped to a first place finish
in the high jump clearing 4-
10.
Kostenko recognized the
tough competition Pinelands
presented and was proud of
how his girls met the chal-
lenge.
“We are in a very competi-
tive league and Pinelands is
one of the stronger teams we
face,” he stated. “They per-
formed really well.”
In a dual meet on April 28
the girls competed against
Barnegat and Central Region-
al. Point Boro lost to
Barnegat 89-50 and tied Cen-
tral Regional 70-70.
Despite not winning, the
distance team stepped up for
the Panthers and had a suc-
cessful meet.
“Our distance team had a
great day. They earned 1 out
of 54 possible points,” said
Kostenko happily. “We had
runners win the races, but
also picked up second and
third place finishes from
Kristi Lennon and Emily Tu-
fano, who both ran great.”
Pausz won the 3200 finish-
ing with a time of 12:37. In the
one-mile run Tsougarakis ran
a time of 5:49 for a first place
finish. Bragen won the 800-
meter run with a time of 2:23.
In the 400-meter run
Leturgez took another first
place finish for the Panthers
clocking in at 1:04.1.
Point Boro also finished
strong in the high jump and
the pole vault. Zabelski
cleared 4-10 for first place in
the high jump. Dikun won the
pole vault event clearing 9-0.
“In these meets it is easy to
see how we are hurt by our
youth and inexperience, but
it is exciting also to get
glimpses of the bright future
that so many of our athletes
have,” explained Kostenko.
Reflecting on the season he
was also proud of the team’s
performance, saying, “We
have a very balanced team
and we have had more ath-
letes score points for us than
in any of the previous sea-
sons in recent memory.”
Both the girls and boys
track and field teams are now
focused on the Ocean County
Championships, which began
yesterday, and sectional and
group championships all oc-
curring this month.
“Overall, we had a lot of
good performances and our
guys showed a lot of heart in
the way they competed,” stat-
ed Colonna. “As a staff, we
saw a lot of promise for the
back end of our season and
hope that we can continue
with some of these perform-
ances to carry us into the
Ocean County Champi-
onships and states.”
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.
Panthers run, jump & throw at Ocean County Relays
Vail-Stein takes first in
pole vault; Zabelski
takes first in high jump
For Point Boro junior
Megan Zabelski, her love
of track and field began at
a young age.
“I would always race my
neighbors when I was real-
ly young,” recalled Zabels-
ki. “I kind of always knew I
wanted to get into track in
middle school.”
Thanks to her height,
her middle school coaches
suggested she try the high
jump event.
According to Zabelski,
she picked it up instantly.
Through dedication and
hard work she has found
herself a top competitor in
meets throughout the sea-
son.
Most recently she took
first place at the Ocean
County Relays, clearing 5-
00 in the high jump.
“It felt really good to
come out with a win,” she
stated. “I jumped five foot
for the first time this sea-
son because I was just
building back up to the
higher heights after a little
bit of a slump.”
“She’s a great athlete,
hard worker, and very, very
determined,” said pole
vault coach Robert Dikun,
who also helps with Zabel-
ski’s training. “As any good
athlete you’re going to find
that every once in a while
you get into peaks and val-
leys. She was in a valley
early on in the season and
she’s working hard and
climbing out of it and get-
ting back into that form.”
Zabelski endures hard
workouts to continue
growing stronger and
more competitive.
“We definitely do a lot of
sprint workouts, a lot of
short sprints and weight
training. A lot of upper and
lower body and a lot of
plyometrics,” she ex-
plained. “They help you
get up and explosive. I do a
lot of stretching too be-
cause that’s key to not get-
ting injured.”
She prides herself on her
hard work and notices the
results, saying, “I think I’ve
definitely improved just by
getting stronger and
faster.”
Moving forward with
this season Zabelski hopes
to qualify for the Meet of
Champs again as well as
jump 5-04, something she
did once last year.
Zabelski will have an-
other year of track and
field left and aims to clear
5-06 before she leaves high
school.
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POINT BEACH TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK
Gulls beat Ranney
both on, off fieldBY DOMINICK POLLIO
THEOCEANSTAR
POINT BEACH — On Monday,
the Point Beach track and field
teams traveled to take on Ran-
ney.
The girls team won 86-36
and the boys team won 107-22.
Both teams had a lot of
strong performances in both
the track and the field events.
In the 100-meter dash, the
boys team had a one-two fin-
ish in Joe LaDuca and Connor
Kells. LaDuca ran 11.4 and
Kells ran 11.7.
Matt Savage had a big day
for the Gulls, securing three
first-place finishes on the
track. He won the 200-meter
dash [24.7], the 400-meter
dash [56.6] and the 800-meter
run [2:16.9].
Kells took second place in
the 200 with a time of 27 sec-
onds flat. Sophomore Jeremy
Tombs placed second in the
800 [2:35.8] and fellow sopho-
more Zhenis Smith placed
third [2:46.4].
Nicholas Antognoli also
stepped up for Point Beach
and finished second in the
mile and first in the two-mile
run. He clocked in at 5:23 for
the mile and 13:23 for the two-
mile.
In the one-mile run team-
mate Jack Mcdonald placed
third with a time of 5:52. Mc-
donald took second in the two-
mile run [13:50] while Smith
came in at third [15:50].
Point Beach also had a first-
and second-place finish in
both the 100-meter hurdles
and the 400-meter hurdles.
Jacob Clement took first in
the 100 hurdles [20.6] and sec-
ond in the 400 hurdles [1:17.6].
Rich Bilotti was close be-
hind in the 100 hurdles with a
time of 23.6. Jon Ricciardi
claimed first in the 400 hur-
dles beating out Clement by
half a second [1:17.1].
The Garnet Gulls flew high
in the field events, taking at
least first in every event.
Kells finished atop the com-
petition in both the high jump
[5-00] and the long jump [17-
08].
Joe LaDuca and Jake LaDu-
ca took second and third, re-
spectively, in the long jump.
Joe jumped 17-02.5 and Jake
jumped 16-00.5.
In the triple jump, Antogno-
li placed first [34-05] and Jake
LaDuca placed third [30.01.5].
The Gulls swept Ranney in
both the shot put and the
javelin throw. They took first
and third in the discus throw.
For the shot put John Wagn-
er placed first [38-00], Miles
Shea placed second [33-08]
and Matt DeSocio placed third
[30-04].
In the javelin, Ethan Hasse
took first place with a throw of
117-05. In second was Joe LaD-
uca with 109-09 and in third
was Clement with 84-11.
Hasse also took first place in
the discus, throwing 133-07. In
third place was Wagner with a
throw of 89-10.
The girls team also per-
formed well both on and off
the track.
In the 100-meter dash,
Cameron Barnes and Willow
Nicolaides, both freshmen,
tied for first with a time of 13.5.
Barnes took second place in
the 200 [28.6], while teammate
Kate Griffin was right on her
heels, finishing in third [28.9].
In the 800-meter run, Made-
line White took first [3:02] and
Allison Jasionowski placed
third [3:10.9].
Brittany Richardson
claimed first place in both the
mile and the two-mile run.
Richardson finished the mile
with a time of 6:55.2 and the
two-mile with a time of 15:56.
White took second in the
one mile [6:59.4] only four sec-
onds behind Richardson. Katie
Frio placed second in the two-
mile, clocking in at 17:00.
Freshman Julia DeSocio had
second-place finishes in-both
the 100 hurdles and the 400
hurdles for Point Beach. In the
100 hurdles she finished with a
time of 20.20 and in the 400
hurdles she finished with a
time of 1:25.4.
Point Beach continued to
find success in the jumps
events.
Griffin claimed first in the
high jump clearing 4-00 and
took second in the long jump
with a leap of 14-01. DeSocio
took third in the long jump
with a jump of 13-00.
DeSocio then took second
in the triple jump [29-06.25]
and Barnes took third [27.02].
The Garnet Gulls then
swept the competition in the
shot put, the discus and the
javelin throw.
For the shot put in first was
Nicolaides [26-03], in second
was Kate Becker [25.02], and
in third was Kendall Bottrell
[23-08].
Becker took first place in
the discus [59-07] and first
place in the javelin [69-07]. In
second place for discus and
javelin was Nicolaides with
throws of 58-01 and 64-00, re-
spectively.
Delancy Bouton took third
in the discus, throwing 39-1,
and Bottrell took third in the
javelin with a throw of 47-07.
The win marks the second
of the season for both the
girls and the boys team. The
athletes will now focus on the
Ocean County Champi-
onships and sectional and
group championships hap-
pening this month.
@dompollio.
THE OCEAN STAR
The U12 [U13 fall] Point
Pleasant Girls travel soccer
team, The Aloha Warriors,
will be adding players to their
roster for the fall season.
They play in JAGS [Jersey
Area Girls Soccer] and are
looking for experienced and
dedicated players.
Contact Kristi@saltygirl-
creations.com for more infor-
mation.
Aloha
Warriors seek
players for fall

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TENNIS NOTEBOOK
Boro, Beach ready for state tournament
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT — The Pan-
ther tennis team started the
week well, losing a match to
Donovan Catholic on Thurs-
day but beating Manchester
Township on Friday.
They lost to Donovan
Catholic 4-1 at home. The
only points of the match for
Point Boro came in doubles
play when the duo of Alex
Bergen and Matt Jameison
defeated their opponents. In
the first set the team took the
win after a long battle 7-6.
The second set proved much
easier as Bergen and Jamei-
son won 6-2.
On Friday the Panthers
faced Manchester Township
for the second time this sea-
son. The first time the two
teams played each other
Manchester took the 3-2 win.
This time Point Boro fought
to come out on top, winning
the match 3-2 at home.
Unfortunately the Panthers
ended up losing to Pinelands
Regional on the road Mon-
day. They were shut out 5-0.
The Panthers got one day
of rest before they were back
on the court for a match
against Central Regional on
Wednesday.
That match’s results were
not in as of press time. They
will be included in next
week’s coverage.
The Panther tennis team
have experienced an up and
down year but head coach
Ryan Speiser is happy with
the season thus far.
Despite losing in the first
round the team qualified for
the Shore Conference Tour-
nament for the first time in
over 10 years.
“Being able to qualify for
that is a big thing and it’s a
big thing to get these guys
some experience moving for-
ward, especially these
younger guys,” said Speiser
about the accomplishment.
He is also proud of how the
team is doing compared to
last year, saying, “To be
where we are, we’re at six
wins right now, they were at
four last year. To be two
games over that with still a
decent amount of the season
to go is a good accomplish-
ment too.
“I think overall this is a
very successful season,” he
added.
Speiser has noticed the
progress some of his new
players have been making as
the year goes on.
“The wins and losses I love
but these guys are just pro-
gressing better than I thought
they would and we’re having
a lot of fun,” he explained.
“Our first doubles, which are
two guys that have never
played tennis before Chris
Belman and Noah Husak,
those guys have come such a
long way.”
Belman and Husak are
both juniors and will be
around for one more season.
“The first day they were
getting used to it, how much
pressure they can put on the
ball, how hard they should hit
it, where they should stand
and all that stuff,” said Speis-
er. “Now, they’re our best
doubles team. They play with
confidence and they’re guys
that go out and expect to win
every match no matter who
they’re playing.”
According to Speiser, the
duo has really looked up the
senior players on the team
and hope to take over the
leadership role next year.
“Those two guys are being
led by the three seniors Ken-
ny, Derick, and Seamus.
Those guys are helping them
progress forward for when
they leave and these guys are
the seniors next year,” he ex-
plained. “It’s been fun watch-
ing them turn into tennis
players.”
The season has held a lot
of promise for the Panthers
and they hope to keep find-
ing success moving forward.
Yesterday Point Boro
played a match against North
Plainfield in the first round
of the New Jersey State Inter-
scholastic Athletic Associa-
tion [NJSIAA] team tourna-
ment.
The Panthers are seeded
eighth and North Plainfield is
seeded ninth. The match oc-
curred too late for this issue
of The Ocean Star. Be sure to
read next week’s issue for re-
sults.
“We haven’t hosted a state
tournament here in quite
some time so to get a home
game in the state tourna-
ment- that’s another good
amount of experience these
guys will get,” stated Speiser.
Point Boro is scheduled to
play Barnegat high school on
the road today. The game is
set to begin at 3:45 p.m.
THE GARNET GULLS
Last Thursday the Garnet
Gulls lost a tough match on
the road against Toms River
North 3-2.
Singles play went well for
Point Beach with Gerard
Giordano winning first sin-
gles 6-3 and 6-2.
Trevor Hinds also won his
singles match in two sets 6-4
and 6-4. Rob Lissenden could
not take his game and he lost
6-1 in the first set and 6-1 in
the second set.
In doubles play the team of
Steven Dyson and Miles
Mancini were handed a 6-0
loss in their first set. They
came out stronger in the sec-
ond set but Toms River end-
ed up taking the win 7-5.
Matt Pimm and Gavin
Shwania dropped their dou-
bles match 6-4 and 6-0 to so-
lidify the win for Toms River
North.
On Monday Point Beach
regained control with a 5-0
shutout win over St. Rose.
Giordano shut down his
opponent winning both sets
6-0 and 6-0.
Hinds topped his opponent
6-1 and 6-1 while Lissenden
beat his competition in two
sets, 6-1 and 6-2.
In doubles play Dyson and
Mancini won 6-0 and 6-1 and
the team of Pimm and Shwa-
nia took a victory 6-3 and 6-0
to complete the shutout.
The Gulls could not keep
the momentum going as they
fell to Ranney on the road for
the second time this year.
This time they lost 4-1,
with Giordano being the only
Point Beach victor.
He won his game in three
sets. After dropping the first
set 7-5, he won the next two
6-1 and 6-0.
Hinds fought hard in his
game losing the first set 6-3
but winning the next 6-4. Try
as he must he could not take
the third set and fell 7-5.
Lissenden was taken care
of in two sets, 6-1 and 6-2.
Point Beach also dropped
both doubles games to solidi-
fy the Ranney win.
On Wednesday the Gulls
turned things around during
the first round of the NJSIAA
team tournament.
Seeded at 10 the Garnet
Gulls upset seventh-seeded
South Amboy 4-1.
In singles play Giordano
and Hinds both won their
matches.
The doubles teams of
Dyson and Mancini, and
Pimm and Shwania both won
their matches in two sets.
Point Beach moves on to
play two-seeded Highland
Park on either Monday or
Tuesday of next week.
Yesterday the team played
a match against Keansburg
but the game occurred too
late for this issue of The
Ocean Star. Check back next
week for full coverage.
@dompollio.
Point Beach senior, Gerard Giordano, delivers a serve in Monday’s
shutout win over St. Rose.
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — Point Boro’s
girls lacrosse team continues
to search for a win. Last
Thursday they hosted
Holmdel and lost 13-1.
Holmdel did most of the
damage in the first half, net-
ting eight goals.
They added five more in
the second half and Point
Boro kept the game from be-
ing a shut out with one goal
before the final whistle.
The lady Panthers went on
to face Ranney on Saturday.
Last time the two teams
played, the game went into
overtime and Point Boro lost
by one goal.
The story was a bit differ-
ent this time, as the Panthers
fell 13-5 on the road.
Ranney won the first half,
outscoring Boro 9-3. The sec-
ond half was closer as the
Panthers found the net twice
more but could not keep Ran-
ney from adding four more to
their lead.
In goal for Point Boro was
Liz Peled, who finished the
game with 17 saves. Nicole
Favato scored four times and
Sydnee Biel chipped in a goal.
The team had a game
scheduled for Tuesday
against Rumson-Fair Haven
but it has been postponed
and will be played on May 18.
Yesterday, Point Boro trav-
eled to take on Manchester
Township in a game occur-
ring too late for this issue of
The Ocean Star. Check back
next week for full coverage.
Next on the schedule for
the Panthers is Red Bank Re-
gional on Monday. The game
is away and set to begin at
3:45 p.m.
THE BOYS
The boys lacrosse team is
still in search of another win
for their inaugural season.
Last Saturday they went up
against Jackson Liberty,
where the Panthers lost 13-2.
Jackson went up early, net-
ting five goals in the first
quarter of play. They added
two more goals before half-
time to take a 7-0 lead.
Point Boro held Jackson
Liberty to three goals in the
third quarter but still held a
zero on the scoreboard.
In the fourth and final
quarter, the Panthers gave up
another three goals, but man-
aged two goals of their own
to keep the game from being
a shut out.
On Monday the team
played Haddon Township.
Last time the two teams
played the Panthers lost in
overtime.
This time Point Boro got
the best of Haddon, winning
12-9 and earning their second
win of the season.
Point Boro will take on
New Egypt at home tomor-
row. The game is slated to be-
gin at 10 a.m.
POINT BORO LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
Lax teams still
looking for wins
Darian Healy controls the ball during Saturday’s 13-2 loss to Jackson
Liberty.
remained scoreless.
In the bottom of the third,
Donovan Catholic got things
started, batting in two runs to
take the first lead of the game.
Both defenses remained
strong in the fourth inning
but Point Boro was looking
for some runs in the fifth.
The Panther offense put to-
gether a five-run fifth inning
to take the lead and some
much needed momentum.
With victory on the hori-
zon it looked as if Point Boro
would go home with a solid
win. Donovan Catholic was
not finished though and
drove in three runs in the bot-
tom of the seventh to tie the
game and send it to extra in-
nings.
“We had a 5-2 lead and we
brought in Michael for an in-
ning. He’s been one of our
best pitchers all season,” said
head coach David Drew. “He
didn’t have great stuff but he
worked out of a jam even
though they tied the game
up.”
In extra innings Point Boro
put Paul on the mound who
struck out one batter and did
not allow any big hits for
Donovan Catholic.
“We battled for two more
innings with Thomas Paul on
the mound and he kept them
at bay,” stated Drew.
Salvation came in the top of
the ninth inning in the form
of a sacrifice fly ball from Jack
Fitzsimmons.
The hit drove in Frank
Graziano and the Panthers
claimed the 6-5 victory on the
road.
“We thought we should’ve
won 5-2 but it is what it is,”
said Drew about the close
win. “It was the first time in
extra innings and we pulled it
out.”
Drew was proud of the way
his players handled the over-
time, essentially playing a
full-length baseball game.
“Sometimes you think you
have a nice lead and you think
you’re going to win and all of
a sudden it’s a tie ball game
and you have to go to extra in-
nings. You could just become
deflated and lose it pretty ear-
ly in the next inning and we
almost did,” he explained.
“They had runners in scoring
position that did not score
and it’s a tribute to how the
guys fought for each other
and knew what they were
playing for, which was trying
to get in the Shore Confer-
ence Tournament [SCT].”
Point Boro needs to win at
least one of their next two
games in order to qualify for
the SCT.
Yesterday the team traveled
to take on Pinelands Regional
but the game occurred too
late for this issue of The
Ocean Star. Be sure to read
next week’s issue for full cov-
erage.
Point Boro will play again
tomorrow against a tough
Shore Regional squad. The
game is at home and sched-
uled to start at 10 a.m.
Boro edges Donovan
BORO
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amended to add the following:
Where a district permits only
single story dwellings a half story,
habitable attic shall be permitted.
In no case shall the pitch of the
principal dwelling’s roof be less
than six vertical on twelve hori-
zontal. Dormers, if constructed,
shall not be more than 33% of the
length of the long axis of the
dwelling.
SECTION IV.
In the event any section, part or
provision of this Ordinance shall
be held unconstitutional or invalid
by any Court, such holding shall
not affect the validity of this
Ordinance or any remaining part
of this Ordinance other than the
part held unconstitutional or
invalid.
SECTION V.
All ordinances, or parts there-
of, which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Ordinance, are
hereby repealed to the extent of
their inconsistencies.
SECTION VI.
This Ordinance shall take
effect immediately upon adoption
and publication in the manner
required by law.
SECTION VII
The Borough Clerk is hereby
directed, upon adoption of the
Ordinance after public hearing
thereon, to publish notice of the
passage thereof and to file a copy
of this Ordinance as finally adopt-
ed with the Ocean County
Planning Board as required by
N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. The Clerk
shall also forthwith transmit a
copy of this Ordinance after final
passage to the Borough Tax
Assessor if required by N.J.S.A.
40:49-2.1.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the foregoing
Ordinance was introduced and
approved on first reading at the
regular meeting of the Borough
Council of the Borough of Point
Pleasant Beach, in the County of
Ocean, held on the 5th day of May,
2015, and will be considered for
second reading and final passage
at the regular meeting of said gov-
erning body to be held on the 9th
day of June, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Council Chambers, Borough
Hall, 416 New Jersey Avenue,
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
at which time and place any person
desiring to be heard will be given
an opportunity to be so heard.
EILEEN FARRELL, RMC
Municipal Clerk
($66.66) (202) (5/8)
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on then current P-FIRM to the
point as defined in paragraph 1.
2. The definition of
Principal Building Area shall be
added as follows:
Principal Building Area - The
total area of the outside dimen-
sions of the principal building not
including accessory buildings or
structures and not including rear
decks.
SECTION II.
The Schedule of District
Regulations is amended as fol-
lows:
1. Under the heading
Building Height below “Feet” add:
(See Note 1)
2. At the end of the
schedule add the following:
Note 1: For structures within
the Special Flood Hazard Area
where the zone normally allows
building height of 35 feet, the
allowable height when measured
from BFE shall be 32.5 feet or 35
feet from curb grade whichever is
less restrictive. For structures
within a V-Zone as defined by
FEMA the allowable height when
measured from BFE shall be 35
feet.
Resort Residential-1 (RR-1)
Building Height:
delete 20 feet for all uses and
insert 25 feet.
4. Add the following
column to the right of Building
Coverage (%):
Second Floor Habitable Area
to Principal Building Area Ratio
5. Insert the following
values for the Zone District indi-
cated:
Low Density Residential 80%
Low/Moderate Density
Single Family Residential 80%
Single Family Residential 80%
High Density Residential
Single Family Detached 80%
Resort Residential-2
Single Family Detached 80%
Building Coverage (%) insert:
(See Note 2).
7. At the end of the
schedule add the following:
Note 2: For structures within
the Special Flood Hazard Area up
to 1% increase in building cover-
age is permitted for decks and for
stairs to access the building.
Decks and stairs must be uncov-
ered and open to permeable sur-
faces below.
SECTION III.
Section 19-11.17.1 is hereby
finally adopted as required by New
Jersey law.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the foregoing ordinance was
introduced and passed on first
reading on the 21st day of April,
2015 and was adopted on second
and final reading by the Mayor and
Pleasant Beach on the 5th day of
May 2015.
EILEEN A. FARRELL, RMC
Municipal Clerk
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The Ocean Star
___________________________
BOROUGH OF
POINT PLEASANT BEACH
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
ORDINANCE 2015-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
BOROUGH OF POINT
PLEASANT BEACH, COUNTY
OF OCEAN AND STATE OF
NEW JERSEY AMENDING
AND SUPPLEMENTING
CHAPTER XIX OF THE BOR-
OUGH CODE ENTITLED
“DEVELOPMENT”
WHEREAS, the Borough of
Point Pleasant Beach, continues to
rebuild from the devastation
caused by Hurricane Sandy; and
WHEREAS, as part of that
process it is desirable to rebuild in
a safe and resilient manner; and
Point Pleasant Beach strongly sup-
ports reconstruction in compliance
with FEMA regulations; and
Point Pleasant Beach recognizes
the difficulty faced by residents
attempting to reconstruct flood
compliant structures while also
complying with the Borough of
Point Pleasant Beach’s zoning
ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED by the Mayor and
Pleasant Beach, County of Ocean
and State of New Jersey, as fol-
lows:
SECTION I.
Section 19-7.1 entitled
“Definitions” shall be revised and
amended as follows:
1. The Definition of
Buildings Height shall be amend-
ed by adding the following:
Where a structure is in the
Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) as determined by the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and as illustrated
on the Preliminary Flood
Insurance Rate Map (P-FIRM)
issued 1/30/2015 or its subsequent
revisions then the building height
shall be measured from the Base
Flood Elevation (BFE) reflected
WHEREAS, it is important
for the municipality to comply
with the Best Practice Guidelines
promulgated by the State of New
Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the best practice
guidelines seek to limit benefits to
an employee injured on the job to
the statutory benefits; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and
Pleasant Beach find it necessary to
comply with the Best Practice
Guidelines;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
ORDAINED, by the Borough of
Point Pleasant Beach, County Of
Ocean, State of New Jersey, as fol-
lows:
SECTION I. Section 2-23 of
the Borough Code entitled
Personnel shall be amended to
replace subsection 2-23.17 with
the following:
2-23.17 Work Related
Injuries of Municipal Employees
a. At the onset of a work relat-
ed disability, the employee is
responsible for notifying the
employer of the injury for which
he seeks worker’s compensation
benefits.
b. Subject only to a Collective
Bargaining, benefits for a work
related injury shall be limited to
the benefits provided by N.J.S.A.
34:15-1 et. seq., and any subse-
quent amendments thereto.
c. It is the intent of the
Borough that its policies and pro-
cedures adhere to the policies and
procedures established by the
State of New Jersey under the New
Jersey Worker’s Compensation
Law, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 et. seq. In
the event that the Borough’s cur-
rent policy conflicts with N.J.S.A.
34:15-1 et. seq., the statute shall
prevail.
SECTION II. All ordinances
or parts thereof which are incon-
sistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent of their inconsistencies.
SECTION III. In the event
any section, part or provision of
this Ordinance shall be held
unconstitutional or invalid by any
Court, such holding shall not
affect the validity of this
Ordinance or any remaining part
of this Ordinance other than the
part held unconstitutional or
invalid.
SECTION IV. This Ordinance
shall take effect upon publication
as required by law.
SECTION VI. The Borough
Clerk is hereby directed, upon
adoption of the Ordinance after
public hearing thereon, to publish
notice of the passage thereof and
to file a copy of this Ordinance as
at 22’
19.11.4 Fences, West side yard
fence required 6’ as measured
from rear corner of dwelling vs as
built at 7’
on the premises located at 302
Washington Avenue, Point
Pleasant Beach, NJ and designated
as Block 20 and Lot(s) 19 on the
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach
Tax map. The applicant reserves
the right to seek any other waiver
or variance relief as determined to
be necessary by the Board or its
staff prior to or during the public
hearing.
The application, sealed survey
and plans are on file in the
Municipal Building located at 416
New Jersey Avenue in Point
Pleasant Beach and are available
for inspection 10 days prior to
hearing between the hours of 9am
and 4pm.
Any interested party may
appear at said hearing and partici-
pate therein in accordance with the
rules of the Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
PAUL WARD, WARD HOME
SERVICES
Applicant
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BOROUGH OF
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ORDINANCE 2015-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
BOROUGH OF POINT
PLEASANT BEACH, COUNTY
OF OCEAN AND STATE OF
NEW JERSEY, CONCERNING
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS WHEN INJURED
IN CONNECTION WITH
THEIR EMPLOYMENT
(REPEALING AND REPLAC-
ING ORDINANCE 2013-51)
WHEREAS, the Mayor and
Pleasant Beach have recognized
the need to limit benefits for work-
related injuries to the statutory
benefit received under N.J.S.A.
34:15-12 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 34:15-
12(a) provides that for work relat-
ed injuries producing temporary
disability for a period of more than
seven days, seventy percent (70%)
of an employee’s average weekly
wage, not to exceed seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Statewide
Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)
or fall below the minimum rate of
twenty percent (20%) of the
SAWW, shall be provided to the
employee during the period when
a worker is unable to work and is
under active medical care; and
ADJUSTMENT
NOTICE OF HEARING
Take notice that on the 21st
day of May 2015 at 7:30pm, a
hearing will be held before the
Board of Adjustment at the
Municipal Building located at 416
New Jersey Avenue, Point
Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on the
appeal or application of the under-
signed for a variance or other relief
so as to permit:
Relief of/from Development
Ordinance Sections:
19.91c Front yard set back
required 25’ vs as built front steps
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the foregoing ordi-
nance was introduced and passed
on first reading on the 21st day of
April, 2015 and was adopted on
second and final reading by the
Mayor and Council of the
on the 5th day of May, 2015.
EILEEN A. FARRELL, RMC
Municipal Clerk
($9.24) (28) (5/8)
The Ocean Star
___________________________
BOROUGH OF
ZONING BOARD OF
___________________________
BOROUGH OF
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ORDINANCE 2015-06
AN ORDINANCE PRO-
HIBITING PARKING ON
FRONT LAWNS IN THE BOR-
OUGH OF POINT PLEASANT
BEACH, COUNTY OF OCEAN
AND STATE OF NEW JER-
SEY, AMENDING AND SUP-
PLEMENTING SECTION 9-3
OF CHAPTER IX OF THE
BOROUGH CODE, ENTI-
TLED “TRAFFIC”
____________________________________________________________________________________
BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT
2015 MUNICIPAL BUDGET
OF THE BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT, COUNTY OF OCEAN
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2015
CURRENT FUND
Summary of Revenues 2015 2014
Surplus 2,200,000.00 100,000.00
Total Miscellaneous Revenues 2,311,707.00 4,586,855.76
Delinquent Tax 1,100,000.00 1,900,000.00
Taxes 13,801,544.00 13,613,087.00
Total General Revenues 19,413,251.00 20,199,942.76
Summary of Appropriation 2015 2014
Operating Budget: Salaries & Wages 7,244,614.00 6,923,492.00
Other Expenses 7,410,115.00 7,030,693.00
Operations - Excluded From “Caps” 260,777.00 493,574.76
Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 306,374.00 306,374.00
Capital Improvement Funds 110,000.00 110,000.00
Debt Service 2,360,466.00 2,925,200.00
Reserve for Uncollected Taxes 1,720,905.00 2,410,609.00
Total General Appropriation 19,413,251.00 20,199,942.76
Water/Sewer Utility Fund
Summary of Revenues 2015 2014
Surplus 721,226.00 ---
Miscellaneous Revenues 6,350,000.00 6,470,684.00
Total Water/Sewer Revenues 7,071,226.00 6,470,684.00
Summary of Appropriation 2015 2014
Operating Budget: Salaries & Wages 1,353,648.00 1,262,244.00
Other Expenses 4,567,244.00 3,982,510.00
Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 479,934.00 305,000.00
Capital Improvement Funds 60,000.00 60,000.00
Debt Service 610,400.00 860,930.00
7,071,226.00 6,470,684.00
Balance of Outstanding Debt
Total Principal To Be Paid In 2015 2,309,427
Total Interest To Be Paid In 2015 583,746
Remaining Principal And Interest To Be Paid After 2015 15,725,252
BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached statements of revenues and appropriations shall constitute the
Municipal Budget for year 2015;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Budget be published in the May 8th edition of The Ocean
Star and Communicated to the Asbury Park Press;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing on the Budget and Tax Resolution will take
place at the Borough Municipal Building, 2233 Bridge Avenue, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 on May 26,
2015 at 7:00 pm at which time and place objections to said Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2015
may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Governing Body of the BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT
does hereby approve the attached as the Budget for the year 2015.
VERONICA THWING
Deputy Municipal Clerk
($53.46) (162) (5/8)
The Ocean Star
her son to Vermont to snow-
board, but now it’s a trip she
makes regularly.
“I end up driving up every
weekend, me and the dog.
Sometimes I stay up all week,
and my husband comes up
when he can.”
Vermont is where Alex im-
proves his snowboarding
skills as well as his knowl-
edge in the classroom. This
past year, he attended the
American Snowboarding
Training Center [ASTC], an
academy that provides him
with all the necessary com-
modities to be a competitive
snowboarder in addition to a
well-rounded student.
THE ACADEMY
Prior to attending ASTC,
Alex started off at Mount
Snow Academy [MSA].
“Last year I went to MSA
and it was OK,” said Alex.
“This year I went to ASCT
and I really liked it and met a
lot of new friends and stuff.”
“He had two coaches that
were really good and this kid
Will, like he said, they kind of
bounce off each other so they
keep trying new things,” Mrs.
Atno said about Alex’s expe-
rience at ASTC this past year.
“He had a great year; he just
had a really good year. He
learned a lot more, like lock-
ing onto the rails.”
According to the ASTC
website, americansnow-
boardtrainingcenter.com, the
academy was founded in
2008 by Ron Chiodi, a 1998
U.S. Olympian and one of
Alex’s dedicated coaches.
The website describes the
academy as “a full service
winter term snowboard acad-
emy providing professional
coaching services, education,
and housing in the Green
Mountains of Southern Ver-
mont. ASTC is 100 percent
dedicated to snowboarding
offering an environment fo-
cused on the needs of aspir-
ing professional snowboard-
ers or possibly future snow
sports industry leaders.”
ASTC utilizes the Man-
chester Tutorial Center in
Manchester, Vermont, in or-
der to maximize the students’
opportunity to learn at an ac-
celerated rate while giving
them ample time on the
mountain.
Alex, truly dedicated to
both snowboarding and his
grades, earned a scholarship
based on his academics to at-
tend the academy, which also
alleviated costs for his par-
ents.
“I’m proud of him. He’s do-
ing well,” Mrs. Atno said. “He
hasn’t gotten into trouble, he
stays focused, he’s up on his
schoolwork and that’s what
you want.”
Alex enjoys the division of
his time, saying, “I wake up
and I go to snowboarding,
and then I go to school in the
afternoon. It’s the life.”
Though it would be easy
for him to lose focus, Alex re-
mains an honor roll student
in order to continue snow-
boarding.
“I concentrate in school to
get good grades because
good grades pay off, so I can
go snowboarding more often.
In ASTC if you don’t get good
grades, that’s a day off the hill
and that’s something I don’t
want,” he explained. “I always
try to keep up with my
schoolwork, balancing with
my snowboarding, especially
up there and in the offsea-
son.”
During the offseason Alex
is back home in Lavallette
where he enjoys his other
passion, soccer. He plays
travel and school soccer and
hopes to play for Point Pleas-
ant Beach High School next
year as a freshman.
“Soccer definitely keeps
me in shape for snowboard-
ing, but I also workout with a
trainer to help me so I can do
these tricks and land really
hard and not get hurt,” Alex
said. “I’ve done CrossFit,
which is 30 minutes of
straight working out. That re-
ally builds your endurance
and stamina and makes you
solid around your bones so
that if you take that fall, you
can actually take that fall.”
According to his mother,
Alex had one friend who
broke his collarbone and an-
other who broke his foot. The
injuries left them both unable
to compete in Nationals this
year.
Alex has broken both
wrists and a couple fingers,
but nothing too major. Of
course, Mrs. Atno still wor-
ries, but is happy he picked
two events that do not see a
ton of injuries.
“You get a sick feeling in
your stomach until you know
they land something. Until
you see the run going down
and stuff you get nervous,”
his mother admitted. “But,
you know, he’s kind of picked
these two things he likes do-
ing — the Rail Jam and the
Slope Style.”
Alex did half pipe last year
and placed 14th in his first
time trying the event. The ac-
complishment speaks vol-
umes to his skill but the East
Coast does not have the same
size half pipes as out west, so
Alex strayed away from the
event, much to his mother’s
delight.
“I’m glad he doesn’t do
that,” Mrs. Atno laughed. “I
think there’s more injuries
there than in the other
events.”
Alex knows injuries are
part of the sport and powers
through thoughts of getting
hurt, saying, “I picture getting
hurt as part of the sport; it’s
something you have to get
over. It’s always there.”
Another great aspect of the
academy that Alex enjoys is
the friendships he has devel-
oped while there.
One friend of his, Will
Healy, helps Alex when they
ride together. They feed off of
each other’s energy and al-
ways push each other to try
new tricks.
This led to both Alex and
Will competing together at
the 2015 USASA National
Championships that ran from
March 28 to April 7 on Cop-
per Mountain in Colorado.
2015 USASA NATIONALS
This year was not the first
time Alex competed at Na-
tionals. In fact, it is the fifth
year he has been out to the
competition.
“The first few years we
went out there we didn’t have
coaching really or a coach,
because we didn’t know we
were a part of anything. We
were just out there,” Mrs.
Atno recalled.
Two years ago, Alex placed
11th in an event, and the top-
10 finishers get their name
announced. This drove him
to really concentrate on his
goals and push himself.
Alex competes in the
Breaker group, which is for
12- to 14-year-olds. The first
event he competed in at Na-
tionals was the Rail Jam,
where he placed third while
fending off an ear infection.
It was a jam format, which
meant every rider could take
as many runs as they could in
the time frame allowed.
After receiving a pep talk
from his coach to get him
stoked for the competition,
Alex went to work in the
qualifying run, and ended up
qualifying third for finals.
“Qualifiers went OK for
me,” Alex said. “I competed
with one of my best friends
named Will, so we kind of fed
off each other, like, landing
tricks and stuff.”
The finals for the Rail Jam
held a time limit of 15 minutes
so after each run, Alex had to
book it back to the start to get
in as many runs as possible.
“The Rail Jam was at night-
time so it was cool — just be-
ing at night with all the lights
on and all the spectators,”
Alex said with a smile. “I was
sick; I had an ear infection
that night.”
Powering through the ear
infection, Alex ended up in
third place and was happy
with the result, saying, “In fi-
nals I only fell once, but it
was fun. I did a bunch of
good tricks, and I was stoked
and came in third.”
He described some of his
tricks during the run, one be-
ing a cap-270 on a down tube,
which means he moved his
body 270 degrees and then
brought it back to stop his
momentum.
Alex also took advantage of
a down-flat-down-flat rail
that led to another down rail
separated by a 10-foot gap.
“I gapped from that lip to
the other rail so that got me a
lot of points because it
showed diversity and creativ-
ity,” he explained.
Alex finished with 1,295
points in the event.
Two days later, Alex com-
peted in his second event, the
Slope Style. He finished in
fifth with a final score of
82.00, only .67 shy of the
snowboarder who finished in
fourth place.
There were two different
size courses for the event but
the Breaker group had to use
the smaller of the two cours-
es.
“We had to hit the smaller
course, which I didn’t like be-
cause I’m used to hitting 50-,
70-foot jumps,” said Alex.
“The smaller course was
nowhere close to that.”
He did not worry too much
about it and worked with the
three jumps and two rails
that his course provided.
“I did a back one on the
first jump, then a switch 540
to put me regular on the last
jump and then a front seven
on the last jump,” Alex said.
“Then, on the rails, I did back
three on and then back one-
two.”
His fifth-place finish was
not only a great accomplish-
ment, but it qualified Alex for
the Revolution Tour [Rev
Tour], which he will compete
in next February on Mam-
moth Mountain in California.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR ALEX ATNO?
For now, Alex will be at
home in Lavallette, but he
hopes to see snow sometime
soon.
“This summer I’m hoping
to go to Mount Hood in Ore-
gon again. I’ve been going
there for the past four or
three years,” he said. “They
still have snow in the sum-
mer, so my whole ASTC, the
academy, is going to organize
a trip there and ride in the
summer to try some tricks
and get back on your board.”
Always looking to the fu-
ture, Alex already has an idea
of what he would like to do at
the Rev Tour next year, say-
ing, “Next year at Rev Tour
there is going to be two
jumps, so I want my run to be
the cab nine then into a front
10.”
The Rev Tour is an open
age group event so Alex will
have some tough competi-
tion. The top three finishers
in Rev Tour go to Grand Prix,
which is an opportunity to
qualify for the X-Games and
eventually the Olympics. The
top 40 get invited back to the
following Rev Tour, and Alex
hopes to finish in that group.
It is hard to believe that
Alex is only 14 years old be-
ing that he is so well-spoken,
driven, and has already ac-
complished so much before
high school.
He has secured sponsors
such as Brave New World,
Electric Goggles and AREM
snowboards, but nothing has
broken his focus and his
dream lies in going pro, film-
ing and just hanging out with
friends in the process.
“I like filming a lot. It’s re-
ally fun filming with your
friends and being pro,” he ex-
claimed. “Going out to Cop-
per this year there were 15 of
us on a plane, and that was
really fun because we were
just goofing around and
stuff.”
According to Alex, his hap-
piness lies in “just touring
around, just filming and just
having fun.”
While pursuing his ulti-
mate dream Alex looks up to
snowboarder Tommy Gesme,
a member of the Burton pro-
gram known as Nobody — all
underground snowboarders
that people do not really
know about.
“They’re not pro but
they’re just really clean and
stylish snowboarders. They
don’t do the hardest tricks
but they make them look
good,” explained Alex. “I like
that look in snowboarding,
just the clean, look-good
look.”
While it is always good to
have an athlete to model him-
self after, Alex recognizes the
help and sacrifices his par-
ents have provided so he can
do what he loves.
“I don’t ski as much as I
used to because I can’t afford
it. I’d rather put it into him,”
Mrs. Atno said with a smile.
“I know eventually I’ll go
back to my place in the
Catskills, I’ll go back to my
little group of friends and
that’ll be fine, but right now
it’s his gig.”
Do not be surprised if the
name Alex Atno starts com-
ing up more and more. With
a strong support system in
his family and the work ethic
of an Olympic snowboarder,
Alex will continue moving up
the mountain and on to much
greater heights.
@dompollio.
QUALIFIES
FROM PAGE 37
BEACH
FROM PAGE 37
teammate Ashley Kelly se-
cured the outs.
Mater Dei’s pitcher, Paige
Hernandez, struck out two
Gulls before Kellyann
Ohlinger popped out to sec-
ond to close out the first in-
ning.
The second inning saw a
little more hitting from both
teams but no players crossed
home plate. Kells opened up
the inning with a strikeout on
three straight pitches.
She then gave up a double
to right field but shook it off
and the Gulls took care of the
next two batters with two
pop outs. One was caught by
second baseman Sam Kelly
and Ohlinger, the catcher,
took the third out.
On offense in the bottom of
the inning, Point Beach still
could not generate runs de-
spite getting a runner on
base. The score remained
tied at zero.
Kells continued to be a
force on the mound striking
out the first two Seraph bat-
ters in the third inning on six
pitches. Both girls went down
swinging.
Mater Dei then produced a
single on a fly ball to left field
that was mishandled. It made
no difference as Kells
claimed her fifth strikeout of
the game and the third out of
the inning.
The Garnet Gulls faced
more difficulty at the plate as
Hernandez struck out two
batters for Mater Dei. The fi-
nal out came on a blooper to
short off the bat of Kells.
Point Beach found itself in
a small hole in the top of the
fourth inning. After securing
two outs, the Seraphs’ next
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plus money. The Sheriff or other
person conducting the sale will
have information regarding the
surplus, if any.
May be subject to an
Ordinance by the Ocean County
Board of Health: 87-01, Section
10. The Sheriff’s Department will
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sale from the total amount bid at
the sale.
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fied funds) is required from the
Successful Bidder at the time of
sale.
Seized as the property of
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taken in execution at the suit of
HSBC BANK USA, N.A., to be
sold by Michael G. Mastronardy,
Sheriff.
This sale is subject to post-
ponement without further notice.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard
7 Century Drive
Suite 201
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Sheriff’s Docket: CH 768085
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ORDINANCE 2015-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
BOROUGH OF BAY HEAD,
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THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
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EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE
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HEREBY GIVEN that the fore-
going Ordinance was adopted on
second reading and final passage
at a meeting of the Borough
Council of the Borough of Bay
Head held on the 4th day of May
2015.
writ, to me directed, issued out of
the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW
JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-
SION Docket No. F4716313, will
be exposed to sale at public venue
on TUESDAY the 26TH DAY OF
MAY, A.D. 2015 between the
hours of 12 o’clock and 5 o’clock
(at 2 o’clock) Prevailing Time in
the afternoon of said day at the
Office of the Sheriff, Toms River,
Township of Toms River, County
of Ocean, New Jersey.
All that tract or parcel of land
and premises, situate, lying and
being in the TOWNSHIP OF
BRICK, County of Ocean and
State of New Jersey.
Street and Street No.: 14
DREW AVENUE
Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:
14; BLOCK: 1277.02 FKA 1277
Dimensions: APPROXI-
MATELY: 75 X 100
Nearest Cross Street:
SWEENEY AVE.
The above description does not
constitute a full legal description,
said description is filed at the
Office of the Sheriff, 120 Hooper
Avenue, Toms River, NJ.
THE SHERIFF HEREBY
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
ADJOURN THIS SALE WITH-
OUT FURTHER NOTICE BY
PUBLICATION.
PRIOR LIENS OF AFFI-
DAVIT: NONE
PRIOR LIENS/ENCUM-
BRANCES: 2015 QTR. 2 TAXES
OPEN $1,643.07
WATER OPEN PLUS
PENALTY $43.33
SEWER OPEN PLUS
PENALTY $85.76
TOTAL AS OF FEBRUARY
25, 2015 $1,772.16
The amount of the judgment to
be satisfied by said sale is the sum
of $240,934.32 more or less, plus
interest.
Surplus Money: If after the
sale and satisfaction of the mort-
gage debt, including costs and
expenses, there remains any sur-
plus money, the money will be
deposited into the Superior Court
Trust Fund and any person claim-
ing the surplus, or any part thereof,
may file a motion pursuant to
Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2
stating the nature and extent of that
person’s claim and asking for an
order directing payment of the sur-
FURTHER RECOURSE
AGAINST THE MORTGAGOR,
THE MORTGAGEE OR THE
MORTGAGEE’S ATTORNEY.
interest.
surplus, if any.
ble.
the sale.
sale.
ROBERT J. BURGOYNE, ETC.,
ET ALS, and taken in execution at
the suit of JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION, to be sold by Michael G.
Mastronardy, Sheriff.
Phelan Hallinan & Diamond,
PC
400 Fellowship Rd., Suite 100
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
7, 14, 21, 2015
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SHERIFF’S SALE
By virtue of the above stated
will be exposed to sale at public
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DAY OF MAY, A.D. 2015
between the hours of 12 o’clock
and 5 o’clock (at 2 o’clock)
Prevailing Time in the afternoon of
said day at the Office of the
Sheriff, Toms River, Township of
Toms River, County of Ocean,
New Jersey.
BERKELEY, County of Ocean
and State of New Jersey.
POINT PLEASANT AVENUE,
BAYVILLE
1, 2; BLOCK: 1062
MATELY: 109.32 FT X 100.00 FT
X 111.18 FT X 100.02 FT
Nearest Cross Street: MILL
CREEK ROAD
THE SHERIFF HEREBY
PUBLICATION.
DAVIT: NONE
*SUBJECT TO ANY
UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL
LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES,
AND ANY SUCH TAXES,
CHARGES, LIENS, INSUR-
ANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER
ADVANCES MADE BY PLAIN-
TIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY
UPON THEIR OWN INDE-
PENDENT INVESTIGATION
TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR
NOT ANY OUTSTANDING
INTEREST REMAIN OF
RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRI-
ORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING
FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE
CURRENT AMOUNT DUE
THEREON.
**IF THE SALE IS SET
ASIDE FOR ANY REASON,
THE PURCHASER AT THE
SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED
ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE
DEPOSIT PAID. THE PUR-
CHASER SHALL HAVE NO
interest.
surplus, if any.
ble.
the sale.
sale.
KELLY L. DAVIS, ET ALS, and
taken in execution at the suit of
FLAGSTAR BANK, SFB, to be
sold by Michael G. Mastronardy,
Sheriff.
Stern, Lavinthal &
Frankenberg, LLC
105 Eisenhower Parkway
Suite 302
Roseland, NJ 07068
7, 14, 21, 2015
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OCEAN COUNTY
SHERIFF’S SALE
SION Docket No. F04604310,
___________________________
OCEAN COUNTY
SHERIFF’S SALE
SION Docket No. F04504813,
will be exposed to sale at public
venue on TUESDAY the 26TH
DAY OF MAY, A.D. 2015
between the hours of 12 o’clock
and 5 o’clock (at 2 o’clock)
Prevailing Time in the afternoon of
said day at the Office of the
Sheriff, Toms River, Township of
Toms River, County of Ocean,
New Jersey.
BRICK, County of Ocean and
State of New Jersey.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
15; BLOCK: 1397.22
MATELY: 80 FEET WIDE BY
100 FEET LONG
Nearest Cross Street: LANES
MILL ROAD
THE SHERIFF HEREBY
PUBLICATION.
DAVIT: WATER/SEWER
ACCOUNT PAST DUE $470.84
SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID
TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR
OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY
SUCH TAXES, CHARGES,
LIENS, INSURANCE PREMI-
UMS OR OTHER ADVANCES
MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR
TO THIS SALE. ALL INTER-
ESTED PARTIES ARE TO CON-
DUCT AND RELY UPON
THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATION TO ASCER-
TAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY
OUTSTANDING INTEREST
REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR
HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE
LIEN BEING FORECLOSED
AND, IF SO THE CURRENT
AMOUNT DUE THEREON.
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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will be held before the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Board of
Adjustment at the Municipal Building located at 416 New Jersey
Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on the appeal or applica-
tion of the undersigned for a variance or other relief so as to permit:
Build rear deck same width as house. (Statute 19-9.3-1) will
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Required Provides (*existing conditions)
Front yard 5 ft. 1.7 ft.*
Side yard 5 ft. 3 ft. (south side)*
2 ft. (north side)*
Building Coverage 50% 51.3%
On the premises located at 155 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant
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Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Tax map. The applicant reserves the
right to seek any other waiver or variance relief as determined to be
necessary by the Board or its staff prior to or during the public hear-
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With such great talent on
any sports team, sometimes it
is difficult to determine the
best player.
Statistics, web gems and
personal opinion all play a role
in who is deemed the best
player or most valuable player
[MVP] on any given team.
What you do not realize,
though, is the best player on
each and every sports team
never plays a minute, never
makes a shot — yet they could
not be a happier part of the
team.
This Sunday, we celebrate
that player as we do once
every year, although we all
know that they should be cele-
brated every day.
Of course, I am referring to
the player most affectionately
known as “Mom.”
Wait, why are you reading a
sports column about Mother’s
Day?
The answer is simple: Be-
cause mothers work overtime
year round for their athlete,
whether it’s youth sports, mid-
dle school sports, high school
sports, collegiate level sports
or professional sports.
So, let me start by first say-
ing happy Mother’s Day to my
mom and a huge thank you for
everything you do, everything
you have done, and everything
you will do for our family.
I know it was not easy rais-
ing three children, especially
when we all had different
tastes in athletics.
For me personally, I dabbled
in gymnastics, karate, soccer,
baseball, track and field, bas-
ketball, and finally settled on
volleyball in high school.
Take a guess as to who
drove me to and from prac-
tices, games and meets
throughout the years. If you
said “Mom,” then you guessed
right.
And when I was old enough
to drive myself to and fro,
guess who was still in atten-
dance at every game. That’s
right — it was my mother.
My mom provided me with
equipment ranging from shin
guards to cleats to baseball
pants and soccer shorts to
mouth guards, baseball gloves
and bats, and active ankles. All
so I could jump higher and run
faster while very much look-
ing the part.
When my high school vol-
leyball team needed someone
to step up and run the booster
club, my mom took responsi-
bility and helped provide our
team with the perks all the
“bigger” sports had at our
school.
And you want to know
something else? Somehow, day
in and day out, all my jerseys
remained clean and fresh for
every game over the years.
Simply amazing.
None of that even begins to
cover the running around that
had to be done for my sister
and my brother, who also par-
ticipated in their fair share of
sports.
How did you do it, Mom?
And again, I say thank you.
As sports shape children’s
character and being a part of a
team has endless benefits, the
unwavering support from a
mother is unmatched in the
athletic community.
Kevin Durant said it best in
his MVP speech last year, sim-
ply saying to his mom, “You
the real MVP.”
I guess what I’m trying to
say is, as a former athlete, we
truly appreciate all the things
our mothers have done and
continue to do for us.
We might not show it or say
it every day. And we might not
speak after a tough loss. But
we always know you are there
with our best interest at heart
and we know the sacrifices
you make to support us in the
endeavors we choose on and
off the field, court or track.
We are happy that you are
there to share in our glorious
victories and our heartbreak-
ing losses and always keep an
eye out for our safety.
So I’ll say it again, although I
know I can’t say it enough:
Thanks, Mom, for always be-
ing my biggest fan.
And to all the moms out
there whose blood, sweat and
tears never shows up on their
child’s jersey; to all the moms
that scour the newspaper for
their child’s name week after
week; and to all the moms that
sometimes get too excited in
the stands for their athlete:
Happy Mother’s Day. Your
support is appreciated and,
most importantly, never for-
gotten.
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-7606
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OVERTIME BY DOMINICK POLLIO
The best player on your team...
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BEACH — Point Beach
added another game to the
win column when they took
to the field against Henry
Hudson at home on Tuesday.
The Gulls won 12-2 in five in-
nings of play.
The first three innings were
close as the Admirals scored
first and stayed with the Gulls.
On the mound for Point
Beach was Antognoli, a senior.
In the first inning he began
the game with a walk but then
settled down. The first out
came on a bunt that Antogno-
li scooped up and threw to
first.
He then got the next Henry
Hudson batter to fly out to left
field, where Mike Frauenheim
made the catch.
Unfortunately the next bat-
ter hit a fly ball that dropped
in center field, which was
good enough for an RBI sin-
gle. With the Admirals up 1-0
the Gulls managed to secure
the third out on a ground ball
to Allegretta, who was playing
shortstop.
On their first at bat the Gar-
net Gulls were unable to get
any runners to safely touch
home. After putting two run-
ners on base VanSchoick hit a
line drive to right field, good
enough for a single. Antogno-
li, who was heading home
from second, slid into home
plate but the ump called him
out saying that the Admiral
catcher laid the tag in time.
None of the Beach faithful
were particularly happy with
the close call at the plate but it
marke the second out of the
inning.
Point Beach then loaded the
bases on a Henry Hudson er-
ror but Nista could not con-
nect with the ball and struck
out to end the first inning
down 1-0.
The top of the second in-
ning went fast with Antognoli
striking out two after the
Gulls secured the first out on
a bunt.
Back in the batter’s box
were the Gulls and this time
they were not going to leave
runners stranded on base.
With one out on the board
Franzoni got things started for
the Gulls with a single that
bounced over the glove of
Henry Hudson’s third base-
man. Shaller then came in to
run for Franzoni.
Next up for the Gulls was
Daly who sent a pitch out to
center field that could not be
reeled in. His double brought
home Franzoni for Point
Beach’s first run of the game.
Daly ended up stealing
home and then got tagged out
trying to take home on single
from Frauenheim. Antognoli
was walked and then Garcia
laid down a hard grounder be-
tween the third baseman’s
legs for an RBI single. The
third out came on a Van-
Schoick fly ball to center field
but the Gulls had claimed a 2-
1 lead heading into the third.
In the third Point Beach
took care of the first two bat-
ters on a groundout and a fly
ball out to left field. They then
gave up a double, followed by
an RBI single that tied the
game at two. After securing
POINT BEACH 12 BASEBALL HENRY HUDSON 2
Garnet Gulls are rollin’
SEE GULLS PAGE 42
two batters each hit a single to
put runners on first and sec-
ond. The defense did not wa-
ver, though, and Kelly
scooped up a grounder that
came her way and tossed it to
second for the third out.
With another turn at bat, it
looked like the Garnet Gulls
were going to fall short yet
again. Ohlinger grounded out
and Alex Barnes hit a high fly
ball to second and Mater Dei
was one out away from clos-
ing another inning.
Point Beach was deter-
mined to win, though, and put
those two outs out of its mind.
Sarah Scott hit a line drive to
shallow right field for a Point
Beach single.
Next up for the Gulls was
Theresa Hulse, who smacked
a hard grounder up the middle
that the second baseman
could not get a glove on. The
hit moved Scott over to third,
in prime position to score.
Senior Samantha Kelly
stepped up to the plate for
Point Beach next. Standing
tall, Kelly connected with a
pitch and sent the softball
down the third base line with
enough force that the Mater
Dei defender was unable to
chorale the ball. The single
scored Scott and Point Beach
claimed the first lead of the
game.
“I get really nervous so I
was shaking up there, then I
was so amped when I got her
down, it felt so good,” Kelly
said after the game.
“Well, that was huge. It’s al-
ways close. We were on the
verge of making this a two-,
three-run game, but when you
get that first one, that’s all the
difference so that was huge
for us,” DeCristofano said
about Kelly’s hit.
Kelly claims the reason she
got the hit was because of her
coach, saying, “I have not been
hitting recently, so he [De-
Cristofano] worked with me
on Saturday, basically one-on-
one, and I really think that’s
why.”
She kept in mind the advice
he offered her and it paid off
big time in a high-pressure sit-
uation.
“He told me that it’s mostly
mentality and that I need to
get out of my own head be-
cause I’m a good hitter,” she
stated. “So, just to do what
comes natural and he worked
on soft toss with me, and it
helped a lot.”
The Garnet Gulls would
have continued adding to the
run but a controversial runner
interference call marked the
third out and end of the fourth
inning.
The Gulls’ defense re-
mained sound and strong
through the final three innings
to secure the win.
Kells added two more
strikeouts to her totals to fin-
ish with seven on the day. She
did not walk any batters dur-
ing the shutout.
Knowing it was an impor-
tant game, DeCristofano took
her aside during the day to
talk strategy.
“Kylee, man — I grabbed
her out of gym class today,”
DeCristofano said. “We were
talking about their lineup and
what we can do.”
“I knew it was a huge game,
first, and when D took me out
he was just telling me how
most of the hits all the girls get
are on two strikes so I needed
to expand my zone more,” ex-
plained Kells. “So, I did that
and it worked really well and
all my pitches were working
great — a lot of movement.”
Even when Kells would get
behind in the count she man-
aged to turn it into a strikeout
or a routine play for the de-
fense.
“I know when it’s 3-0 I need
to throw a strike so I go not
completely in the zone, but on
the corners to get them to
swing or just a strike,” said
Kells.
DeCristofano is proud of
his freshman pitcher, saying,
“She is so mature for her age
and she just pitched today. She
didn’t throw, she didn’t over-
power — she pitched. I’m su-
per proud of her, that was just
a great performance for her
and peaking at the right time.
This is when you want to be
on the upswing so that was
good stuff.”
The win was a big one for
morale because Mater Dei is
always tough competition for
the Gulls.
“It made my senior year,”
said Kelly.
“It feels great,” stated Kells.
“I knew this was a huge game
and we all wanted to beat
them really bad, and we did.
We just came out and played
our best.”
The Garnet Gulls were
coming off a commanding win
against Ranney last Friday.
They won 14-0 behind Kells
on the mound. She pitched
five innings and recorded
eight strikeouts, allowed only
one hit, and did not walk any
Ranney batters.
Alexa Russell went 2-for-3
including a double and an
RBI. Ohlinger finished the day
with a bases-loaded triple in
the fourth inning as well as
two singles.
Point Beach also took on
Henry Hudson at home on
Tuesday.
Despite another seven
strikeouts from Kells, the
Gulls lost the game 8-3.
Yesterday the girls traveled
to play Keansburg. The game
occurred too late to be cov-
ered in this edition of The
Ocean Star. Be sure to read
next week’s issue for full cov-
erage.
POINT BORO PANTHERS
The Panther softball team
had a rough week, unable to
find a win.
Last Friday they faced Jack-
son Liberty at home and lost
by a score of 15-1.
The team then went on to
play Donovan Catholic on
Tuesday. Point Boro lost 10-2.
Donovan Catholic chugged
away each inning to take a 7-0
lead by the end of the fourth
inning.
In the fifth the Panthers
managed to put two runs on
the board but never stopped
their opponent from scoring.
Donovan Catholic added
one more in the fifth and two
more in the sixth to take the
10-2 win.
Point Boro only produced
two hits and committed three
errors in the loss.
Yesterday the girls traveled
to take on Pinelands Regional
in a game occurring too late
for this issue of The Ocean
Star. Check back next week
for full coverage.
Tomorrow the girls will
take to the field against Shore
Regional at home. The game
is set to begin at 10 a.m.
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-7606
Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter @dompol-
lio.
BEACH
FROM PAGE 40

Last week I wrote “Look to
catch bluefish over the rail in
the Manasquan Inlet this
upcoming week. Every year
by May 1st they are being
caught.”
Such was the case this past
weekend as bluefish from
four to 12 pounds flooding
into our Manasquan Inlet and
right out front in the ocean. It
was great action for those
who were fishing over the rail
or out in the boat. Sunday
afternoon when I came into
the inlet on my way back to
the dock every third angler
was hooked up on both the
Manasquan and Point
Pleasant sides.
Out in the ocean the action
was equally as good. There
was a big fleet of boats
between Manasquan and
Shark River inlets out in 60
feet of water. The Belmar
Princess had 125 fares on
board and everyone caught.
The bite wasn’t short lived
either as it lasted from 8 a.m.
well into the afternoon. I
went out from 1-3 p.m. with
my son Tommy and had the
big blues right away.
What seemed to be work-
ing best were black and silver
or black and white six-inch
bomber plugs. These swim-
ming plugs far out produced
metal. It was as easy as just
cast the plug away from the
boat and retrieve back and
the plug would get hit.
There were however no
striped bass caught that I
know of. The Belmar
Princess reported none. I did
not see any bunker either in
the ocean. These big racer
blues won’t stay around very
long and will move well off-
shore as the ocean tempera-
ture warms a few more
degrees. Right now ocean
temperatures are approach-
ing the mid fifty degree
ranges swinging back and
forth from 54 to 51 degrees.
These big bluefish that are
here are adults and referred
to as racers as their name is
attributed to two characteris-
tics. One is that they look like
sleek torpedoes. For the time
being they have a long slen-
der body that is in dispropor-
tion to their normal size
much larger head. The other
is that they exhibit a feeding
pattern of racing around our
backbays and coastal shore-
lines devouring anything in
their path.
They move into the back-
bays because this is where the
bait is holding and it has
warmer water temperatures.
This is most likely the reason
the big blues are hitting shal-
low swimming plugs out in
the ocean as the upper third
of the water column is the
warmest. The only other rea-
son I can think of is they are
keying in on the alewife and
blueback herring that have
begun their spring migration
at this time.
Hopefully we will now see
bunker and striped bass move
into our area moving up from
the south or from offshore.
Last season a major blitz of
bunker and bass took place
this weekend as it seemed the
bunker just appeared
overnight. The striped bass
action still remains centered
in Raritan Bay with plenty of
bass being caught by boaters
that are netting bunker and
live lining or chunking. Fish
up to 35 pounds are being
caught with limits easily
taken and many more
released. Some small local
bass are being caught in the
surf on clams.
The big surf event of the
season, the Governor’s Surf
Fishing Tournament will be
held on Sunday, May 17th at
Island Beach State Park. A
variety of species are eligible
for entry in the tournament
each year. Overall length
determines the winner. The
individual who catches the
overall largest fish wins the
"Governor's Award," and has
his or her name engraved on
the Governor's Cup, which is
permanently displayed at the
park. Fishing equipment is
awarded to winners who
catch the largest fish in each
species category. Winners
from the early entry drawing
and the tournament must be
present during the afternoon
awards ceremony to claim
their prizes or they will be
forfeited. For more informa-
tion, call 609-748-4347 or
v i s i t
www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/gsft
.htm.
Bob over at Fishermen’s
Den in Belmar reports “Blues!
Blues! Blues! We are glad to
see their arrival. They are at
both inlets and off shore any
metal is working. There are
also some bass in the surf,
most were taken on clams
and worms. Some anglers had
multiple bass nearly all
shorts. Winter flounder have
mostly moved out and sum-
mer flounder have taken their
place. There have been many
taken off the L Street Pier
with some as large as 21 inch-
es. All summer flounder have
to be released until May 22nd.
Please handle with care if you
catch these fish and release as
quickly as possible.”
Freshwater trout fishing
remains very good in our
rivers and stream across the
state as trout are hitting spin-
ners, minnows, powerbait,
mealies, and worms. For the
rest of the trout fishing sea-
son the Manasquan,
Metedeconk, and Toms rivers
will be stocked on Monday,
May 11 and 18. Fishing will be
closed from 5 a.m. until 5 p.m.
on these in season stocking
dates. Spring Lake will be
stocked three times during
the season by the State but
not closed to fishing. The
trout stocking hotline is 609-
633-6765.
Announcements of
Interest: May 11, Manasquan,
Metedeconk, and Toms rivers
trout stocked. No fishing
until 5 p.m. May 9, 30th
Annual HRFA Hooked on the
Hudson event, Ross Dock,
Palisades Interstate Park, 8
a.m. to 2 p.m., check out
www.stripedbassderby.com/
HOH. May 16, Hi-mart
Striper Club Striped Bass
Tournament, Bahrs Landing
Restaurant, 2 Bay Avenue,
Highlands, call Tournament
Director: Joe Tomaszewski
908-514-0776 or e-mail
springtournament@hi-
mar.com for more info. May
17, Governor’s Surf Fishing
Tournament, island beach
State Park, call 609-748-4347
o r
www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/gsft
.htm for info.
Jim Freda covers fishing for Star News
Group. He can be emailed at jimfre-
da@optonline.net.
FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA
Bluefish flooding Manasquan Inlet
TIP OF THE WEEK
FROM JIM FREDA
For lifting and releasing
bluefish into and from your
boat try using a lip gripper
or boga grip. It will help to
keep your hands away from
the bluefish’s teeth and any
hooks.
JIM FREDA THE COAST STAR
Tommy Freda caught a 12 pound bluefish on Sunday outside the
Manasquan Inlet.
JIM FREDA THE COAST STAR
Rande Kunisch of Avon caught and released a big fluke on Saturday
at the Manasquan Inlet.
the third out the Gulls were
hungry for more runs and
turned to their bats in the bot-
tom of the inning.
They produced a five-run
inning that included a two-
run single from Daly, an RBI
walk on VanSchoick, and
some quick thinking from
Frauenheim who stole home
for a 7-2 lead.
The fourth inning did not
see much action from either
team. The Garnet Gull de-
fense only gave up a single
before getting three outs.
Henry Hudson put a new
pitcher on the mound and
Point Beach took the inning
to get used to the new arm.
With the score still 7-2 in
favor of Point Beach the top
of the fifth showed more sol-
id defense.
The first out came on a line
drive to Nista at third. It was
followed by a single on a bunt
down the first base line. That
Admiral then stole second,
beating out the throw from
home.
The next batter hit a
ground ball to third base.
Nista scooped it up, checked
the runner on second and
threw to first. The runner de-
cided to take off for third so
first baseman Delgrippo
threw back to Nista after step-
ping on first for the out.
Nista made the catch and
the tag beating the Henry
Hudson runner as he slid into
third. The heads up double
play by Nista and Delgrippo
kept Henry Hudson at bay
and put the Gulls back at the
plate in the bottom of the
fifth.
Point Beach strung togeth-
er another five-run inning to
take a 10-run lead and the vic-
tory.
The first run came when
Frauenheim was rounding
third and ran into the Admiral
third baseman who was ob-
structing his path. Frauen-
heim was then awarded home
plate.
Nista connected with a
pitch for a two-run single fol-
lowed by another single from
Delgrippo.
Franzoni then hit a hard
grounder up the middle to
drive in two runs and claim
the win at home for Point
Beach.
Assistant coach Joe Mazza
was proud of the way the
team played and knew not to
be too relaxed against Henry
Hudson.
“You never know what
you’re going to get. Any given
day in this game anything can
happen so we wanted to
come out, score early and of-
ten, get a nice little lead and
stay on a roll here,” stated
Mazza after the win. “We had
a good game yesterday
against Donovan, we got the
Shore Conference and the
states coming up so we just
want to stay on a consistent
roll.”
He also praised Antognoli’s
pitching on the mound, say-
ing, “Geno did a great job,
man. He did everything we
asked of him. We told him just
throw strikes, pitch to contact
and he’s done well this year in
that regard. He doesn’t over-
power anybody, he throws
strikes and we field the ball
behind him and score runs for
him.”
Antognoli agreed with his
coach and was proud of the
team’s defensive play behind
him.
“Pitching was really good
today. I didn’t overpower any-
body like coach said, but I just
pitched for contact and the in-
field and outfield did great to-
day,” explained Antognoli.
“They made some great
plays.”
Daly, who finished the day
2-for-3 with an RBI double
and a two RBI single, was hap-
py to see how relaxed the
team could be and still per-
form at a high level.
“It’s Henry Hudson but it’s
definitely a good win. As you
can see, we’re all loose in
these games and it gets our
confidence back up and our
intensity back up,” he stated.
“It’ll help us out. Even in the
bigger games it will help us
out because we can look at the
things we did good in these
games.”
Daly hopes to continue be-
ing a strong presence at the
plate for Point Beach and was
proud of his batting, saying, “I
was feeling it today. I came
out with confidence and that
was the best part about it.
When I’m confident at the
plate good things will hap-
pen.”
Point Beach had opened up
the week with a strong win
over Ranney at home last Fri-
day. The Gulls won 11-1 in six
innings of play.
Geno Antognoli pitched a
complete game, striking out
seven batters. John Daly fin-
ished the game with two hits
and three RBIs for Point
Beach.
The only bump in the road
this past week for the Gulls
was in the first round of the
Ocean County Tournament.
The 10th-seeded Garnet Gulls
faced seventh-seeded Brick
Township on the road. Point
Beach suffered a 15-0 loss
through five innings of play.
Point Beach committed five
errors in the loss and only
produced four hits as opposed
to Brick Township who fin-
ished with only one error and
13 hits.
The Gulls bounced back
from the loss in a tough win
over Donovan Catholic on
Monday. They won 4-2 on the
road.
“I’ll tell you what, we went
out and we did something we
needed to do. We played pret-
ty much error-free baseball.
We didn’t give anything away,”
explained Mazza. “We had
good defense, we had timely
hits and we got some really
solid pitching from John Nista
again. We did what we needed
to do and came away with a
quality win there against a
good team.”
Nista only gave up one hit
on four innings pitched. An-
drew Allegretta went 2-for-3
with an RBI single that drove
in pinch runner Zack Shaller.
Antonio Garcia, John Van-
Schoick, and Delgrippo each
batted in a run for the Gulls in
the win.
Yesterday Point Beach took
on Keansburg on the road but
the game occurred too late for
this edition of The Ocean Star.
Be sure to read next week’s
edition for full coverage.
Tomorrow the Garnet Gulls
will take to the field against
Spotswood at home. The
game is scheduled to begin at
11 a.m.
@dompollio.
Garnet Gulls hope to stay hot
GULLS
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