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SPORTS
The Ocean Star
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015 PAGE 31
FOOTBALL 32
ICE HOCKEY 33
BOWLING 34
FISHING TIPS 36
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BEACH — After the final
buzzer sounded marking the end
of the basketball game and season
for Point Beach’s boys basketball
team in March, it was a sea of blue
and white jerseys that was storm-
ing the Point Beach gymnasium in
celebration.
Shore Regional had finally
topped the Garnet Gulls in the
state tournament after losing
twice, two years in a row. It was
Shore’s first sectional title since
1967.
“We definitely don’t want it to
end like it did last year with an-
other team storming our court,”
said returning impact player Mike
Rice. “Our goals are simple,
they’re the same every year and
that’s what we work so hard to-
wards.”
“We actually watched that
game over the summer at my
house and as hard as it was that is
motivation for our guys this year,”
said head coach Nick Catania.
The Gulls have been hard at
work during the offseason, led by
returning players Jimmy Panzini
and Rice.
“We definitely are trying to
bounce back from last season. We
worked hard all summer, all pre-
season trying to get back in the
same position – this time finish
the job,” said Panzini. “We’ve got
a couple new guys so I think
we’re playing pretty well together
so far.”
POINT BEACH BOYS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Last season’s loss is
this season’s motivation
Panzini, Rice & Mrusek will
be leaders for Garnet Gulls
on offense & defense
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
The Point Beach boys basketball team runs drills during Wednesday’s practice. After losing playmakers like Michael Frauenheim and Jesse Hill to graduation the Gulls have put an emphasis on team play.
According to Point Beach head coach, Nick Catania, the Garnet Gulls will be playing with a bigger chip on their shoulder after last year’s loss to Shore Regional at home in the sectional title game.
SEE MOTIVATION PAGE 35
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — When it comes to
high school athletics, it’s always
bittersweet to see talented players
graduate and move on. For the
Point Boro girls basketball team it
was 1,000-point career scorer Lind-
sey Havens and center Brianna
Skinner that graduated and left be-
hind a young squad for head coach
David Drew.
“We had some great players last
year that we lost but like we say
every year it’s like rebuilding a new
house,” said Drew. “This year we
have a very young foundation and
you got to like that. You have to
like the energy the young kids
bring.”
The Panthers have only one sen-
ior on the team, Amy Bergquist,
and will be led by her along with
juniors Megan Hughes and Ally
POINT BORO GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Young Panthers ready to rebuild
Bergquist, Hughes & Lassen
to provide experience for
Panthers in winter season
Point Boro’s Ally Lassen [above, in white] and
Megan Hughes [left, in white] will play crucial
roles in the success of this year’s team.
SEE REBUILD PAGE 34
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT — The New Jersey
State Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
ciation [NJSIAA] held their 98th
annual meeting on Monday where
they voted to pass legislations in
football and wrestling that might
incur drastic changes to both land-
scapes. They also voted down a
proposal for tougher transfer rules
at the meeting in Pines Manor in
Edison.
All new legislation still needs to
be approved by the State Commis-
sioner of Education, David Hespe,
as well as navigate its way around
any legal impasses that might arise.
For the controversial proposal
that was passed regarding football,
member schools voted 215-128 with
two abstentions to create a sepa-
rate, non-public football confer-
ence. The change would take place
for the 2016 season and would re-
move four parochial schools from
the Shore Conference for football:
Red Bank Catholic, Mater Dei Prep,
Donovan Catholic and St. John
Vianney.
These schools in addition to the
rest of the non-publics across the
state of New Jersey would have
their own conference with its own
set of schedules and bylaws. De-
spite the separation, public and
non-public schools would still be
allowed to play each other as long
as both schools agreed to it.
“It’s going to create a scheduling
nightmare,” said Point Beach ath-
letic director Ellen Magliaro. “I
think it’s going to be challenged.”
For Point Beach and Point Boro
there will not be too much of an
impact. The Garnet Gulls played
Mater Dei in their final game of the
regular season and the Panthers
played Donovan Catholic in the
second game of the season.
Point Boro’s athletic director,
Chris Ferrone, does not see the
same difference in skill level be-
tween the teams within the Shore
Conference.
“I think that’s it. In the Shore
Conference you didn’t really have
the disparity between Donovan
Catholic and the public schools,”
he explained. “It’s really a north
Jersey issue and enough people up
there were affected and got behind
the vote.”
Although it would not affect the
two schools too much, Magliaro
feels the schools bounced out of
the Shore Conference have a right
to be upset should the proposal
pass at the decision of Hespe. She
agrees with Ferron in that it was
the public schools up north having
to play nationally recognized pro-
grams like Bergen Catholic, DePaul
and Don Bosco year after year that
brought forth the call for change.
“A lot of this issue is stemming
from the north,” stated Magliaro.
“We’re in pretty good harmony
with the teams we have here.”
Football, wrestling
subject to change
NJ could see non-public, pub-
lic split for wrestling & foot-
ball while stricter transfer
policy was struck down
SEE CHANGE PAGE 35

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BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THEOCEANSTAR
POINT BEACH — Heading into
the fall football season Point
Beach head coach John Wagn-
er knew two things: he had an
experienced line and a young
offense in the backfield. These
two factors played well with
each other as a young back-
field needed more time to
make reads and execute plays
on offense.
The young Garnet Gulls
fought their way to a 5-5 over-
all record in a season full of
ups and downs.
For Wagner it was the front
four on defense that really
supported the defense
throughout the year. Tanner
Smith, Forrest Gardner, Cade
Watkins and Cody Liguori
constantly pressured opposing
offenses and made hard tack-
les in the open field. In close
games it was the defensive line
that kept Point Beach afloat.
On the offensive side it was
John Wagner, Kevin Barry,
Matt Zuhowski, Nick Ken-
mure, Chris Benhur, John Ric-
cardi Gardner and Watkins
that provided the blocking for
the young backfield.
Sophomore quarterback
John Nista along with running
backs Luke Fraunheim, a soph-
omore, and Brad Parry, a fresh-
man, made the most of their
experienced line.
“We definitely did better
things throwing the ball this
year,” said coach Wagner.
“Connor Kells really came into
his own.”
Nista and Kells began click-
ing as the season progressed
and Kells finished the year
with 19 receptions for 496
yards and seven touchdowns.
The duo will return next year
as a key asset to the Gulls of-
fense.
A key player on both sides
of the ball for Point Beach was
Fraunheim who carried the
ball with strength on offense
and tackled without mercy on
defense. He too will return
next year as an experience
dual threat.
One standout player that
flew under the radar was kick-
er Sean Gould. He went 22-of-
22 kicking extra points and hit
2-of-3 field goal attempts on
the season.
Being a young team means
there is lots of room for im-
provement as they continue
gaining varsity level experi-
ence.
“We want to improve our
open field tackling and overall
team speed,” stated Wagner.
“We grew with the under-
standing of offensive and de-
fensive concepts as the season
went along. Experience is
what was gained in all aspects
of the game.”
Now that the offseason has
started Wagner would like all
of his players to be multiple
sport athletes. Competing at a
Group I high school provides
them with a great opportunity
to make the best of their ath-
letic careers and he wants
them to stay up to par on aca-
demics as well.
“Academics are stressed
throughout the entire year as
they prepare for the college
process with or without athlet-
ics,” he said. “We want our
players to be in the weight
room and improve their bod-
ies for life and the next season
of their high school careers.
Increasing strength builds self
confidence in performance
and helps reduce the risk of in-
jury.”
Wagner wants his team to
come back next season bigger,
faster and stronger. In addition
to the physical aspect of the
game he hopes the team grows
mentally as well.
“We have talked about team
leadership and bonding,” stat-
ed Wagner. “Along with physi-
cal growth we want our ath-
letes to also grow socially and
emotionally. Be a positive ex-
ample in our school of how a
student athlete carries him or
herself.”
To finish the season at .500
and make the state playoffs
was a big accomplishment for
the young squad. Throughout
the season they displayed per-
formance equal to that of a
veteran squad and will contin-
ue to capitalize on what they
learned this past fall.
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 @dompol-
lio.
POINT BEACH FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Young Beach squad showed
veteran qualities on gridiron
Point Beach sophomore Luke Frauenheim [No. 6] proved a versatile
player throughout the season. When he was not taking handoffs in
the backfield he was making tackles as a linebacker on defense.
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — For the Point
Boro Panthers, this past foot-
ball season has been two
years in the making. It started
at the end of a 1-9 season two
years ago and the sopho-
mores on that team made the
most of their senior year to
finish with a record of 8-2
and a share of the B South di-
vision title.
Prior to the start of this
season Point Boro adopted
the mantra “All In”, the same
mantra that propelled the
New York Giants to a Super
Bowl victory over then unde-
feated New England Patriots.
Gian Paul Gonzalez, a mo-
tivational speaker and the
creator of “All In”, met with
the Panthers before the start
of the season as a form of
motivation. He checked back
in with the team and stood on
the sideline during Boro’s 14-
6 win over Bishop Ahr.
The Panthers would win
seven straight games before
they were handed an over-
time loss on the road against
Jackson Liberty. The follow-
ing week they bounced back
to beat Lakewood 14-13 for a
share of the B South division
title.
Although the season ended
for Boro in the first round of
the state playoffs, no one can
say the team did not go “All
In”.
“It was our message all sea-
son,” said head coach Sean
Henry. “It played a huge role
in our success. My kids were
truly all in and that set the
tone.”
A lot of the team’s success
came from that sophomore
class that experienced the 1-9
season and it was senior
quarterback Noah Husak that
led the team from start to fin-
ish. His leadership and
charisma along with the rest
of the senior class had the
grit and determination to
make the big play when the
team needed it most.
Behind a dynamic line that
created holes on offense and
rattled quarterbacks and run-
ning backs on defense, the
Panthers made a lot of big
plays on offense and defense.
“I think it was our senior
class and their leadership
that led to our success,” stat-
ed Henry. “They took their
lumps as sophomores and be-
came such a resilient group.
We just need to continue to
get our kids to get in the
weight room.”
The senior class was not
the only players that received
the “All In” speech and it will
be the players that remain
who carry on the mantra and
the new and improved Boro
legacy. For them they got a
taste of the potential they
hold and Henry hopes they
continue striving to be better.
The Point Boro coach
knows what it takes to get
better, simply telling his play-
ers to, “Get in the weight
room. Don’t be content.”
A lot of the football players
participate in other varsity
sports in the winter and
spring, which keeps them fit
throughout the year.
It is easy to contribute a lot
of the Panther success to
what Gonzalez preached at
the beginning of the season
but if it was not for the play-
ers taking it to heart and do-
ing their best to embody the
“All In” mantra on and off the
field Point Boro may not have
had the success they found
this fall.
With a strong foundation
laid out and a new mindset
when it comes to tackling ad-
versity, the Point Boro foot-
ball program is back and pre-
pared to continue improving
upon this season’s success.
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Point Boro football players celebrate Gene Franceschini’s [No. 11] fourth quarter interception against
Lakewood to seal the victory and a share of the B South division title. Boro closed out the season 8-2.
Boro Panthers go “All In”
Point Boro went 8-2 &
earned share of B South
Division title
POINT BORO FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
The Point Boro ice hock-
ey team may not have start-
ed the season exactly the
way they would have liked.
The first game was a 3-3 tie
and the next ended in a 3-2
loss. Even though the start
has been rough and the
team is young, there re-
mains hope in the form of
senior Matt Kimak.
Kimak, a captain for Boro,
produces positives on the
ice for the Panthers and al-
most hit the game-tying
goal against St. John Vian-
ney last Friday.
Kimak, a defenseman by
trade, scored the Panthers’
second goal with 19.5 sec-
onds left to bring the team
within one goal of the
Lancers.
Down 3-2, he ended up
with the puck on the follow-
ing faceoff and ripped a
shot that just flew wide
right of the goal.
Although it was a loss, Ki-
mak was a beacon of light
on the ice for Boro and will
be the leader as the season
progresses.
“I try my best to lead by
example and work my ab-
solute hardest every single
night so everyone, especial-
ly the younger players, can
look at what I do and try to
develop the same work eth-
ic,” said Kimak.
His work ethic has been
in high gear since he first
started playing hockey sev-
en years ago. He also has a
couple of quality role mod-
els he tries to model his
play and work ethic after.
“Tim Tebow is my num-
ber one role model because
he's taught me to work hard
at no matter what I do and
to never give up,” he ex-
plained. “But I look up to
Erik Karlsson [Ottawa Sena-
tors] and try to play like he
does because he is one of
the greatest defensemen
I've ever seen play the
game.”
Head coach Alex DePal-
ma has faith in Kimak as a
captain and leader to help
motivate the players
through his play as the team
works their way through a
tough A Central division.
Kimak has the right goals
set for himself and the team
in order to produce the best
possible product.
“My goal is to just keep
pushing myself and my
teammates to get better and
better every single practice
or game,” he said. “As a
team our goal is to play with
heart and outwork our op-
ponents during every
game.”
The hockey team will
play Manasquan tomorrow
at Ocean Ice Palace with the
puck set to drop at 8:50 p.m.
The player skating hard-
est from the drop of the
puck to the final buzzer of
the game will be Kimak.
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As I finished writing the fi-
nal season reviews for the fall
season and I looked back on
articles throughout the sea-
son one word continuously
reappears again and again:
adversity.
It has been used by coach-
es and players throughout the
season after exciting wins
and intense games. It was
used at the beginning of the
season as a precursor of what
the season would bring.
Now, even at the close of
the fall season, the word “ad-
versity” still exists. That’s the
pesky thing about this word.
it never goes away.
The word “adversity” sim-
ply means difficulties or mis-
fortunes. This fall season pre-
sented many difficulties and
misfortunes for all the varsity
sports teams from Point
Beach and Point Boro.
These ranged from facing
strong opponents to poor
calls from referees. It also in-
cludes things like injuries and
recovery time as well as men-
tal fatigue.
Some adversity here and
some adversity there with a
little more here and you’ve
got yourself a fall season
filled with ups and downs. In
the end, though, all of the
teams made it through the
season.
No team quit. No team dis-
banded. The adversity of the
sports season has been con-
quered but it does not stop
there.
Now that you athletes have
learned what it takes to con-
quer adversity on the field,
court or course, it is time to
apply it to everyday life. That
is why getting involved in
sports is a great way to get
prepared for life.
I have heard time and time
again how sometimes during
a game things don’t go the
way you’d like but you still
have to push through and
control what you can to
achieve what you would like
to.
This same process holds
true for things in life. There
is only so much you can con-
trol that happens in the world
on any given day. Life’s adver-
sities will hit you in the face
in the form of college loans,
time management, balancing
work and fun and the list
goes on and on.
But just like an athletic
competition, you face the ad-
versity head on and play to
your strengths in an effort to
attain what you would like to.
Sure you’ll get knocked
down. Of course you’re going
to lose but in the famous
words of Rocky Balboa, “You,
me or nobody is gonna hit as
hard as life but it ain’t about
how hard you hit. It’s about
how hard you can get hit and
keep moving forward.”
Balboa translated what ad-
versity he faced in the ring to
the adversity that is faced in
everyday life. That’s the ulti-
mate goal of all the speeches
your coaches give you and all
the advice you get from your
parents: to learn what it takes
to conquer adversity.
You work hard in the off-
season to conquer the up-
coming season’s adversity.
You work hard during prac-
tice so you’re ready to face
the adversity that comes with
a big game. At times you will
lose those big games and all
that does is add a new adver-
sity that you prepare for in
anticipation of next season’s
big game.
Adversity never quits but
neither can you. Learn how
to handle and overcome ad-
versity on the athletic field or
court and apply those lessons
to your life and you will find
you are prepared for whatev-
er comes your way.
@dompollio.
OVERTIME BY DOMINICK POLLIO
In the face of adversity, you will overcome
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
BRICK — After starting the
season with a tie to Red Bank
Catholic on the road, the
Point Boro ice hockey team
played their home opener at
Ocean Ice Palace last Friday.
The competition was St.
John Vianney, another tough
squad on the ice, and the Pan-
thers did not get off to as
quick a start as they would
have liked.
“We went into it and the
locker room was talking
about playing with a sense of
urgency,” said head coach
Alex DePalma. “We did it
against RBC, unfortunately
we didn’t play with the same
sense of urgency.”
The Panthers lost 3-2 with
their two goals coming late in
the final period after a sec-
ond period dominated by the
Lancers and a scoreless first
period.
“We had a great opportuni-
ty with those three power
plays in the first period but
we just could not score,” stat-
ed DePalma. “I think we out-
shot them and outplayed
them.”
Point Boro had ripped off
20 shots on goal to Vianney’s
five in the first period on
three separate power plays
due to a cross-check, an in-
terference call and a hooking
penalty. The Panthers looked
to be on the verge of the
game’s first score but that
quickly changed in the begin-
ning of the second period.
After Boro’s Tom Colorio
was called for a tripping
penalty St. John Vianney
went to work on a power
play.
Vianney’s Max Allen
ripped a shot that Boro’s
goalie, Chris Belman,
knocked away but Allen fol-
lowed the puck, gained pos-
session and flipped it in over
Belman for the score.
The goal kicked off the
Lancer’s three-goal run.
Their next score came seven
minutes later with Allen
dropping the puck off to
teammate John Gelatt to push
a two-on-one breakaway. In-
stead of passing the puck off
again, Gelatt maintained pos-
session and slipped it around
Belman who bit on a near
post deke.
The second period ended
with St. John Vianney up 2-0
but they were quickly back at
it to begin the third and final
period. Jon Tomaszewski cor-
raled the puck after a faceoff
and streaked up the middle of
the ice against two Boro de-
fenders. After crossing the
blue line Boro captain Matt
Kimak knocked the puck out
of the way but it landed at the
stick of Vianney’s Joe Zani.
Zani ripped the shot and it
connected with the back of
the net to give St. John Vian-
ney a 3-0 lead. Point Boro
was down but not out and
they found that sense of ur-
gency from their game
against Red Bank Catholic.
With less than two minutes
left in the game, DePalma de-
cided it was time to pull the
goalie and put another skater
on the ice. The gamble paid
off and with 1:18 left in the
game Eric Dahl one-timed a
loose puck past Jeremy Con-
nor who had stopped so
many shots in goal for the
Lancers.
Soon after, and with 19.5
seconds left on the clock, Ki-
mak scored for the Panthers
from just inside the blue line.
The puck navigated through
a crowd of bodies in front of
the net before sailing in top
shelf over Cooper’s right
shoulder.
With the final 19 seconds
left, Point Boro pushed offen-
sively and managed two
more shots before the final
buzzer. Cooper stopped both
to fend off the late rally. The
3-2 loss moves the Panthers
to 0-1-1 to start the season.
The finish made for an ex-
citing game but DePalma
knows as well as his players
that the effort in the final two
minutes is something that
needs to be present from the
first faceoff.
DePalma also pointed out
how Vianney bested his Pan-
thers, saying, “We outplayed
them in the middle of the ice
and they beat us on the cor-
ners. Games are won on the
boards and that’s where they
beat us.”
Belman made 28 saves in
goal for Point Boro during
the loss and the team outshot
their opponent 43-31.
Yesterday the Panthers
traveled to take on Jackson
Liberty but the game oc-
curred too late for today’s pa-
per.
Tomorrow Point Boro will
faceoff against St. Rose at the
Ocean Ice Palace. The puck is
set to drop at 8:50 p.m.
For video highlights of
Boro’s home opener, watch
the Ocean Star Sports Show
on youtube.com.
@dompollio.
ST. JOHN VIANNEY 3 ICE HOCKEY POINT BORO 2
Dahl & Kimak score late
goals to bring Boro
close in home opener
Point Boro’s late rally falls short
POINT BORO GYMNASTICS NOTEBOOK
Panthers’ season
earns a perfect score
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — Heading into
the fall season Point Boro’s
gymnastics team was pre-
pared to learn all they could.
With only two seniors the
team was a young one and
head coach Jenn von
Doehren was prepared for
the rebuilding year.
Von Doehren was not too
worried about winning meets
so much as introducing the
new members to what com-
peting in gymnastics is like.
The team improved from
start to finish and it reflected
in their increasing point to-
tals from meet to meet.
“Overall I think the girls
did a terrific job this season.
They improved upon their
routines each meet, which
led to a higher team score
each meet throughout the
season,” said von Doehren. “A
lot of these girls have never
competed in gymnastics be-
fore so I am extremely proud
of them for performing the
way they did this season.”
As with any rebuilding
year there are a lot of areas
for improvement that reveal
themselves. In gymnastics,
meets are won or lost on the
beam and while the Panthers
gained experience and im-
proved in that event von
Doehren knows it is some-
thing that needs to be worked
on.
“Some improvements we
need to work on for next sea-
son is to be more consistent
on the beam,” she explained.
“The beam continues to be
our enemy and if we can be-
come more consistent on that
particular event I think our
team score will improve im-
mensely.”
While it will continue to be
a difficult task, von Doehren
has faith in her athletes, say-
ing, “I am confident that we
will improve on this in the
years ahead because staying
on the beam comes with con-
fidence and experience.”
This season still proved
that Point Boro can compete
and two members of the team
advanced to state sectionals.
Senior Natalie Dikun and
freshman Riley Larsen com-
peted side-by-side in the
toughest competition of the
season marking an end to
Dikun’s time with the team
and the beginning of Larsen’s
young career.
Now it is time to turn ef-
forts toward the offseason in
order to stay limber for next
year’s season. Some of the
girls compete in swimming
and track so von Doehren is
confident they will stay con-
ditioned to keep their bodies
in shape. In addition, most of
the girls will continue to train
at a private gym.
“I told them to work on in-
creasing their difficulty in
each of the events they com-
pete on,” stated von Doehren.
“It’s always fun to learn new
skills and come back the next
season with something new
to compete.”
Von Doehren also has
work to do in the offseason.
Since injuries are such a
prevalent part of gymnastics,
she and assistant coach Bob
Dikun will work to help the
gymnasts prevent injury.
“As a coach, I would like to
work closely with my assis-
tant coach to come up with a
Young gymnasts gain
much needed experi-
ence for coming years
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strength and conditioning
program to prevent injuries
throughout the season,” she
explained.
Greater strength and con-
ditioning will help the girls
stay healthy during the ardu-
ous season.
Now that the foundation
has been set, the Point Boro
gymnastics team can only
improve and look to do so in
the coming years.
@dompollio.
The Point Boro gymnastics team does strength and conditioning exercises during a preseason practice.
During the offseason head coach Jenn von Doehren and assistant coach Bob Dikun will put their heads
together to come up with a workout program to help prevent injuries during the next fall season.
SEASON
FROM PAGE 33
POINT BORO BOWLING NOTEBOOK
Panthers drop
two matches
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT BORO — The Point
Boro bowling teams headed
into the week knowing they
had an uphill battle. With
matches against Wall Town-
ship and Manasquan, the top
two teams in the A Central di-
vision, the boys and girls
teams were handed six losses.
Last Thursday the Panthers
went up against Wall Town-
ship, who opened the season
3-0. Boro’s Jake Collier
bowled a high of 231 for the
boys and Allegra
Drzymkowski was the high
scorer for the girls team with
164. They put up a tough bat-
tle but it was not enough to
overpower Wall.
On Monday the two teams
went up against Manasquan.
Although both Manasquan
teams have two losses they
remain a powerhouse within
the division and proved why
against Point Boro.
It was Collier and
Drzymkowski with the high
games for the Panthers again.
Collier bowled a 226 and
Drzymkowski put out a 128
but Manasquan remained
dominant to take the wins.
“I would like our bowlers to
understand that as long as we
try our best, work hard to im-
prove our individual skills
and continue to have a posi-
tive, respectful outlook, then
our team as a whole will suc-
ceed,” said head coach Dan
Drzymkowski. “The wins will
come but the lessons from
each practice, each match and
each win or loss are the most
important.”
In the three matches played
so far this season the Pan-
thers have learned a lot about
how their team works and the
type of competition they will
expect the rest of the season.
Drzymkowski hopes the indi-
viduals build upon those les-
sons to help the team as a
whole.
“We have learned that we
can compete well as a team
and that we need to keep
working on our individual
goals in order to better the
team as a whole,” he said.
“That means when it comes
to practice we have to work a
little harder on correcting our
mistakes that happen during
the match.”
Yesterday the two teams
went up against Ocean Town-
ship but the match occurred
too late for today’s paper.
The Panthers will go
throw-for-throw against As-
bury Park on Monday. The
match is at Shore Lanes in
Neptune City and scheduled
to begin at 3:45 p.m.
@dompollio.
Boro falls short to top
two teams in A Central,
Manasquan & Wall Twp
Lassen. Drew is especially
pleased with Hughes and
Lassen for stepping up to
help lead the underclassmen.
“They’re stepping up.
They’re not even seniors yet
but they are definitely lead-
ers on this team,” stated
Drew. “They’re both very tal-
ented.”
Last year Hughes averaged
12 points per game, 1.8 steals
per game and 2 assists per
game. The guard hopes the
Panthers can focus on their
chemistry, saying, “Last year
there was a few individuals
that could score but I feel like
this year a lot of people can
score, which is good and can
help us.”
Lassen, a forward and cen-
ter, pulled down 172 rebounds
off the bench last year and
shot 53 percent from the free-
throw line.
“I just want to bring leader-
ship to the team and I want to
practice hard, encourage
players to practice hard so
that way when we come to
games we can play hard,”
Lassen explained.
Both players have things
they would like to improve
individually to help the team.
Hughes would like to fill the
role of point guard a bit more
through bringing the ball up
and creating opportunities
for her teammates in addition
to being a leader to the un-
derclassmen.
Lassen, the tallest one on
the team, looks to work on
her post moves, rebounding
and aggressiveness under the
basket.
On Tuesday Point Boro
played a scrimmage against
Jackson Memorial and while
the format was not the same
as an in-season game Point
Boro put on a strong offen-
sive showing. The defense, in
the form of a press, produced
a few turnovers and kept the
pace of the scrimmage fast.
Only the first scrimmage of
the preseason, Drew knows
there are things to be im-
proved.
“There’s also a lot that we
need to work on,” he said.
“Yeah we tried to put the
pressure on them and speed
up the game, that’s what we
want to do this year, but we
want to be a little more crisp
on the defense and a little bit
quicker on the offense.”
A lot of the speed and ag-
gressive play came from new-
comers to the team and Drew
will not hesitate to give them
a chance if they prove they
deserve it.
“Many times out there to-
day there was four or five
freshman on the floor,” said
Drew. “That’s really good –
it’s really good to get that ex-
perience.”
Freshman Carlie Vetrini
knocked down two consecu-
tive three-pointers during
one quarter and played in the
face of her opponent on de-
fense. That type of energy is
what Drew hopes to see out
of the underclassmen this
season.
“I don’t think I expected
them to be as good as they ac-
tually are and we have a lot of
athleticism with them and if
you tell them to do something
they’ll do it immediately,” said
Hughes of the younger players
on the team. “I like working
with them because they want
to get better.”
Lassen agrees, saying,
“There’s a lot of chemistry and
they know how to keep things
going. They know what
they’re doing from basketball
last year so it’s easy to work
with them.”
The Panthers do take a hit in
the form of injured junior
guard Amye Zalesky who con-
tributed 7.7 points per game,
2.6 steals per game and 3.7 as-
sists per game.
“That’s a huge hit. Amye Za-
lesky brings a lot to the table,”
said Drew of his missing play-
er. “I feel so bad for her but in-
juries happen and unfortu-
nately it happened to her just
before the season started. We
were looking forward to her
and unfortunately we’re not
going to have her.”
Zalesky tore her ACL and
MCL during the final game of
the girls soccer season and
will be out for the basketball
season.
Under the leadership of
Bergquist, Hughes and Lassen,
Point Boro hopes to empha-
size teamwork, win as many
games as possible and improve
the young team for next year.
“We are realistic. We know
we’re young and we know
we’re going to be up against
it,” stated Drew. “We have a di-
vision and we’re going to try to
win every game in the division
and try and win a division title.
Until that goal is out of place
then we’ll move on from
there.”
Last year Point Boro won
the B South division title and
made it to the second round of
the state tournament. Drew
and the team are optimistic
about the season ahead but the
Panther coach knows to take it
slow, saying, “We’re focusing
one game at a time, getting
better every single day and at
the end of the year hopefully
we’re on top somewhere.”
@dompollio.
Boro to take it one game at a time
REBUILD
FROM PAGE 31
COURTESY OF JOHN KITRICK
STING SOCCER WINS ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP
The NJCSA U-17 Sting girls soccer team recently won the championship at the National Elite
Women’s Soccer Showcase held at Hofstra University. The tournament drew over 300 teams
from the United States and Canada. The Sting includes players who play on Manasquan, St. Rose
and Point Pleasant Beach High School. The team consists of head coach Gary Murray [standing,
left] Samirawit Mastro, Kerry Kitrick, Chloe Sherry, Brianna Malgieri, Madison Doria, Rebecca
Cleffi, Melissa Merritt, Ana Taboada, Cameron Barnes, Kelly Negra and Assistant Coach Kim
Barnes. Kneeling, left to right, are Michaela Provanzano and Kirsten Heine. Missing from pic-
ture, Emma Kuper. Players interested in trying out for the team can contact team manager John
Kitrick at jkitrick@gmail.com.
Carlie Vetrini, a freshman, will have an impact on the varsity team
with her speed and in-your-face defense. Vetrini hit two consecutive
3-pointers during Boro’s scrimmage with Jackson Memorial
Tuesday.
____________________________________________________________________________________
BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-
ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF
NEW JERSEY, SETTING SALARY RANGES FOR THE BOROUGH’S GOVERNING BODY
AND CERTAIN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS, the Borough Council of the Borough of Point Pleasant (“the Borough”), County of
Ocean, State of New Jersey, found it necessary to adopt an ordinance setting forth a salary range for the
Governing Body and certain officials and employees of the Borough; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Point
Pleasant, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey as follows:
SECTION 1. The salaries set forth in Schedule A, which is annexed and made a part hereof, is here-
by established for the Governing Body and certain officials and employees whose title are set forth there-
in.
SECTION 2. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be effective for the calendar year 2016 and for
each year thereafter, except as may be amended or supplemented by subsequent ordinance of the Borough
of Point Pleasant.
SECTION 3. All other Ordinances or provisions of the Code of the Borough of Point Pleasant, or
parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict or inconsistency.
SECTION 4. If any section or provision hereof shall be adjudged invalid, such determination shall not
affect the other section or provision hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after adoption and after publication as
provided by Law.
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed by the
Borough Council of the Borough of Point Pleasant Borough on first reading at a meeting held on the 10th
day of November, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. The Ordinance will be considered for second and final reading at
a meeting of the Borough Council which is scheduled for the 22nd day of December, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.,
or as soon thereafter as the matter may be reached, at the Municipal Building located at 2233 Bridge
Avenue, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, at which time the public is invited to ask questions, raise objections,
or provide public comment with regard to the proposed adoption of this Ordinance.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed by the
Borough Council of the Borough of Point Pleasant Borough on the first reading at a meeting held on the
10th of November, 2015 at 7:00pm. The Ordinance will be considered for second and final reading at a
meeting of the Borough Council which is scheduled for the 22nd day of December, 2015 at 7:00pm or as
soon thereafter as the matter may be reached, at the Municipal Building located at 2233 Bridge Avenue,
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, at which time the public is invited to ask questions, raise objections, or pro-
vide public comment with regard to the proposed adoption of this ordinance
SALARY ORDINANCE
SCHEDULE A
TITLE
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
Chief Financial Officer $60,000.00 $105,000.00
Construction Official $60,000.00 $105,000.00
Street Supervisor $62,280.00 $100,000.00
Superintendent of Public Works $75,000.00 $110,000.00
Superintendent Recreation $60,000.00 $110,000.00
Supervisor Building Services $60,000.00 $100,000.00
Registrar of Vital Statistics $47,824.00 $ 75,000.00
Tax Assessor $60,000.00 $110,000.00
Tax Collector $60,000.00 $100,000.00
Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer $55,000.00 $ 90,000.00
Water/Sewer Supervisor $62,280.00 $ 94,397.00
Municipal Clerk $60,000.00 $110,000.00
Municipal Administrator $75,000.00 $110,000.00
Principal Engineer $31,620.00 $ 40,000.00
Mayor $ 4,200.00 $ 20,000.00
Council President $ 3,200.00 $ 15,000.00
Council Member $ 3,200.00 $ 15,000.00
ANTOINETTE JONES
Borough Clerk, RMC, CMR
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SYNOPSIS OF THE AUDIT REPORT OF
THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE
BOROUGH OF POINT PLEASANT BEACH
FOR THE YEARS ENDED APRIL 30, 2015 AND 2014
AS REQUIRED BY N.J.S. 40A:5A-16
STATEMENTS OF NET POSITION
ASSETS 2015 2014
Cash $50,045.00 $51,405.00
Accounts Receivable - Rent 2,149.00 2,149.00
$52,194.00 $53,554.00
Fixed Assets $597,155.00 $597,155.00
Accumulated Depreciation 237,059.00 235,309.00
$360,096.00 $361,846.00
TOTAL ASSETS $412,290.00 $415,400.00
LIABILITIES AND NET POSITION
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable $7,281.00 $4,630.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES $7,281.00 $4,630.00
Net Position:
Net Investment in Capital Assets $360,096.00 $361,846.00
Unrestricted 44,913.00 48,924.00
NET POSITION $405,009.00 $410,770.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES and NET POSITION $412,290.00 $415,400.00
STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES
IN NET POSITION FOR THE YEARS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2015 AND 2014
2015 2014
Operating Revenues:
Metered Fees $50,000.00 $50,000.00
Total Operating Revenues $50,000.00 $50,000.00
Operating Expenses:
Personal Services $4,895.00 $5,340.00
Administrative Expenses 8,467.00 6,319.00
Operating and Maintenance Expenses 40,656.00 38,738.00
Depreciation Expense 1,750.00 26,944.00
Total Operating Expenses $55,768.00 $77,341.00
Net Operating Loss $(5,768.00) $(27,341.00)
Non-Operating Revenue (Expense):
Interest Income $7.00 $53.00
7.00 53.00
Net Decrease in Net Assets $(5,761.00) $(27,288.00)
Net Assets, May 1 410,770.00 438,058.00
Net Assets, April 30 $405,009.00 $410,770.00
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
NONE
The above summary or synopsis was prepared from the report of audit of The Parking Authority of
The Borough of Point Pleasant Beach for the years ended April 30, 2015 and 2014. This report of audit,
submitted by Suplee, Clooney & Company, Certified Public Accountants, is on file at the Secretary’s
Office and may be inspected by any interested person.
KAREN L. MILLS
Secretary
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BOROUGH OF BAY HEAD
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES, ASSESSMENTS
AND/OR OTHER MUNICIPAL LIENS DUE TO THE BOROUGH OF BAY HEAD
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that I, John D. Antonides, Collector of Taxes of the Borough of Bay Head, in the County of Ocean, will sell at public auction on Tuesday, December
15th, 2015 at Bay Head Fire Department, 81 Bridge Avenue, Bay Head, New Jersey, at 10:00 am or at such later time and place to which said sale may then adjournjed, all of the several
lots and parcels of land assessed to the respective persons whose names are set opposite each respective parcel as the owner thereof for the total amount of municipal liens chargeable against
said lands respectively, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-1, et seq. as computed to the 15th day of
December 2015.
Take further notice that the hereinafter described lands will be sold for the amount of the municipal liens chargeable against each parcel of said land assessed as one parcel, together with
interest and costs to the date of the sale. Said lands will be sold at the lowest rate of interest bid, not to exceed 18%. Payment for said parcels shall be made prior to the conclusion of the
sale in the form of cash, certified check or money order, or parcels will be resold. Properties for which there are no other purchaeser shall be struck off and sold to the Borough of Bay Head
at an interest rate of 18%.
Industrial Properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10-23, 11 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq.) and Industrial
Site Recovery (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.). In addition, the municipality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may be in any way connected
to the prior owner or operator of the site. IN THE EVENT THE OWNER IS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE MILITARY, THE COLLECTOR SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.
At any time before the sale I will accept payment of the amount due on any property with interest and costs. Payments must be in the form of cash, certified check, or money order.
Block Lot(s) Qual Owner Name Amount Type Property Location
2 16 Seip, James & Janet 497.27 S 253 Osborne Avenue
5 8 De Amicus, Joseph 536.39 S 1614 Bay Avenue
9 9 Stockhoff, Robert W. & Christine 510.62 S 321 Western Avenue
12 1 Zidziunas, John & Hurley, Maura 477.21 S 1636 Bay Avenue
14 3 Barba, D. Richard & Cecilia 731.76 S 150 Woodland Avenue
34 3 H & R Grenville Fine Dining Inc. 10,167.13 T 345 Main Avenue
45 12 Caro, Donna M. 460.46 S 103 Bridge Avenue
47 13 Fecko, Steven & Laura 527.45 S 549 West Lake Avenue
49 17 Zimny, Edward Ma 510.70 S 527 Club Drive
59 45 Christen, Joseph C. & Jill 40.19 S 638 Main Avenue
63 5 Mc Lean, Meredith 9013.97 TS 659 Main Avenue
JOHN ANTONIDES
Tax Collector
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The Sheriff shall deduct his
fees, costs and commissions of
sale from the total amount bid at
the sale.
A 20% deposit (cash or certi-
fied funds) is required from the
Successful Bidder at the time of
sale.
Seized as the property of
MAURICE GAQUER, and taken
in execution at the suit of BANK
OF NEW YORK MELLON,
F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW
YORK AS TRUSTEE, ON
BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF
THE ALTERNATIVE LOAN
TRUST 2006-OA2, MORT-
GAGEE PASS THROUGH CER-
TIFICATES SERIES 2006-OA2,
to be sold by Michael G.
Mastronardy, Sheriff.
This sale is subject to post-
ponement without further notice.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Frenkel Lambert Weiss
Weisman & Gordon, LLP
80 Main Street
Suite 460
West Orange, NJ 07052
Sheriff’s Docket: CH 769305
Dated: December 10, 17, 24,
31, 2015
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05/01/2016; WATER ACCOUNT:
ACCT #19193601 TO 05/13/2015
$208.13 PAID; SUBJECT TO
FINAL READING; SEWER
ACCOUNT: ACCOUNT
#19193601; TO 05/13/2015
$279.25 PAID; SUBJECT TO
FINAL READING.
The amount of the judgment to
be satisfied by said sale is the sum
of $373,748.49 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-
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
require notification of the certifi-
cation of the wells where applica-
ble.
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.:
284 MADISON COURT
Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:
19, 20, 21, 22 & 23; BLOCK:
1303.98
Dimensions: APPROXI-
MATELY: .2835 AC
Nearest Cross Street:
20TH AVENUE
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
PURSUANT TO A TAX
SEARCH OF 8/24/15; 2015 QTR
4 TAXES; TO BE DETER-
MINED, DUE ON 11/1/2015;
2016 QTR 1 TAXES; TO BE
DETERMINED, DUE ON
02/01/2016; 2016 QTR 2 TAXES;
TO BE DETERMINED, DUE ON
THOMAS HUNT, ET ALS, and
taken in execution at the suit of
CITIMORTGAGE, INC. to be
sold by Michael G. Mastronardy,
Sheriff.
Phelan Hallinan & Diamond,
PC
400 Fellowship Rd., Suite 100
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
31, 2015
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12/25, 1/1)
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OCEAN COUNTY
SHERIFF’S SALE
By virtue of the above stated
writ, to me directed, issued out of
the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW
JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVI-
SION Docket No. F02435713,
will be exposed to sale at public
venue on TUESDAY the 5th DAY
OF JANUARY, A.D. 2016
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
interest.
surplus, if any.
ble.
the sale.
sale.
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.
Street and Street No.: 307
SANDPIPER COURT
Tax Lot and Block No.: LOT:
19 C307; BLOCK: 84
MATELY: CONDO UNIT
CONDO UNIT
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
FURTHER RECOURSE
AGAINST THE MORTGAGOR,
THE MORTGAGEE OR THE
MORTGAGEE’S ATTORNEY.
PURSUANT TO NJSA 46:8B-
21 ET SEQ. THIS SALE MAY BE
SUBJECT TO LIMITED LIEN
PRIORITY OF THE CONDO-
MINIUM ASSOCIATION AND
ANY SUCCESSFUL BIDDER
AT SHERIFF’S SALE MAY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING
UP TO 6 MONTHS WORTH OF
UNPAID CONDOMINIUM
FEES.
RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS
SALE FOR ANY LENGTH OF
TIME WITHOUT ANY FUR-
THER ADVERTISEMENT.
interest.
surplus, if any.
ble.
the sale.
sale.
THOMAS J. DANTON, JR, ET
ALS, and taken in execution at the
suit of JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA-
TION, to be sold by Michael G.
Mastronardy, Sheriff.
KML Law Group, PC
216 Haddon Avenue
Suite 406
Westmont, NJ 08108
31, 2015
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OCEAN COUNTY
SHERIFF’S SALE
SION Docket No. F02761114,
will be exposed to sale at public
venue on TUESDAY the 5th DAY
OF JANUARY, A.D. 2016
between the hours of 12 o’clock
___________________________
OCEAN COUNTY
SHERIFF’S SALE
SION Docket No. F6231809, will
be exposed to sale at public venue
on TUESDAY the 5TH DAY OF
JANUARY, A.D. 2016 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.
Street and Street No.: 240 SKY
MANOR BOULEVARD
Tax Lot and Block No.:
LOT: 6; BLOCK: 321.18
MATELY: 75 X 115
BELLANCA ROAD
THE SHERIFF HEREBY
PUBLICATION.
DAVIT: NONE
SUBJECT TO ANY OPEN
TAXES, WATER/SEWER,
MUNICIPAL OR TAX LIENS
THAT MAY BE DUE.
AT THE TIME OF PUBLICA-
TION TAXES/SEWER/WATER
INFORMATION WAS NOT
AVAILABLE. YOU MUST
CHECK WITH THE TAX COL-
LECTOR FOR EXACT
AMOUNTS DUE.
“THE FAIR HOUSING ACT
PROHIBITS “ANY PREFER-
ENCE, LIMITATION, OR DIS-
CRIMINATION BECAUSE OF
RACE, COLOR, RELIGION,
SEX, HANDICAP, FAMILIAL
STATUS, OR NATIONAL ORI-
GIN, OR INTENTION TO
MAKE SUCH PREFERENCE,
LIMITATION OR DISCRIMINA-
TION” IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY ASPECT OF A RESIDEN-
TIAL REAL ESTATE TRANS-
ACTION. KML LAW GROUP,
PC ENCOURAGES AND SUP-
PORTS THE EQUAL HOUSING
PRACTICES OF THE FAIR
HOUSING ACT IN THE CON-
DUCT OF ITS BUSINESS. THE
SHERIFF RESERVES THE
After losing versatile play-
ers like Mike Frauenheim and
Jesse Hill to graduation, sen-
iors Rice and Panzini along
with senior transfer Alex
Mrusek will be the meat of
Point Beach’s offense and de-
fense.
“We do have a nice mix of
seniors but that will be our
weakness is our youth and
our experience coming to-
gether,” explained Catania.
“So far we’ve done a good job
of that.”
Point Beach played a
scrimmage against Red Bank
Regional on Tuesday and on
Wednesday Catania was run-
ning a tight ship going over
every play the Gulls were
beat on.
Practice was fast-paced
and mimicked a game envi-
ronment but neither the play-
ers nor Catania were giving
anything less than 110 per-
cent. The goal to constantly
improve after Tuesday’s
scrimmage was visible in
every dribble, cut and pass.
“It was our first time play-
ing together as a team so I
was pretty pleased with how
we played. A lot of the
younger guys stepped up like
Danny [Frauenheim], Trevor
[Covey], Steve [Flanders],”
said Panzini of Beach’s per-
formance during the scrim-
mage. “This year is probably
going to be one of their first
major positions they need to
step up and play in. They’re
going to be a big part in
whether we succeed or not.”
The young players will
look up to the seniors for
guidance and leadership and
the example has been set for
them in the hard work al-
ready put in for the upcom-
ing season.
“Mike [Rice] has really im-
proved a ton,” said Catania.
“He’s probably one of the
most improved players in the
Shore Conference.”
Catania also has high
hopes for transfer Mrusek,
who comes from Middletown
South, saying, “He’s a big
strong kid, he has a good IQ
and is a talented player. I
think he’s going to have a
good year for us.”
Catania explained that
Mrusek has really bought
into how Beach does things
and that is an important first
step in becoming a vital
member of such a cohesive
squad.
The cohesiveness of the
Gulls will be emphasized on
the defense the Garnet Gulls
have been hard at work per-
fecting.
“I think one of our best as-
sets is our defense,” stated
Panzini. “We’re taking on a
new defensive strategy, a
team defense, so I think we’re
really going to shine in that.”
“Defensively we want to
make people take contested
twos and then hold the
boards down,” added Catania.
“Hold their block outs and re-
bound the ball.”
Rebounding the ball, on of-
fense and defense, will be of
the utmost importance since
it dictates the pace of the
game and who really controls
the clock. Defensive re-
bounds will help Beach push
the pace and work in transi-
tion.
“We’re a very good fast
break team. We’re pretty ath-
letic. We have bigs that like to
run,” explained Rice on the
offense. “We’re a pretty good
shooting team. We have some
guys that can knock it down.
The guards can penetrate
well.”
Catania agreed with his
senior, summing up what he
would like out of this year’s
offense, saying, “We want to
make sure we’re a good of-
fensive rebounding team,
share the basketball and take
good open shots.”
With the same three goals
from last year, the year before
and the year before that, the
Garnet Gulls look to bounce
back in a huge way this year.
“Our goals are always the
same every year,” stated Rice.
“We want to win our division,
we want to win Shore Con-
ference and we want to win
states. No matter who leaves
or stays those are our three
goals.”
With one of the tougher
schedules in the Shore Con-
ference, Point Beach will look
to stay motivated and hungry
throughout each game and
each practice. The Garnet
Gulls open their season on
the road against Mater Dei
Prep. The game is Friday,
Dec. 18, and scheduled to be-
gin at 6:30 p.m.
“We have one of the
tougher, if not toughest,
schedules in the Shore. That’s
motivation enough for these
guys,” said Catania. “As a
coach I just want to make
sure these guys are prepared
for every game and reach
their potential.”
Emphasis on teamwork
MOTIVATION
FROM PAGE 31
PANTHERS 4TH-5TH GRADE AAU TEAM ARE CENTRAL MJBL CHAMPIONS
The Point Pleasant Panthers fourth- and fifth-grade AAU basketball team just finished the fall season in the Mid-Jersey Basketball
League [MJBL] with an impressive record of 8-4 and are the Central MJBL champions. The team includes [left, top row, from left] Andrew
Holper, James Larsen, Stephen Seaman, Jack LeCompte, Jake Venturoso [bottom row, from left], Eric Greeley, Alex Venturoso, Michael
Ravallo and Matt Decker.
THE OCEAN STAR CHRIS VENTUROSO
For the small parochial
schools it would mean having
to travel farther each Friday
night to play teams from a
now smaller pool of football
programs. The change does
not necessarily mean the
teams will end up evenly
matched within the new con-
ference either but as it sits
nothing is set in stone yet.
The wrestling proposal
that was passed at the meet-
ing with a vote of 216-121 and
eight abstentions is to create
four separate districts that
feed into one region of non-
public schools for the NJSI-
AA individual champi-
onships. From the region
tournament, the non-public
schools would send all con-
testants who place first, sec-
ond, third or fourth to the
State Championship Tourna-
ment. The public schools,
which will be competing be-
tween seven regional tourna-
ments, would send all con-
testants who place first,
second or third on to the
State Championship Tourna-
ment.
In the end, the state tour-
nament would still have
wrestlers from both the non-
public and public schools
competing for the same title
in the 14 different weight
classes.
The proposal has been met
with some opposition with
the belief that it is watering
down the competition, but
some, like Point Beach
wrestling coach Jeff Bower,
believe the change could help
the wrestlers.
“I know people are worried
and complaining that it’s go-
ing to water down the state
tournament. I don’t think
that’s true,” said Bower. “I
think the same kids are going
to get through and then some
that might not have had the
chance with the current sys-
tem.”
Bower explained how he
has seen time and again
wrestlers that could make a
splash at the State Champi-
onship Tournament but were
never able to move on past
regions because of the num-
ber limit of wrestlers that
could make it through.
With the current system
336 wrestlers qualify for the
state tournament. With the
proposal that number jumps
to 350 and wildcard spots
would further push the num-
ber to upwards of 400.
“It’s definitely drastic but
it’s not going to change the
state tournament,” stated
Bower. “It’s still going to be
down in Atlantic City and
parochial schools will be
there, public schools will be
there and there will be great
competition.”
Ferrone is interested to see
how the regions would be
split up should the proposal
be approved. Region 6, where
Boro and Beach compete, ex-
perience a similar battle with
powerhouse teams that the
schools up north experience
with Region 2, where the
powerhouse parochial
schools dominate the mats.
The difference is that the
powerhouse teams in Region
6 are public schools that
churn out Atlantic City com-
petitors annually.
“The wrestling to me is the
interesting one. In my opin-
ion, I think we have one of
the best state tournaments in
the country,” he said. “It’s re-
ally a landmark decision that
passed.”
Bower is also of the firm
opinion that instead of sepa-
rating the non-public and
public schools it would make
more sense to evenly split the
regions and try and spread
out the non-public schools
through that split. This way
there would not be regions
with ten more wrestling pro-
grams than other regions,
which has an affect on the
percentage each wrestler has
to make it through before
even hitting the mats.
Like football, the disparity
in programs mostly stems
from the north where Bergen
Catholic, Don Bosco and De-
Paul all have powerhouse
wrestling programs. Just like
Magliaro predicts about the
football proposal, Bower feels
the wrestling proposal will
also meet resistance.
In fact, a petition on
change.org was started Mon-
day night by the Committee
to Save New Jersey Wrestling
to reject the proposal and by
press time it already had 701
signatures.
Back in 2009, a similar pro-
posal for wrestling was
passed and then rejected by
the State Commissioner of
Education, different than
Hespe who currently holds
the position.
The third hot-button issue
that was voted on pertained
to tougher transfer rules. The
proposal, which was struck
down 244-99 with one ab-
stention, would institute a
mandatory postseason ban
for varsity athletes who
transfer schools without a
bona fide change of residen-
cy. As the policy currently
stands, these athletes are re-
quired to sit 30 days.
“I think it’s an issue, defi-
nitely. We see it all over the
state in every sport,” stated
Ferrone. “I think the biggest
issue is that the proposal
would also penalize players
who transfer even with a
bonafide change of address.”
Ferrone went on to explain
how it was more the language
of the proposal that kept it
from passing. He believes
there is a proposal out there
that could make a strong, cor-
rect change to the transfer
policy in the future.
The final two proposals
that were voted on at the
meeting called for the ap-
proval of an early start date
for the fall season and an ear-
ly start date for winter sports
practices. The early fall sea-
son start proposal passed 205-
138 with two abstentions and
the winter sports practices
proposal passed 279-66.
@dompollio.
Earlier start to fall season & winter practice passed
CHANGE
FROM PAGE 31

It was another great week-
end for striped bass fishing as
not only did the fish cooperate
but so did the weather and
seas. This past Saturday and
Sunday and even Monday it
was more like early spring out
on the water than early
December. What we are seeing
right now is a tremendous con-
centration of bait from Shark
River down to Island Beach
State Park. There are some
adult bunker that are still
around but the main concen-
tration of bait is made up of a
mix of peanut bunker,
anchovies, butterfish, and her-
ring. Over the weekend the
great bass action was centered
from Mantoloking down to the
Island.
Gulls and gannets have been
pinpointing when the bass get
into the bait and push it to the
surface as Hitchcock style bird
mayhem then takes place just
above the water. Pulling into
this results in immediate hook-
ups with many times every
boater on board hooking up at
the same time. Casting 4-6
inch swim shads, poppers,
small krocodiles, SP swim-
ming minnow plugs, and flies
have all been producing.
This has been light tackle
striped bass fishing at its finest
and is something we haven’t
seen here in about 4 years. Last
season at this time it was cold
and pretty much void of fish as
were the seasons before. What
does surprise me however is
that there are no big bass on
the herring that are here.
When our Atlantic herring
arrive inshore in late
November into early
December we usually see bass
in the 20-30 lb range with
them. So far such is not the
case. If this does happen in the
next week or two this late fall
season will definitely go down
in the books as one of the best
ever. It almost is already at
least for the boater.
If you ever wanted to catch a
striped bass on a fly rod then
now is the time to do it from
the boat. To do this use a sink-
ing line with a 6-8 foot 20-30 lb
fluorocarbon leading with a
bushy 4-6 inch light colored fly
tied on. Cast the fly out behind
the boat and allow it to sink
down 20-30 seconds while you
dump line into the water. Use a
quick strip pause type of
retrieve and you will definitely
hook-up.
Big blues in the 10-12 lb
range have also been mixed in
with the short and slot bass
and when you hook into one of
these you will definitely know
it. If you are catching mostly
blues then switch you offering
to a single J hook metal as any
rubber baits will get destroyed.
The single hook will also help
to make it easier to get the
hook out for the release.
The surf action has not been
as consistent as the boat action
but there have been days in the
last week when the bass and
blues have pushed the bait
close enough to the beach so
surfcasters too can cash in on
this great fall action. If the fish
are just outside the bar casting
metals with braided line such
as Hopkins, Castmasters,
Krocodiles, and AOK’s will
give you the necessary dis-
tance that you need sometimes
to reach the fish.
The blackfish bite is still
very good but it is the sharpies
that have their productive
piece and know how to anchor
that are the boaters that are
really scoring big. There have
been a good number of boaters
that are making some impres-
sive catches. These boaters are
coming back to the docks with
limits for all on board and with
a several fish between 8-12 lbs
on each trip. The weather has
cooperated and has been ideal
for this inshore fishing. In our
area the Sea Girt Reef and Alex
Carlson Reef get the most
attention but there are many
other rockpiles within 5 miles
that are holding good concen-
trations of blackfish too. If you
go north other very good
pieces to fish are the Long
Branch rocks, the Red Church
rocks, the Shrewsbury Rocks,
the Rattlesnake, and the Sandy
Hook reef. Blackfish are a great
eating fish with a thick white
flaky meat and can be pre-
pared in many different ways.
Bob over at Fishermen’s
Den in Belmar reports “We
saw a good weekend fishing
with great weather and some
top notch bass and tog fishing.
The boats had the best of it but
there were some hot spots in
the surf. Island Beach State
Park was particularly good
with some flare ups also along
the Monmouth county surf.
The bass were hitting plugs
and metal. They were mostly
school fish 24 to 30 inches with
some larger fish mixed in. The
blackfish also were enjoying
the nice weather eating white
crabs to thesatisfaction of the
many anglers on the other end
of the line. We have seen more
10+ lb fish this year than in past
years this early into the winter
season. Grab your rod and
head out. The weather is due
to change early this week, it
might be nasty for a few days. I
am going out early in the
morning hoping to get in on
the hot surf bite that so far has
eluded me this fall, good fish-
ing.”
Capt Howard Bogan of the
Big Jamaica out of Brielle
reports “This past Saturday
fishing was again good. We
caught giant sea bass, jumbo
porgies, cod, and pollock. The
pool winners were Marcin
Korszen from Elmwood Park
with a 19 lb cod, his limit of sea
bass and 11 jumbo porgies. 2nd
was Haibo Lin from
Philadelphia with a 13 lb pol-
lock, his limit of jumbo porgies
and 10 sea bass. R. John from
Newark caught his limit of
jumbo porgies and 12 sea bass.
Bob Beaumont from Rockland
NY caught a cod, his limit of
giant sea bass, and 2 dozen
jumbo porgies. Bob March
from Mullica Hill caught his
limit of giant sea bass and 35
jumbo porgies. The
Malinowski and Hans party
from NJ & PA caught 40 giant
sea bass and over 100 jumbo
porgies. Offshore trips sail 10
pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday. Mid-range
wreck trips are scheduled for 4
am December 10th and
December 26. For reservation
information call 732-528-5014”.
Capt Ryan of the Jamaica II
out of Brielle reports “Mid-
range 14 hour trip produced a
nice catch of big sea bass,
jumbo porgies and a nice mix
of cod and pollock. Actually
this is the 11th trip this fall that
we have had 50 or more cod
caught on a trip. And some of
the fish this trip were no
slouches size wise. Dave
Thomas from Paterson and
Young Park Howell almost tied
for the pool. Young Parks cod
was 29 lbs and Dave's fish was
28 lbs. A pair of beauties. Frank
Pogue from Trenton was hi-
hook for fish caught with limit
of big sea bass, total sea bass
weight of 48 lbs, along with 3
cod to 14 lbs, two 10 lb pollock,
and 24 big porgies. Water tem-
peratures are still warm, so
good fishing should continue.
12 Hour Seabass/Porgies/Cod
5:00am,
December 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 29.
3:00am, December 12, 26, 30th.
1:00am, December 10, 17, 19, 27,
31, limited 30 people-reserva-
tion required. Codfish Special
Monday December 28th, 2 am
reservation required. Blackfish
6:00am, December 7, 11, 14, 18,
21. Blackfish-3/4 Day- 7:30 am
December 8, 15, 22.”
Announcements of Interest:
December 11, Manasquan
Fishing Club monthly meeting,
Women’s Club, 62 Main St
Manasquan, 7:30pm.
December 12, 12th Annual
Fisherman’s Flea Market,
Barnegat HS Fishing Club, 9
am- 1 pm, call 609-290-7709.
Jim Freda covers fishing for Star News
Group. He can be emailed at
jimfreda@optonline.net.
FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA
Follow gulls to striped bass action
TIP OF THE WEEK
FROM JIM FREDA
Week: When fly fish-
ing for striped bass Bob
Popovics’s hollow fleyes
are excellent flies to use
to imitate herring that
are around at this time.
COURTESY OF JIM FREDA
A HAND FULL OF STRIPED BASS
It was another perfect weekend for striped bass and Keaton Fortney [left] and Tommy Freda, both
freshmen at Manasquan High School, had several good catches on Jim Freda’s boat using light
tackle artificials and flies.

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