Here Comes Summer!

We complained all spring about how cold it was and by this time tomorrow we’ll probably be complaining about the heat. It’s going to be in the 90’s over the weekend and the first heat wave of the season is expected to last until at least the early part of next week.

The first Saturday of June means Founder’s Day in Toms River and the 35th annual event is set for tomorrow. Sponsored by the Township and the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce the festivities begin at 9am with a parade and following that you’ll find a street fair along Washington Street with over 100 booths set-up by various non-profit groups and other organizations, some of which will be selling food. There will be entertainment and prize giveaways from 10am-3:30pm to celebrate the 241st birthday of what used to be the Township of Dover. This year’s theme is “The Good Life-Clean and Green.”

Toms River East capped an outstanding softball season with its third championship after edging Red Bank Catholic 4-3 in 9 innings to win the Shore Conference Tournament. The Raiders, who also captured the Class A South and Ocean County Tournament titles, ended the Casey’s’ 23-game winning streak and scored the first earned runs this season off RBC pitcher Brittany O’Donnell. East finishes 30-2 and becomes the first shore team to post back-to-back 30 win seasons.

Toms River South and Rumson meet this afternoon at 3pm in the rain-delayed final of the Shore Conference Baseball Tournament at Toms River East. The Ocean County Tournament-champion Indians come into the game with a 24-6 record while Bulldogs, who won the Class A Central crown are 20-3. South is looking for it’s record sixth Shore Conference Tournament
Championship and first since 1999.

Manasquan High School officials have confirmed the hiring of Andrew Bilodeau as the Warriors new basketball coach. Bilodeau leaves Toms River North, where he guided the Mariners to the Class A South and WOBM Christmas Classic titles this past season. Prior to that he was the head coach at Manchester. Bilodeau replaces Kurt Fenchel at Manasquan.