Many things change with time but one that does not is kids wanting snow days from school, even if it means adding days at the end of the year. My daughter kept looking outside last night and tried to convince me that today should be a snow day even when I said the roads were fine. There is something special about being able to go back to sleep and if it’s on a day when you have a major test it’s even better.
Congratulations to Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball coach George Sourlis on winning his 500th career game last night as the Bulldogs beat Manasquan. Sourlis is 500-141 in his 23rd season at Rumson and his teams have won 12 state sectional titles as well as five WOBM Christmas Classic championships in the last eight years. The father of three is not only an outstanding coach but a real gentleman and personifies the word “class.” Sourlis has had many outstanding players at Rumson and the latest is Princeton bound Kate Miller, who also reached a milestone last night by becoming the fourth girl in school history to score 1500 career points.
Today is a big day for high school senior football players. It’s National Letter of Intent Day which is when student-athletes can accept and sign scholarship offers. There will be a handful of those from Ocean County who will do so with Division-1 schools and heading up that group is Glenn Carson of Southern Regional, who will sign with Penn State and teammate Anthony Stroffolino, who is headed to the University of Pennsylvania. Toms River North’s Evan Regas is bound for Temple University and Brick Memorial’s Anthony D’Elia is expected to sign with Monmouth University.
The end of an era has come with the passing of Joe Citta, who died last weekend in Florida at the age of 100. A lawyer, businessman and philanthropist there might be no other individual in the history of Toms River who has left a greater legacy. Mr. Citta and his family have generously supported organizations and causes which have benefited so many and long before there was the expression “pay it forward” he did so
on an almost daily basis. While he will be missed greatly, his family and friends are comforted by the fact that he can now join his wife Regina and son Phil in eternal rest.
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