Say It Ain't Snow!

Say it ain’t snow Alan Kasper! We finally start getting rid of the piles of snow that have been around for weeks and now more is on the way for Thursday. Haven’t we suffered enough for going around asking the question, “what ever happened to winter” the last couple of years? Can
we at least be assured that even if we get 6-10 inches tomorrow it will be the final snowstorm of the season….I think not.

The semifinals of the Shore Conference Boys Basketball Tournament are tonight at the Ritacco Center in Toms River and expect a big crowd for a quality doubleheader. In the 6pm opener top-seeded CBA faces Manasquan and then at 7:45 it will be Monsignor Donovan taking on Middletown South.
All four schools have great student support and I would not be surprised if both games go down to the wire. The doubleheader will be broadcast live on our Shore Sports Network, including 1160 WOBM AM and streamed live at www.shoresportsnetwork.com.

It has been a busy week at the Ritacco Center and tomorrows expected snow could be a major problem. The Region 6 Wrestling Championships began last night and are scheduled to resume Friday evening. However what looks to me in the greatest jeopardy in the championship game of the Shore Conference Girls Basketball Tournament as Neptune is to meet Colts Neck tomorrow night in the Poland Spring Arena. More to come on this.

Winding River Skating Center in Toms River will be the site of a charity hockey game Saturday night matching Cops and Coaches. Toms River Township PBA #137 is sponsoring the game in which the cops team, the Jersey Shore Blueliners will skate against the Toms River Hockey Club Coaches. The Blueliners have a ringer as former NHL standout and Stanley Cup champion Jim Dowd will skate with their team in the 7pm contest.
It’s all for a good cause as proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project and the Ocean County PBA Conference Survivor & Welfare Fund. Admission is $5 and kids under 12 are free and there will be plenty of activities throughout the evening.