The Toms River National Little League All-Stars are in Bristol, Connecticut and will play their first game in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament Saturday at 11am against Pennsylvania’s state champions from Newtown.
A total of six teams are competing for the right to represent the region at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania later this month.
Toms River National will play against the Capital City Little League from Washington DC on Monday and then take on teams from Stony Point, New York and Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
The top four teams after that advance into the semifinals with the championship game scheduled for Monday, August 16th on ESPN2.
It may be baseball season but it’s also time for Jim Dowd’s 13th Annual Monmouth versus Ocean Shore High School All Star Hockey Game.
Many of the shore’s top scholastic players will hit the ice Sunday at the Red Bank Armory with the puck dropping at 5:30pm. The game is organized by former NHL standout and Brick native Jim Dowd, who calls each player personally and invites them to participate. Among those lacing up the skates Sunday will be Toms River South’s Jay Malone, who was the leading scorer in New Jersey last winter and led the Indians to a surprising state title. The coaching staffs of Toms River South and Howell will guide the respective squads. Philadelphia Flyers standout James vanRiemsdyk, who played in this game while at CBA will make a special appearance.
As always Dowd organizes this game for charity with proceeds to benefit the Brick Stars “Special Need” Challengers Ice Hockey program. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at the door Sunday…there will be raffles, auctions and much more.
A special belated Happy Birthday wish to one of the real good guys I’ve known in my life. Pat Barry, a Manchester Township resident and owner of the Seaside Park Service Center turned 50 this week. I’m sure he’s not thrilled about being reminding of this milestone birthday but he should know a lot of people joining me in wishing him many happy returns.
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