Happy Birthday WOBM

Happy Birthday to us. Today is WOBM’s 43rd birthday as it was on this day in 1968 that 92.7FM became Ocean County’s first commercial radio station. Ironically that first broadcast saw announcers reading school closings because of a late-winter snowstorm and more than four decades later it’s public service like that which has truly made us Ocean County’s Hometown station.

Congratulations to the Ocean County College men’s basketball team who have won their first Region XIX title in ten years and are now headed to the nationals.
The Vikings beat Camden County College over the weekend to claim the region championship as Central Regional graduate Steven Sally scored 19 points and was named the tournament’s most valuable player. OCC’S Jamario Clayton was named Region XIX Player of the Year and third-year head coach Rory Caswell was selected Coach of the Year as the 19-9 Vikings now prepare for next week’s NJCAA Division 3 National Tournament at Sullivan Community College in New York.

Toms River’s Frazier brothers are hoping to earn spots on the opening day rosters of the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals. Younger brother Todd has played in each of the Reds first two spring games in Arizona, going 1-4 with a double. The 25-year old played third base on Sunday and left field yesterday and if he can hit well in the spring should open the season with Cincinnati.
Meanwhile 28-year old Jeff came in as a pinch-hitter for the Nationals yesterday in their first spring game and in two at-bats the leftfielder went 1-2 with a double, RBI and run scored. Both Frazier’s were All-State players at Toms River South who went on to have outstanding careers at Rutgers University.

The NJSIAA Basketball Tournament opened last night and it’s now that time of year where if you lose than the season is over. The stunner last night came in South Jersey Group 2 where top-seeded Lakewood was ousted by #16 Bridgeton
as it would appear the Piners never recovered from their Shore Conference Tournament loss to eventual champion Raritan. On the girl’s side Point Boro began defense of its South Jersey Group 2 title with a rout of Bridgeton as Kelly Hughes scored 21 points and went over the 1,000 point mark for her career and she’s only a sophomore.