Honors & Change

One of the shore’s storied high school football programs will have a new head coach this fall. Pete Cahill will not return for a fifth season at Manasquan after being named a Vice Principal at the high school earlier this week by the Board of Education. Cahill told me yesterday that he always figured he would return to administration and that now was the right time. He has been part of the coaching staff since 1985 except for a couple of years about a decade ago when he was a Vice Principal. He then returned to teaching and football as an assistant to Vic Kubu and then took over as head coach after Kubu lost his battle with cancer prior to the 2007 season. In Cahill’s four years the Big Blue Warriors went 34-11, won three division titles and Central Jersey Group 2 crown. There seems little doubt his replacement will come from the current coaching staff which includes offensive coordinator Rich Read and defensive assistant Jay Price.

Former Ocean County College Athletic Director John Stauff was recently inducted into the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators Hall of Fame. Stauff was one of four inductees during the organization’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida. The former dean of health, physical education and athletics started at OCC in 1966 and stayed there until his retirement in 2001
and was among the first class of inductees into the Alumni Association’s Athletic Hall of Fame at the college. Stauff was largely responsible for the establishment of the WOBM Christmas Classic in 1984 as it was hosted by OCC before moving to the Poland Spring Arena. He and his wife Regina now live in Florida.

The Lakewood BlueClaws are holding a “Nine & Dine” Golf Outing to benefit BlueClaws Charities on Tuesday, July 19th at Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. The day will feature a nine hole scramble golf outing, a meet and greet with BlueClaws players on the course and a post-golf reception. BlueClaws charities contributed more than $150,000 to area organizations and non-profits in 2010. For information on the outing you can call the BlueClaws at (732) 901-7000, extension 188.

I hope you enjoy a safe holiday weekend!!!!