I was among the couple of hundred people who attended a private party (complete with red carpet) Monday night to celebrate the grand opening of the newest Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza. The restaurant and sports bar sits on the site previously occupied by Mugsy’s Restaurant at the corner of Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard in Toms River. Boston’s has both a restaurant area and sports bar, complete with flat screen TV’s…there’s even a TV in the bathroom. The ownership group opened their first Boston’s on Route 66 in Neptune more than a year ago and officially they open to the public today in Toms River. Boston’s provided food for the hospitality room at the WOBM Christmas Classic which was enjoyed by all.
With the holidays over we now enter what seems like the longest stretch of winter, one that could be made to feel a bit shorter if the Giants can repeat their post-season success of last year. The Super Bowl is on February 1st and if the Giants can reach the big game in Tampa it will be the kind of positive diversion we need from all the negative things going on around us.
For those Eagle fans looking for equal time….find it somewhere else. However if Philly does knock off “Big Blue” on Sunday it will then give me a team to root against for the remainder of the playoffs. Yeah I know…this sounds just like the Phillies and Mets in September which if I remember did not work out very well for my team.
Another milestone for Brick Township High School hockey coach Bob Auriemma. Last night’s 9-0 victory over Toms River East came in his
1000th game behind the Green Dragon’s bench. In his 43rd season, Auriemma’s record is an amazing 611-310-79 and he shows no signs of letting up and after seeing him last month it does not appear he’s aged. Auriemma has had plenty of thrills coaching hockey at Brick and this year’s team includes three of his grandsons…Matt Dornacker, Mike Auriemma and Patrick Kearns.
Showing posts with label WOBM Christmas Classic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WOBM Christmas Classic. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Christmas Classic Blog: Girls Round 2
Wall has been the surprise of the Girls Division as they advanced to the quarterfinals after upsetting second-seed Shore Regional 44-40 behind Kathryn Campbell’s 18 points. The #7 seeded Crimson Knights hit 11-12 free throws in the 4th quarter with Jessica Nevins (12pts) making all six of her attempts from the line. Wall had rallied in the opening round to beat
Jackson and will now face #3 Southern in the semifinals Sunday (6:15pm).
The Rams used Kristen Sharkey’s 18 points and a stifling defense to roll past Ocean 53-31. The Spartans were held without a field goal in the middle quarters as they fall into the consolation bracket.
The other Girls semi will find top-seed Rumson going up against #4 Manchester. The Purple Bulldogs had a tough time with Toms River North before finally pulling away in the 4th quarter for a 41-30 victory as Ashley Cooper and Kate Miller each scored 11 points. Meanwhile the Hawks hung on to edge Raritan in Friday’s most exciting game 54-52 as Ariele Parrish led three players in double figures with 17 points. Alexa Ryan had a game-high 23 for the Rockets.
Saturday features the Boys quarterfinals beginning at 2:30pm.
Jackson and will now face #3 Southern in the semifinals Sunday (6:15pm).
The Rams used Kristen Sharkey’s 18 points and a stifling defense to roll past Ocean 53-31. The Spartans were held without a field goal in the middle quarters as they fall into the consolation bracket.
The other Girls semi will find top-seed Rumson going up against #4 Manchester. The Purple Bulldogs had a tough time with Toms River North before finally pulling away in the 4th quarter for a 41-30 victory as Ashley Cooper and Kate Miller each scored 11 points. Meanwhile the Hawks hung on to edge Raritan in Friday’s most exciting game 54-52 as Ariele Parrish led three players in double figures with 17 points. Alexa Ryan had a game-high 23 for the Rockets.
Saturday features the Boys quarterfinals beginning at 2:30pm.
Friday, December 19, 2008
WOBM Christmas Classic Starts This Weekend
The winter sports season for shore high schools gets in full swing this weekend with basketball and wrestling teams taking to the court and mat.
Most of the basketball teams play their first games tonight while wrestling fans have the season-opening Neptune Classic as the traditional start to the season.
Of course the 25th annual WOBM Christmas Classic plays its first-round games this weekend at the Ritacco Center in Toms River. Tomorrow will feature eight games in the girl’s division in both the Poland Spring Arena and Toms River North gym beginning at 1pm. Among the matchups, top-seed Rumson will play Monsignor Donovan, second-seeded Shore faces Toms River East, #3 Southern battles Old Bridge and fourth-seeded Manchester opposes Toms River South. Top players to watch include Kate Miller of Rumson, Shore’s Liz West, Kristen Sharkey of Southern and Manchester’s Camille Valmon.
The complete schedule and brackets are available at shoresportsnetwork.com..
The boys take over the Ritacco Center Sunday starting at 1pm with defending champion and top-seed Toms River North, under first-year head coach Chris Kane playing Jackson Memorial. Some of the other matchups pit St. Rose against Brick, Point Boro facing Old Bridge and Brick Memorial battling Wall. A host of outstanding players from last year’s tournament are back including Steve Nyisztor and Pat Szukics of Toms River North, Point Boro’s Patrick Hart, Joey Quinn of St. Rose and Central’s Ibn Moye.
Again you can get the complete schedule and other tournament information at shoresportsnetwork.com.
After this weekend’s opening round the WOBM Christmas Classic will resume on December 26th and games will be played every day after that leading up to the championship games on Tuesday, December 30th
Most of the basketball teams play their first games tonight while wrestling fans have the season-opening Neptune Classic as the traditional start to the season.
Of course the 25th annual WOBM Christmas Classic plays its first-round games this weekend at the Ritacco Center in Toms River. Tomorrow will feature eight games in the girl’s division in both the Poland Spring Arena and Toms River North gym beginning at 1pm. Among the matchups, top-seed Rumson will play Monsignor Donovan, second-seeded Shore faces Toms River East, #3 Southern battles Old Bridge and fourth-seeded Manchester opposes Toms River South. Top players to watch include Kate Miller of Rumson, Shore’s Liz West, Kristen Sharkey of Southern and Manchester’s Camille Valmon.
The complete schedule and brackets are available at shoresportsnetwork.com..
The boys take over the Ritacco Center Sunday starting at 1pm with defending champion and top-seed Toms River North, under first-year head coach Chris Kane playing Jackson Memorial. Some of the other matchups pit St. Rose against Brick, Point Boro facing Old Bridge and Brick Memorial battling Wall. A host of outstanding players from last year’s tournament are back including Steve Nyisztor and Pat Szukics of Toms River North, Point Boro’s Patrick Hart, Joey Quinn of St. Rose and Central’s Ibn Moye.
Again you can get the complete schedule and other tournament information at shoresportsnetwork.com.
After this weekend’s opening round the WOBM Christmas Classic will resume on December 26th and games will be played every day after that leading up to the championship games on Tuesday, December 30th
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
WOBM Christmas Classic Tipoff Brunch
The defending champion Toms River North boy’s basketball team was awarded the top seed for the 25th annual WOBM Christmas Classic and will open their bid for back-to-back titles on Sunday, December 21st against Jackson Memorial at the Ritacco Center. The seeds and pairings were announced Tuesday during our annual “Tipoff Brunch” which was hosted once again by the Quality Inn of Toms River and featured more than 270 players, coaches and tournament officials. St. Rose is the second seed in the boys division and will face Brick Township while #3 Point Boro takes on Old Bridge and fourth-seeded Brick Memorial plays Wall as part of the 8-game opening round.
Rumson-Fair Haven as expected was the #1 seed in the girls division and opens with Monsignor Donovan on Saturday, December 20th. Second-seed Shore Regional faces Toms River East, #3 Southern plays Old Bridge and 4th ranked Manchester battles Toms River South in first-round games. All the pairings are available at shoresportsnetwork.com
The tournaments 32 head coaches decided the seeds Sunday night as part of
a Coaches Dinner at Klee’s Bar and Grill in Seaside Heights but they were not revealed to anyone until Tuesday. Yesterday’s event also featured the announcement of this year’s scholarship recipients, who are now college freshman and will receive their awards at halftime of the championships games on December 30th. They are Lacey graduates Amanda Malkiewicz and Justin Rand, Ocean’s Karl Eichorn, Bill Carey of Southern, Brianna Crowe of Monsignor Donovan and Nicole Vaccarella of Colts Neck.
They bring the total to 65 student-athletes who have received scholarship awards from proceeds of the tournament.
Toms River Regional Schools Superintendent Michael J. Ritacco welcomed all the players and coaches and said the school district is delighted to once again host the WOBM Christmas Classic, which moved to the Ritacco Center in 2003.
On an unrelated note…former football star Keith Elias and Reggie Dabbs, two well-known motivational speakers will appear at Central Regional High School tomorrow night at 6:30pm. The free event is open to students, parents, teachers and everyone from the community and promises to be an enlightening experience.
Rumson-Fair Haven as expected was the #1 seed in the girls division and opens with Monsignor Donovan on Saturday, December 20th. Second-seed Shore Regional faces Toms River East, #3 Southern plays Old Bridge and 4th ranked Manchester battles Toms River South in first-round games. All the pairings are available at shoresportsnetwork.com
The tournaments 32 head coaches decided the seeds Sunday night as part of
a Coaches Dinner at Klee’s Bar and Grill in Seaside Heights but they were not revealed to anyone until Tuesday. Yesterday’s event also featured the announcement of this year’s scholarship recipients, who are now college freshman and will receive their awards at halftime of the championships games on December 30th. They are Lacey graduates Amanda Malkiewicz and Justin Rand, Ocean’s Karl Eichorn, Bill Carey of Southern, Brianna Crowe of Monsignor Donovan and Nicole Vaccarella of Colts Neck.
They bring the total to 65 student-athletes who have received scholarship awards from proceeds of the tournament.
Toms River Regional Schools Superintendent Michael J. Ritacco welcomed all the players and coaches and said the school district is delighted to once again host the WOBM Christmas Classic, which moved to the Ritacco Center in 2003.
On an unrelated note…former football star Keith Elias and Reggie Dabbs, two well-known motivational speakers will appear at Central Regional High School tomorrow night at 6:30pm. The free event is open to students, parents, teachers and everyone from the community and promises to be an enlightening experience.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A Little This, A Little That
The six shore teams that will play for state sectional football championships will all do so on Saturday, December 6th. Surprising SOUTHERN will visit highly-ranked Mainland in the South Jersey Group 4 final at 1pm while Rutgers University will be the site of a quadrupelheader feature shore teams.
At 10am ASBURY PARK faces Metuchen, MANASQUAN will face A.L. Johnson at 1pm, FREEHOLD meets MIDDLETOWN SOUTH in an all-shore sectional final at 4pm and BRICK MEMORIAL ends the day with a 7pm game against Sayreville. While those teams should be gearing up for the state sectional finals they all have to play on Thanksgiving Day first and several of them face stern tests from tough rivals. Brick Memorial visits Brick, Middletown South has Middletown North, Manasquan tangles with Wall, Asbury takes on Neptune in one of the state’s longest running rivalries, Freehold visits Colts Neck and Southern is home against Barnegat.
Congratulations to former Brick Memorial Mustang GARRETT GRAHAM, a junior tight end at the University of Wisconsin. Graham earned first-team
All Big Ten honors by members of the media and was a 2nd team choice on the team picked by the conference coaches. Graham led the Badgers with 37 receptions and 5 touchdowns.
Former Toms River North running back DARIAN BARNES played for his 7th NFL team last night when he wore the uniform of the New Orleans Saints. The 28-year old started the season with Buffalo before being released and then spent a couple of weeks with the Detroit Lions before signing with the Saints where he started at fullback last night. Barnes made a couple of tackles on special team in the Saints victory. The 7-year pro previously played for the Jets, Dolphins, Cowboys and Buccaneers where he earned a Super Bowl ring in his rookie season.
The 25th Annual WOBM Christmas Classic begins in just 3 ½ weeks and the schedule for the tournament is now available by visiting shoresportsnetwork.com. Just click on the basketball banner and it will take you to the schedule. The team pairings will not be released until December 9th.
At 10am ASBURY PARK faces Metuchen, MANASQUAN will face A.L. Johnson at 1pm, FREEHOLD meets MIDDLETOWN SOUTH in an all-shore sectional final at 4pm and BRICK MEMORIAL ends the day with a 7pm game against Sayreville. While those teams should be gearing up for the state sectional finals they all have to play on Thanksgiving Day first and several of them face stern tests from tough rivals. Brick Memorial visits Brick, Middletown South has Middletown North, Manasquan tangles with Wall, Asbury takes on Neptune in one of the state’s longest running rivalries, Freehold visits Colts Neck and Southern is home against Barnegat.
Congratulations to former Brick Memorial Mustang GARRETT GRAHAM, a junior tight end at the University of Wisconsin. Graham earned first-team
All Big Ten honors by members of the media and was a 2nd team choice on the team picked by the conference coaches. Graham led the Badgers with 37 receptions and 5 touchdowns.
Former Toms River North running back DARIAN BARNES played for his 7th NFL team last night when he wore the uniform of the New Orleans Saints. The 28-year old started the season with Buffalo before being released and then spent a couple of weeks with the Detroit Lions before signing with the Saints where he started at fullback last night. Barnes made a couple of tackles on special team in the Saints victory. The 7-year pro previously played for the Jets, Dolphins, Cowboys and Buccaneers where he earned a Super Bowl ring in his rookie season.
The 25th Annual WOBM Christmas Classic begins in just 3 ½ weeks and the schedule for the tournament is now available by visiting shoresportsnetwork.com. Just click on the basketball banner and it will take you to the schedule. The team pairings will not be released until December 9th.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Here Comes Summer!
We complained all spring about how cold it was and by this time tomorrow we’ll probably be complaining about the heat. It’s going to be in the 90’s over the weekend and the first heat wave of the season is expected to last until at least the early part of next week.
The first Saturday of June means Founder’s Day in Toms River and the 35th annual event is set for tomorrow. Sponsored by the Township and the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce the festivities begin at 9am with a parade and following that you’ll find a street fair along Washington Street with over 100 booths set-up by various non-profit groups and other organizations, some of which will be selling food. There will be entertainment and prize giveaways from 10am-3:30pm to celebrate the 241st birthday of what used to be the Township of Dover. This year’s theme is “The Good Life-Clean and Green.”
Toms River East capped an outstanding softball season with its third championship after edging Red Bank Catholic 4-3 in 9 innings to win the Shore Conference Tournament. The Raiders, who also captured the Class A South and Ocean County Tournament titles, ended the Casey’s’ 23-game winning streak and scored the first earned runs this season off RBC pitcher Brittany O’Donnell. East finishes 30-2 and becomes the first shore team to post back-to-back 30 win seasons.
Toms River South and Rumson meet this afternoon at 3pm in the rain-delayed final of the Shore Conference Baseball Tournament at Toms River East. The Ocean County Tournament-champion Indians come into the game with a 24-6 record while Bulldogs, who won the Class A Central crown are 20-3. South is looking for it’s record sixth Shore Conference Tournament
Championship and first since 1999.
Manasquan High School officials have confirmed the hiring of Andrew Bilodeau as the Warriors new basketball coach. Bilodeau leaves Toms River North, where he guided the Mariners to the Class A South and WOBM Christmas Classic titles this past season. Prior to that he was the head coach at Manchester. Bilodeau replaces Kurt Fenchel at Manasquan.
The first Saturday of June means Founder’s Day in Toms River and the 35th annual event is set for tomorrow. Sponsored by the Township and the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce the festivities begin at 9am with a parade and following that you’ll find a street fair along Washington Street with over 100 booths set-up by various non-profit groups and other organizations, some of which will be selling food. There will be entertainment and prize giveaways from 10am-3:30pm to celebrate the 241st birthday of what used to be the Township of Dover. This year’s theme is “The Good Life-Clean and Green.”
Toms River East capped an outstanding softball season with its third championship after edging Red Bank Catholic 4-3 in 9 innings to win the Shore Conference Tournament. The Raiders, who also captured the Class A South and Ocean County Tournament titles, ended the Casey’s’ 23-game winning streak and scored the first earned runs this season off RBC pitcher Brittany O’Donnell. East finishes 30-2 and becomes the first shore team to post back-to-back 30 win seasons.
Toms River South and Rumson meet this afternoon at 3pm in the rain-delayed final of the Shore Conference Baseball Tournament at Toms River East. The Ocean County Tournament-champion Indians come into the game with a 24-6 record while Bulldogs, who won the Class A Central crown are 20-3. South is looking for it’s record sixth Shore Conference Tournament
Championship and first since 1999.
Manasquan High School officials have confirmed the hiring of Andrew Bilodeau as the Warriors new basketball coach. Bilodeau leaves Toms River North, where he guided the Mariners to the Class A South and WOBM Christmas Classic titles this past season. Prior to that he was the head coach at Manchester. Bilodeau replaces Kurt Fenchel at Manasquan.
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