Becoming a Nittany Lion
We are heading into what is the next-to-last weekend of the summer season for many and it’s simply hard to imagine it’s almost over. Continue reading…
View Article2014 Middletown South Football Preview: Reclaiming Their Place
*Preview Homepage* At most programs, throwing a bunch of sophomores into the starting lineup and riding the roller coaster to a .500 season wouldn’t raise many eyebrows. At a Shore Conference...
View Article2014 Ocean Football Preview: Ready to Reload
*Preview Homepage* Ocean was one win away from its first state final berth since 2005 last season, but will need a host of newcomers to produce immediately if the Spartans are going to come back and...
View Article2014 Long Branch Football Preview: Surviving the Game
*Preview Homepage* When asked about a 2014 schedule that includes a defending state champion and seven playoff teams from last year, including the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference, Long Branch senior...
View Article2014 Middletown North Football Preview: On the Rise
*Preview Homepage* With the Shore Conference’s top returning passer and a 1,000-yard rusher back to ignite the offense, Middletown North is hoping the promise it hinted at last season can translate...
View Article2014 Toms River North Football Preview: Out of the Ashes
*Preview Homepage* The combination of a new coaching staff, several high-profile transfers leaving the program and a host of inexperienced young talent being thrown into the fire snowballed into an...
View Article2014 Neptune Football Preview: Staying on Track
*Preview Homepage* In the course of a year, Neptune has gone from a team breaking in 20 new starters to one with a veteran cast that looks to make a deep playoff run after a first-round exit last...
View Article2014 Holmdel Football Preview: Starting Fresh
*Preview Homepage* By Art Gordon - Shore Sports Network contributor The high tempo and enthusiasm generated at Holmdel's preseason practices are good indicators of how excited the Hornets are to get...
View Article2014 Wall Football Preview: A Bright Future
*Preview Homepage* With a solid group of returners and a talented sophomore class ready to contribute, Wall is eager to get started on a bright future under new head coach Dan Curcione. While Curcione...
View ArticleVideo: Toms River East's Jeff Wood Hurdles a Defender
Toms River East may have graduated 1,000-yard rusher Matt Gudzak, but senior Jeff Wood is showing that he has what it takes to help fill Gudzak's shoes. Check out Wood going sky high for a Knowshon...
View Article2014 Manalapan Football Preview: Ready for Another Run
*Preview Homepage* For three straight years, Manalapan has been one win away from its first state title in program history, only to leave a state final in frustration. Last year it was a 21-0 loss to...
View ArticleMonmouth Football Opens the 2014 Season at Home
The Monmouth University Hawks begin the 2014 season on Saturday with their first Big South game ever in a game at Kessler Field at Monmouth Stadium starting at 1:00 p.m. Continue reading…
View Article2014 Toms River East Preview: Youth Movement
*Preview Homepage* While last year did not go as planned for Toms River East, the Raiders are hoping the experience of a group of young players thrown into the fire down the stretch can supply them...
View Article2014 Howell Football Preview: A New Identity
*Preview homepage* With a new coaching staff and a complete system overhaul on both sides of the ball, Howell is ready for the dawn of a new era under Luke Sinkhorn as it looks to regain its...
View ArticleMonmouth Football: Hawks Start Season with 52-21 Win over Delaware
Monmouth University opened up the 2014 season by scoring the most points since 2007 in a 52-21 victory over Delaware State on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading…
View Article2014 Jackson Memorial Football Preview: Prepared to Defend
*Preview homepage* In the gauntlet that is the Shore Conference’s Class A South division, it was Jackson Memorial, a team few would have picked to win the division, that came out on top in front of...
View Article2014 Jackson Liberty Football Preview: United As One
*Preview Homepage* After a difficult offseason in which its top returning player transferred across town, Jackson Liberty is ready to move forward and chase a playoff spot with a number of returning...
View Article2014 Freehold Twp. Football Preview: Spreading the Wealth
*Preview Homepage* With one of the youngest rosters last year in a deep Shore Conference Class A North division, Freehold Township head coach Mike D’Antonio expected to watch his team take its lumps...
View Article2014 Barnegat Football Preview: Finish the Fight
*Preview Homepage* With three Division I recruits and a combined 14 returning starters from last season’s Shore Conference Class B South championship squad that also reached the program’s first...
View Article2014 Keport Football Preview: Red Raider Rebirth
*Preview Homepage* The Keyport coaching position in 2014 entails both replacing a Shore Conference legend while coaching a team that returned eight players with varsity experience and three seniors in...
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