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TINTON FALLS — The Point Pleasant Borough baseball team had its hands full against Monmouth Regional pitcher Tom Broyles on Tuesday in the Central Jersey Group II section of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association [NJSIAA] state playoffs.

He pitched a three-hitter, struck out 11 and allowed no Panther runs in a 2-0 home win. The Panthers struggled to hit the Falcon hurler, who was throwing a perfect ...

POINT PLEASANT — While the Point Boro baseball team’s seniors were feeling a little extra special on Senior Day last Thursday afternoon, nothing could compare to defeating crosstown rival Point Pleasant Beach, 3-0, at home.

It is the first time the two teams have played in baseball in more than three years and players, fans and coaches alike were pumped up for the non-division game.

“We haven’t had the chance ...

HOPEWELL — St. Rose golf coach Andrew Hurley had seen the potential in the Purple Roses.

The problem was, in tournament play, he never saw it come together at the same time.

That is, until the biggest tournament of the season.

St. Rose picked a perfect time to play its best golf as a team on Monday during the Tournament of Champions, shooting a season-low score of 329 to win the ...

MIDDLETOWN — “Find a way” has been the Wall baseball team’s motto all season.

And in Friday’s Monmouth County Tournament game against Christian Brothers Academy [CBA], the Knights certainly found a way — they defeated the Colts 7-5 in nine innings to end their 13-game winning streak and advance to the finals of the Monmouth County Tournament on Tuesday against Red Bank Catholic [see related story].

It was a game ...