Friday, May 18, 2012
Mild temperatures send anglers into action
There's no doubt I'm a bit late to the party this year. History holds that my boat is often one of the first in the marina and, almost always, the last boat to be hauled out. Jingle Bell Rock has played from the speakers mounted in my center console. But this year, my fishing season has yet to begin. I have a tentative appointment with my boat hauler in Barnegat to drop her in the water Monday, but that's after a spring where some busy work weeks here at Patch and marathon rounds of graduate school studying have pushed fishing to the back burner. Luckily, with formal graduation ceremonies at Monmouth University now complete, I'll continue a much more elusive educational endeavour: finding every last honey hole in Barnegat Bay! With the …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Former Manasquan coach led three different schools to state sectional titles
Kurt Fenchel, who has coached three different basketball teams to sectional championships, has been hired as the new boys basketball coach at Central Regional High School. Fenchel replaces longtime coach Mike Clemente, who was not rehired after more than 30 years as the Golden Eagles’ head coach. Fenchel, who was the head coach at Irvington, Franklin, Brick Memorial and at Manasquan, has been assisting at Point Boro since 2009. He said he was intrigued by the opportunity. “I’m good friends with John Truhan (Central’s girls basketball coach),” Fenchel said. “When JT got the job he told me it’s a real nice place to work, and that if anything opened up it would be something to look at.” “Coach Clemente did a great job when he was there. He …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Rainy, windy days have limited summer flounder participation
A string of rainy and windy days have curtailed participation in the summer flounder fishery, which opened to recreational anglers a week ago. But those foul-weather fishermen who have wet a line in the last week have mostly targeted striped bass. According to a majority of recent fishing reports from local shops, most anglers who hooked striped bass recently have done so by snagging and dropping live bunker within a mile or two of the shore. Surf fishing was on and off, and even boat fishing required a bit of luck to locate a pod of bunker that was also holding bass. Some anglers found success in the back bays, however. A report from Murphy's Hook House in Toms River indicated bunker schools were found in the Toms River between Cozy Cove …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Executive committee approves proposal to add Group V
Beginning this fall, 160 high school football teams around the state will have the opportunity to win a state sectional championship, under a proposal approved by the NJSIAA this afternoon. The NJSIAA Executive Committee approved the proposal to create a Group V designation in the four public school sections by a vote of 22-5-3 at its meeting in Robbinsville, according to Jack DuBois, NJSIAA assistant director who's in charge of football. "This creates a greater opportunity for schools and for student-athletes," DuBois said. "It increases the number of teams playing in the playoffs from 128 to 160. At the same time, it eliminates 16 consolation games that schools didn't want to play anyway." The proposal also allows teams whose records are…
The NJSIAA Executive Committee is expected to vote on — and likely approve — the creation of Group Vs in the public school sections for the high school football playoffs
More local football teams will have an opportunity to play in the high school football playoffs if the NJSIAA Executive Committee approves an expansion proposal at its meeting today. In early April the committee approved on first reading a proposal submitted by Northern Highlands High School of Bergen County to create a Group V in each of the four public school sections. Currently, there are four groups in each of the state’s sections: North Jersey Section 1, North Jersey Section 2, Central Jersey and South Jersey. NJSIAA officials say the proposal would create more opportunities for the players and the teams, while some point out that it also would increase playoff ticket revenue for the organization, which has come under fire in recent …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Berkeley Little Leaguer honored before the game
This wasn't the ending Central Regional was hoping for. The Golden Eagles went into the top of the seventh feeling confident. Leading by two runs against rival Manchester, the Central sidelines were fired up, cheering their team on. But Manchester was not going away quietly. The Hawks scored two runs to tie the game, and added two more in the top of the eighth. Then Manchester pitcher Tim Rogers shut the door, striking out Central's final two batters for a 5-3 victory at Leiter Field in Berkeley on Monday that clinched Manchester's second straight Shore Conference Class B South championship. Central (5-8, 5-4) had been hoping to share that title. The Golden Eagles had beaten Manchester 6-5 on April 18, and a victory would have given them a…
Friday, May 4, 2012
New Jersey's prime sport fish species opens to anglers
Summer flounder season begins Saturday, and with the first minimum size limit below 18 inches in several years, anglers are gearing up for a lengthy season of fun fishing from Sandy Hook to Cape May. Fluke season needs no introduction. It's prime-time. It's a relatively easy fishery in which to participate - both bay and ocean anglers have wide access - and there are as many fun ways to catch these tasty flat fish as there are recipes to cook them for dinner. We'll begin with a rundown of the best spots (north to south) for early-season fluke, and end with a few quick reports: Manasquan River: There's no secret on this one. The Manasquan is arguably the best early season location statewide to catch keeper fluke on day one. The river …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Berkeley Little League 2012 Season Officially Opens Today
Many of the 500 children on the Berkeley Little League's roster will take to the newly-mowed fields at the Moorage Avenue complex today to kick off the 2012 season. The first game gets underway shortly after 9:30 a.m. and play will continue through much of the day, said League President Robert J. Everett Jr. Everett has been preparing for the annual spring rite for much of the year, coordinating work details, setting up the concession stand, hiring umpires and organizing the League's many volunteers. This year the Berkeley Little League has 40 teams. While the number of children has dropped by about 20 for 2012, Everett says such fluctuation is normal. "It's stays pretty consistent," he said. "We gain and lose 100 kids each year. Kids …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Local minor league squad kicks off season at home Thursday
Batter up: the Lakewood BlueClaws, the South Atlantic League Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, kick off another season at FirstEngergy Park this week. When they do return to Lakewood the team figures to have plenty of exciting potential stars on the roster right off the bat. That includes eight players who have been picked in the first 10 rounds of recent MLB drafts. There also are four of the best players among Baseball America's top 30 Phillies prospects. Leading that group figures to be Maikel Franco, the number 10 prospect according to Baseball America. The third baseman played with Williamsport last year when he hit .287 with just two home runs while also adding 38 RBI. The BlueClaws will also have a new skipper as Phillies fan …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
New Jersey's trout season started Saturday
Saltwater fishing gets the headlines in the Jersey Shore area, but freshwater fishing, to many, is just as important. Saturday was opening day for trout season in New Jersey, and Ocean County waterways were no exception to stocking efforts performed by the state Division of Fish and Wildlife. Division employees stocked waterways with more than 180,000 hatchery-raised trout Thursday in preparation for opening weekend, said Jim Sciascia, Chief of Information and Education for the division. --------------- Click on the video stream to the right to see the stocking as it happened on Thursday. --------------- All of the fish are raised at the Pequest Trout Hatchery in Warren County, which is supported by the money raised from the sale of …
Mike
6:22 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
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