Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Point Beach is 1 of 5 NJ schools competing for nation's best high school mascot.
Are you a Garnet Gull fan who would love to see the mascot and Point Pleasant Beach High School win a national contest? Then you better move fast because voting in the statewide round of a USA Today contest ends at 3 p.m. March 5. The Garnet Gull, the mascot for Point Beach High School, is one of five high school mascots in N.J., and one of 255 schools across the U.S., competing for the title of "Best High School Mascot" in a national contest. There are five high schools from each state and the District of Columbia up for the title of "Best High School Mascot" in a USA Today contest that began Monday. Anyone at least 13 years of age is eligible to vote as many times they like. Click here to vote for the Garnet Gull. First comes the state…
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Christie Rampone and Carli Lloyd play big roles in U.S. win
Four Jersey girls helped make it happen. Four New Jersey women on the U.S. Women's Soccer team — including Point Pleasant Borough High School graduate Christie Rampone, East Brunswick's Heather O'Reilly, Basking Ridge's Tobin Heath, and Delran's Carli Lloyd — helped their teammates get the gold on Thursday in an Olympic re-match of last year's World Cup final with Japan. The game, aired on NBC Sports, ended with team members pulling on white T-shirts that say "Greatness Has Been Found" and posing for photos with the American flag. Rampone, clutching a corner of a flag, ran across the field, with a teammate holding the other side of the country's banner. Lloyd who hails from Delran — next to Cinnaminson in South Jersey — was pivotal in the …
Monday, July 9, 2012
Basketball and football camps coming up this month
Due to popular demand, Panther Sports Camps will again offer basketball and football camps for students entering second through ninth grades. The basketball camp will be directed by Point Borough High School Head Basketball Coach Kevin Hynes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 16 to July 20 at Point Borough High School. The cost of basketball camp is $155. The football camp will be directed by Point Borough Head Football Coach Sean Henry. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon July 23 to July 25 at the Point Borough High School Junior Varsity Field. The cost of football camp is $100. To get information on registration and other details, visit the Panther Sports Camp web page. For more information, email Kevin Hynes at Khynes@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Boro basketball heads to state finals
Point Boro girls varsity basketball beat Middle Township 54-38 on Wednesday night and heads to the state finals. Point Boro (22-8) beat Middle, the South Jersey Champion, in the Group 2 State Semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) girls tournament at Deptford High School, Gloucester County. Boro was leading Middle 35 to 18 at the start of the fourth quarter. Middle did not score in the third quarter. The team is hoping to keep their winning streak alive on Sunday after also beating Governor Livingston in Berkeley Heights on Saturday night and Summit High School on Monday night. Boro is scheduled to play Newark's Shabazz at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pine Belt Arena, Toms River. The triumph over Summit …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Boro girls win third consecutive, sectional title
Point Borough Girls Varsity Basketball beat Summit 81 to 50 on Monday night, snagging their third, consecutive sectional title. The Borough Girls, now 22-8, were leading throughout the game at Summit High School in the sectional final of the NJSIAA Tournament. The Borough girls also won crowns in South Jersey Group 3 in 2010 and South Jersey Group 2 in 2011. Borough girls will play at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Deptford. They will face the winner of a game between Delran and Middle Township. If Borough wins the Wednesday game, they will play on Saturday or Sunday at Pine Belt Arena on the Toms River High School North campus on Old Freehold Road in Toms River. The next two games are located where they are because state games are on neutral sites. …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Boro finishes 16-10, Holmdel impoves to 18-8
Point Borough Boys Basketball fell to Holmdel 66 to 58 in Holmdel on Saturday afternoon. Point Borough trailed Holmdel 24-20 at the half and Holmdel increased their lead to 30-20 early in the second half. Point Borough rallied to 30-28 but could not take the lead. Borough trailed 40-32 at the end of the third quarter and trailed only 47-43 with just under four minutes to go in the game. Holmdel then scored eight straight points to put the game away. Holmdel's strong three-point shooting and dribble penetration were the keys to victory for Holmdel. Senior Shaun Cooke had 22 points, 17 of which came in the fourth quarter. The Borough's all-time leader scorer received a lengthy standing ovation from the boro crowd when he was removed from …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Panthers advance to NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 Quarterfinals for yet another showdown with RFH
The Point Borough Girls Basketball team coasted in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 Quarterfinals, easily defeating Middlesex High School 83-38. The Panthers led this one from start to finish and never let the 13 seed even see the possibility of pulling off an upset. Point Borough was tenacious on both sides of the court and led 30-6 at the end of the first quarter. “We were able to set the pace early,” said Panthers head coach Dave Drew. “Our girls came out early, shot the ball particularly well, and it was really an all around team effort from top to bottom.” Point Borough received its usual contributions from standout junior Kelly Hughes. Hughes scored 20 points and almost netted a triple double with 8 rebounds and 7…
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Boro finishes fifth, and Beach seventh, in team standings
One wrestler won with control. The other won with poise. Two Point Pleasant Borough High School wrestlers went home with first-place medals after victories in the finals of the District 23 Wrestling Championships at Brick Memorial High School Saturday. While Point Borough finished fifth in the team standings behind champion Brick Memorial, the Panthers completed the tournament on a high note when junior 113-pounder Ryan Harter and freshman 120-pounder Daniel Nobbs won championships. Point Pleasant Beach was seventh in the team standings. Like all wrestlers who finished in the top three at all 14 weight classes, Harter and Nobbs will be headed for the Region VI Championships Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Panthers outscore Eagles 30-15 in the second half and faces St. Rose on Sat.
The Point Pleasant Borough Girls Basketball team advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals after a 53-33 victory over Middletown South High School. For the Panthers, it was very much a tale of two halves. Heading into their Shore Conference Tournament round of 16 matchup against Middletown South High School, Point Borough Girls Basketball Head Coach Dave Drew was pleased with the way his team has been playing, but was worried about 10th seeded Eagles. “They are always a tough draw,” said Drew. “Year in and year out, they are very well-coached, hard-nosed and you know no matter what you’re going to be in for a fight.” With a little over two minutes left in the first half, Coach Drew’s pre-game premonition was very much a …
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Stellar effort by starter John Dunbar not good enough for the Panthers
A terrific pitchers' duel turned ugly as Point Pleasant Borough squandered a one-run fifth inning lead and fell to Manasquan 6 to 4 at the Wall Municipal Complex on Wednesday. Manasquan’s two-run fifth and three-run sixth inning ruined what was an absolutely sensational pitching performance by Point Borough’s starting pitcher John Dunbar. Dunbar was in complete control from the first frame, overpowering one of the better hitting lineups in the Shore Conference. The junior hurler appeared poised to hurl Point Borough to its second straight win. Dunbar helped his own cause by smashing an offering from Manasquan’s Alex Branch over the center field fence for a solo homerun. The Panthers held a 2 to 1 lead until Dunbar ran into trouble …
Maggie Hart-Zuhowski
7:31 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
HEY POINT PLEASANT FANS- BOTH BORO and BEACH..... My sister back in PP Beach HS started the Garnet Gull. My mom's best friend Ellie Spada made the head out of paper mache and she wore red danskin looking tights....so PLEASE GET OUT THERE AND VOTE..... It has been around for a lot of YEARS and we are proud in the HART family - that Tish proudly danced on the field and lead the parades with the … more ›