Titan Athletics - Keansburg School District

Titan Athletics
Newsletter
www.keansburg.k12.nj.us
732-787-2007 x4240
Thomas D. Stark
Director of Athletics, Intramurals
& Physical Education
[email protected]
In this Issue:
Boys Bowling…………………2
Girls Bowling…………………2
Wrestling……………………...2
Boys Basketball .……………...3
Girls Basketball…….……..…..3
Winter Cheerleading….……….3
Bolger Girls Basketball..….…..4
Bolger Boys Basketball……….4
Bolger Cheerleading………… .4
Bolger Wrestling………………4
Vol 2: Winter
Kelli A. Hudson, AT
Athletic Trainer
[email protected]
Cheryl Manzella
Athletic Secretary
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The Winter Season Delivers More
than SNOW!
Our Girls basketball team also
upped the ante with a clear improvement in skill and determination on the court.
At the High School, the Boys
Bowling program again worked to
take home the hardware, winning
their division and surpassing all
expectations! Again, their accolades are added to the “Division
Champions” banner in the gym.
This season, Bolger Wrestler,
Seth Rotondella again took home
the highest honor a Bolger wrestler can attain, winning the TriCounty title as well as the County,
League and Division Tittle at
70lbs. Blake Clayton and George
Burdick also had very productive
post-season’s capturing the Division and League titles at 80lbs and
126lbs respectively.
The Girls Bowling team took
2nd place team scratch game of 774
and 2nd place team scratch series of
2119. Individually, Kelsey Wilson
bowled the division’s highest female game of 225 and the division’s 3rd highest scratch series of
548.
Titan Boys Basketball named
Kason Preson to the 1st Team AllDivision and showed great growth
and promise for the future of Titan
basketball.
The Bolger Boys Basketball
team grew in ferocity and skill,
capturing the attention of the other
teams in our league by finishing
the season with an impressive run
in the playoffs and a tournament at
the Hoop Group in Neptune.
Our Lady Titans also had a student-athlete selected to post-season
honors, Stephanie Walters was recognized as 2nd team All-Division.
Their season ended with a win in
the NJSIAA tournament over Perth
Amboy Tech, only to fall to the
eventual champions, South River.
The Titan Cheerleading
team added some exciting stunts
to their repertoire this season
with twisting and high flying
action!
Lastly, the wrestling program boasted the accomplishments of two District placewinners, Dylan Alt and Tyree
Sutton. Tyree would continue
and be named third in Region
XI and 6th overall in the
STATE of NEW JERSEY!
Great Job Titans!
Boys Bowling
The boys bowling team exceeded all of Mr. Coleman's
expectations this year. The team won the A-North Division
with a 40-5 record. They also won the Long Branch Winter
Wave Invitation, finished 2nd in the Monmouth County
Championship, 9th in the Shore Conference Championship
and 2nd in the CJ1 State Championship. The team led the
division in ALL of the major standings. Seniors Mitch Lawless and Scott Benbow will be sorely missed next year.
Wrestling
The Titan Wrestling Team had a record of 8-16 this season
and a conference record of 2-2. While starting 8 new wrestlers this year and only having 13 wrestlers on the team the
Titans over achieved throughout the season. The Titans
placed 4th as a team at the Paulsboro Tournament and 4th at
the Buc ClassicTournament. The Titans were well represented at the District 22 Tournament where Tyree Sutton
placed 2nd and Dylan Alt placed 3rd. Tyree Sutton then went
on to place third in the Region VI Tournament becoming
only the second wrestler in Keansburg history to qualify for
the state tournament. Tyree really battled during the state tournament and placed 6th at 195 pounds making
him the only wrestler in Keansburg history to place at the tournament. Along the way Tyree picked up 37
varsity wins this year and became the single season wins leader surpassing Johnny Pecyna's 34 win season
back in 2006.
Girls Bowling
The Girls’ Bowling team came in 3rd place in the Shore Conference Northern Monmouth A Division and qualified for the
Shore Conference Tournament. They also participated in the
Bishop Ahr Tournament, the Red Raider Holiday Classic, the
Winter Wave Invitational, a scotch doubles tournament, the
NJSIAA Sectionals, and the Monmouth County Bowling
Championships. Our starting lineup consisted of lead off bowler, Aimee Ascolese, followed by Faith Madden, Emily Mayes,
and Elizabeth Connor. Our team anchor was Kelsey Wilson.
Freshman, Kayvonna Daniel, also saw quite a bit of varsity
time. She started a few matches and was our ‘go to’ sub. Our
junior varsity members, Jenna Pierce, Julia Reis, Iman Traymon, and Sara Zaky, improved their game during practices in
the hopes of playing varsity next year.
Boys Basketball
The Boy’s Varsity ended their 2013-2014 season 4-15. Senior,
Dylan Carson completed the season with an astounding 21 charges.
Senior, Kason Preston ended the season averaging 23 points per
game. He also scored 30 plus points in 5 games. Kason was nominated to the Monmouth Middlesex Holiday Tournament’s All-Star
Team. Kason Preston was also selected to the 2013-2014 B-Central
1st All Division Team. A key victory for the Titans this season was
beating rival Keyport at home with a score of 54-52. The Titans
also defeated Asbury Park, making Senior Night special and memorable for all!
Basketball can be just a simple game. But other times, basketball is about so much more. It’s full of life lessons. It can teach you
about failure, joy, disappointment, unity, and strength. It teaches
how to understand winning and losing; about maturity, teamwork,
humility and selflessness. I believe the “Titans” have experienced
and grown from all of the life lessons that they, as individuals, and
as a team went through. The players that finished the season played
because they knew that this was what they loved to do. They put in
the work and the time to get better because they wanted to. That's
what sports teach- “To Give It Your ALL.” Determination and
perseverance learned through sport is honed in and going to stay with you all your life. If you're a competitor, use it
to your advantage. Play because it's what you do. It is my hope that you realize everything you've gained and
learned as a student-athlete here at KHS. SENIORS, we thank you for the memories.
Winter Cheerleading
Great job Varsity Basketball Cheerleaders! This squad of
all underclassmen did a terrific job, as they showed true Titan
spirit throughout the entire winter season. The cheerleaders
cheered for the boys and girls basketball teams at all home
games. Many of the girls also showed their support for the
Titan wrestlers. Most girls were all returning cheerleaders from
football season, and will hopefully continue to cheer on the
Titans in their
off-season this
spring. Go
Titans!!!
Girls Basketball
The 2013-2014 Lady Titans should be proud of the effort
that was given this season. We ended the season with a 10-15
record overall and a 6-8 record in our division which put us in
third place. We received an 8th seed in the state tournament and
won our first round game against Perth Amboy Tech. We exceeded our win total from last year and battled hard each and
every game. Each player made significant improvements over
the course of the season both on and off the court. The titans
were led by Stephanie Walters (13.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg,) and Ashley
Andalora (8.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg). Rachel Hunt, Haley McCormick,
Julia Pepe, Erin Best, and Angela Kabongo also made huge contributions with each one being a leading score or rebounder at
least once!
Bolger Cheerleading
The Bolger Middle School Cheerleading Team had a great season full of high flying spirit filled fun! This year our squad was
lead by four 8th grade Captains: Kaitlyn Alt, Kaitlin Felix, Erin
McGrath and Daphnee Zitzman. The girls pulled together and
worked hard to cheer on their fellow Titans at every home game
this season. We are looking forward to next year with a strong 7th
grade group this year that they all return and grow as a team for
next year as well. Showing our Titan Spirit, Proving We are One
Town and One
Team, and That
We Can't
Bolger Girls Basketball
The Bolger Girls Basketball team finished a hard fought season
with a record of 2-14. Team leaders were Melaney Gonzalez, Imani
Butler, Malori Bell, Alyssa Castera, Hanna Valle, and Cristina Flores. Coach Schumacher is extremely proud with how well this
group of girl's got along, how hard they worked in practice and
how they fought every single game even when there backs were
against the wall. There is no doubt that these Lady Titans will be a
valuable asset to there school's, community, and athletic program
for years to come.
Bolger Boys Basketball
The Bolger Boys basketball team finished
their season with a 13-7 record. Building upon the strides made last year, 8th grade leaders, Joey Osterbye, Julian Castell,
Vaughn Fitzgerald, Danny Vital and Justin Alessi accomplished their goal of making league playoffs by finishing the
regular season as division co-champions. The boys carried their regular season success into postseason play competing
in The Hoop Group Garden State Classic where they defeated HW Mountz in the first round. Additionally the boys
competed in the Run for the Roses middle school tournament.
It was a great year for the team as they achieved so many
goals they set for themselves in the beginning of the year. The
boys truly were a testament to the belief that hard work and dedication pays off. The team is looking to fill the shoes of the departing 8th graders who have certainly left a legacy for younger
grades to follow. Any student looking to become part of the Bolger Basketball program can see Mr. Sigrist for a summer workout
schedule. Thank you to all those who came out and supported the
boys this year.
Bolger Wrestling
The Bolger Titan wrestling team had another exciting year
led by George Burdick, Seth Rotondella and Blake Clayton all
of whom won the Monmouth County championship. Our team
record does not reflect all the accomplishments we saw this season as individuals, seven wrestlers placed in the league tournament. We look forward to the following season with many of
our wrestlers returning for an exciting and fun season.