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For the 13th straight year, Christian Brothers Academy won the Shore Conference Indoor Winter Track team title, but this time, it didn’t come easy.

When Matt Bruno recorded the strikeout to secure the Bulldogs’ second straight section championship, the celebration was much more subdued than a year earlier.

Jersey Shore Arena hosted the Shore Conference’s two cup tournament finals Feb. 16. Saint John Vianney blanked Middletown North 3-0 in the Handchen Cup final, avenging a loss to the Lions in last year’s match-up.

After two years as a team competition, the Shore Conference returned to individual tournaments in each weight class, resulting in a number of state championship contenders getting a valuable tune-up for what’s to come on the road to Atlantic City.

Rumson-Fair Haven was counted out when it started the season 0-2. And the Bulldogs were all but eliminated from the playoffs when they trailed on the road by 17 in the section finals against Raritan. So when RFH fell behind 18-7 to Caldwell in the Group 2 state championship, the Rumson faithful knew this team was capable of one more amazing comeback – and they nearly saw it.

The Bulldogs head coach continues to mold RFH as an elite state power and back-to-back losses to nationally ranked teams will only help a talented team learn how to handle all comers when the post-season rolls around.

One of New Jersey’s top ranked baseball teams was eager to find a challenge and they got one when the Ranney Panthers agreed to a last minute game that proved to be one of the best early season showdowns in the state.

RUMSON – Two years ago, The Two River Times profiled Matt “Matty Cools” Newman, an autistic student-manager who quickly made an impression on the Rumson-Fair Haven basketball team. Newman brought endless energy and enthusiasm and the players and coaches on the team quickly made Matty an integral part of the squad. 

By Rich Chrampanis PATRICK OLIVERO Red Bank Catholic senior Alex Bauman celebrated the Caseys 21-14 win at RFH

RFH quarterback Colin Kennedy had 131 yards rushing and four touchdowns in the Bulldogs 35-0 win over Wall at SHI Stadium...