David Biggy

Given time to reflect over the weekend, Jamie Jenkins went into the Pinelands Regional football team’s film session on Oct. 19 with a clear understanding of what’s at stake later this week, when the Wildcats square off with Toms River South. “Since freshman year, my class always talked about being the best, the one to change the program and turn […]

Jeremy DeFilippis knows a thing or two about the Southern Regional School District. Not only did he graduate from Southern, but in recent years he’s been involved in helping to develop young entrepreneurs around the campus. On Oct. 14, DeFilippis took another step in becoming much more familiar with the district when he took the oath to serve as one […]

After repeating as the Ocean County champions, the Southern Regional boys cross country team’s goal for the Shore Conference Championships on Oct. 23 was to stay as close to Christian Brothers Academy as possible. “I want to sit on the CBA guys and let them pull me through with a fast time,” Southern senior Jack McLennan said after the county […]

During a four-match stretch against powerhouse programs earlier in the month, the Pinelands Regional girls volleyball team learned a few things about itself. “Especially during the Williamstown match, we learned we can play with some big teams,” said senior Ava Vanarelli shortly after the Wildcats ousted Barnegat with a 25-20, 25-18, 25-13 win in the first round of the Shore […]

Through its first 14 games, the Southern Regional field hockey team’s offense averaged about two goals per contest. On average, the defense allowed one. During the Shore Conference Tournament last week, the Rams registered two shutouts and scored only three goals – enough when the defense is doing a phenomenal job. “Our defense definitely has been the strength of our […]

Some people on the Southern Regional High School campus probably figured Brinley Reynolds someday would contend for the girls soccer program’s career goals record. She had it in her mind the day she wrote the “Letter to My Future Self” in Melissa Bucci’s English class. “I didn’t know what the record was, but I wrote that my long-term goal was to […]

Through his years with the Pinelands Regional football squad, senior quarterback Jamie Jenkins has learned many valuable lessons from head coach John Tierney. “One of them is ‘Don’t talk with your mouth. Talk between the whistles.’ That’s what I did,” said Jenkins, who completed 14 of 17 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown during the Wildcats’ 20-12 victory over […]

Joe Adelizzi vividly recalls his first game as the Pinelands Regional football team’s defensive coordinator. It wasn’t pretty. “My first year, we won a game, but the goal was to just have games without a running clock. That’s where the program was at that point,” said Adelizzi, who joined the coaching staff for the 2013 season, when the Wildcats finished […]

After 7½ years as Stafford Township’s administrator, Matthew von der Hayden is on his way back to Ocean City. “Ocean City is a great place, I know the people, and there are great opportunities,” said von der Hayden, whose final day in Stafford is Nov. 20, after he handed in his resignation last week. “Part of why I love doing […]

Earlier in the cross country season, Angelina Colavita was given a great barometer for where she might be by the time the bigger state meets rolled around. “We were at a pretty big meet during the first week of the season, and I had the chance to race with the Haddonfield girls,” said the Barnegat junior following the Ocean County […]