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Asbury Park Press D7 To Report Scholastic Scores Call 1-800-822-9770 Ext. 4418, 4422 For Local Sports Scores Call Pressto (908) 918-1000 Touch 8802 TR Eat Red Bank advance to final Thursday, October 26, 1995 Raiders make a Devilish visit Bucs' execution nearly perfect in convincing win over Caseys 1 PETER ACKERMANStaff Photographer TR East's Jen O'Connell (13) and Jackie Zaabadick celebrate the victory. By FRED SIEGLE STAFF WRITER WEST LONG BRANCH Shore Regional almost never loses on its own field almost. Toms River East visited the Blue. Devils yesterday and left with a 2-1 victory and its first Shore Conference Tournament final berth.

The loss was Shore's second at home since 1991. h'jjjjiWCn think BnMMIWMJ my kids know RIVER EAST 2 t0 much about SHORE REGIONAL 1 Shore and the hmmmbb Shore mystique, they're not really a team we see that often," coach Debbie Schwartz said. "But we have a lot of players back from our team last year that played Shore tough at our field (a 1-0 loss). I think our girls knew they could come in here and play with them. There was no intimidation factor." East (12-4-2), the seventh seed in the tournament, got on the board first, with Kris Arnold tapping in the ball during a flurry in front of the cage at the 13:26 mark.

No. 3 Shore (15-1-1) tied it on a blast off the stick of Holly Migliaccio with 3:35 left in the half. But the Raiders came out strong in the second half and Jen O'Connell connected with Kelly Johnson for a pretty goal 2:40 into the half. "We knew their goalie likes to come out, she's very aggressive," O'Connell said. "So we wanted to bring her out, then pass around her.

Kelly was in perfect position." "I saw the play developing," Johnson said. "Jen drew out the goalie then passed to me andljustsweptitin." Squami Kate and Lauren there to back me up. Our defense has been solid all year." "Our defense has jelled over the course of the year," said Bucs' coach Wendy Tumock. "I was moving them around all season to find the right combination, and it took quite awhile. But we're right where we want to be now." After a few early scoring chances, McGuire finally put one in 4:54 into the half.

Betta took it out from the right coiner and passed it through traffic to Galbavy. Galbavy fired a shot to the corner of the net from 15 yards out that McGuire deflected in for the goal. "That was the first time we scored off that comer all year," said Galbavy. "Usually' I'll shoot it, but the girl rushed at me a little faster than normal. So I dodged her and slipped it to Erin." With 18:45 gone by in the second half, McGuire struck again with a slow roller through a crowd.

Two goals for someone who was double-teamed the entire game. "I tried to set a pick off of one and cut around the other," McGuire said. "It's tough, it's hard. It gets kind of frustrating. But you learn to kind of work with it." The Bucs have made it to the SCT final one other time in 1992, when they won the championship.

The Caseys' SCT run ends in the semis in only their second season of existence. "I thought my kids played very hard to the end," Caprioni said. "This is a learning experience for us. I am just extremely, extremely proud of this team. We had a lot of problems moving the ball and you have to give Red Bank a lot of credit." Guilty verdict Official pleased with court ruling Shore officials association says fines levied against defendant should act as a deterrent.

Shore turned up the pressure as the clock ticked down, but the Raiders' defense and goalie Karen Fox were up to the task. Shore had several last chances, including three penalty corners in the final 1:30. "The hardest part was the last 10 seconds," O'Connell said. "They had a penalty corner, and I just looked at the clock and it was going so slow. All I could think about was that I wanted to start celebrating." East's performance was even more amazing considering the Raiders had to play most of the game without starting sweeper Jen Russo-manno, who was left out of the scorebook by Schwartz by mistake and was declared an ineligible player when the problem was discovered five minutes into the game.

NJSIAA GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENT keeps toIMe Warriors blast Millburn, Moorestown in Group II By BOB CONSIDINE STAFF WRITER LITTLE SILVER The finely tuned machine known as the Red Bank Regional field hockey team is running on all cylinders. And the timing couldn't be more perfect. The Bucs played flawlessly in their 2-0 Shore Conference Tournament semifinal win over Red Bank Catholic yesterday at Red Bank Regional. It was a dangerous RED BANK RED BANK CATHOLIC jaaajaajjaaHajiaaaajaaajiaaaaaaB COmDinatlOn: an offense that rarely stopped pressing, a defense that allowed just three shots and a confidence you'd expect from a team going to tomorrow's SCT final against Toms River East. "What's working to our advantage is we're 'peaking right now," said Bucs' forward Robyn Galbavy.

"In the beginning, we weren't sure of a lot of things. It's not like that anymore." "Everybody communicates well. We've come together," added forward Erin McGuire. "In the beginning, everyone was kind of somewhere else. And now we're playing like a team." McGuire netted both Bucs' goals and Galbavy had both assists.

But the scoring didn't indicate the cohesion of Red Bank's efforts, particularly on defense. When RBC forward Bethany Link found any kind of breathing room, she was quickly swarmed by backs Liz Betta, Kate Brasch and Lauren LeBreque. "We mostly cover for each other," Betta said. "If I can't get to the ball, then there's THOMAS P. COSTELLOStaff Photographer singles star, Elisa DiFeo, won in straight into TOC "Nora was totally dominating," Fowler-Wrightson said.

"All of her serves were practically unretumable." "Aimee Bodnar is the base of this team. She's the one we get our spirit from," Keator said. And spirit is something the Bulldogs aren't lacking at all. "This team is like a family," senior Jen Stach said. "Everybody pulls for everyone else, because we're all close friends." The Bulldogs received the No.

5 seed in the TOC and will face No. 4-seeded Cherry Hill East on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Inman Racquet Club, Edison Township. After the game, the East players rushed to the bus, in a hurry to get back to their school in time for a pep rally for all the school's teams that was to be held no matter how the tournament game came out. "We're going back and we're going blazing in there," said O'Connell.

"We're going to crash the pep rally and let everyone know we won. I can't wait to get back to the school." The win propeled Toms River East into tomorrow's championship game against top-seeded Red Bank in a game that will also be played at Shore. The Raiders also topped Lacey, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, to reach the final. Playing It straight: Manasquan's third sets in the semifinals and final.

her record to 15-3, but was more impressed by her team's performance than her personal accomplishments. "This is a great feeling. We haven't won a title in at least ten years and it's a great way to go out as a senior," she said. "My serve wasn't really on today, but I made up for it keeping it deep, long, and high on the rallies." Victories by the two doubles teams helped put the Bulldogs over the top. The win by the second doubles team was particularly impressive, as Aimee Bodnar teamed with Nora Rahner to win 6-2, 6-0.

Rahner filled in for Bodnar's regular partner, Meredith Sorenson, who had to sit out the final with a fever. f( express finals and seemed ready to take on defending NJSIAA Group II and TOC champion Moorestown. Manasquan's only loss in the last two years came at the hands of Moorestown, which knocked the Warriors out of the Group II finals last year. In the finals, Haus didn't lose a game and gave Manasquan a 1-0 lead. Manasquan's first doubles team of Emily Patterson and Kristin Phoebus also rolled, losing only one game in the match.

Soon after, DiFeo completed a straight-sets victory and the Warriors were champs. Second singles player Megan Crotty was able to finsh her day on a positive note. After losing her semifinal, she won in the finals. "I think I tried to do too many things in the first match," she said. "I came back for the finals with a clean slate and tried to be more consistent." Coach Rod Ravaioli was proud of the 5-0 sweep accomplished by his girls.

"This is what we set out to do at the beginning of the season, so we've already met our goal," he said. "Anything we might accomplish in the TOC will just be the icing on the cake, but I think that we'll be able to hold our own there." South, Ocean stopped Middletown South beat Westfield in the Group IV semfinals, but was defeated in the final 4-1 by Cherry Hill East. In the semifinals the play of Erica Mann at Please see Squan, page D8 By JOE ZEDALIS STAFF WRITER HAZLET TOWNSHIP A Hazlet Township man was found guilty of harassment in municipal court Tuesday for shoving a soccer official last spring. Joseph Gavini, Sycamore Drive, Hazlet Township, was fined $250 and ordered to perform 30 hours of community service for shoving Harold Blankley, a Shore Conference soccer official, after a Raritan High School girls soccer game last April. Carol LaManna, the violations clerk for the Hazlet Township Municipal Court, confirmed Gavini was found guilty of the charge.

She also said Gavini was assessed $30 court services cost, $50 violent crimes fine and a $75 safe neighborhood fee. "I'm happy with the decision," Blankley said. "It was not just a matter of saying this was something bad and don't let it happen again. The court put some teeth into the decision." "It was a just decision," said John Cobb, the president of the Shore Chapter of the New Jersey Soccer Officials Association. "I believe the decision will serve as a deterrent.

A person does not have to go to jail to be a deterred. The fines, the court costs and the hiring of an attorney were enough to make the man realize it wasn't worth it." Blankley said he was "grabbed and shoved" by Gavini after a game between Raritan and Freehold high schools last April. Blankley said Gavini threatened to kill him after a game in which Gavini's sister, Gina, suffered a broken wrist. Blankley filed charges of terroristic threats and assault against Gavini on May 1. LaManna said the charges were downgraded to harassment.

The charges were review by the Monmouth County prosecutors office and then returned to municipal court. "After it was returned to the municipal court level, I was really pessimistic," Blankley said. Blankley said Gavini pleaded not guilty to the charges. Blankley said much of Gavini's community service will come in serving the Hazlet Recreation Department, which sponsors youth soccer in Hazlet Township. "He (Gavini) took something away from the sport, and now I think it is fitting that he gives something back by working on soccer fields and such," Blankley said.

"I'm really grateful to the Shore soccer officials for providing me with representation," Blankley said. Michael McGann of Red Bank represented Blankley. By NEIL SCHUMAN STAFF WRITER WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP The Man- asquan girls tennis team has been unstoppable this season. The Warriors took a 23-0 record into yesterday's New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group II Tournament at the Mercer County Park Tennis Complex, and they emerged unscathed beating Millburn in the semifinals and sweeping Moorestown in the championship. The triumph gave the Warriors the NJSIAA Group II title and earned them the No.

1 seed-, ing and a first-round bye in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions beginning this weekend at the Inman Racquet Club, Edison Township. On Monday, Manasquan will meet the winner of Saturday's match between NJSIAA Group I champion Rumson-Fair Haven and Group IV champion Cherry Hill East, In their 4-1 semifinal win against Millburn, the Warriors jumped to an early lead when first singles player Maren Haus lost a total of three games in her straight-sets victory over Jennifer Tuchband. Third singles player Elisa DiFeo made it 2-0 when she avenged an earlier loss by beating Millburn's Pam Hellman, 6-2, 6-3. "Hellman beat me in the Kings Tournament back in September, so I feel pretty good about beating her today," she said. When the Warriors' second doubles team of Laura Clancy and Jamie Schwier finished off Meredith Berg and Julie Hagmann 6-3, 6-3, the Warriors clinched a spot in the afternoon Rumson tops By NEIL SCHUMAN STAFF WRITER WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP It's been a long time coming for the Rumson-Fair Haven girls tennis team, but yesterday at the Mercer County Park Tennis Complex, its dream became a reality.

The Bulldogs are the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group I champions and will play in the Tournament of Champions. Cnarh Grace. Fowler-Wrishtson won a state title as a player for Rumson in 1978, and now she's won her first title there as a coach. "I don't have too many memories of winning as a player back in 1978, but I will retaember Verona, Cresskill to sweep this title for a long time," she said. "Now I've seen it from the coaching side and I couldn't be prouder.

This is the first state title we've won in quite a while and it will be the first time we ever go to the TOC." The Bulldogs faced their toughest test of the afternoon when they faced Verona in the Group semifinals. Victories from Jamie Klatsky and Emily Warshauer in singles play and from Jamie Soriano and Emily Murphy in doubles put Rumson in the final against Cresskill. In the final, the Bulldogs put it in cruise control, winning 5-0. Senior Lindsay Keator (first singles) won in straight sets to improve.