BELMAR -- The third and final installment of the battle between Red Bank Catholic girls basketball and St. Rose this season was another instant classic. With 6.6 seconds left to go in the South Non-Public A semifinals, RBC's Addy Nyemchek received an inbound pass, drove past half court then down the lane, absorbed contact for a foul, and made a shot off the glass to tie the game 53-53 with 1.1 seconds left....

A free throw from Tessa Carman brought her into the 1,000 point club as third-seeded Red Bank Catholic won its postseason opener at home, defeating 14-seed Princeton Day 72-26 in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public A tournament for the program’s 19th straight victory this season. Red Bank Catholic (25-4), ranked No. 3 in NJ.com’s latest Top 20, quickly took control of the ballgame, outscoring Princeton Day (13-10) 37-12 in the first half. Carman hit the milestone with 4:25 remaining in the third quarter as Red Bank Catholic kept expanding the lead. Carman recorded 15 points in the victory. Her teammate Addy Nyemchek led all scorers with 16 points, and Scarlet LeVake added 12. 10 different players got into the scoring column for Red Bank Catholic. Nica Martin was the lone scorer to reach double-digits for Princeton Day, registering 11 points. Sophia Rae Barber hit all of her shots from beyond the arc, finishing with nine points. Red Bank Catholic will attempt to extend its winning streak to 20 games on Monday, when it will host the winner of six-seed St. Thomas Aquinas and 11-seed Camden Catholic in the quarterfinals....

Two years ago, the wrestling career of Red Bank Catholic senior Michael DiBiase was at a crossroads. He had been homeschooled for his first two years of high school and competed for the wrestling team at Wall, where he won a pair of district titles and was a two-time state qualifier for the Crimson Knights. However, the Wall Board of Education approved a policy change in 2023 that no longer allowed homeschooled students to participate in school sports, clubs or extracurricular activities. It meant DiBiase would have to either continue being homeschooled and give up wrestling for a high school team or find a new school....