RANDOLPH, NJ - The Garden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) has released its Players of the Week for the week ending January 29th.

Ocean County College men's basketball player JaMario Clayton earns GSAC Male Player the Week for his 77 point performance in the Vikings 3 games.  Ocean went 2-1 on the week as Clayton averaged 25.6ppg, 7.3rpg and 4.6apg. 

On the women's side, Elizabeth Lawler of Ocean County College earns GSAC Female Player of the Week accolades.  The 5-10 center led Ocean to a 3-0 week, averaging 25.0ppg, 20.3rpg and 3.33 blocks per game.

Congratulations to both JaMario and Elizabeth.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Director of Athletics Troy Tucker has announced that Joe Heitczman has been named Head Men's Soccer Coach at Northampton Community College.

Heitczman was the top assistant at East Stroudsburg University for 13 seasons, helping lead the Warriors to eight PSAC championships and eight NCAA tournament bids during his tenure on the sidelines.

"This is a tremendous hire for us," stated Tucker, "Coach Heitczman brings years of experience from the NCAA DII level where he was able to foster a number of relationships with high school coaches that will enhance our recruiting efforts.  He is well-respected in the soccer world and will now have an opportunity to lead his own program in one of the top NJCAA Region's in the country."

A former goalkeeper for ESU, Heitczman logged the most minutes in goal for the 1992 PSAC championship team and was also a member of the 1994 championship squad.  Heitczman is currently involved with FC Pocono, a club team in East Stroudsburg, and serves as the girls soccer coach at East Stroudsburg North.

A native of Monroe, NY, Heitczman earned his bachelor's degree in sport management in 1996.  He is married to the former Vicki Vaites, who was an All-American lacrosse player during her time at ESU and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2008.  The couple have a son Mason (9) and a daughter Johanna (5).

Heitczman replaces Ned Yelovich who stepped down after the season after guiding the Spartans to a 12-19-5 mark during his two years on the sideline.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mi. - The Basketball Power Rankings Committee, under the leadership of Executive Director Mr. Brandon Kinsey, has released the latest standings for Region XIX.

1. Essex

2. Rarifan Valley

3. Salem

Essex County College retains the #1 spot despite their 4-point loss on Thursday night at the County College of Morris.  Raritan Valley holds down the #2 spot on the basis of their 9-game winning streak, while Salem takes over at #3.  The Oaks have gone 4-2 in January, including winning 2 out of 3 on the road.

1. Union

2. Lackawanna

3. Harcum

Union County College holds onto the #1 spot, despite a 7-point loss at home to Harcum.  The Owls are 4-2 in January and lead Region XIX with a 12-1 record.  Lackawanna is the #2 team, sporting a 3-game win streak and an impressive 7 road victories.  Harcum is the new #3, fresh off an upset of #1 Union, Harcum has won 5 straight and has an impressive 7-1 road record.

1. Camden

2. Brookdale

3. Ocean

Camden takes over the top spot ... winners of 4 staight, the Cougars are 15-2 in the Region.  Brookdale drops to #2 after falling to Atlantic Cape, 90-86, on Thursday night.  The Jersey Blues are undefeated at home, but only 2-3 in their last 5 road games.  Ocean holds the number 3 spot by the slimmest of margins over Atlantic Cape Community College.  The Vikings own an impressive victory over Brookdale, but are only 4-4 in the month of January.

1. Northampton

2. Ocean

3. Brookdale

Northampton takes over the top spot on the basis of their 7-game winning streak and victory over Ocean on December 17th.  Ocean takes the #2 spot, the Vikings are riding a 5-game winning streak and own 2 victories over Brookdale.  The Jersey Blues, the defending Regional Champs are 3rd, but remain very dangerous, especially given that the regional tournament will be played on their home court.  February 2nd and 4th will go a long way to clearing things up, as Northampton hosts Brookdale and then travels to Ocean.

The BPR is a subjective measure of a team's overall strength based on overall record, strength of schedule, region record, performance on the road and national polls.