Edelson, Stephen. "St. Rose basketball turns to Roselle Catholic after first section title win in 19 years", Asbury Park Press, March 2, 2023. Accessed June 4, 2023. "The latest chapter in the Purple Roses' meteoric rise was written in Wednesday's NJSIAA South Non-Public B final. Behind an intense defensive effort and fourth-quarter offensive surge, they rolled to a 59-43 victory over Bishop Eustace to win the title for the first time in 19 years."
LoGiudice, Daniel. "NJ boys soccer: 30 greatest Jersey Shore teams ever", Asbury Park Press, June 16, 2020. Accessed December 8, 2020. "1981 St. Rose (21-2-1) - Head coach Joe Donahue, the youngest coach to win a state title after leading St. Rose to a championship in 1978 at age 22, won his second state championship, and St. Rose's fourth overall, with a 2-0 victory against Delbarton in the Parochial A final."
Warner, Jay. "American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today", p. 135. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006. ISBN0-634-09978-7. Accessed June 20, 2011. "16-year-old SPANlELS-influenced Tim Hauser and several friends went to see Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers perform at the Convention Center but instead wound up in a near riot.... Then in February 1958 a classmate at St. Rose High School named Tommy Picardo, who had heard about the encounter with his idol Frankie Lymon, came over to Tim in the schoolyard."
Ken LollaArchived March 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Louisville Cardinals men's soccer. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Lolla holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Duke, which he received in 1983. He was a high school All-America pick in 1980 at St. Rose High School in Belmar, N.J. and also played on the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival teams in 1979 and 1983."
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Carlson, Jen. "Nicole Atkins, Musician"Archived January 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Gothamist, March 13, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2011. "I'll never forget the first time I... played my first gig. it was in the cafeteria of st. rose high school in belmar nj. we...did 'the end' from the doors for our encore. i was so out of it i screamed..right in the vice principal's face and the place went wild. i had weekend detentions for way too long after that one."
via Associated Press, "Bills Pleas: Hey, Look Me Over!", The Palm Beach Post, February 15, 1968. Accessed June 20, 2011. "Drescher, 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, played two years with a St. Rose High School team in Belmar, N.J., which won state championships in its parochial Class B. Division each year. As a senior, he averaged 14 points a game and 10 to 12 rebounds. A teammate, Bob Verga, plays with Dallas in the American Basketball Association."
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Staff. "St. Joe implodes in sixth inning, St. Rose of Belmar scored nine runs in the inning to oust the shocked Wildcats, 10-3.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 2005. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Leading by two runs and just four outs away from capturing its first sectional baseball championship since 1977, St. Joseph of Hammonton suffered through a nightmare ending in yesterday's NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public B final. St. Rose of Belmar scored nine sixth-inning runs – all with two outs – to erase a 3–1 deficit and outlast a dazed St. Joseph, 10–3, at sun-drenched Mercer County Park."
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"Roses Capture Parochial 'C' By Defeating St. Patrick, 3-2", The Daily Register, June 7, 1973. Accessed February 21, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose of Belmar (12-5) won the N.J. State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Parochial 'C' baseball championship here yesterday by scoring three runs in the sixth inning to beat St. Patricks of Elizabeth. 3-2."
"St. Rose wins its run for the title", The Record, June 9, 1992. Accessed January 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose started and finished strong Monday, battering Essex Catholic, 12-6, at Middlesex County Tech to win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Parochial B baseball championship.... Chris Matuch capped the win with a three-run homer in the seventh, which gave the Roses (23-4) a 12-4 advantage and left moot a two-run uprising by Essex Catholic in the bottom of the inning."
Kensik, Edward. "Rose wouldn't wilt against the Gaels", South Bergenite, June 11, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Unfortunately for St. Mary's they went down for the second time in three years as St. Rose defeated the Gaels, 8-4, in the Non-Public B state championship."
"St. Rose Wing State Cage Title; Neptune Beaten, 72-52", Asbury Park Press, March 17, 1962. Accessed January 17, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "St. Rose High School's basketball team beat down a stubborn Immaculate Conception High team of Montclair, 63-61, here last night to win the Parochial B championship in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's 44th tournament. A crowd of 3.100 in the not-too-comfortable Delaware Valley Garden gymnasium watched the late-blooming Purple Roses cling to a precarious lead doggedly until the game Immaculate Conception Lions simply ran out of time a field goal away from a chance at the biggest prize in New Jersey scholastic basketball."
"Palumbo' s Super Effort at St. Rose Garners Coach-of-the-Year Honors", Asbury Park Press, December 4, 1977. Accessed December 8, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "This year was the Roses' loudest with a 17-2-1 record, and a third NJSIAA Parochial B championship in five years giving Palumbo a final career record of 81-34-11.... With Palumbo's final year as a guiding inspiration, the Roses came roaring back this season and clubbed Paterson Catholic in the NJSIAA Parochial B final, 6-3."
"Roses"Asbury Park Press, March 17, 1993. Accessed January 13, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Mannion, who only scored in double figures twice during the regular season, led a second-half comeback to give St. Rose a 66-48 win over DePaul of Wayne Township in last night's Parochial B championship game in the New Jersey State Athletic Association tournament."
"Monsignor awards diplomas at St. Rose High School", Asbury Park Press, June 3, 1984. Accessed November 8, 2017. "Diplomas were awarded by Monsignor Thomas Leubking, superintendent of schools of the Diocese of Trenton. Assemblywoman Marlene Lynch Ford, D-N.J., a 1972 graduate of St. Rose, also spoke."
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Boys Basketball All-Century Top 10, The Star-Ledger. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Bob Verga, St. Rose (Belmar), Final season: 1962-63. Key statistics: Scored 1,033 points, then a single-season state record, in his senior year to lead St. Rose to a second straight Parochial B championship. Though triple-teamed, he hit a jumper with four seconds to play to lift his team over Phillipsburg Catholic, 82–80, for the 1963 title."
Sebastian, Nestor F. "Boys soccer: St. Rose ousts Bishop Eustace in PKs to claim South Non-Public B title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 9, 2022, updated February 16, 2023. Accessed June 4, 2023. "Top-seeded St. Rose won in penalty kicks 5-3 over third-seeded Bishop Eustace after finishing goalless through regulation and extra time in the final of the South Jersey Non-Public B NJSIAA/Wawa soccer championships."
Coach Bill Carmody Follows a Legend, Princeton University Sports, December 25, 1996. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Bill Carmody is the fifth of 11 children born to a Spring Lake, New Jersey, family. He played basketball at St. Rose High School in Belmar, and was good enough to attract the interest of a number of college coaches, including Carril."
Manley, Matt. "Boys Basketball – St. Rose Caps Historic Season With State-Final Rout Boys Basketball – St. Rose Caps Historic Season With State-Final Rout", Shore Sports Network, March 8, 2024. Accessed March 26, 2024. "That team was St. Rose and less than two years after Lynch got that text, the Purple Roses likely just cemented their case as the No. 1 team in New Jersey with a 73-29 dismantling of Immaculate Conception of Montclair Friday in the Non-Public B championship game at Jersey Mike's Arena.... St. Rose had not won an overall state championship since 1977 and prior to last season, had not played in a state final since 2004."
Waldeyer, Debbie. "Roses in bloom", Asbury Park Press, June 12, 2005. Accessed July 16, 2011. "Ranaudo's hit cleared the right-field wall 330 feet from home plate for a three-run homer in the first inning and cleared the way for St. Rose's 4–0 win over Morristown-Beard in the NJSIAA Non-Public B baseball championship."
Carlson, Jen. "Nicole Atkins, Musician"Archived January 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Gothamist, March 13, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2011. "I'll never forget the first time I... played my first gig. it was in the cafeteria of st. rose high school in belmar nj. we...did 'the end' from the doors for our encore. i was so out of it i screamed..right in the vice principal's face and the place went wild. i had weekend detentions for way too long after that one."
Ken LollaArchived March 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Louisville Cardinals men's soccer. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Lolla holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Duke, which he received in 1983. He was a high school All-America pick in 1980 at St. Rose High School in Belmar, N.J. and also played on the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival teams in 1979 and 1983."
Sullivan, T.R. "Readying for spring, Ranaudo feels 'welcome' in Texas", MLB.com, February 3, 2015. Accessed May 26, 2015. "Ranaudo went to St. Rose Belmar (N.J.) High School. The Catholic school on the North Jersey Shore has an enrollment of 562, but the Rangers still found him in 2007, selecting Ranaudo in the 11th round of the First-Year Player Draft."
