Mustang team serious about winning this year
Memorial boys impress coach with hard work in the off season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     With many new players replacing nine graduates, including some in key positions, Brick Memorial boys soccer coach Kevin Bleim was curious about the off-season commitment this year's prospects would make.
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Hawks optimistic about the 2006 season
Monmouth opens Saturday at Fordham
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
     Kevin Callahan doesn't shy away from acknowledging that the Monmouth University football team's expectations for 2006 are high.
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Sprengel doesn't miss a beat despite surgery
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     Brick Memorial football players got a surprise when they arrived for their second week of practice.
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Green Dragons should be an improved squad
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     Only four players graduate from last year's Brick Township boys soccer team, including only two starters, but youth still will play a leading role in the success of this year's edition.
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Green Dragon team will have a new look
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     Many new faces, including a familiar name in Brick Township girls athletics, took to the courts last week for the tennis team that is looking to fill four positions for the upcoming season from last year's 8-8 team.
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Esposito looks poised for a breakout season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     Nicole Esposito, first singles star at Brick Memorial, found she had to adjust as a freshman on her varsity team after being accustomed to playing on the USTA circuit.
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Mustangs ready to chase down state playoff berth
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     All but one player - team captain Jessica Rosace in third singles - returns to Brick Memorial's girls tennis team, which carries high hopes of reaching the NJSIAA tournament for the first time in memory after missing by one game at the cutoff a year ago.
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Sports Shorts
     Brick American Little League will be holding 2007 registration for new players only on Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Tom Nerney Clubhouse on Lanes Mill Road (across from Brick Memorial High School). All players who will be 10 years of age or older on or before April 30 must try out. Bring a gl
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Addition of Hahn should help Brick team greatly
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     Classes are not even started and changes already are in store for Brick Township's girls and boys track and field programs.
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Local Pop Warner teams gear up for season openers
     Nick Castellano ran back a punt 90 yards for a touchdown with six minutes left to lift the Brick Mustangs Midgets to a thrilling 14-8 victory over the Brick Dragons Midgets on Saturday night in the season-opening Mayor's Cup Friendship Games.
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Girls XC teams have high hopes this fall
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
     Cross country practices are under way and there's a little extra sprint to the stride of the Brick Memorial girls team, which will travel to Orlando, Fla., on Columbus Day weekend to participate in the Cross Country Classic at Walt Disney World.
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Handchen new athletics coordinator at Memorial
     Rich Handchen, who has served as golf coach at Brick Memorial for the last two spring seasons and has served as a physical education teacher in the district for the last 24 years, has been named athletics coordinator at the school.
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