Flurry of township cheerleading teams excels at Pop Warner championships
Pair of squads captures national titles
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Their routine was worked around the musical theme “I Can Do Anything,” which was also the first snippet of a song woven into the start of the medley, and the Brick Mustangs Junior Midgets Small Intermediate team of coach Ann Fish lived up to it.
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      Brick Township's two high school girls bowling teams turned in solid second-place finishes in keenly competitive tournaments on Saturday.
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Mustangs’ Falkiewicz and Cornell a perfect match
      Vin Falkiewicz had said from the start of what would be a record-setting season for him as Brick Memorial’s star running back that he wanted to attend an Ivy League school after college. And the lean, grinding runner, who had a knack for hitting the hole, achieved his wish when he recen...
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      The Brick Titans Baseball program, affiliated with the United States Amateur Baseball League, will hold sign-ups on Thursday and Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Cope Room of the Civic Center on Chambersbridge Road. Youngsters ages 6-7 can play on the coach pitch team, and youngsters ages ...
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Experience is the biggest difference between local boys hoops teams
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township’s experience-laden lineup looks to win the Shore Conference A South boys basketball championship held by Brick Memorial the past two seasons, but Brick Memorial also could lodge a surprising threat in a rebuilding season.
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Mat Rats I dominates tournament
      Alec Donovan at 76 pounds and Chris Caselli at 90 each won three bouts, and Brick Recreation Mat Rats I wrestlers turned in perhaps their strongest showing of the year as they rolled to a 72-26 victory over Long Branch-Shore to win the Hazlet Tournament on Sunday.
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Hockey season starts differently for locals
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township’s two high school hockey teams are a study in contrast just a week into the season. While Brick Memorial fired in seven goals in each of two games that it won, Brick Township was held to one goal in two losses after a 5-2 season-opening comeback victory over Old Bridge.
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O’Cone not sure what to expect from his team
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Memorial’s wrestling team regained its district championship last season after having a 19-year run snapped the year before, but new coach Dan O’Cone is not certain that the returning group can respond day in and day out to a grueling schedule.
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Girls hoops teams enter season with high hopes
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Annie McCarthy, a catalyst for Brick Memorial’s girls soccer team, now will look to help lead the Mustangs’ hoops team as one of three returning starters when they open their season on Friday night at Toms River East. Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m.
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