Reid overcomes defeat to finish third in state


      Karon Reid said he would "turn some heads" in the NJSIAA individual wrestling championships in Atlantic City over the weekend after winning the Region VI competition the previous weekend and he proved true to his words.
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Hahn evens score with win at Eastern States
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Call it one-up girlship.After beating Hillsborough's Taryn O'Connor in an early season meet and taking a back seat to her in the NJSIAA Group IV championships and the NJSIAA Meet of Champions recently, Brick Township star shot-putter Deanne Hahn evened matters up.
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Bishop excited about Mustangs' potential
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      New Brick Memorial baseball coach Rich Bishop, appointed back in February, has been in dugouts with Brick Memorial teams since the school opened in the early 1980s and also uses one time-worn phrase when talking about this year's team. "I think we'll surprise people," said Bishop.
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Sports Shorts
      The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will be sponsoring a Learn to Bowl program. The program serves as an introduction to bowling and on the lanes practice. It will be conducted on Fridays, March 9 to March 30 at the Brunswick Lakewood Lanes on Route 9 and 70 in Lakewood from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fee for each player is $10. This is program No. 413094-1A.
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New-look Brick team is still full of talent
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Losing eight starters off last year's 12-11 team might sound like a tough situation for Brick Township baseball coach Jason Groschel, but he isn't complaining. "The good thing is a lot of guys got some time on the varsity. Hopefully they'll slide right in," said Groschel.
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Brick girls ready to make run at A South Division
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      It was a far different season for Brick Township's softball team last season where there were no NCAA Division I college recruits on the team as there were a year before. And coach Mike Fletcher faces that situation again for this season as practices began last Friday.
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Mustangs team will have a new look this spring
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Before Brick Memorial softball candidates took the field last Friday for tryouts, coach Vin Dallicardillo knew there were some adjustments and changes for him as well as for the team. Along with losing some key performers from last year's team that won eight games, he had an overhaul of his coaching staff.
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Brick hockey team heads back to the nationals
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      For the fifth time in its storied history, the Brick Hockey Club is sending a team to the nationals. And for the second time in three years, the qualifier is the Midget Minors 16s AA team, which finished fifth in the nationals in 2005.
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Last of local teams bow out of state tourney play
Brick hoops team falls to second-seeded South Brunswick
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The last two winter sports teams from the Brick district still playing last week saw their seasons end last week in the NJSIAA Tournament. With both earning conference championships, Brick Township's boys basketball team and Brick Memorial's hockey team lost in the state tournament after both advanced beyond the opening round.
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      The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will be conducting golf lessons. Bring a 7 iron and 9 iron to the first class. Classroom discussion will be held on rain days in the Beach Complex Building. Lessons will be conducted Saturdays, April 7-28, at the Golf Driving Range in Ocean County Park. The classes are 8-9 a.m. and 9:15-10:15 am.
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