Mustangs Legion team wins a county title
Falls to older, more experienced teams in state tourney
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The frustration of a five-win varsity season has become a distant memory for the Brick Memorial American Legion players. The team put it all together in the league playoffs, winning its first-ever Ocean County championship. "There are 340 teams in the state and we're one of 32 still playing. That's a success story in itself," said coach Rich Bishop afterward.
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On target
     CHRIS KELLY staff Ocean County goalie Todd Hankel tries to block the shot of Monmouth County's Kevin Pecca during Sunday's 10th Annual Shore HighSchool All-Star Hockey Game, won by Monmouth County, 4-3, at the Red Bank Armory.
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Brick American falls to Freehold in sections
      Brick American's great post-season run that included its fourth District 18 title in six years was halted in the section championship game when Freehold held on to a 5-2 victory in Old Bridge. "We played well but Freehold is a hell of a team and we hung in there with them," said Brick American manager Joe Baatz. "The Freehold coach said he did not want to see them next year.
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Mets make it three in a row in Brick National
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The Mets won an unprecedented third straight Brick National Minor League championship under manager Jack Gelsleichter, but for a while, it looked scary. The team started off 5-0 and things looked pretty good for a team that lost five starters from last year's title team. But the Mets then went on a streak in the opposite direction, dropping five straight games.
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Picatagi keeping very busy this summer
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Andrew Picatagi has had an anything but relaxing summer from start to finish, but feels it will pay dividends for the upcoming high school basketball season for Brick Memorial. Picatagi on Sunday concluded a week-long team camp at Rutgers University, playing in seven games over the weekend.
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Graham expecting bigger role with Badgers
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      After spending his first playing season getting accustomed to a new coach and seeing it end with nine straight victories last fall, Garrett Graham of Brick is ready for pre-season work that begins next week as a tight end on the University of Wisconsin's football team.
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Richardson takes over Mustang field hockey team
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Courtney Richardson had the opportunity to play women's lacrosse and field hockey on a Division I level while at Monmouth University. Now, she is looking to do the same thing at Brick Memorial after being named the new field hockey coach at last week's school board meeting. Richardson succeeds Kelly Engelbart.
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Sports Shorts
      The Brick Hit-N-Runs 5/6 girls softball team won their division championship. The teammates were Shelly Applegate, Sandy Applegate, Katarina Bates, Katie Hule, Daniella Salerno, Kristianna Kawa, Nicholle Wright, Marissa Burns, Chelsea Byrne, Laura Graziano, Kristina Monti, Carly Wasco and Samantha Traiber. The girls were coached by Matt Wright and Chris Kawa.
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Strong field preparing for Sunday's Haskell
      The field for the $1 million Haskell Invitational Presented by Vonage (G1) continues to prepare for Sunday's Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park this week, with a variety of pre-race strategies beginning to emerge prior to the mile-and-an-eighth event
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