Brick bowling teams get off to slow starts
Both high school teams shoot poorly in early season matches
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      It was an inauspicious start for perennially powers Brick Memorial and Brick Township boys bowling teams in the Bishop Ahr Tournament at Carolier Lanes in East Brunswick on Saturday, but both coaches remain optimistic for what lies ahead for this season.
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RU drops final regular season game at Louisville
Scarlet Knights blow 18-point lead, lose 41-38 to end regular season
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      In order to be successful in Division I football, you need to play consistently well - whether you're talking about over the course of the entire season, or within the context of each individual game. On Thursday night in Louisville, Ky.
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Twp. wrestling primed to have a big season
Coach feels this is his best team in many years
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      John Battista, who moved down a weight class for Brick Township's wrestling team, is eager for a shot at returning to the NJSIAA Tournament as a senior this year. "I like this weight class better. I'm not the tallest guy in the world," joked the 5- feet, 10-inch Battista, who moves down to 189 pounds from 215 pounds where the defending District 23 champion finished 33-5.
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Brick Mat Rats succeed against Toms River
      Vin Favia at 122 pounds snapped a 33- 33 tie with a decision and Brick Mat Rats I went on to sweep its remaining weight classes over Toms River, 58-33, in their Jersey Shore Junior Wrestling League opener on Saturday.
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Brick hoops teams look to improve on last season
Both girls squads are coming off of 6-win seasons
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Girls basketball teams at Brick Memorial and Brick Township draw many comparisons to each other as they prepare for the opening of the season next weekend. Both won six games and finished strongly with young teams, with Brick Township winning all of its games at the end.
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Memorial looks to avenge last season's frustration
Mustangs want to make postseason after barely missing last year
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Andrew Picatagi and Matt O'Brien were eager to get back in the gym for Brick Memorial's boys basketball team and leave behind the frustration of last year's injury-riddled team that missed out on the NJSIAA and Shore Conference tournaments.
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Fish On
Not many keepers along Jersey coastline
RON NUZZOLO
      Where are the keepers? Another week has passed with solid numbers of bass caught along the coast. Anglers are playing catch and release in double-digits with bass just under 28 inches. Keepers are hard to come by so far. Capt. Greg on the Golden Eagle fished from Long Branch to Sea Bright and produced plenty of short stripers with a mix of some big bluefish.
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Monmouth roundup
      Head coach Michele Baxter has announced the signing of five players to compete for the Monmouth University women's basketball program in the 2008- 09 season. The incoming recruiting class features four guards and one forward, and the five players represent four different states. Guards Heather Reynolds (Painted Post, N.Y./Corning West), Alexis Scott (Somerset, N.J.
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Rutgers roundup
      Junior forward JR Inman (Pomona, N.Y.) posted his second double-digit game against Princeton in as many years, totaling 16 points to lead the Scarlet Knights to a 54-50 comeback win over the Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the RAC. RU improves to 5-2 and a perfect 5-0 at home with the victory, while Princeton drops to 2-5.
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