Memorial crowns three champions
     PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Brick Memorial's Noel Reyes (r) tries to escape out of the hold of South Brunswick's Craig Cuffey (l) during their 135-pound bout at the annual Mustang Classic at Brick Memorial High School. Above: Memorial's Jordan Lodice (top) puts a hold on Ocean Township's Matt Dalton (bottom) during their 112-pound bout. Karon Reid (140 pounds), Steve Santos (145) and Cody Oliverio (160) took top honors in their respective weight classes.
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Vicki DeTata continues family tradition on the court
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      For the past seven years, there has always been a DeTata sibling in the lineup for Brick Township's girls basketball team. Vicki DeTata is the latest, and last of four sisters to don a Green Dragons jersey andwill have one final season after this one.
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Brick Memorial looking forward to inductions
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Twenty-seven years after opening its doors, Brick Memorial High School will enshrine its sports legends in a new athletic hall of fame.
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Gawronski deals with growing pains at the next level
Former Brick Twp. basketball player now at William Paterson
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Mike Gawronski was at Toms River North'sRitaccoCenter on theweekend before Christmas, watching his former Brick Township teammates battle top-seeded St.Rose hard in theWOBMClassic, only to see a seven-point fourth-quarter leadmelt into a 62-59 loss.
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Brick Memorial boys bowling starting to gel
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The difference inmany cases between a good high school bowling teamand a contender is in the fifth and final player in the lineup. Brick Memorial coach Mike Rusomano faced that dilemma at the start of the season, but by the second match of the season, his problemwas solved.
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Pimentel spending his time coaching collegiately
Former Memorial tennis player is an assistant coach at Hunter College
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Jonathan Pimentel is glad to be stopping back home in Brick for the holidays. The former Brick Memorial tennis standout who went on to a college career at St. Peter's has been living in New York City this fall while pursuing amaster's degree in urban planning at Hunter College where he serves as an assistant coach for the powerful women's tennis team.
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Brick Memorial falls to Jackson in wrestling
      Brick Memorial's reign as the No. 1 high school wrestling team in the state was shortlived as nemesis Jackson pulled out a convincing 40-28 victory on Dec. 22. Chris Giannos got the best victory of the night for theMustangs when he pinned his opponent after cutting weight to 145 pounds.
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