Twp. boys, Memorial girls fail to qualify for state lax tourney
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township's boys and Brick Memorial's girls lacrosse teams fell short of qualifying for the NJSIAA Tournament, but Brick Township's boys gained some satisfactionwhen qualifying for the Shore Conference Tournament for the first time.
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BCC plays tomorrow in national tournament
Softball team ranked No. 5 in the country
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Bo Scannapieco knows a little something about the National Junior College Athletic Association Softball National Championship. Scannapieco is bringing Brookdale Community College to the national tournament for the 13th time. With two national championships on his resume, he knowswhat his club is up against this week and believes they can handle it.
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Local high schools compete at county track and field meet
Boyd, Brodeur, Hahn earn MVP status
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Student-athletes from Brick Township came away with three of the four Most Valuable awards during the Ocean County outdoor track and field championships at Neptune High School, an unprecedented accomplishment in the meet's history.
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Area baseball teams have mixed results in county tourney
Memorial wins two games, while Township loses to TR North
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Memorial's baseball players, who expected to qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament after a 3-0 start, had their hopes dashed last week but then had their spirits lifted a few days later in the Ocean County Tournament with two victories on Sunday, one over state-ranked Jackson Memorial.
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Dowd trying to propel Flyers to Stanley Cup
Brick native is in his 17th NHL season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Ayear ago, the Philadelphia Flyers languished in last place in theNHLEastern Conference and JimDowdwas playing on his second goround with the New Jersey Devils. But these days the Flyers have staged their biggest turnaround in the league this season, reaching the Eastern finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Dowd has a part in it.
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High school softball teams competing right to the end
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      It's been a wild roller coaster ride for Brick Township's girls softball team this season. Although first-year head coach Gerry Caci was not certain throughout the season what team would show up, it stayed in one frustrating pattern for most of last week off its most grueling stretch of the season.
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