Dragons Pee Wee football team ready for another big season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      The Brick Dragons Pop Warner Pee Wee team continues the trend of last season with many players up from the Junior Pee Wee team that did not allow a touchdown during its Jersey Shore Junior League season. With Kevin Matthews also moving up as coach, the Pee Wees shut out their first two opponents.
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     FILE PHOTO Brick Township High School football coach Warren Wolf talks to his players prior to a practice. Wolf is in his 51st year at the helm and will start the season this weekend.
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Hockey All-Star game raises funds for charitable foundation
      NHL veteran and Brick native Jim Dowd could not be any happier with the turnout for his Shoot for the Stars Ocean vs. Monmouth All-Star game last month at the Red Bank Armory that raised $25,000 for the Marks Family Foundation.
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Area football teams ready to kickoff 2008 season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township and Brick Memorial football teams open their season this weekend with high hopes of a run for a winning season that eluded them last fall.
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Winters' play makes difference in FDU victory
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Going into the season, Bill Winters of Brick figured to be a big part of Fairleigh Dickinson University's offense in his second year as starting quarterback. "He is the offense," said a few experts of the program when asked.
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Esposito to lead Memorial girls on the tennis court
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Nicole Esposito made a visit to Villanova last weekend where the Brick Memorial senior is leaning for a college choice as a pre-med student. Esposito two weeks ago had competed in a Super Smash national tournament in Boca Raton, Fla. where she feels she strengthened her USTA rankings as No. 1 in the district, No.
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Brick Mustangs prepare to open season this weekend
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Things apparently are looking up for the Brick Mustangs of the Jersey Shore Football League as they move from the A to the B Division with the Brick Dragons. Also in the division when the season began on Aug. 30 are Southern, Point Pleasant and River Plaza. The Brick teams will collide around midseason in the Mayor's Trophy game.
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Testa still living his baseball dream
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Joe Testa's roller coaster ride in the minor leagues continued over the weekend. Testa pitched for the Fort Myers Miracle of the Minnesota Twins in the best-of-five championship series for the High A League in Florida. The former Brick Township High pitcher whose family has relocated to Jackson is expected to relieve as he did in his last two outings.
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Cusanelli making his mark at FDU
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      College football games have what The College of New Jersey's longtime football coach Eric Hamilton called on Friday night an "ebb and flow" with many turning points. But one constant that helped Fairleigh Dickinson to its first-ever football victory over TCNJ, 42-41, was a determined surge from the defensive line led by junior tackle Nick Cusanelli of Brick.
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