Big Brown doesn't disappoint at Monmouth
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      This time, Big Brown delivered. In his first race since a disastrous performance at the Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness-winning Big Brown used a late charge to catch upsetminded Coal Play in the final furlong to win the $1 million Haskell Invitational presented by Vonage (G1) by n...
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Brick legion team goes .500 this summer
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township American Legion baseball narrowly missed making the district tournament, but manager Jason Groschel, who also was the players' high school coach during their varsity season last spring, kept things in perspective for what was a productive five weeks in an 8-8 season.
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Ripken All-Stars prepping for regionals
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick American's 11-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars battled back in the losers' bracket into the state championship before losing, but it was somewhat anticlimatic.
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Brick National 12-year-olds season ends at regionals
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick National's 12-year-old All-Stars saw their glorious run to the state championship ended on Saturday in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals of the Cal Ripken Tournament in Bridgewater.
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Brick American 14's lose close one in state title game
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      For a while, it looked like Brick American's 14-year-old All-Stars would erase the 6-0 deficit and win the Cal Ripken state championship against Nottingham.
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Brick 10-year-olds drop heartbreaker in regional final
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      There's plenty to feel proud about. That's how manager Jeff O'Neill and his staff reacted after Brick National's 10-year-old All-Stars dropped a dramatic 1- 0 decision to North Jersey champion Branchburg in the Mid-Atlantic Region finals of the Cal Ripken tournament.
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Benefit hockey game slated for this weekend
      Six Brick hockey players will help lead the Ocean County All-Stars against Monmouth County in the 11h annual Jim Dowd's Shoot for the Stars Foundation benefit game at the Red Bank Armory on Sunday. Faceoff is at 6 p.m Admission is $10 at the door.
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