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Sports September 18, 2008
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Twp. football drops opener to Howell after having big lead
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      At age 81 and with a vivid memory of the 50 seasons gone by as coach of Brick Township's football team, Warren Wolf could not remember the last time his Green Dragons team squandered a 21-point margin, particularly when it was the first 21 points of the game.
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Memorial football watches lead disappear, still wins game
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Memorial's football players found themselves in a tough spot in their opening game when they saw a 14-point lead evaporate to a tie against host Toms River East in the third quarter last Friday. "We said we need to step it up," said Brick Memorial quarterback Brian Staub. "We knew we were p...
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Youth baseball leagues will play each other starting next season
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick American and Brick National Cal Ripken programs that converted from Little League this past summer will try another new idea for next season when they cross over for interleague play for the first time.
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Memorial girls soccer opens season with 4-1 victory
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      If Brick Memorial's girls soccer team is to win 18 games like it did a year ago — or more — and to repeat as Shore Conference A South champion and advance farther into the postseason, senior center midfielder Caitlin Conway will be in the middle of things.
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Twp. beats Memorial in varsity volleyball debut
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township and Brick Memorial picked a very exciting way to break into the varsity ranks of high school girls volleyball. After playing for two years on club level, the two teams made their varsity debut head-to-head as Brick Township beat Brick Memorial, 25-20, 25-21, before a large, vocal g...
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Local boys soccer teams drop opening games
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Coaches want to open their season with a victory, but Brick Township coach Ken Lynch and Brick Memorial's Kevin Bliem saw a silver lining when both teams suffered 3-1 losses in their first game. "I thought we played very well," said Lynch after Brick Township fell to Toms River North at home on S...
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Twp. girls tennis trying to move up in the ranks
Team finished 6-10 a year ago
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer
      Brick Township tennis coach Bob Hudak enjoys a luxury he has not had in his five previous seasons: three experienced singles players. "We have a lot of young players, but with our experience, we hope to do even better," said Hudak, referring to a 6-10 record last fall.
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Rutgers football drops to 0-2 following blowout defeat
Teel suffers through another lackluster performance in 44-12 loss
BY DAN NEWMAN Sports Editor
      Many of the Rutgers faithful may have thought the football team's season-opening 24-7 loss to Fresno State was merely an aberration. After the Scarlet Knights' most recent game, those on the bandwagon may want to think twice about riding on a vehicle with quickly deflating tires.
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