Category: Brick Bulletin Sports

  • Farewell to a great sports town

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer When I first was contacted by Greater Media Newspapers in 2002 and given the opportunity to join the new Brick Bulletin staff, I realized it might be a daunting but exciting challenge to establish coverage from scratch in a somewhat unfamiliar territory. Warren Wolf But it didn’t take long to…

  • Hockey club a good feeder for future H.S. stars

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer The Brick Township High School and Brick Memorial High School hockey teams are both enjoying good seasons. And the coaches of both teams credit the Brick Hockey Club for helping to prepare many of their players for the high school level. Brick Township High School continued along its best start…

  • BMHS wrestlers well prepared for Shore Conference tourney

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer D.J. Santos understands fully what it takes to be a champion and to bring talents to the highest level.Santos, a junior wrestling at 125 pounds, was an integral part of Brick Memorial High School’s drive to backto back NJSIAA Group IV championships. He saw his older brother Steve crown an…

  • BMHS hockey team blasts rival Brick Twp., 6-1

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Anthony Lobianco remembers last season when Brick MemorialHigh School’s hockey team made it to the Handchen Cup finals and the NJSIAA Public School quarterfinals before losing in both. Brick Township’s Brendan Dowd (3) tries to beat out Marlboro’s Nicholas Haase (26) for a face-off during home hockey game at the…

  • Brick’s Jay Frank scores 1,000th career point at TCNJ

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Jay Frank reached an athletic milestone recently when he became the 21st player in The College of New Jersey men’s basketball history to score 1,000 points. The senior shooting guard from Brick reached the mark with 2:56 left in the first half at New Jersey City University during a 66-60…

  • Mustangs’ coach bowled over by team’s performance

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Brick Memorial High School’s bowling team has had some great performances and great seasons, including last year’s NJSIAA Group IV championship squad. But veteran coach Mike Russomano said he never saw anything like his team’s performance when they repeated as champions in the 24th annual Brick Tournament at Ocean Lanes…

  • BTHS girls looking to top last year’s bowling performance

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Freshman Sydney Scelfo has stepped right into a significant role for Brick Township High School’s girls bowling team. And when she said she had to miss the Brick Tournament on Jan. 16 because of an important commitment to her main pursuit — a dance recital — it raised some concerns.…

  • Mat Rats I grapplers still unbeaten heading into War at the Shore

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Brick Recreation Mat Rats wrestlers are heading into the heart of their schedule in the Jersey Shore Junior League and will host the War at the Shore starting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 30 at Veterans Memorial Middle School. Along with defending champion Brick Mat Rats I, the tournament includes…

  • Sports Shorts

    Ocean County Senior Softball League is in need of players age 60 and over. Games are played at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays. Details: 609-660-8783.