Category: Brick Bulletin Sports

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The windmill pitching clinic, for girls ages 10-18, will be held at Jackson High School. H.O.W. to FASTPITCH will provide two 10-week sessions, starting in October, on Wednesday evenings. There will be a maximum class size of 12 athletes. Pitching instruction will start with beginners at 6:30 p.m., intermediate at 7:30 p.m., and…

  • Memorial squad ready to build on last year’s success

    By Wayne witkowskiStaff WriterWhen the Brick Memorial players roll out the soccer balls today, it will not be for another routine summer day of workouts that began on July 4. By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer When the Brick Memorial players roll out the soccer balls today, it will not be for another routine summer day…

  • Mustangs opening practice with some positive attitudes

    By Wayne witkowskiStaff Writer By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer When it comes to preseason preparation, high school football coaches agree that one year may be better than another. Brick Memorial coach Fred Sprengle seemed as pleased and excited as his players about picking up where they left off as the team took to the practice…

  • Brick youngsters moving from one field to another

    By Wayne witkowskiStaff Writer By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer In just a matter of days, after winning the District 18 championship and getting eliminated in the section tournament, seven of the 12-year-old players from that Brick American Little League team were back on the field, getting ready for a run at another championship. Practices for…

  • Brick American squad is tops in Berkeley tourney

    A well-knit Brick American 13-year-old all-star team found ways to win, all the way to the championship of the prestigious Berkeley Tournament. "The kids played together," said coach Kevin Morris. "It was not the most talented team. Defensively they were good, but they did just enough to win." Brick American nailed down the championship for…

  • Brick 9-year-olds enjoy a solid summer run

    Brick American’s 9-year-old All-Stars came close to joining the group of teams from that league that won district championships. But the players still have plenty to feel proud about after a great 7-2 run in the District 18 tournament. Perhaps the greatest memory is a dramatic comeback victory over Jackson in the "if" game that…

  • Flockhardt, Carpenter lead long list of winners at WTS

    WALL TOWNSHIP — Kevin Flockhart of Jackson and Mike Carpenter of Brick were among 10 happy champions Saturday night as they shared wins in twin 35 lap NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modified stock car races at Wall Township Speedway. For Flockhart, it was a memorable first career win, while Carpenter enjoyed his second victory of…

  • NJFHA ready to kick off another season at Kean

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer The North Jersey Field Hockey Association is not your mother’s field hockey league. That’s the message that members of the long-standing league are trying to get out to prospective players as the new fall season rapidly approaches. In fact, now entering its 76th season, the NJFHA…

  • Brick resident still in the game after all these years

    By Wayne witkowskiStaff Writer By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer Brick Township’s Randy Escobar, a former professional soccer player with the Cosmos, is still associated with the game he loves, coaching a pair of U16 and U17 soccer teams in Syracuse, N.Y. Randy Escobar still remembers his days of playing soccer for the Cosmos at a…