Category: Brick Bulletin Sports

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    CHRIS KELLY Brick Township’s Joseph Testa works the mound for the Ocean County All-Stars against a squad from neighboring Monmouth County during an American Legion All-Star game at Monmouth University in West Long Branch on Saturday.

  • Brick American 12s drop a tough one in sectionals

    Hot streak comes to an end with loss to Woodbridge By Wayne witkowskiStaff Writer By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Brick American’s Michael Spinelli takes a healthy cut during a recent game against Toms River North. Brick American’s 12-year-old Little League District 18 championship baseball team saw a valiant run to glory end when…

  • Brick 16s are hoping to bounce all the way back

    After dropping an opening 3-0 loss to South Wall, Brick American’s 16-year-old All-Star baseball team bounced back with a pair of victories and is a win away from reaching the Section 1 championship. With three teams left, Brick American played Freehold Monday night in the losers bracket final with the hope of reaching the championship…

  • Brick 10-year-old teams play to different results

    Brick National’s 10-year-old Little League baseball All-Stars were still very much in the running for the District 18 championship at Holbrook coming into this week and played Monday night against Toms River National. Meanwhile, Brick American, which had two wins in the tournament over Manchester, was eliminated by Berkeley, 9-4, on Saturday at Brick American.…

  • Local 11-year-olds still hope to meet in tourney play

    The anticipated backyard brawl in the 11-year-old Invitational Baseball Tournament never materialized last week, much to the dismay of both local teams. Brick American hoped for a head-to-head matchup with Brick National in the Brick American 11-year-old Invitational Baseball Tournament and upheld its end of the bargain with a 16-0 rout of Lakewood, as Anthony…

  • Reds remain hot, win 9-12-year-old division title

    By Wayne witkowskiStaff Writer By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP— Red alert! That was the warning for many opposing teams in the Brick National Minor League where manager John Higgins’ Reds team got hot in mid May and won the playoff championship in the 9-12-year-old division. The Reds recently completed a 19-4 season when…

  • Local hoops camps teach finer points of the game

    By Wayne witkowskiStaff Writer By Wayne witkowski Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — Play ball! That might be the familiar sound of the summer for the many youngsters playing baseball and softball. But for many, summertime means picking up a larger ball and firing it at a net. While many students take their activities outdoors, "gym…

  • Mongeau gets his first win in Larsen Brothers Memorial 50

    WALL TOWNSHIP — Joe Mongeau of Brick made his first-ever NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Modified stock car win a memorable one as he led every lap and held off tough competition to win the "Larsen Brothers Memorial 50" at Wall Township Speedway Saturday night. Mongeau, a former Street Stock standout at the third-mile-paved oval, pocketed…

  • Brick minor leaguers look sharp in pool play

    Brick National’s A team has high hopes of winning the Brick National Minor League Invitational baseball tournament, if its performance in pool play is any indication. The National A won both games and played Manchester in the double-elimination bracket Tuesday night at 6:30 this week after it swept past Brick American, 10-6, and Manchester, 22-7,…