• Mat Rats update

    Dan Rackliffe at 76 pounds and Cliff Ruggiero at 122 pounds pinned both of their opponents as Brick Recreation Mat Rats I swept Bayshore Youth Athletic Association I, 53- 39, and Hazlet, 70-24, in recent Jersey Shore Junior League action. Kyle Marino (72 pounds) scored a pin and a major decision, and Brian Alexander (56),…

  • Both high schools have good shot at NJSIAA hockey quarterfinals

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer It’s more than a rivalry this time around. For the first time in recent years, the midseasonmatch up between Brick Memorial and Brick Township high schools slated for Jan. 11 at the Ocean Ice Palace pitted two teams enjoying great starts that are likely to qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament.…

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    Brick Township High School’s Tyler Huizing plows through the butterfly portion of the 200-yard individual medley race during the Ocean County swimming championships at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River on Jan. 9. See story, page 14. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • BMHS’s DiGiacomo bowls a third 300 career game

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Franklin DiGiacomo believes that every bowler “has a week,” and last week the Brick Memorial High School junior had his. DiGiacomo bowled his third-ever 300 game, first in the Shore Conference A South, and had three 700 series last week to move to the top of the conference in average…

  • Brick swimmers shine in Ocean County championships

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Brick Memorial High School’s Peter Kellner expected to be “in the top two” in the 500-yard freestyle at the Jan. 9 Ocean County swim championships at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River. That prediction didn’t leave much wiggle room. But Kellner left little doubt as he won the 500…

  • BMHS grapplers fall to Jackson Memorial, 36-19

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Devin Biscaha, a District 21 runner-up and fourthplace finisher in Region 6 last year, was ready for his most important challenge at 152 pounds for Jackson Memorial High School’s wrestling team.   Brick Memorial High School’s Mike Morales (bottom) grapples with Jackson Memorial High School’s James Opdyke in their 145-pound…

  • Homework tutoring available at S.B. Library

    The South Brunswick Public Library is offering online tutoring for grades kindergarten through college via Tutor.com, which provides live homework help 2-10 p.m., as well as free academic and career resources. All sessions are online and one-to-one with a live tutor. For more information, visit www.sbpl.info. The library’s Homework Buddies program also offers tutoring for…

  • Alzheimer’s caregiver meeting Jan. 20 in S.B.

    The Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter will present “Understanding Memory Loss,” a free educational program for family caregivers, 2-3 p.m. Jan. 20 at Park Place Center, 2 Deer Park Drive, Monmouth Junction. Seating is limited. For registration, directions and more information, call 973- 586-4300.

  • School faculty recital Jan. 24 at S.B. church

    The New School for Music Study, Kingston section of South Brunswick, will present a “Centenary Celebration Concert” in honor of the composer Samuel Barber at 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church St., Kingston. “Hot Jazz on a Cold Night” — a concert to celebrate the church’s 131st birthday — will…

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