Monday Thoghts

Just a little of this and a little of that on a Monday:

I love going to the movies and I especially like the new Marquee Cinemas on Route 37 West close to the Toms River/Manchester border. They have very comfortable stadium seating so the person sitting in front of you never blocks your view. Over the weekend we saw “The Brave One” starring Jodie Foster, who plays sort of a female version of Charles Bronson’s old vigilante character and it’s always nice to see the good guys prevail.

Speaking of good guys congratulations to Dan Duddy, who collected his first win as the head football coach at Monsignor Donovan at Raritan over the weekend. Duddy had great success at Central before moving to the Griffins last year and he never lost his enthusiasm despite an 0-10 season. What’s especially nice about his inaugural win at Donovan is that his son Michael ran for two long touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Also collecting milestone victories were Tim Osborn at Jackson Liberty…the first in school history and Walt Currie at Brick Memorial, his first as a head football coach.

A former Brick Memorial player is having some surprising success for the
University of Wisconsin. Tight end Garrett Graham has caught a pair of touchdown passes to help the Badgers get off to a 3-0 start. Graham redshirted his freshman year and saw very limited action last fall but has worked himself into a solid player for Wisconsin, who is ranked 7th in the nation. With two more years of eligibility remaining he could have a very good college career after being an All-Shore and All-State player for the Mustangs.

FirstEnergy Park, best known as the home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, will host a slow-pitch Softball Home Run Derby on Saturday, October 20th. The event will benefit three charities, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Gates open at 8AM on October 20th and pre-registration is preferred. For more information call (732) 300-3551 or you can visit wobm dot come and click on “Hometown Happenings.”