Today is one of those days in which I can’t address anything serious and need to just focus on things as trivial as the weather, which by the way has been terrific. We all know that winter will make its presence known before too long but we’re gaining daylight each day and it’s only 85 days until the Lakewood BlueClaws season-opener.
Speaking of the BlueClaws they will host the Phillies annual Winter Tour in Lakewood on Friday, January 18th at Eagle Ridge Golf Club. Scheduled to appear as part of a sit-down dinner are Phills manager Charlie Manuel, pitcher Kyle Kendrick (who played in Lakewood), catcher Chris Coste and new Phillies radio broadcaster Tom McCarthy, a graduate of Brick Memorial High School. Tickets are available by calling (732) 901-7000 or visiting the team’s web site… BlueClaws,com.
Brendan Burke, the radio voice of the BlueClaws whose games are carried on 1160AM and our Shore Sports Network spends his winter broadcasting hockey for the Wheeling (West Va.) Nailers. Burke has been named to he broadcast team for the ECHL All-Star game in Stockton, California later this month, quite an honor in just his second year behind the microphone. He will be returning to Lakewood in the spring to resume his duties with the BlueClaws.
The Toms River North boy’s basketball team has been on quite a roll since a season-opening loss to Toms River South. The Mariners beat Southern Tuesday for their 9th straight victory as they remain atop the Class A South standings. Andrew Bilodeau is in his first season as head coach after replacing the retired Bob Nastase but Bilodeau had success previously as the head coach at Manchester. North has been led by the play of Steve Nyisztor, who was MVP of the WOBM Christmas Classic.
I did want to mention an act of kindness with a sports twist. Michael Adamski Jr. is in his first year at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis after graduating from Lacey Township High School last June. He was one of four recipients of $500 Christmas Classic scholarships but he immediately donated his check to Ocean County College to help fund the education of a student with learning disabilities. That’s a young man who truly understands that giving can be better than receiving.
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