The Lakewood BlueClaws announced Monday that Chris Truby will be their manager in 2011 as the 36-year old former third baseman replaces Mark Parent, who has been promoted and will manage the Phillies Double-A team in Reading. Truby was the manager of the organization’s short-season team in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for each of the last two seasons and he will try and lead the BlueClaws to their third straight South Atlantic League title. A California native, Truby had a good rookie season with the Houston Astros in 2000, hitting .260 with 11 home runs in just 258 at-bats. However he would never match that success again and bounced around with several major and minor league teams until retiring in 2007.
Brick Memorial will play the final game of the 2010 Shore Conference football season as the Mustangs will meet Sayreville for the Central Jersey Group 4 championship at 7pm on Saturday, December 4th at Rutgers University. The NJSIAA announced the sites and times for the 20 sectional finals in two weeks and Memorial for the second straight year is headed to Rutgers and will play in the fourth and final game of that day. We will broadcast the game on the Shore Sports Network, including 105.7FM.
Lacey will seek the South Jersey Group 3 title on that Saturday but the Lions will get to stay home for a 1pm contest with Delsea.
Ironically both Brick Memorial and Lacey have dropped their Thanksgiving Day games this season so they are in full preparation mode for their state finals. However most high school teams have games this week, starting with Wednesday night when Jackson Liberty hosts cross-town rival Jackson Memorial.
Thanksgiving morning includes one of the state’s longest rivalries as Toms River South and Lakewood will meeting for the 91st time. In recent years it would be the Piners limping into this contest but amazingly the visitors from Lakewood have won 2 straight games under first year and legendary coach Warren Wolf. Meanwhile the Indians need a victory to avoid a winless season which is something that nobody could have imagined. Also on Thursday morning, Toms River North plays host to Toms River East, Barnegat and Pinelands play for the first time ever, Central visits Point Boro in a new Thanksgiving Day matchup and Point Beach will host a very good Shore Regional team.
What’s been the shore’s best holiday matchup in recent years finds Wall visiting Manasquan with the visiting Crimson Knights needing a victory to share the Class C Central title with the Big Blue Warriors. That game will be broadcast on WOBM AM 1160 and 1310.
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