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Long-time Manasquan football assistant Art Gordontalks about his good friend Vic Kubu as we near thetwo-year anniversary of the legendary coach’s deathfrom cancer at age 65 in 2007. Kubu’s teams won aShore Conference-record 11 state sectionalchampionships, 10 at Manasquan and one atMiddletown North.

We are nearing the two-year anniversary of Vic’s

passing and there is not a day that goes by that

something or someone makes you think of him. It

could be some words you hear a young coach or

teacher say to one of his players or students, it

could be another person just giving an

opinion on something, or it could be

something that is misspelled,

mispronounced or some silly joke.

Vic is no longer with us

physically but he has not left us, nor

has he been forgotten. In a previous

thought (The Dash, which can be

found at www.allshoremedia.com), I

mentioned many schools where Vic

still has an influence. His presence

can be felt on the many playing

fields, classrooms and

administrative offices, and it is not

just people from Middletown, Wall

or Manasquan.

It can be places he coached only

for a week at the many camps he ran

or the all-star teams he coached.

His influence is still growing – just

look at New Egypt High School, where one of his

former players and assistant coaches, Luke

Sinkhorn, has taken the head coaching position.

Look at the many former players who are back at

their schools coaching, giving back and teaching the

players the right way to do something, or, as most

know it, The Kubu Way.

In The Dash, my hope was that we would keep

his memory alive in the minds of many good people

who would continue to teach the Kubu Way because

that is what Vic was! He was a teacher all the time.

He was teaching when he did not even know he was

doing so because of the respect he demanded from

you and the way he taught you to show respect.

With another season just starting, I am amazed

at how many times I hear a coach or even the

players say things that Vic said, do things that Vic

taught, or even just remember little details of things

as something happens on the field. Some of these

players were freshmen or eighth-graders when Vic

passed away, so I guess we are doing a good job of

keeping Vic’s spirit alive.

On this, his two year anniversary, hopefully

everyone who has ever been touched or

influenced by him in some way will

continue to go out and do something

that Vic taught us. However, this time,

let someone new know that they just

learned something the Kubu Way. It

could be the simplest of things, maybe

even just getting to an appointment on

Kubu time or tapping someone on the

chest as he always did.

In closing, as was done in The Dash,

let us say, “Vic, thanks. We miss you, and

we love you. Keep watching over us, and

there’s no need for ‘God bless you,’

because he already has. How about, ‘Vic,

ask God to bless us.’’’

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With training camps in full swing as the 2009

Shore Conference football season rapidly

approaches, check Stumpy’s Blog regularly on

www.allshoremedia.com for reports on all the

teams around the Shore before we roll out our

full previews of each team. Below is a sample

report featuring Keyport, as the Red Raiders

gear up for what they hope is a return to their

winning ways.

This is the year that the Red Raiders have been

building toward for two seasons, as they have a

large senior class that features a host of two- and

three-year starters. This is the best team they have

had since the Cattouse-Bedle era early in this

decade.

Leading the way is senior two-way lineman Bryan

Thomson, who has moved to center from guard and

is still at defensive tackle

after being voted the

2008 Patriot Division

Defensive Player of the

Year by the coaches.

Head coach Mike

Ciccotelli, who is

entering his 32nd season

and has 200 career wins

and six state sectional

titles, said Thomson may

be the best defensive

player he has ever

coached.

He battled Rumson’s

Taylor Brown for post-

season honors last season,

and now there is a chance that he and Thomson

could be teammates. Thomson, who is also an

excellent student, said that the two main schools

that he has may be choosing from are Holy Cross

and the University of Pennsylvania. Brown is

currently a freshman at UPenn. Ciccotelli noted

how even when he was a freshman, Thomson was a

student of the game who was always watching extra

film and always was one step ahead of everyone on

the field because of his film study. That also made

it easier to transition him to center from guard

because he already knows where everyone is

supposed to be on every play. It also was because

that in the Patriot Division, several teams play three

man fronts in

which they line

up someone

directly over

the center to try

and disrupt

plays and flood

the middle with

linebackers, but

putting Thomson

there helps negate

that tactic.

The Red Raiders

have a ton of size

and can match up

physically with a

Group III school on the line. All five of their

linemen are returning starters on offense, so this

team is just going to try to physically bludgeon

opponents at the point of attack in the Wing T with

junior Yusuf Francis serving as a primary threat at

fullback. One of the returning linemen, senior Dan

Quinn, is currently working through a back injury

but should return within a week. The new

quarterback is senior Jimmy Maguire, who was a

wideout last year and is a small, elusive type.

Defensively, the Red Raiders return all four starting

linebackers, the entire secondary, and three out of

four D-linemen.

They were moved up from Central Jersey Group I to

CJ II this year after having been in CJ I for eons,

and the reason is because the enrollment of Henry

Hudson was added to their enrollment because of

the cooperative program that allows Henry Hudson

kids to play football at Keyport because the

Admirals do not have a

football program. It used

to be that just a

percentage of Henry

Hudson’s enrollment

counted toward

Keyport’s total, but now

it’s the whole thing.

There are currently five

Henry Hudson students

who play football for the

Red Raiders. They

missed the cutoff for

Group I by having one

more student than

Spotswood when the

NJSIAA did its latest

realignment, and now

they must deal with the likes of Rahway, Carteret,

defending CJ II champ Manasquan, Raritan, Long

Branch, Matawan, Rumson and New Brunswick in

CJ II.

The best-case scenario for this team might be taking

down Asbury Park and winning the Patriot Division

title and then taking their chances if they qualify

for that brutal CJ II bracket. Their game against

Asbury Park should be a great contrast between

Keyport’s brute strength and the Blue Bishops’

ability to hit the explosive play.

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hirteen years ago, Wesley Mayo was working

for the office of the Monmouth County

Prosecutor, watching as the youth in his hometown of

Long Branch and in

neighboring towns were

being swallowed up by the

streets.

A former football player

at Long Branch and

Northeastern

University, Mayo

started a club with

only five kids from

Asbury Park, Long

Branch and

Neptune, a sort of

test run to see if

it could have a

clear effect on

their lives. Four

years later, all

five of them

went on to college

after becoming part of

the inaugural “Sixa.m. Club’’ during

the summer. A proud

tradition was born.

Throughout the years,

the non-profit

organization has produced

police officers, attorneys and

plenty of other success stories

since those first offseason

strength and conditioning

workouts years ago.

“ I w a s j u s tc o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e y o u t hi n M o n m o u t h C o u n t y , s o Id e c i d e d t o s t a r t a t y p e o fm e n t o r i n g p r o g r a m t ok e e p k i d s i n v o l v e d i ns o m e t h i n g p o s i t i v e ,’’ M a y os a i d . “ W e ’ v e h a d k i d sf r o m L o n g B r a n c h a n dN e p t u n e t o k i d s f r o mR u m s o n a n d M a n a l a p a nc o m e w o r k w i t h u sb e c a u s e w e w a n t t o t r ya n d h e l p a s m a n y k i d sa s w e c a n .’’

The program is now bigger and better

than ever, as it mushroomed during the past

summer thanks to the club being allowed to

use the new artificial turf football field at

Long Branch. In addition to the core club

of 15 boys and 15 girls who are selected based

on need and an essay that

they each had to write

during the application

process, the workouts on

Tuesdays and Thursdays

were open to everyone.

That resulted in 40

players from Long

Branch’s football team

and nearly 70 from

around Monmouth County

showing up twice a week

to improve their game

during the club’s duration

from July 6th to Aug. 7th.

With the athletes having to be present by 6 a.m. for

the workouts, it’s an instant test of their commitment

during a time of the year when most teenagers aren’t

exactly eager to crawl out of bed as the sun comes up.

The core group of 15 girls and boys, whose usage of

the gym is paid for by local businesses and other

donations, were working out at Edge Sports Academy

in Tinton Falls on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

while doing agility and speed training on Tuesday and

Thursday on the field at Long Branch. The indoor

workout regimen was a combination of a workout

from Edge Sports Academy trainer Joe McAuliffe and

some plyometric and core exercises brought in by

Mayo, his brother, Chris, and others, while the

outdoor workouts consisted of speed work done with

parachutes, agility drills and more.

“It shows dedication to wake up at 5

o’clock in the morning to be here,’’

said Long Branch junior quarterback

Miles Shuler. “It’s really hard

waking up that early to work out

hard for an hour like that. It’s like

three hours of hard work

compressed into one.’’

Several of Long Branch’s

top players, like Shuler,

Ezra Kelly, Elijah

White, Karon Hair,

and brothers Robert

and Ryan Brody, were

all part of the core

group that met five

days a week and also

included standouts

like Neptune

running

back/linebacker David Newbey and former Neptune

basketball standout Jabari Joyner.

“ I t w a s a l l a b o u td e v e l o p i n g l e a d e r s h i p s k i l l s ,c o n d i t i o n i n g , d e d i c a t i o n t ot h e p r o g r a m a n d w a n t i n g t ob e t h e b e s t y o u c a n b e , ’’K e l l y s a i d .

It’s not just about improving on-field performance,

either, as Mayo often has former Six a.m. Club

members come back and speak to the players about

their careers and their life experience. Guys like

former Long Branch basketball star and current Ocean

Township police officer Raheem Carter, and current

New Jersey state trooper Billy Shea, a former

Keansburg football star who now watches Greg

Schiano’s back at Rutgers games, are Six a.m. Club

alumni who Mayo uses as examples of the success

of the club to the current athletes.

“For five or 10 minutes before our

Wednesday session, I’ll have guys

come back to either talk about their

experiences in college or their

careers to emphasize the importance

of schoolwork and determination in

addition to just becoming a better

athlete,’’ Mayo said.

Over the years, the club has

gone from Jake’s Gym in Long

Branch to JM Power Center in

Eatontown to workouts on the

beach in Long Branch and now to

the Edge Sports Academy. It has

become a vital part of offseason

training for many area athletes,

particularly those from Long

Branch, where Mayo graduated

from in 1979.

“We’ve had a tremendous

offseason working out, one of

the best I’ve seen since I’ve

been coaching,’’ said

Long Branch head football

coach Dan George. “The 6

a.m. Club also brings the

players a lot closer

together, so it helps with

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alking toward the Keansburg locker roomduring a basketball game against Point

Beach this past winter, a frustrated Frank Soleo stuckout his palm to smack open the door and exit the gym.

Minutes later, Soleo was on the ground, afraid for

his life as blood poured everywhere from his mangled

left forearm.

“ I t w a s l i k e a f r e a ka c c i d e n t , ’’ s a i d S o l e o , w h oi s n o w a s e n i o r q u a r t e r b a c ko n K e a n s b u r g ’s f o o t b a l lt e a m . “ I p u t m y a r m o u ts t r a i g h t t o p u s h t h e d o o ra n d i t d i d n ’ t g o a l l t h e w a yo p e n . M y a r m w e n t t h r o u g ht h e l i t t l e w i n d o w o n t h ed o o r. I h a d n o i d e a I d i da n y t h i n g a t f i r s t , b u t Il o o k e d a t m y a r m a n d s a w aw h o l e b u n c h o f b l o o d . ’’

Soleo’s arm had crashed through the small window

at the top of the door. He had then pulled it back out

through the jagged glass, slashing his arm down to the

bone and severing tendons, arteries and nerves in the

process. He was rapidly losing blood, and meanwhile

the game against the Garnet Gulls was continuing.

Soleo’s first instinct was to walk back toward the

bench, but assistant coach Jim McCarthy had been

following right behind him as

he headed to the locker

room. Soleo said

McCarthy had him

exit the gym and

get down on the

ground while

McCarthy

yelled for the

trainer. At the

time,

Keansburg did

not have a full-

time athletic

trainer, but

trainer Julia

Barnes had been

hired by the school

district to cover the

game.

“Thank God we had a

trainer,’’ Soleo said.

“If she wasn’t

there, I don’t

think I

would

be

here right now. If she wasn’t there, I

would’ve probably died. I asked my mom

if I was going to die, and she later said

that I could’ve bled to death.’’

Barnes elevated his arm and applied

pressure to slow down the profuse

bleeding from the damaged artery during

the tense minutes before an ambulance

arrived and raced him to Riverview

Medical Center in Red Bank. Meanwhile,

Soleo’s mind was overloaded with

thoughts ranging from mundane to

terrifying. Had he not been carrying his

warm-up jersey in his right hand, he

may have stuck his throwing arm

through the window and all but

ended any chance of playing quarterback

again.

“I was

apologizing to

Mr. Stark

(Keansburg

athletic

director Tom

Stark) for breaking his door and getting my jersey all

bloody,’’ Soleo said. “I was asking questions of my

mom, and she told me later that she had to lie because

she didn’t want me thinking that I might not have

made it.’’

Soleo suffered artery and nerve damage, and badly

cut the tendons in his middle finger. His arm looked

like a hand grenade had gone off on top of it.

“ I ’ v e g o t s o m e n a s t yp i c t u r e s o f i t , ’’ h e s a i db e f o r e s h a k i n g h i s h e a d .“ I t l o o k e d l i k e m e a t j u s th a n g i n g o f f m y a r m . T h e r ew a s w i r e b e h i n d t h e g l a s s ,a n d I c u t m y h a n d p r e t t ybadly. I cut everything al l theway down to the bone.’’

With the worst over once he made it to the hospital

on the night of January 30th, Soleo began the arduous

process of surgeries and rehabilitation work so that he

could play his senior season of football this fall. A

quarterback who threw for over 1,200 yards and

ran for over 700 in his first year as a starter in

2008, Soleo did not want to have to spend his

final high school season watching from the

sidelines.

“ I w a s a s k i n g a l lt h e d o c t o r s r i g h t

a w a y i f I w a sg o i n g t o b e a b l e

t o p l a y a g a i n ,’’S o l e o s a i d .

A significant factorworking in Soleo’s favorwas that Keansburg hired

a full-time athletic trainerin late February. Kelly

Gibson had coincidentally

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Red Bank Catholic appears

to be the team to beat this fall in girls tennis as it won

the Class A Central title and reached the semifinals of

the Shore Conference Tournament last year and returns

plenty of talent. Last season’s top teams, Wall and

Holmdel, lost

four and six

players from

their

championship

teams,

respectively,

and should

again be in the

hunt.

Leading

the way for the

Caseys is

sophomore

Dena

Tanenbaum at

first singles,

one of the top

returning

players in the

state. As a

freshman,

Tanenbaum

went 23-2-1

and reached

the Round of 16 at the NJSIAA Singles Tournament

mostly due to her aggressive style of play.

Tanenbaum has big ground strokes, and is a threat

to hit a winner off any shot from the baseline. Now that

she is fitness training at the Parisi Speed School, she

should get to even more balls and hit more winners. If

you hit a short ball to her you might as well forget

about it, as Dena will hit a winner or finish at the net

with volleys that have her ranked as one of the top

doubles players in the United States Tennis

Association’s Middle State Section. She most recently

won the New Jersey State Open Singles Championship

and added the State Doubles title in the 16’s &

18’s divisions in the tournament at the Atlantic Club by

defeating Manasquan’s standout first singles player,

Farrah Smoke, in the singles and doubles finals.

RBC will also return second-team All-Conference

players Cara McGrath at third singles, who is a pit bull

with her consistency at the baseline, and the first

doubles team of Leigh Oliver and Meghan Corcoran.

They also return half of their second doubles team,

which posted a 19-2-1 record last year.

Red Bank Catholic will also be loading up on

incoming freshmen as Jenna Pelligrino, Emma

Giordano and Rocine Moschella will all be challenging

for a singles spot. All are highly-ranked USTA state or

sectional players.

Other top singles players returning in the Shore

Conference are Wall’s Lindsey Balsamo, whose big

serve and forehand combination earned her Shore

Conference Player of the Year honors last season, and

Marlboro’s Michella Dassa, who is a speedster on the

court who defeated Tanenbaum and Balsamo last year.

Smoke also

is back for

Manasquan,

Brooke

Verdiglione

will lead St.

John

Vianney

and

Holmdel’s

Karolina

Wojciak

returns

after

spending

the summer

training in

Europe.

Vol ley L ike The Profess iona ls !

The secret to great technique on the volley is

simplicity. Follow the steps below and soon you will

be volleying like a pro!

1 . P r e p a r e y o u r r a c k e t f i r s t a n d t h e nm o v e y o u r f e e t .L i n i n g u p y o u r r a c k e t w i t h t h e b a l l e a r l y

g i v e s a c l e a r g a u g e a s t o e x a c t l y w h e r e

y o u n e e d t o m o v e t o g e t i n t h e b e s t

p o s i t i o n f o r t h e s h o t .

2 . M a i n t a i n g o o d p o s t u r e .T h r o u g h o u t t h e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d h i t t i n g

p h a s e s , k e e p y o u r s h o u l d e r s a n d b a c k

r e l a t i v e l y s t r a i g h t .

3 . K e e p y o u r e l b o w b e n t .N e v e r h a v e a s t r a i g h t a r m i n t h e

p r e p a r a t i o n p h a s e o f t h e v o l l e y.

4 . H o l d t h e r a c k e t h e a d a b o v e y o u rw r i s t . A s y o u p r e p a r e f o r t h e v o l l e y, y o u r

r a c k e t h e a d g e n e r a l l y w i l l s t a r t w e l l

a b o v e y o u r w r i s t w i t h t h e r a c k e t f a c e

s l i g h t l y o p e n .

5 . K e e p y o u r e l b o w o u t o n t h ef o r e h a n d .K e e p y o u r e l b o w b e n t a n d s l i g h t l y o u t i n

f r o n t o f y o u r b o d y a s y o u p r e p a r e f o r a

f o r e h a n d v o l l e y.

6 . Tu r n y o u r u p p e r b o d y o n t h eb a c k h a n d .D o n o t s t a r t w i t h y o u r w h o l e b o d y

t u r n e d s i d e w a y s .

F a c i n g t h e b a l l , r o t a t e y o u r u p p e r b o d y

a s y o u p r e p a r e , g e t t i n g a p u l l i n t h e

s h o u l d e r s f o r t h e s t r e n g t h y o u n e e d i n

t h e s h o t , t h e n s t e p .

7 . U s e a c o m p a c t s w i n g .

8 . C o n t r o l t h e r a c k e t f a c e b e f o r e a n da f t e r y o u h i t .I n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n p h a s e , a t t e m p t t o l i n e

u p t h e r a c k e t f a c e d i r e c t l y b e h i n d t h e

f l i g h t o f t h e o n c o m i n g b a l l . T h e n f o c u s

o n k e e p i n g t h e f a c e o f y o u r r a c k e t f a c i n g

t h e d i r e c t i o n o f y o u r t a r g e t a f t e r y o u

m a k e c o n t a c t , a n d h o l d t h i s f o r a s p l i t

s e c o n d . T h i s w i l l h e l p t o k e e p y o u r

r a c k e t f a c e p o i n t e d i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n

t h r o u g h o u t t h e h i t t i n g z o n e a s w e l l a s

m i n i m i z e t h e s i z e o f y o u r b a c k s w i n g a n d

f o l l o w - t h r o u g h

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team chemistry.’’

“I’ve been doing the 6 a.m. club for eight

years, so it’s normal for me at this point,’’ said

Long Branch senior Julian Mayo, a transfer

from St. John Vianney who is Wesley Mayo’s

nephew. “It’s a part of my life that has helped

me become a better player.’’

While the Six a.m. Club has made a

difference off the field by keeping athletes out

of trouble and providing them with positive

role models, the athletes can’t deny that a big

reason they are there is to get an edge on the

field. Getting faster, bigger and stronger is the

main selling point, while also developing

discipline. Every step faster that Shuler and

Hair become, every inch higher that Kelly

leaps, every extra pound that Newbey can lift –

it all should benefit their teams and themselves

once the season kicks off.

“ B e c a u s e o f t h eS i x a . m . C l u b ,i t f e e l s l i k e w h e nt h e f o u r t h q u a r t e rc o m e s , I ’ m a n e wm a n , ’’ s a i d W h i t e ,w h o i s a r u n n i n gb a c k f o r t h e G r e e nWa v e . “ I c a n r u na s h a r d i n t h ef o u r t h q u a r t e r a s Id i d i n t h e f i r s tq u a r t e r. T h a t ’sw h e n y o u ’ l l r e a l l ys e e t h e d i f f e r e n c ei t h a s m a d e.’’

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An old friend of theimmortal Vince

Lombardi once toldme how proud he was

of the fine young coaches hehad mentored.

Hall of Fame NFL coaches likeGeorge Halas, Paul Brown and Bill Walsh all had lotsof branches sprout from their coaching tree. Locally,coaches like Vic Kubu and Warren Wolf have been theinspiration to many of the Shore Conference's elitefootball minds. When I look at the fine young men thatI have helped along the way I feel happy to know thatmore kids will get quality professional training in theworld and become inspired to do great things.

When current Colts running back Donnie Brown(Red Bank Catholic) decided to major in exercisescience at the University of Connecticut, it warmed myheart to know he would study under the greatestscientist in America, Dr. William Kraemer. When Iasked him where he wanted to be when his NFL careerwas over he said, “I don’t want to have to go to work .I’ll just help kids like you coach.”

Now he has the degree and credentials to dowhatever he wants in this field and his passion isgenuine. My response was, “Maybe someday youcould train me.” All of my athletes know I love thiscareer and never see a day at the gym as work. It is ablessing to help people improve sport performance andlifelong health.

When Bobby Smith (Monmouth University) came tome as a junior in college I met him as a post-surgical

rehab client reconditioning his knee to play football.After four surgeries and subsequent rehabs andtraining, his determination never wavered andhe always had a smile on his face. He trulyloves training. He finished his degree , won ajavelin title at the NCAA nationals and thenpassed the hardest trainer exam in the country(CSCS). When I saw him take 10 minutes ofhis time to coach current Manasquandefensive end Dan Sullivan at TheEdge on a special technique helearned, I was so impressed to seewhat a great coach he has become.

Peter Athans (Ocean Twp.) hadcome to me to rehab an injurywhile playing football at SacredHeart. Here was another superyoung man who loved to train andnever gave up. Even a broken backcould not stop him from becomingan All American. After obtaining hismasters degree in sports psychology,Pete interned with the Giants and is nowa full-time assistant strength coach atthe United States Military Academy atWest Point, N.Y.

Kyle Kiss came to my gym as a shyeighth-grader. He left Ocean TownshipHigh School as the winningest wrestlerin school history. He placed in the topeight during all four years at the NJSIAAIndividual Championships and received afull ride to go to North Carolina, wherehe is majoring in exercise science. This isthe kind of person I want my son to becoached by. He even has asked me to helphim with some projects at school. In acouple of years I know coach Kiss will beenthusiastically leading kids in the

right direction.

One of the greatest softball players in ShoreConference history, Wall’s Cara Vitale, who hasbeen learning from me for five years, might declareexercise science as her major at North Carolina,

too. The fitness bug has bitten her hard.

Kim Klein, a gymnast from Howell,came to me for knee strength about 15

years ago and ended up a fitnesschampion with a national

championship and winner of TheArnold Classic. She is completelydedicated to fitness and nutrition,and after teaching for years, Kimnow owns a gym in Hazlet, where

she is continuing to help peoplereach their goals.

Now there are over a dozen CSCSthat I have mentored throughout the area

doing well working at gyms or their ownfacilities. Although I know I have createdmy own competition (I do lovecompetition), it makes me happy to knowabout the quality training and teachinggoing on out there. Each one of us havedifferent styles and methodology. All of usare dedicated to the mission ofempowering our future leaders with thehealth and fitness they need to succeed. Ifany of you athletes out there are interestedin this fulfilling career just call me at 908-433-9584..Coach Mac.

P o w e r W i t h o u t S t e r o i d s :L e a d i n g t h e w a yBy Joe McAuliffe M.A., C.S.C.S – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach-Edge Sports Academy, Drug Free World Record Holder Squat & Bench Press

Bobby Smith





' B u d d ' - i n g S t a r s :F r a n k B u d d T r a c k & F i e l d M e e tB y E l l i o t t D e n m a n - A l l S h o r e M e d i a C o n t r i b u t o r

F u l l d e t a i l s o f t h e 2 0 0 9 F r a n k B u d d Tr a c k a n d F i e l d M e e t a r e a t w w w. s h o r e a c . o r g .

Matt Nelson and A’Jee Wilson are two of NewJersey’s bright young middle distance running hopes.

Nelson is heading into his freshman year at Barnegatand Wilson into her sophomore year at Neptune HighSchool.

In late July, they headed for Asbury Park HighSchool and its fast, blue rubberized 400-meter oval forthe fourth annual Frank Budd Track and Field Meet.

After running first in their respective age-groupdivisions of the 800-meter race (Nelson leading theboys 15-18 division in 2:06.6, Wilson topping thegilrls 15-18 category in 2:08.8) they headed for thesidelines for some shade on this swelteringly hot dayand a brief rest before returning to the track for theone-mile run.

Sure enough, they came through as winnersagain in the four-lap race.

And then they headed home to prepare for theJunior Olympics.

Seeking a bigger stage the following week,Nelson ventured south to the USA Track and FieldNational Junior Olympics in Greensboro, NC andcame through with a third-place finish in theIntermediate Boys 3000-meter final, running8:58.97 on another very warm day.

And Wilson headed west to the National AAUJunior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa, where sheran to a pair of sparkling, record-breakingvictories, taking the Intermediate Girls 800-metertitle in 2:07.08 and followed it up with a 4:34.51triumph in the 1500 meters.

Back, though, to Asbury Park.

“ I w a n t t o b e i n t h en e w s p a p e r s , t o o , l i k ey o u , ” s a i d N e l s o n t oW i l s o n , w h o h a s a l r e a d yg a i n e d h e a p s o f l o c a l ,s t a t e a n d n a t i o n a lr e c o g n i t i o n f o r h e rf r e s h m a n y e a r e x p l o i t sa t N e p t u n e .

“Well, you keep it up and you’ll get the recognition,

too,” Wilson told Nelson.

There were honors in it for all at the fourth edition

of the Frank Budd Meet, named for the noted Budd,

who went from three-sport stardom at Asbury Park

High School in the late 1950s; to Villanova University,

where he made the 1960 USA Olympic team and set

world sprint records, and then to the NFL and

Canadian Football League.

In December 1999, Budd was named the Shore

Area “athlete of the century” by the Asbury Park

Press.

Slowed by multiple sclerosis, Budd doesn’t get

around as quickly as he once did. But he’s still an

inspiring man and was that to the few hundred

athletes, of all ages, who gathered for the track

meet named in his honor.

Surrounded by family, friends and admirers,

Budd was back in the spotlight at the stadium he

once graced so magnificently.

The meet honored the late, great Larry James, too.

A superb Villanova Olympian as well, James went

from gold and silver medal-winning performances at

the 1968 Mexico City Olympics to status as a national

leader in collegiate sports administration at Richard

Stockton College of Atlantic County.

James passed away to cancer last year after a long,

gallant battle.

His legacy continues on at G. Larry James Stadium

at Stockton, and now in the Larry James Memorial

400-meter run at the Frank Budd Track Meet.

The first edition of the Larry James 400 saw Albert

Wright (51.8) beat out Tom Mandese.

Cynthia James spoke for her late husband in

presenting the awards.

Appropriately, the meet came to a conclusion

with the 4x100-meter re lay, another of Frank

Budd’s favori te events . Trenton beat a pair of

Asbury Park teams in the gir ls sect ion, while two

Asbury Park teams outran the Jackson team in the

boys event .

The meet was organized by the Boys and Gir ls

Club of Asbury Park and a games commit tee

headed by Mr. John Morton. Sanct ioned by USA

Track and Field, i t was s taged in cooperat ion

with the Shore Athlet ic Club.

Key o ff i c i a l s i nc luded Le roy Hayes , Les t e r

Wr igh t J r. , La r ry Ka lb , Wend i G la s sman ,

E l l i o t t Denman and a c r ew o f o the r s . S t ay

tuned fo r p l ans fo r t he F rank Budd Track and

F ie ld Mee t o f 2010 .

Titanic ComebackC o n t i n u e d f r o m P a g e 9

given her notice that she was leaving as theathletic trainer at Long Branch to go toKeansburg only two days before Soleo’s horrificinjury.

It also helped that Keansburg is a small schoolthat does not have many spring sports teams,meaning Gibson had time to spend individuallywith Soleo to assist in his comeback.

“ I d o n ’ t t h i n k I w o u l d b eh e r e w i t h o u t ( G i b s o n ) , e i t h e r, ’’S o l e o s a i d . “ S h e s a i d , ‘ Yo u ’ r ec o m i n g i n h e r e e v e r y d a y a n dw o r k i n g h a r d . ’ I w o r k e d m y b u t to f f , e v e r y d a y . I w o u l d p l a y w i t hp u t t y t o s t r e n g t h e n m y h a n d , a n dI w o r k e d w i t h w e i g h t s a n de l a s t i c b a n d s . ’’

“He really came in here and put the time in,’’

Gibson said. “We worked together every day, and he

worked hard. He really wanted to get back.’’

On Aug. 12, his doctor cleared him to play

football this year, eliciting a huge sigh of relief from

his teammates and coaches.

“Even during basketball season we were scared

that he might not be able to come back,’’ said senior

linebacker Jimmy Demo. “But he got in with the

trainer and worked hard to make it happen.’’

Soleo said he still has no feeling in the pinkie on

his left hand, and he wears a black brace over his

arm while playing to prevent further injury or

hyperextension of his arm. The real test will come

when he takes a helmet blast to his arm during a

game or a hard tackle from that side. Soleo has the

size to run over opposing defenders and does not shy

away from contact, so he does not want ball security

to become an issue.

“It’s a little bit tough, but I’ve found a different

way of holding the ball now,’’ he said. “I hold it

more like Tiki Barber up here.’’

A prominent scar that snakes from his elbow to

his forearm serves as a permanent reminder of a

night when a simple act turned into a near-death

experience. The player with an injury so gruesome

that some wondered if he would ever have use of his

left arm again, let alone be able to play football, is

back for his senior season.

“Thank God I get to play still,’’ he said. “If it

wasn’t for football, I would probably be sitting

home getting fat. I don’t know what I would do if I

couldn’t play. I wouldn’t be able to come to games.

There would be no way.’’

Instead of a future in doubt, Soleo

will be under center when the Titans

kick off their season on Sept. 12 at

Cardinal McCarrick. Last season, the

pressure was on Soleo to replace the

best quarterback in school history,

four-year starter Anthony Valle, but

Soleo now knows that he can

overcome a lot more challenging

situations than that.

“I want to win games, I want to

go far, and I want to get back to

the playoffs this year,’’ he said.

“I’m just so thankful to be

back.’’

Neptune Sophomore A’Jee Wi lson



In making

the rounds at

various Shore

Conference football training camps during the

preseason, I have been reminded of just how much

football means to high school athletes and coaches.

While all of the players certainly wouldn’t mind a

scholarship to a big-time college program, the

majority of them are in it just because they love the

game. Last year it was Freehold quarterback Nick

Tyson sitting in the coaches’ room before practice in

August and telling me that all he wanted was his

senior season and whatever happened after that was

gravy. Tyson was recovering from a broken vertebra in

his neck, and as Shore Conference fans know, the rest

was history as he went on to help lead the Colonials to

their first state sectional title in school history.

This year it’s Keansburg senior quarterback Frank

Soleo, who is profiled in this issue, willing himself to

return for his senior year after a horrific, freakish

injury in which he tore up his left arm and nearly lost

his life. College and life after the Titans’ season is

important, for sure, but Soleo could not have imagined

his life without one final year, so he put in the

countless hours of rehabilitation to make sure he got

cleared by his doctor to participate this year. Soleo is

not going to end up at Florida or Oklahoma or any

place like that next year, so his motivation was purely

just to get back on the field and play, whether it leads

to any scholarship money or not.

I have also been reminded of how players who

come from backgrounds where football was not front

in center have come to love the game with the same

passion as ones who were playing flag football shortly

after they learned to walk.

Long Branch linebacker Omar Elsherbeiny was

burning to get on the field during the Green Wave’s

recent intrasquad scrimmage, as he had to watch from

the sidelines with a brace on after suffering a minor

MCL injury that sidelined him for two weeks.

Elsherbeiny’s parents are Egyptian, so the American

version of football was not necessarily something they

were intimately familiar with. However, he picked the

game up in high school and fell in love with it, and it

showed on his face how much it hurt to not even be

able to participate in something as routine as an

intrasquad scrimmage.

In a similar vein to Elsherbeiny, Monmouth

Regional senior two-way lineman Fernando Salazar

has quickly gotten football into his veins despite

having little exposure to it until he and his family

moved to the United States from Mexico when he was

12. The European version of football dominated

Salazar’s household when he was younger, but after

being convinced by his friends to come out for

the team as a freshman, he is a four-year

varsity player for the Falcons who doesn’t know

what his life would be without football.

He received an

award at the team

banquet following

last season, and he

visibly swelled with pride

when he recounted how

much it meant to his family

that he was recognized.

It was the same type of

pride displayed by the

members of the “6 a.m.

Club,’’ who are also profiled

in this issue. The group of

Long Branch players who

were a part of the club,

which trained five days a

week by peeling themselves out of bed in the wee

hours of the morning, wore their membership to the

club like a badge of honor. They wouldn’t have done it

if they didn’t love football and didn’t want to

collectively succeed as a team one year after they

missed out on a state playoff berth.

Their dedication then reminded me of a coach who

loved football more than anyone I’ve ever met – Vic

Kubu. The two-year anniversary of coach Kubu’s

death at 65 years old

after a battle with cancer

is on Aug. 26, which is a

time to remember a man

who won a Shore

Conference-record 11

state sectional

championships and

believed that every day

you were either getting

better or getting worse

because there was no in-

between.

All who knew him tell

stories about how he

worked on something

football-related every

single day, even if the

season might be months

away, because that’s

what it took to be the

best and that’s how

much satisfaction he got

from being involved

with the game.

The fire that I saw

this past week in these

current players is

something Kubu carried

with him for 32 seasons

at Middletown North

and Manasquan. Even when the cancer was ravaging

his body, he never let it stop him from being at the

field and coaching his team, just like Soleo and Tyson

would not let catastrophic events rob them of the game

that defines much of their lives. They didn’t do it for

adulation and positive press, they did it because they

love the game

and everything

it has given to

them.

Sometimes

in this job, you

start to wonder

if players are

only in it so

that they can

get all the

credit, or

because they

are under the

thumb of an

overbearing

father trying to

compensate for his failed career, or because they want

the biggest headlines, or they want to get ranked

somewhere on a recruiting list. The good thing is that

sometimes it’s not all about getting your name on

some recruiting website, or getting a headline in the

newspaper, or getting a scholarship to a big-time

program.

I would like to thank a group of Shore Conference

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