One Last Look at the Christmas Classic

I was, as most of you know, tied up with the WOBM Christmas Classic and then took a few days off to try and re-charge the battery.

Senior guard KaShaun Barnes earned WOBM Christmas Classic MVP honors with a team-high 20 points in the championship game. (Cliff Lavelle)

As a postscript to our 30^th annual high school basketball tournament I was especially happy for the Manchester Township boy’s team which won the title for the first time ever and did so in very impressive fashion.

Manchester has been in the WOBM Classic since the beginning and their joy at winning was evident afterwards as they celebrated on the court with family and friends for nearly a half an hour. The championship provided some much-needed good news for a school that had just learned of the sudden and unexpected death of a popular teacher the day before.

Congrats again to coach Ryan Ramsay and the Hawks and the same for Manasquan’s Lisa Kukoda who guided her team to the girl’s title. A final thank you to our sponsors, especially Barnabas Health and the incredibly hard-working team that put in 7 long days during what was for many their holiday break. Without people like Joe Arminio, Paul Barnoski, Ed Sarluca, Jim Hibbs and Bob Czarniewski we could not pull it off.

Manchester Wins WOBM Christmas Classic--Highlights from Bob Migliaccio on Vimeo.