Author: Jimmy Allinder
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Hardy excels in short-distance races for Bishop Ahr swim team
By Jimmy Allinder Sarah Hardy was born to be a competitive swimmer, only she doesn’t want to spend a lot of time in the pool. At last year’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC), the Bishop George Ahr High School freshman splashed onto the scene by capturing the 200-meter intermediate (IM) title and placing eighth in…
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Falcons girls’ volleyball team enjoys successful season
By Jimmy Allinder The Monroe Township High School girls’ volleyball team (19-6) came up short in its bid to defend the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament title, but the Falcons still enjoyed another successful season. The 19 victories represent the most in school history for the regular season and the team captured its first White…
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Monroe’s Filiault ready to be focal point of hoops team
By Jimmy Allinder It’s going to be a different Casey Filiault when the guard for the Monroe Township High School girls’ basketball team steps on the court this season. A member of the rotation for teams that won 20-plus games the past two seasons, Filiault showed flashes of potential. However, according to head coach Leigh…
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St. Joe’s Coelho shows dedication on ice, in classroom
By Jimmy Allinder Brian Coelho couldn’t wait for the season to begin two years ago. The then-sophomore for Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen’s ice hockey team was still learning to adjust to the faster pace on the varsity level but exuded confidence every time he stepped on the ice. Coelho felt confident he would…
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Bears still searching for winning formula on gridiron
By Jimmy Allinder Bob Molarz accepted the East Brunswick High School football coaching job in 2013 hoping to energize a program that had fallen on hard times. The Bears were once perennial winners in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division under veteran coach Marcus Borden, but the team hadn’t finished with a winning record…
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Struggles continue for Rutgers on the football field
By Jimmy Allinder The prospects have certainly changed for the Rutgers University football team (0-8 Big Ten, 2-9 overall) since the season began. Back on Sept. 3, the Scarlet Knights opened the 2016 season with a trip to Seattle to face the University of Washington and were led by new head coach Chris Ash. An…
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Faw takes over as Bears’ girls’ basketball coach
By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team has a new coach, and he’s working the Bears’ own backyard. Kevin Faw, an eighth-grade social studies teacher in the district since 2014, was approved by the Board of Education last month and was on the job Nov. 21. A Quincy, Washington, native, Faw…
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Edison, Metuchen set to renew Thanksgiving rivalries
By Jimmy Allinder Football A pair of area high school football teams began the season hoping to qualify for the NJSIAA playoffs and finish with winning records. That didn’t happen, however, as Edison High School and Metuchen High School own 3-5-1 and 3-6 records, respectively, heading into their final games against Thanksgiving rivals. Edison will…
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Monroe, Spotswood football teams look ahead to next season
By Jimmy Allinder Monroe Six years ago, the Monroe Township High School football program was considered a rising star in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC). The Falcons were coming off a season when they won the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III and GMC White Division titles. Monroe was a growing district, and its promotion, so…
