Author: Jimmy Allinder
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Falcons among contenders for Red Division boys soccer title
By Jimmy Allinder The Monroe Township High School boys soccer team is again one of the top teams in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division, and wins against two quality opponents to open the season demonstrate why. The Falcons edged East Brunswick High School, 2-1, Sept. 8 and followed two days later with a…
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J.P. Stevens seeks better gridiron results in White Division
By Jimmy Allinder J.P. Stevens It’s been exactly one decade since the John P. Stevens High School football team has appeared in the NJSIAA playoffs. The postseason competition was instituted in 1974, and the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division team qualified 12 times, appeared in eight championship games and won six titles. In the…
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Monroe’s Frycz enjoys fast pace, physicality of lacrosse
By Jimmy Allinder Courtney Frycz is president of her senior class at Monroe Township High School, a near straight-A student and member of the school’s class council, Poetry Club and Future Business Leaders of America. Somehow, she is still able to play for the Falcons’ lacrosse team, which to her is more than just an…
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Cohen looks to help St. Joe’s win back GMC lacrosse crown
By Jimmy Allinder Spencer Cohen understands where he goes to college can have a huge impact on the rest of his life. The senior at Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen is an outstanding lacrosse player and has decided to walk on, if that’s what it takes, in order to play the sport. It could be…
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Chargers, Rams to open football season in clash of rivals
By Jimmy Allinder The Spotswood High School football team (7-3) is a two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division champion and hopes to extend that streak in 2016. The Chargers will have no trouble getting up for their season opener, which is Sept. 10 at South River High School. The teams have been rivals…
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Bears, Falcons look to depth, experience on football field
By Jimmy Allinder As the East Brunswick High School and Monroe Township High School football teams prepare to kick off the season, they possess more depth and experience than they’ve had in quite a few years. Whether those elements are enough to make them competitive in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division — one of…
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St. Joe’s Day shows commitment on lacrosse field, in classroom
By Jimmy Allinder Timothy Day is proud to have been the leading scorer for the Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen lacrosse team last spring. However, that’s not going to make the rising senior any more committed to where and if he plays the sport in college. “For me, lacrosse will not dictate where I…
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Spotswood’s Szatkowski moves forward from tragedy
By Jimmy Allinder It’s one thing to boot a field goal with plenty of time left and quite another to kick the ball through the uprights with the score tied and just a few seconds on the clock. That’s exactly what Ryan Szatkowski did last November for Spotswood High School during the last regular-season football…
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Espada following his dreams on and off soccer field
By Jimmy Allinder Lucas Espada has accomplished much in his young life but freely admits he still has a ways to go before he achieves his goals in life — one of which is playing college soccer. Not just any college. The rising junior and goaltender for the East Brunswick High School boys team is…
