Author: Jimmy Allinder
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Smith imparts winning attitude on Edison tennis teams
By Jimmy Allinder Edison Some measure a team’s success by its win-loss record. Wes Smith, who coaches boys’ and girls’ tennis at Edison High School, encourages his players to become winners in other ways. Smith has coached the girls since 1995 and the boys since 2000. Both teams have never won a Greater Middlesex Conference…
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Improved Bears among top teams in GMC boys’ lacrosse
By Jimmy Allinder For years, opponents considered a match with the East Brunswick High School boys’ lacrosse team an automatic win. That’s not the case anymore. The Bears were 6-0 (8-2 overall) and tied with Monroe Township High School (8-1 overall) for first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) standings before the teams clashed…
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Falcons unfazed by graduations with continued lacrosse success
By Jimmy Allinder A quick history lesson is required to truly appreciate what’s going on with the Monroe Township High School boys’ lacrosse team this season. With the advent of the new millennium, lacrosse was among the fast-growing high school sports, so naturally Monroe jumped on the bandwagon in 2007 to begin its own program.…
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Hawks on hunt for 5th straight GMC boys’ tennis crown
By Jimmy Allinder John P. Stevens With the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) boys’ tennis tournament scheduled for April 19-22, John P. Stevens High School is seeking its fifth consecutive title. The Hawks have broken out of the gates this spring by sweeping their first six matches, and their first singles players and two doubles teams…
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Monroe baseball team faces early struggles in move to Red Division
By Jimmy Allinder The first quarter of the season is complete and what was supposed to be a promising spring for the Monroe Township High School baseball team hasn’t happened. The Falcons, who are now members of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division, were 4-3 overall following a 4-3 loss to Blue Division opponent…
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Move to Blue Division helps Spotswood boys’ golf team
By Jimmy Allinder Chris Fiebel, the third-year coach of the Spotswood High School boys’ golf team, believes moving to the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division will make the Chargers more competitive. Spotswood formerly labored against larger-school teams in the White Division, with an 11-5 record last season and 9-8 mark the year before, and…
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Metuchen golf teams successful in relaxed atmosphere
By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen A high school golf match couldn’t be more different than what takes place in a professional tournament. There are no giant crowds lining fairways and surrounding the greens, and there are certainly no television cameras stationed near holes. For the most part, matches are competitive but tend to be more friendly…
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Monroe softball team seeking experience, leadership
By Jimmy Allinder If there was ever a spring the Monroe Township High School softball team needs leadership, this is it. The Falcons are 0-3 in their first three games — 1-0 to Watchung Hills Regional High School in the opener, 4-2 to division foe South Brunswick High School and 9-6 to Northern Burlington County…
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East Brunswick golf team gets stronger with McDermott
By Jimmy Allinder East Brunswick As if East Brunswick High School’s boy’s golf team wasn’t already stocked with enough talent to once again finish as a top Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) team, another fresh face has joined the Bears. Eegan McDermott did not play as a freshman but debuted with a 37 in a five-stroke…
