Author: Jimmy Allinder
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Area wrestlers shift focus to region competition
By Jimmy Allinder With the conclusion of last weekend’s NJSIAA district wrestling tournaments that featured team and individual results, the scene shifts to individual region matches. Monroe Township High School finished runner-up to Raritan High School in District 20 and sent nine wrestlers to Region 5 at Hunterdon Central Regional High School. East Brunswick High…
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Monroe stumbles in quarterfinals of girls’ GMC Tournament
By Jimmy Allinder Monroe Township High School’s girls had the only area basketball team to advance to last weekend’s Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament quarterfinals, and it didn’t turn out well. The 11th-seeded Falcons (9-16 overall, 7-7 Red Division) were eliminated by third-seeded South Brunswick High School, 60-28, Feb. 18 — the third loss to…
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Expectations high for Bears’ wrestlers in state tournament
By Jimmy Allinder It’s been a decade since the East Brunswick High School wrestling team won as many dual meets as it did this season. The Bears finished 17-9, but 2017 might best be remembered for what happens in the state tournament. East Brunswick could send as many as four competitors to the state championships…
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Monroe wrestlers continue to follow Jacoutot’s winning blueprint
By Jimmy Allinder Despite a narrow 28-24 loss to Hunterdon Central Regional High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V finals, the Monroe Township High School wrestling team continues to break new ground with each passing season. The meet was the Falcons’ second trip in three years to the sectional championship, and the 18-2…
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Farrell leads Metuchen into girls’ basketball tournaments
By Jimmy Allinder Metuchen Considering Metuchen High School needed to replace eight letter winners from last season’s 15-11 team, this should have been a rebuilding year. That hasn’t been the case. The Bulldogs were in the thick of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division race until South River High School clinched the title last…
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Spotswood looks to gain experience, ground in Blue Division
By Jimmy Allinder This has been an up and down year for Spotswood High School girls’ basketball, and that’s kind of what it’s been like the last five seasons. Since their 13-13 record in 2011-12, the Chargers were 14-7 in 2012-13, dipped to 10-16 in 2013-14, rebounded with an 18-7 mark in 2014-15 and finished…
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South River has struggled with move to Blue Division
By Jimmy Allinder The South River High School boys’ basketball team was elevated to the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division this season — a promotion that was long overdue. The Rams had wreaked havoc in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Gold Division, winning titles in each of the last four seasons, with an aggregate…
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St. Joseph still class of the GMC despite challenges
By Jimmy Allinder The Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen basketball team was coming off an outstanding season like so many others in its storied history. The Falcons finished 22-6 last year, won their sixth Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament crown in seven tries and advanced to the NJSIAA Non-Public A South title game, only…
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Bears try to stay on winning path as they adapt to new coach
By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team is 10-5 overall and 7-4 in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division, which hardly could have been predicted before the season began. The Bears have managed this with a team that returns just one returning starter, junior Nicole Johnson, and is led by…
