Tag: Allentown High School

  • Talented Redbirds fly to 5-0 start in 2022 boys lacrosse campaign

    Talented Redbirds fly to 5-0 start in 2022 boys lacrosse campaign

    ALLENTOWN – Alex Finan, a former assistant coach at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, has led the Allentown High School boys lacrosse team to a 5-0 start in 2022 and his players believe Finan can help lead them to a Mercer County championship. “Coach Finan has been really helping us out a lot,”…

  • Redbirds open 2022 lacrosse season with victory over Hopewell Valley

    Redbirds open 2022 lacrosse season with victory over Hopewell Valley

    ALLENTOWN — The spring of 2021 saw the Allentown High School girls lacrosse team rise back up to prominence as the Redbirds soared to a 16-1 record and reached the championship game of the NJSIAA state sectional tournament. As the 2022 season gets underway, Coach Jen Garavente believes her players have what it takes to…

  • Redbirds ready to pursue success on softball diamond in 2022

    Redbirds ready to pursue success on softball diamond in 2022

    ALLENTOWN – In 2021, the members of the Allentown High School softball team got a firsthand look at what it takes to make a run at a championship during a 15-7 campaign. The Redbirds were six outs away from playing for the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament championship when they led Colts Neck…

  • Redbirds post winning record; have high expectations for 2022-23

    Redbirds post winning record; have high expectations for 2022-23

    ALLENTOWN – The 2021-22 season came to an end for the Allentown High School girls basketball team on March 3 in the quarterfinal round of the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament against Wall High School in Wall Township. A full season on the court – following a 2020-21 campaign that was abbreviated by…

  • Redbirds coming together heading into homestretch of campaign

    Redbirds coming together heading into homestretch of campaign

    The Allentown High School girls basketball team has seen its fair share of ups and downs so far during the 2021-22 campaign. The Redbirds carried a 5-5 record into a Jan. 24 game against Freehold Township High School and Coach Dana Wells and her players were in agreement that the team’s best basketball is still…

  • Newcomers lead Redbirds into 2021-22 basketball campaign

    Newcomers lead Redbirds into 2021-22 basketball campaign

    ALLENTOWN – Third-year coach Walter Kelly and his Allentown High School boys basketball players are excited for the opportunity to be back on the court and playing a full season during the winter of 2021-22. Allentown went 7-5 in 2020-21 during a season that was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. A host of newcomers…

  • Allentown High School marching band wins national championship

    Allentown High School marching band wins national championship

    The Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band has concluded an outstanding and memorable 2021 fall season with a victory in a national championship competition. The marching band won the USBands IIA national championship on Nov. 6 in Allentown, Pa. Prior to the national championship competition, the band won New Jersey events in South Brunswick, Jackson,…

  • Redbirds win first game in state tourney; face No. 1 seed on Nov. 2

    Redbirds win first game in state tourney; face No. 1 seed on Nov. 2

    Beginning in 2011, the Allentown High School field hockey team has made 10 straight appearances in the semifinals of postseason regional or state sectional tournaments. On Nov. 2, the Redbirds will try to reach a semifinal for the 11th straight year. Allentown will play Ocean City High School in the quarterfinals of the South Jersey…

  • Trenton man charged in collision that injured Allentown High School students

    Trenton man charged in collision that injured Allentown High School students

    A resident of Trenton has been charged with four counts of assault by automobile in connection with a September motor vehicle collision in East Windsor that left four Allentown High School students hospitalized. The criminal charges were announced on Oct. 21 by the East Windsor Police Department. The individual who was charged was identified by…