Tag: Colonial Valley Conference

  • Little Tigers focused on ‘getting better each day’ throughout 2022-23 boys hoops season

    Little Tigers focused on ‘getting better each day’ throughout 2022-23 boys hoops season

    PRINCETON – Since the 2013-14 season, the Princeton High School boys basketball team has had one winning season. That lone season came during the Little Tigers’ 2019-20 campaign when Princeton went 13-12. Heading into the 2022-23 season, seventh-year coach Patrick Noone sees some similarities with his team this season and his squad from three years…

  • Redbirds flying high during early going in 2022 baseball campaign

    Redbirds flying high during early going in 2022 baseball campaign

    If there is one thing Allentown High School baseball coach Brian Nice knows about the members of the Redbirds’ 2022 squad, it is that they will always put their competitive nature on display. “We are going to compete,” Nice said. “Whether we are playing well or playing poorly, our guys are going to battle and…

  • 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…

  • 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 hitting stride as Mercer County Tournament looms

    Allentown hitting stride as Mercer County Tournament looms

    The Allentown High School girls soccer team is finding its stride and on Oct. 14 the Redbirds won their fourth match in their past five games. For the sixth time in 2021, the Redbirds scored four or more goals as they rolled to a 4-0 victory over Hamilton West High School of Hamilton Township to…

  • Redbirds notch first victory with 4-0 shutout of Nottingham

    Redbirds notch first victory with 4-0 shutout of Nottingham

    Scoring goals has been a tough task for the Allentown High School boys soccer team as the 2021 campaign got underway. The Redbirds entered their home match against Nottingham High School of Hamilton Township on Sept. 18 with only two goals in an 0-3 start. In the words of first-year coach Shamus Matthews, it was…

  • New group of Redbirds ready to lead Allentown soccer squad

    New group of Redbirds ready to lead Allentown soccer squad

    ALLENTOWN – The 2021 season represents the start of a new era for the Allentown High School girls soccer program in the eyes of Coach Kim Maurer. The Redbirds will have eight new faces in their starting lineup in 2021 after seven starters from the 2020 squad graduated in June. “It’s a new start and…