Tag: Girls Basketball

  • Monroe’s Filiault ready to be focal point of hoops team

    Monroe’s Filiault ready to be focal point of hoops team

    By Jimmy Allinder It’s going to be a different Casey Filiault when the guard for the Monroe Township High School girls’ basketball team steps on the court this season. A member of the rotation for teams that won 20-plus games the past two seasons, Filiault showed flashes of potential. However, according to head coach Leigh…

  • Faw takes over as Bears’ girls’ basketball coach

    Faw takes over as Bears’ girls’ basketball coach

    By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team has a new coach, and he’s working the Bears’ own backyard. Kevin Faw, an eighth-grade social studies teacher in the district since 2014, was approved by the Board of Education last month and was on the job Nov. 21. A Quincy, Washington, native, Faw…

  • Quick-thinking Barnosky key player for Spotswood hoops team

    Quick-thinking Barnosky key player for Spotswood hoops team

    By Jimmy Allinder MaryBeth Barnosky’s thought process when she’s on the basketball court is to always be in the moment. In other words, the rising senior year at Spotswood High School and key member of the Chargers’ girls hoops team blocks out everything around her except her very next decision, usually with the ball. “I…

  • Time right for Rumson-Fair Haven’s Sourlis to step down

    Time right for Rumson-Fair Haven’s Sourlis to step down

    By Matthew Rocco After 30 seasons in charge of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls basketball program, George Sourlis is handing over the reins as the winningest coach in Shore Conference history. Sourlis concluded the 2015-16 season with 653 wins in his career, paired with 199 losses. His win total is the best mark…

  • Summer basketball tourneys helping Lancers build team chemistry

    Summer basketball tourneys helping Lancers build team chemistry

    By Matthew Rocco A whirlwind summer has taken the St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team through Maryland and the local Maroon and White Team Camp. After a week of facing top-ranked schools, the Lancers feel ready for anything heading into the new school year. The Lancers will be forced to regroup after losing…

  • Barrons continue working hard to prepare for girls hoops season

    Barrons continue working hard to prepare for girls hoops season

    By Jeff Appelblatt Though the summer basketball season has been over for about two weeks and the regular season doesn’t start until the winter, Woodbridge High School coach Rob Timinski is excited to keep his girls working hard in order to be ready for next season. “We’ve had a great summer so far,” the coach,…

  • Maroon and White basketball camps beneficial to district teams

    Maroon and White basketball camps beneficial to district teams

    By Tim Morris When late November comes around and the first practices for the high school basketball season begin, coaches already have a good idea of what they have. Thanks to camps like Red Bank Regional High School’s Maroon and White War at the Shore Team Camp, coaches have seen their teams in competition and…

  • Maroon and White Team Camp features area girls hoops teams

    Maroon and White Team Camp features area girls hoops teams

    By Matthew Rocco Local girls basketball teams will soon take the court in front of college recruiters at Red Bank Regional High School, which will host the Maroon and White Team Camp starting July 27. The annual showcase, now in its eighth year, will feature 25 teams from across New Jersey, plus two New York…

  • New-look Lancers to test themselves in Maryland hoops tourney

    New-look Lancers to test themselves in Maryland hoops tourney

    By Matthew Rocco The St. John Vianney High School girls basketball team has said goodbye to a senior class that led the Lady Lancers to the state title. This summer, the team is back on the court with a new-look starting five and a plan to preserve its championship form. Fresh off a dream season,…