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Andy Mendlowitz

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Staff Writer: Home News Tribune/Courier News/ + Working on book about the Princeton University sprint football team.

Joined March 2016
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
UPDATED Get ready for your "daily cups of Believe." Eric LeGrand is opening a coffee shop in his hometown "I think it's a perfect way to bring a community together." @LeGrandCoffee @EricLeGrand52
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4 years
It was an honor and pleasure to work alongside Greg. His work ethic and fearlessness in getting the story, yet showing compassion is text book. I could always ask for input and advice. Those phone calls at all hours are true! Greg will thrive in new job!!
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
The Home News Tribune 2020 Football Coach of the Year guided his team from a 1-8 record in 2018 to its first winning season in six years with a talented senior class that stuck together @Monroe_FalconFB
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Walk-off grand slam! Bobby Ulmer gives Middlesex a 7-5 win over Woodstown in the Group I baseball semifinal
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Andy Mendlowitz
2 years
Central Group 5 final: Edison beats Lenape 28-14 @SimeonPincus
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Andy Mendlowitz
6 years
NJ Football: Justice Harris goes into superhero-mode as Colonia defeats South Plainfield 33-13 via @MyCentralJersey @coloniahssports @coachtrroarty
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Once a baseball guy, Jack Campbell turned into a track coaching legend leading Old Bridge to state power. Now, he retires. “I love that guy. He changed my life. I can never repay him for the impact he had.” @ob_kosb @DiMino_AD @NJHoopsHaven
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3 years
Old Bridge names Matt Donaghue as head football coach. The former Knights player was the team’s defensive coordinator and is the head baseball coach “He’s the definition of bleeding purple.” @ob_kosb @DiMino_AD @bordenfb4ever @SimeonPincus
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3 years
St. Joseph’s Mike Carbone is the Home News Tribune’s 2021-2022 Wrestling Coach of the Year as the Falcons reach new heights in their 4th season back (for subscribers) @SJMetWrestling @FalconsSJHS @StJoesMetuchen
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Andy Mendlowitz
5 years
Old Bridge wins 25-18 to take a 2-1 win over Fair Lawn and repeats as state boys volleyball champs
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2 years
The final point in Old Bridge’s win over Hunterdon Central in the Central Group 4 championship
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5 months
The St. Thomas Aquinas baseball team celebrates the final out of the North Non-Public B championship ⁦ @AquinasBSBL ⁩ ⁦ @stahstrojans
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
East Brunswick's Zach Zebro -- the 2020 Borden's Baller of the Year -- showed leadership skills at QB in helping the Bears to their best record in a decade @EB_Athletics @bears_eb @bordenfb4ever
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Four GMC wrestlers earn state medals — Nico Calello, Owen Disbrow, J.J. Giordano and Nicholas Campagna “By the third day you’re just exhausted mentally and physically.” @SPTigerStyle @SJMetWrestling @stahstrojans
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
NJSIAA Cross Country: Metuchen’s Molly Malague, also a basketball star, wins the Central Group 2 meet and Montgomery’s Caroline Mehlhorn wins her 4th Central Group 4 title @metuchenfans @mhsxctf
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Andy Mendlowitz
6 years
How's this for a hotbed of NJ wrestling -- Somerset County with two NCAA champs in Bound Brook's Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) and Montgomery's Anthony Cassar (Penn State)
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Woodbridge wrestling doesn’t have a GMCT champ or a state superstar, just a gritty and tough lineup that cranked out 12 wins and earned a No. 2 seed in the NJSIAA team state tournament in North 2 Group 4 (for subscribers) @BarronWrestling
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Andy Mendlowitz
6 years
Volleyball: Pumped up Old Bridge captures first GMCT championship since 2012 with two-set win over J.P. Stevens via @MyCentralJersey @ob_kosb
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Andy Mendlowitz
7 years
GMC Football: Gutsy call leads to Old Bridge winning in OT over Sayreville @ob_kosb
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Watchung Hills wrestling has nine new starters and began 2-6. Guess what? They kept improving, got 10 wins down the stretch and earned the No. 3 seed in North 2 Group 5 of the NJSIAA team state tournament (for subscribers) @CoachHuff1 @WHillsWrestling
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Old Bridge’s Anthony Lanzafama steps down as the Knights head coach after 12 successful seasons “The wins are nice, but it’s really about the relationships with the kids and coming together as a team.” @DiMino_AD @ob_kosb @ronmazzz @bordenfb4ever
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4 years
Just playing was a success for the Old Bridge girls 🏀 team after a delayed start, practices outdoors in 30 degrees and a 14-day shutdown “You’re going to make mistakes ... go out and enjoy playing the game you love.” @ob_kosb @DiMino_AD
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6 years
Volleyball: Forget Disney World, Old Bridge makes its own magic moment with first state championship in drama-filled win over Southern via @MyCentralJersey @ob_kosb
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Andy Mendlowitz
8 years
QB DeMild jumps into crowd
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Andy Mendlowitz
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Old Bridge baseball players celebrate with fans after winning the baseball GMCT title
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Andy Mendlowitz
1 year
Old Bridge’s memorable baseball spring ends in the Group 4 final “This season will never be forgotten. These kids have so much heart.” @DiMino_AD @OBVBaseball
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
In Dunellen, she's not a superstar, but just Sydney. Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin returns to her hometown for track naming ceremony. "We all get to feel as though we have a little part of this." @GoSydGo @JasonCilento
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Fully updated with comments from people close to Ron Mazzola and statewide tributes “He had it all. He was probably the richest man I know because he was doing what he loved with who he loved.”
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
NEWS: Old Bridge football coach Anthony Lanzafama has resigned, citing it was the right time after much success in 12 seasons. Story coming ASAP @bordenfb4ever @SimeonPincus
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Legendary Old Bridge baseball coach Fred Cole remembered by friends and family “I don't know if I'd be the same person I am today if I didn't form the relationship with coach Cole." @ob_kosb @DiMino_AD @mattdonaghue23 @Warehouse_Ball
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
Middlesex-Dunellen will remember former star Mike Dessino at Saturday’s match against Watchung Hills with more plans in the future (non-paywall article) @GoJaysAthletics @CoachHuff1 @WHillsWrestling
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
South Plainfield wrestling gets career win No. 800 with Wednesday’s victory “This is about everybody that’s been part of the program” @SoPlfdAthletics @SPTigerStyle
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Wrestling: The Courier News Coach of the Year is Delaware Valley’s Andy Fitz. The Terriers staff led the team through a season of tragedy and triumph that ended with a Group 1 title (subscribers) @DVRWrestling
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
Colonia girls basketball, which last had a winning season in 2008-09, is trending upward in its rebuild with a mix of talented youngsters and seasoned upperclassmen @coloniahssports @ColoniaHigh @ctowngirlshoops
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
GMCT ⚾️: (subscribers) A Goldan arm helps St. Joseph advance to the final. As in Andrew Goldan, who has emerged as one of the county’s best pitchers @SaintJoesMetBB @FalconsSJHS
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Some South Plainfield drama. Nicholas Campagna defeats state placewinner Steven Dalling 5-4. Then JJ Giordano gets a takedown in the closing seconds to win 4-3 at 144
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Andy Mendlowitz
2 years
St. Thomas Aquinas hires Tarig Holman as head football coach. The former University of Iowa DB coached the last two years at J.F. Kennedy. The Randolph alum has had previous stops at other high schools in NJ @stahstrojans @stahsedison
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Andy Mendlowitz
7 years
Watchung Hills' Dan Smith is the 2017-18 Courier News Coach of the Year @whtribe @watchunghillswr
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
🏈 Monroe’s Chris Chaves voted the Middlesex County Player of the Week “He just finds himself at the right place at the right time.” @Monroe_FalconFB @monroeathletic
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Andy Mendlowitz
2 years
Old Bridge celebrates after winning the Central volleyball title ⁦ @DiMino_AD
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
🏈 Monroe’s Riley Piscitelli voted Middlesex County Player of the Week. The QB, who fans call RP16, has helped the Falcons start hot @Monroe_FalconFB @monroeathletic
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Woodbridge’s Tyler Boelhower is the story of Region 5. The 11th-seeded junior advances to the final at 165 with three upsets and earns a berth to the state wrestling tournament at Atlantic City. February Madness! @WHSBarronPride @WhsBarronsFB
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
St. Joseph’s Nico Calello and Evan Mendez win Region 5 titles, other GMC wrestlers advance to state tournament (for subscribers) @SJMetWrestling
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Woodbridge baseball continues its hot start by climbing to the top of the GMC White Division. One reward: players of the game get to ring a victory bell @BarronBaseball_ 🔒
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Andy Mendlowitz
7 years
Bridgewater-Raritan defeats Bernards 17-5 and advances to Saturday's TOC final v Oak Knoll
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Andy Mendlowitz
5 years
South River football star Steven Rodriguez voted Borden's Baller of the Year with complete list of the 24 winners and honorable mention picks @bordenfb4ever @GregTufaro
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
Old Bridge wins 36-34, 25-18 over CBA to capture the Central volleyball title
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Andy Mendlowitz
2 years
Wrestling: Watchung Hills’ freshman Anthony DiAndrea earns only state medal for Somerset County “The limelight really doesn’t get to him. He stays focused.” @WHillsWrestling @WHRHS_Athletics
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Andy Mendlowitz
1 year
🏈 Linden’s Al Chiola coaches against his sons from Colonia in Friday’s game. It’s been a mix of tension and playful banter. “You can’t really root either way. We hug it out and move on.” @coloniahssports @LindenFootball
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
Former Middlesex High School and Bloomsburg U wrestling star Mike Dessino remembered after dying in car crash "He was the most gentle strong person you could ever think about." @GoJaysAthletics @GoBUHuskies
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Andy Mendlowitz
7 years
Colonia's Shelby Piccinic is the HNT Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year @coloniahssports
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Andy Mendlowitz
9 months
Good crowd at the GMC wrestling tournament at Piscataway
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
🤼‍♀️ The Rahway Tournament went from 12 teams to 4 to 11 to 7 to 10 in six days and a site change. St. Joseph had a strong showing, but just competing was a success “these kids are starving to wrestle.” @SJMetWrestling @FalconsSJHS
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
In 1977, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca made their debuts with disco and punk rock all over. St. Joseph also won a district wrestling title. Saturday, the Falcons won another one and now head to Region 5 (subscribers) @SJMetWrestling @FalconsSJHS
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
NJSIAA dedicates state wrestling tournament to Ron Mazzola, a high school sports institution from Old Bridge “His honesty, integrity and sense of fair play were evident in every aspect of his life.” @NJSIAA @ob_kosb
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Andy Mendlowitz
4 years
With a surprise call from a National Team member and the trophy hidden in her mom's closet all week, Hunterdon Central's Emily Mason, and Rutgers verbal commit, selected as Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year @HCRHSAthletics @hcladydevils
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
I should note, Bobby Ulmer’s walk-off grand slam for Middlesex came with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the seventh
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Andy Mendlowitz
7 years
North Hunterdon's Matt Busher voted Courier News Football Player of the Week @northJUNGLE2015
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Andy Mendlowitz
3 years
🏈 No home field, no problem for East Brunswick. The road warrior Bears clinched their 1st winning season in 11 years with Saturday’s triumph (with photo gallery) @EB_Athletics @bears_eb
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Andy Mendlowitz
2 years
St. Joseph captures program’s first-ever GMCT title with dominant team performance “Getting 14 kids through to the quarterfinals is just amazing.” @SJMetWrestling @StJoesMetuchen
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Andy Mendlowitz
2 years
Nice Old Bridge mat on the big stage, one of eight in use
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