Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Grant Sanchez said he would have finished his senior year in Montville if Anthony SanFilippo was still allowed to coach.
With several local, state and national titles under his belt, Montville track athlete Grant Sanchez has paved the way for what he plans to be a sucessful senior year. That success will not be shared with the Montville Township High School community, however, as Sanchez transferred last week to Morris Hills. If former assistant track coach Anthony SanFilippo was asked to return as a coach this year, Sanchez, 16, said he would have stayed in Montville. "I probably would have stayed just for him," Sanchez said. "I feel like he's a really good coach, he's always been there for all of the kids." Sanchez is a four-time USA Track & Field All-American athlete, has been honored as a 2012 Morris County shot put and discus champion and medaled twice …
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Students, parents and coaches urge board of education to reinstate Anthony SanFilippo as assistant track coach.
Dozens of students, athletes and parents crowded the back of Tuesday's Montville Township Public Schools Board of Education meeting to show support for an assistant track coach whose contract was not renewed for the upcoming school year. Anthony SanFilippo has been coaching indoor track at Montville Township High School for the past seven years, including outdoor track for the past four years. He learned Friday he would not be offered a contract to coach this year. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Fried said he is unable to comment on why SanFilippo is not being brought back next year because it is a personnel issue. Still, several supporters of SanFilippo attended the board meeting to urge the board to reconsider the decision. Students…
Monday, August 20, 2012
Anthony SanFilippo said he is not sure why, after seven years, he was not asked to continue coaching in Montville.
Montville Township High School sophomore Alex Rodgers said the upcoming track season will not be the same without former assistant coach Anthony SanFilippo. "I can't imagine track without him," he said. After seven years of coaching in the district, SanFilippo's contract was not renewed for the upcoming school year. SanFilippo said he is not exactly sure why, but a group of students and parents are planning to ask the Montville Township Public Schools Board of Education during Tuesday night's board meeting. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Fried said he is unable to comment on the reasoning behind the non-renewal of the contract, as it is a personnel issue. SanFilippo, 33, said Monday he is upset by the district's decision and, as a …
Angelo Harasts
3:32 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
I think the BOE and the Community is missing the bigger questions. First why would he transfer to the Morris Hills District and Is this common? The answer to the first question is Morris Hills has the best track program in the county and has a long tradition of success and who would not want that? Second many ahtletes in northern jersey move to Rockaway to be a part of the program, enroll in the … more ›