Bryan Batchler

Jerry Schulte, a Hall of Fame football coach who was an integral part of Rumson-Fair Haven's run of record-setting success in the past 15 years, died on Friday night at 72, according to his son, Rumson head coach Jeremy Schulte. As a head coach and an assistant with the Bulldogs, the elder Schulte has been part of a run of eight NJSIAA sectional titles since 2010...

Former Rumson-Fair Haven head coach Bryan Batchler was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing Tuesday night after an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Specifics regarding the allegations against Batchler have not been stated, and he remains a math teacher in the district in a position he has held since the 2008-2009 school year...

Bryan Batchler will not return as head coach of Rumson-Fair Haven's football team. Batchler, who has been a math teacher at the high school since the 2008-2009 school year, was placed on paid administrative on since Dec. 14 for reasons not disclosed by either Batchler or the Rumson-Fair Haven Board of Education...

Rumson-Fair Haven head football coach Bryan Batchler has been placed on administrative leave for an undisclosed personnel matter, according to multiple reports. Originally reported by redbankgreen.com, Batchler was placed on paid leave on Dec...

UNION — During Rumson’s fantastic run over the last five seasons, one that has now delivered three NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II titles in four appearances, the constant theme has been a defense that has been pretty much perfect. What Rumson has accomplished on the defensive side of the ball in all four games is astonishing...

*Click here for a photo gallery by B51 Photography* UNION — If there’s one thing the last five years have proven, it’s that when Rumson-Fair Haven reaches a state sectional final its defense is going to play lights out. The Bulldogs turned in another defensive gem in a state title game on Saturday night at Kean University, shutting out Delaware Valley, 21-0, to claim their second straight NJSIAA C

CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP II CHAMPIONSHIP  Saturday at 7 p.m. at Kean University (2) Rumson-Fair Haven (8-3) vs. (5) Delaware Valley (7-3) Rumson-Fair Haven stat leaders: Charlie Volker, Sr., RB, 165-1,280 yards, 17 TD; Mike O'Connor, So...

*Click here for a photo gallery by B51 Photography* MANASQUAN - With one of the state's best running backs already having racked up 267 yards and three touchdowns for Rumson-Fair Haven, all eyes were on Charlie Volker when the Bulldogs lined up for a huge play on third-and-goal in the final seconds of a tie game with host Manasquan on Saturday afternoon...

LONG BRANCH - Long Branch's Dan George has coached several Shore Conference greats at running back during his long career, and the performance of his latest star on Friday night had him mentioning senior Dahmiere Willis in the same breath as one of the all-time greats...

*Preview Homepage* Three days after Rumson-Fair Haven captured last year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship, the returning players were back in the weight room with a new motto: “Stay hungry.” “That Monday after, we said we’re not going to accept how good we are,’’ said senior tailback and captain Charlie Volker...

Last season, All-Shore linebacker Travis Clark was the headliner on Rumson-Fair Haven’s defense, and entering this year it was Rutgers-bound defensive end Donald Bedell. Quietly doing his job in the middle of those two stars over the past two seasons has been senior Thomas Martello, who led the Bulldogs in tackles last year with 80 and has done it again this fall...

*Click here for a photo gallery by Bill Normile* TOMS RIVER - Rumson-Fair Haven running back Charlie Volker showed flashes of his potential in limited work last season, but he has taken it to a whole new level in his junior year. Volker continued his outstanding season and went over the 1,000-yard rushing mark with 244 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries to power a 42-7 nondivisional win over