Each month, Montgomery High School Athletic Director Kris Grundy polls local coaches to select a female and male scholar athlete to spotlight on this page. Each Athlete of the Month will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to The Tiger’s Tale.

John Donahue, the Seton Hall commit, is a star on the mound and at the plate for the Montgomery Varsity team. He recently broke the school Record of 148 Career Strikeouts!

When Aya Krause joined the “Girls on the Run” program in third grade, there was no telling where the sport might take her. Now a sophomore star for the Montgomery High School track and cross country teams, Krause has her sights set on collegiate competition, preferably in California.

Montgomery Township officials plan to install a street sign in honor of hometown hero Stephen Warner, who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1971. A dedication ceremony will take place at Community Drive—the street that connects Orchard Road to the Municipal complex—on Memorial Day [Monday, May 26] at 10 am.

Born and raised in Montgomery Township, Amanda Baumunk is a junior at Montgomery High School. She will graduate one year early (this June). Baumunk's three most important issues are housing, environmental protection, and protecting our immigrant neighbors.

Vince Barragan has served as a global corporate finance executive for Johnson & Johnson. He graduated from Rahway High School in 1996. He earned a certificate of completion from the U.S. Army ROTC program at Fordham University. He currently serves as deputy mayor of Montgomery.

Mazhar Syed is a litigation paralegal. He grew up in Hillsborough and moved to Pike Run in Belle Mead in 2023. The issue of affordable housing is paramount to Syed. He lives in a one bedroom affordable apartment with his wife and 7-month-old son.