South Jersey AD, coaches step down

Bob Mannino will end a long association with Triton when he spends his last day as athletic director Wednesday.

Mannino, who has been at the school for 32 years, including the last three as AD, has decided to retire.

Before becoming athletic director, he was the school's longtime girls' soccer coach and also an assistant athletic director.

Mannino works in the Black Horse Pike Regional District, which also includes Timber Creek and Highland.

The district is consolidating the three AD positions into one, and Highland's Christine Dziczek will be the district athletic director.

Timber Creek athletic director June Cioffi will return to the classroom as a physical education teacher.

"With everything changing, it was time to make this decision, and everything fell in place," Mannino said.

Mannino, 55, said he would continue to serve as an umpire.

"I'll now be a full-time umpire, and I've also sent a few feelers out to schools to see about helping them with events," he said.

Even though he's a Glassboro graduate, Mannino will always be identified with Triton.

"I lived and died there, and it was my identity," Mannino said. "It will be tough walking out of there."

Ron Hamrick, who was going to serve one more year as Collingswood's wrestling coach, has resigned.

Hamrick, who had wanted to coach next season because his son Eric will be a senior, said he decided to step down to concentrate on his duties as the school's athletic director.

Dechlin Moody, former wrestler and assistant coach for Hamrick at Collingswood, has been named the varsity coach.

"It's what is best for the program, and that is important to me," said Hamrick, who earned his 400th career win this past season. "It's not about me; it's about the program."

Angela Scott has resigned as girls' basketball coach at Haddon Heights after two seasons.

Athletic director Joe Cramp said he is taking applications for the job after Scott's recent decision.

"I was sorry to see this happen," Cramp said of Scott's resignation. "She did a great job over the past two years."