MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The odds of a football player making it to the NFL are minuscule. About 1.5 percent of all NCAA players get to make it to the NFL. Yet, Columbia High School can proudly say one of its own is currently playing in the NFL. Yosh Njiman, a 2014 CHS graduate, is […]
Nutley HS alumnus and former head football coach experienced special thrills in his career
NUTLEY — Not many high school football head coaches can say they were able to coach at their alma mater and lead the team to a state championship game. Not many coaches can also say that they led their alma mater to an undefeated season in their final year of coaching. Steve DiGregorio was able […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys soccer team defeated both North Star Academy and College Achieve Central Charter to improve to an 8-4-1 overall record on the season. Junior forward Karl Boucher had three goals and three assists in the 6-2 home win over North Star Academy on Oct. 20. Senior midfielder Kelvin […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team dominated Kearny, 41-0, on Friday night, Oct. 22, in Kearny for its second straight win to improve to 5-3 on the season. It was also the Bucs’ fourth win in the past five games. The Bucs amassed 255 rushing yards on 31 carries. James Cook Jr. […]
BLOOMFIELD/NUTLEY — The Nutley High School girls soccer team defeated Bloomfield, 4-3, on Oct. 25, at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield. Mackenzie Albert scored three goals and Rebecca Echevarria had one goal for Nutley, which improved to an 11-5 record on the season. Olivia Real had two assists and Mikayla Scoch had one assist. Catelena Robson […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team fell at Millburn, 35-19, on Friday, Oct. 22, to move to a 1-7 record. OHS quarterback Maurice Williams scored on a 13-yard run in the first quarter. Williams threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Luis Rivera in the third quarter. Kyron Hill ran for a 50-yard […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team won its second straight game with a dominant 41-6 victory over Newark East Side on Friday night, Oct. 22, at Eddie Moraes Stadium in Newark in a Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division game. The Cougars improved to a 5-3 overall record and 3-3 in the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School football team’s four-game winning streak ended with a 21-7 loss to Dumont on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 23, at Hurrell Field. Dumont jumped out to a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Ridgers got on the scoreboard in the second quarter, when Matteo […]
GLEN RIDGE — The fourth-seeded Glen Ridge High School field hockey team defeated 13th-seeded South Hunterdon, 1-0, on Oct. 25, at George Washington field in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1, tournament on Oct. 25. Grace Petretti scored on an assist from Natalie Shaw in the first period. Ashley Woertz made […]
Blue Knights to host West Orange; IHS alumnus/WOHS head coach Darnell Grant makes his homecoming
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated Bayonne, 53-27, Friday night, Oct. 22, in Bayonne. The Blue Knights won their second straight game and improved to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the North Jersey Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division on the season. Irvington, under sixth-year head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre, also won […]