GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team, under first-year head coach Mike Salvatelli, will visit Barringer in the season opener on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in Newark. Here is the rest of the schedule: Dec. 16: vs. West Caldwell Tech, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 19: at Shabazz, 4 p.m. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The coaching transition was a smooth one. Mike Salvatelli, who has been the assistant boys basketball coach at Glen Ridge High School for five years, recently was promoted to head coach of the team. Salvatelli, a 2014 GRHS graduate, takes over for Rich Kennedy, another Glen Ridge alum, who stepped down […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team is having a tough season, but the Ridgers gave a strong effort in a 69-62 home loss to a strong Irvington High School team on Saturday, Jan. 14. Senior JD Pine scored a game-high 35 points, freshman Liam Feder had 8 points and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Senior JD Pine and sophomore Jake Machemer each scored 16 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team to a 72-45 win over People’s Prep Charter High School in the Glen Ridge Holiday tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Senior Jake Felty had 11 points, freshman Zach Koenetzi had […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team will begin the season on Thursday, Dec. 15, at West Essex Regional High School in North Caldwell at 7 p.m. The Ridgers, under head coach Rich Kennedy, won the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 state tournament championship last season. Here is the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball and girls basketball teams will begin their seasons next week. The boys basketball team, which won a state sectional title last season for the first time since the 1987-88 season, will visit West Essex Regional High School in North Caldwell on Thursday, Dec. 15, […]
Glen Ridge HS junior Nic Chang chronicles Ridgers' memorable run
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — It’s been two months since the Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team finished its glorious state championship run. But the buzz is still strong in the community — parents, fans, players and other students are still on cloud nine after the Ridgers won their first state sectional championship in 34 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team, which won a state sectional championship this season for the first time since 1988, featured five seniors who have earned All–Super Essex Conference–Independence Division honors. Bryan Moussako and Carter Koenig made the first team, Mike Cifeli made the second team, and AJ Snyder […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ —With a senior-laden roster, the Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team has formed a special bond throughout the season. The Ridgers’ camaraderie and hard work paid off with the program’s first state sectional championship in 34 years. In front of a packed and raucous crowd, the top-seeded Ridgers defeated No. 2 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The top-seeded Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team won three straight games to advance to the championship game of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, tournament. Senior Carter Koenig had 24 points, six rebounds and five assists, and senior Bryan Moussako had 16 […]