BLOOMFIELD/NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Alex Benkert loves ice hockey. The Bloomfield resident started playing the sport when he was a toddler, suiting up for different clubs throughout the years. When it came time to choosing a high school, he considered many options, because he wanted to keep playing. Benkert ultimately decided to represent his hometown […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ/BOSTON, Mass. — After winning two events at the state Meet of Champions, East Orange Campus High School indoor track and field star Jordaine Johnson showed he is one of the best high school boys runners in the nation. Johnson participated in the New Balance Nationals Indoor at the Track at New Balance […]
Ridgers finish as state runner-up after winning first sectional title
GLEN RIDGE/PISCATAWAY, NJ — For the Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team, this season was undoubtedly the best in program history. After winning its first-ever state sectional championship, the Ridgers advanced to the ultimate game. Though they came up short, the Ridgers can take much pride in their incredible journey. The Ridgers, under first-year […]
Mountaineers finish as Group 4 state runner-up, Anaya Karriem gains milestones in final
WEST ORANGE/PISCATAWAY — The West Orange High School girls basketball team enjoyed its best season ever. The Mountaineers won the Essex County Tournament and New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament championships, both for the second time ever, and reached the NJSIAA’s Group 4 state championship game for […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School wrestlers August Katz and Oliver Kreizman gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday and Friday, March 6-7. Katz, a junior seeded 20th at the 150-pound weight class, lost a 10-2 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School wrestlers Nicholas Adams and Jazzira Lopez gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys and girls wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to Friday, March 6-8. In the boys championships, Adams was seeded 20th in the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team enjoyed a stellar season. The Ridgers, under second-year head coach and GRHS alumnus Mike Salvatelli, finished with a 21-7 record on the season, including winning the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division title with an 11-3 divisional record. GRHS, seeded third, made a great run […]
WEST ORANGE/ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Seton Hall Prep sent six wrestlers to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual finals at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to Saturday, March 6-8. Senior Anthony Pellegrino and junior Rocco Salerno placed seventh and eighth, respectively, in their weight classes to become the 38th […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Gabriel McCulloch finished a fantastic career after competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday and Friday, March 6-7. McCulloch was the No. 16 seed in a field of 32 at the 285-pound […]
EAST ORANGE/IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School’s Jachai Littlejohn and Jordan Ogbewele, and East Orange Campus High School’s Shakur Taylor and Wazyn King have been selected to participate in the annual Phil Simms New Jersey North–South High School All-Star Football Classic on Sunday, June 8, at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium. Littlejohn is a linebacker, Ogbewele […]