IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated East Orange Campus High School, 27-21, in a thrilling, double-overtime affair on Friday, Sept. 9, in the home opener at the IHS football field. The Blue Knights improved to 3-0 on the season. East Orange Campus fell to 0-2. Senior running back Kyshir Desir rushed […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls tennis team is enjoying a great season so far. Nutley had a 6-3 record through Sept. 21. The team defeated Bloomfield, 4-1, in the season opener on the road on Sept. 7; defeated Irvington, 5-0, on Sept. 8 at home; and defeated Cedar Grove, 3-2, on Sept.12 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls soccer team returns a good nucleus this season. “We bring back a great group of talent to the team,” said BHS head coach Jon Aliaga, whose team is looking to improve on last year’s 8-10-1 record. “Senior captain Emily Haraka (seven goals and eight assists last year) […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School boys soccer team, under head coach Gary Polewka, features a strong group of seniors this season. The Buccaneers have enjoyed a good start to the season with a 4-1 record through Sept. 20. They defeated East Orange Campus, 10-0, in the season opener at home on Sept. 9. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Al-Shadee Salaam rescued the Rutgers University football team in its season opener. The East Orange Campus High School alumnus ran for a 22-yard touchdown with 2:43 remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Scarlet Knights a 22-21 win over Boston College on Saturday, Sept. 3, in Chestnut Hill, Mass. It […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School field hockey team returns a strong group from last year’s squad, which went 16-5 overall and 11-0 in the Essex/Union Conference Blue Division. The following are the returning players: Seniors Camille Azeglio, midfielder. Abby Foster, defender. Ava Leone, attacker. Maeve O’Keefe, attacker. Lindsey Piano, midfielder. Carmen […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team, under head coach Darnell Grant, kicked off the season with a 13-7 win over Montclair on Friday, Sept. 2, at Montclair State University. Senior running back Jehki Williams carried 18 times for 82 yards, and senior quarterback Quran Ali completed seven of 13 passes […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite losing 17 players to graduation, the Columbia High School boys soccer team returns a strong group from last year’s team, which finished with an 11-7 overall record, including winning the Super Essex Conference Liberty Division title. It was the team’s second straight divisional title after winning the SEC Colonial Division […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls soccer team returns a strong nucleus from last year’s squad, which won the Essex County Tournament championship and finished with a 13-4-3 record. West Orange will begin the season on Sept. 8 on the road against Montclair in a divisional game. Though West Orange graduated […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — In a battle of two of the state’s best teams, both of which won state regional championships last year, the Irvington High School football team defeated Millville, 25-17, in the Rumble on the Raritan at Rutgers University’s SHI Stadium in Piscataway on Friday night, Sept. 2. The Blue Knights improved to 2-0 […]