Columbia HS alum Zander Rhodes, Maplewood’s Jackie Dubrovich help women’s foil squad to silver medal
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School 2021 graduate Zander Rhodes and Maplewood’s Jackie Dubrovich helped the U.S. women’s foil team capture the silver medal at the 2022 Fencing World Championships on Friday, July 22, in Cairo, Egypt. Rhodes, of South Orange, and Dubrovich were two of the four members on the foil team. The […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sarah Cortes has been named the new Columbia High School girls soccer head coach. “I’m super excited for this season,” said Cortes in an email to the News-Record. “CHS is truly a special place, and I feel honored that I’ve been trusted with leading the girls soccer program.” Cortes replaces Sophie […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange native Naasir Cunningham is ranked as the No. 1 overall high school basketball player for the Class of 2024 by ESPN. Cunningham, a 6-foot-7, 175-pound small forward, played at Gill St. Bernard’s, located in Gladstone, last season, averaging 12.7 points, 6.25 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a sophomore. Gill […]
Former three-sport standout is a 2022 Irvington HS Hall of Fame inductee
IRVINGTON, NJ — Like many people who reside in town, Troy Bowers loves Irvington. He was a three-sport star at Irvington High School, in football, basketball and baseball, graduating in 1987. In fact, he was named the IHS Athlete of the Year as a senior. After playing football and baseball at Montclair State University, Bowers […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School girls wrestling state champions Gianna Faura and Kira Pipkins enjoyed great showings at the USA Wrestling Junior Nationals at the FargoDome in Fargo, N.D., July 16-19. Faura, who graduated in June, finished between eighth and 12th place out of 60 competitors in the 200-pound weight class. She was a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team finished with a 9-19 record this past spring, but the Bengals enjoyed one major highlight — they reached the Greater Newark Tournament championship game for the first time since 1997. The GNT is considered the Essex County tournament. Though they lost decisively to perennial powerhouse Seton […]
NUTLEY, NJ — For almost two decades, the Nutley High School baseball team program has been one of the best in Essex County under the guidance of Bob Harbison. A 1984 NHS graduate, Harbison has guided NHS teams on great runs in the county and state tournaments. After 18 seasons, not counting 2020 when COVID […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Jeff Bertoncin, the new Irvington High School head boys soccer coach, has high hopes for his team this fall. Bertoncin has raved about his players since taking over the helm. The Blue Knights have been working out at Irvington Park. The workouts will end August 5, and the official start of practice […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Campus High School football standout Josh Richards, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound rising senior wide receiver, has given a verbal commitment to accept a football scholarship from the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. Richards helped the Jaguars to a 13-0 season last fall. In the New Jersey State Interscholastic […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School alumnus Ny’Quee Hawkins is getting ready for his redshirt sophomore season for the Virginia Tech football team. Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, Va., is a major college football team that competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Virginia Tech Hokies will open the season on Friday, Sept. 2, at […]