GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Since Steve Trivino took over as head coach in 2018, the Glen Ridge High School football team has gotten better each year. Last season, the Ridgers finished with a solid 5-3 record while competing in the newly formed Ivy White Division of the Super Football Conference. The team ended the season […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Under head coach Rae Oliver, the East Orange Campus High School football team has produced a winning season in each of his four seasons at the helm, including state playoff appearances in the first three years. The state playoffs were not held last year due to the pandemic. Though the Jaguars […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football program has improved since Gary Mobley became the head coach in 2016. Mobley, who was a highly successful head coach at Rahway prior to coming to Columbia, guided the Cougars to a 5-5 record in 2019 and a 4-3 record in 2020, after the […]
NUTLEY, NJ — With a senior-laden roster, the Nutley High School football team enjoyed one of its best seasons ever last year, finishing with an undefeated 6-0 record that included winning the Freedom White Division title of the Super Football Conference. It was a great sendoff for head coach Steve DiGregorio, who retired at the […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team featured a large group of young players during a pandemic-shortened 2-4 season last year. With those players coming back this season, head coach Jermain Johnson is excited about what his Buccaneers can accomplish. This summer also proved productive. The Bucs attended a camp in East Stroudsburg, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Mike Carter can always count on his Bloomfield High School football players to show hard work and dedication. This season’s team is keeping up with that tradition, much to the delight of Carter, who heads into his 31st year at the helm of the Bengals. “I really like things that we’ve done,” […]
On April 1, the day that most of the sports for the spring high school season were supposed to begin, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association indicated that it is still hoping the season will take place. The NJSIAA suspended the spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to published reports, NJSIAA Assistant […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team enjoyed a great season this winter. The Bengals, under head coach Ryan Smircich, finished with a stellar 25-6 record, including advancing to the semifinals of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 state tournament. In addition, the team defeated Kearny, Clifton, West Orange Nutley for the […]
T'naj Brown-Benjamin of Orange HS and Quadir Scott of East Orange Campus HS honored at Horn Scholar Athlete ceremony
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 55th annual W. Donald Horn Scholar Athlete Awards Program sponsored by the Essex County Chapter of the National Football Foundation was held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange on March 9. Orange High School head coach Randy Daniel was named the Distinguished Coach of the Year, while OHS senior T’naj […]
When will the high school spring teams resume activities? Will there even be a spring season? Those are the questions on the minds of many athletic directors, coaches, student-athletes, parents and fans. Right now, there are no answers. High school spring sports teams were getting ready for their seasons. The boys and girls lacrosse seasons […]