IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls track-and-field teams will open the season at home on Monday, April 11, against Columbia. Marvin Hawkins and Barnes Reid are the longtime head coaches for the boys and girls teams, respectively. Last spring, the boys team won the state North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School girls basketball players Elettra Giantomenico, Amayah Melbourne and Katie Powers earned All–Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division honors this past season. Giantomenico, a senior, made the second team after leading the team in scoring with 184 points this season, averaging 9.2 points a game. Melbourne, a senior who also […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School baseball team saw a strong turnout, much to the delight of head coach Michael DelloRusso. “We have 33 players on the roster, which is the most we’ve had in over 10 years, so it’s good to see baseball coming back in Glen Ridge, and we are […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Head coach Cliff Smith is excited about this year’s Columbia High School softball team. “The team this year is looking great defensively so far,” he said in an email to the News-Record. “This is the most athletic group I have had in my eight seasons here at Columbia.” The Lady Cougars […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, the Glen Ridge High School softball team returned to enjoy a banner 2021 campaign as it captured the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division title with an 11-1 divisional mark. GRHS finished 14-6 overall. This spring, the Ridgers are looking forward to continuing […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School girls basketball team, under longtime head coach Derrick Johnson, enjoyed a successful season, finishing with a 15-9 overall record, including a 7-5 record in the Super Essex Conference–American Division, which is the top division in the conference. The Lady Jaguars featured five players who earned […]
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 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School baseball team’s new coach is quite familiar with his players. Ariel Medina was the Union Avenue Middle School coach when the current IHS players were in middle school. Moreover, Medina helped out the IHS Blue Knights last spring. For Medina, it has been great to work with players […]
First-year head coach Blumkin excited as Mountaineers seek to have strong season
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tim Blumkin, the new West Orange High School head baseball coach, is looking forward to leading the Mountaineers this spring. The team has great chemistry, he said, which bodes well for a successful season. “I’m extremely excited for this opportunity in my new role,” Blumkin said in an email to the […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School football program has been around for more than 100 years. This spring, NHS will debut its girls flag football program. The head coach is Rob Porrino and the assistant coach is Sammy Coppola. Both are assistant coaches for the Raiders football assistant coaches in the fall. This is […]