WEST ORANGE, NJ — At West Orange, there’s certainly a lot of buzz. The Mountaineers have a new head coach in Darnell Grant, one of the most renowned coaches in North Jersey. Grant comes over Shabazz where he had an impressive 68-32 overall record in the past nine seasons, including two North 2, Group 1 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia has endured a rough stretch. The Cougars have posted three consecutive one-win seasons. Last season, Columbia had two wins, but was forced to forfeit a 28-20 road victory over Memorial of West New York in its second game on the schedule. But optimism abounds for head coach Gary Mobley’s team. With […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington undoubtedly has been one of the best public schools teams in North Jersey, if not the state, ever since Irvington native Smoke Pierre took over as head coach at the start of the 2016 season. In each of Pierre’s years, the Blue Knights have posted consecutive eight-win seasons while going further […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – In each of Rae Oliver’s first two years as the East Orange Campus head coach, the Jaguars have been able to accomplish their goals. In 2017, the Jaguars wanted to make the North 1, Group 5 sectional playoffs. They did. Last season, they wanted to make the sectional playoffs and win […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange was disappointed about missing the playoffs last season, ending a streak of five straight postseason appearances. Last year for the first time, the Born Power Index was used to help calculate the United Power Rating that determined playoff qualification. The Born Power Index was partly based on margin of victory in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – During his nearly three-decade tenure, one can always count on Mike Carter’s teams to show tremendous work ethic. Carter, who has been at the Bloomfield head coaching helm since 1991, once again is proud to see this year’s Bengals demonstrating their hallmark diligence. “The work ethic has really developed,” Carter said. “We’ve […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Last season, Glen Ridge had a young team that took its lumps during head coach Steve Trivino’s first year at the helm. The Ridgers tackled a daunting schedule en route to finishing 1-9 that included a forfeit loss to Weequahic due to injuries and lack of players. But things are a […]
BELEVILLE, NJ – Entering his second year at the head-coaching helm, Jermain Johnson is preaching to his Belleville High School players the importance of learning the game of football. Johnson and his coaching staff are teaching the aspects and what it takes to succeed on the field. But does Johnson feel his team has potential? […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys soccer team, under head coach Mike Aiello, has high hopes for this season with a good returning nucleus. The Bengals are off to a 2-0 start to the season, beating West Essex, 2-1, Sept. 4, and Newark Academy,1-0, Sept. 6, both in Super Essex Conference crossover action. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – With a good mix of returning seniors and promising newcomers, the Belleville High School girls soccer team is excited about this season. The Bucs, under head coach Beth Ann Garrett, will open the season Sept. 4 at Lyndhurst. “This year we have six returning seniors who we expect to take the lead […]