WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Rahim Samuel finished in 14th place in the boys long jump at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Meet of Champions on Saturday, June 18, at Franklin High School in Somerset. Samuels leaped 20 feet, 6 ½ inches.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School sophomore Madison Stevens finished a great track-and-field season. Stevens took second place in the girls shot put at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Meet of Champions at Franklin High School in Somerset on Saturday, June 18. Stevens threw 41 feet, 8 inches, finishing behind Demarest’s Casey […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Cashieve Blair ended his amazing high school track-and-field career at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday, June 18. Blair took 17th place in the 400-meter dash in 48.8 seconds. Blair and IHS senior Zaheem Crawford-Patterson qualified for the New Jersey State […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School senior Amayah Melbourne gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 1 state track-and-field championships at Pennsauken High School on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. Melbourne finished in 13th place in both the girls shot put (30 feet, 9 inches) and […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School juniors Tajayia Crumbley and Khyron Hill gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 3 state track-and-field championships at Pennsauken High School on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. After finishing in eighth place in the preliminaries of the girls 100-meter dash in 12.51 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team boasted four players who earned all–Super Essex Conference–American Division honors, as selected by the division coaches. Second team: Mady Rowell, junior. Tess Schram, junior. Honorable mention: Maisie Pietruski, sophomore. Liza Erickson, senior. Columbia finished with an 11-13 overall record, including 4-7 in the American Division, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Justin Evans-Jenkins was among the honorees at the Men of Essex Inc.’s 64th Essex Awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 15. Evans-Jenkins, a lineman on the IHS state championship football team last fall, was named one of the defensive players of the year for football by the Men of […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team, under head coach Ryan Muirhead, enjoyed a strong season this spring. The sixth-seeded Cougars reached the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament, losing at second-seeded Passaic County Tech, 6-0, on Wednesday, June 8, in Wayne. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School baseball team enjoyed a good run this season. The sixth-seeded Ridgers lost at second-seeded New Providence, 6-0, in the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament on Tuesday, June 7. The Ridgers, under head coach Michael DelloRusso, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The following Bloomfield High School boys tennis players earned all–Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division honors, as selected by the division coaches. First team: Arian Abalos, junior. James Orosz, sophomore. Second team: Dave Persaud, senior. Giancarlo Serrano, junior. Honorable mention: Charlie Eshelman, junior. The Bengals, under head coach Mike DiMasi, finished with a 14-8 […]