MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity boys’ soccer team enjoyed a successful 10-7-1 season. It marked the Cougars’ best season in head coach Josh Russotto’s four-year tenure and the first 10-win season since 2012. Columbia posted eight victories against Essex County opponents, defeating Super Essex Conference-American Division rivals Millburn, East Side and West […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Irvington (blue uniforms) vs. Linden, state playoffs, Nov 10. IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Monday Nov. 13, 9:59 a.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team kept alive its mission to win its first-ever state playoff championship with a stunning fourth-quarter rally. After being held scoreless for three quarters, the fourth-seeded Blue […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 12, 2:49 p.m.) – The Belleville High School varsity boys’ soccer team enjoyed a memorable season. The Buccaneers, guided by first-year head coach Gary Polewka, won the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship with a 7-1 division record. The Bucs finished with a 13-6-1 overall record. Polewka, indeed, was ecstatic for […]
Seton Hall Prep senior Dan Gizzo finished second overall at the NJSIAA Non-Public “A” Cross-Country State Championships held at Holmdel Park on Saturday, Nov. 11. Gizzo was clocked in 16:12. The field consisted of 150 runners. Brian Hill of Christian Brothers Academy won the race in 16;05. As a team, Seton Hall Prep finished eighth […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity football had one more chance to get a win this season. Led by a strong defense and a powerful ground performance from Krys Ward, the Cougars finally got to taste victory. Ward, a senior, rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries to lead […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Glen Ridge (dark uniforms) vs. Roselle Park, state playoffs, Nov. 11, at Hurrell Field. GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 12, 9:22 a.m.) – Despite a disappointing upset loss to Roselle Park in the state playoffs, the Glen Ridge High School varsity football team can look back at this season with […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity football team showed tremendous perseverance this season. The Raiders refused to let their season slip away after an 0-3 start.. Nutley reeled off four straight wins, starting with a big upset victory over state-ranked Irvington, to move to 4-3. The win streak helped the Raiders clinch a […]
ANNANDALE, NJ – The Orange High School varsity football team started off fast. The upset was in the making. But second-seeded North Hunterdon regrouped and ended the Tornadoes’ season on a cold night. North Hunterdon scored 26 unanswered points to beat seventh-seeded Orange, 26-9, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield (white uniforms) vs. Passaic County Tech, in state playoffs, Nov. 10, at PCT. WAYNE, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 12, 8:38 a.m.) – On a very, very cold night, the Bloomfield High School varsity football team stayed red-hot. Battling temperatures in the low 20s, the seventh-seeded Bengals stunned second-seeded Passaic […]
The West Orange High School varsity boys’ soccer team ended another successful season. The seventh-seeded Mountaineers lost at third-seeded Montclair, 3-0, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament Nov. 7 in Montclair in a matchup of Super Essex Conference-American Division teams. West Orange tied Montclair, 1-1, in the […]