Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield vs. Columbia, Oct. 30, NJSIAA Group 4 tournament, at BHS BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 26th-seeded Bloomfield High School varsity girls’ volleyball team fell to 39th-seeded Columbia, 25-23, 13-25, 25-22, in the preliminary round of the NJSIAA Group 4 state tournament at BHS on Monday, Oct. 30. Senior Megan Alicea had […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity boys’ soccer team, under first-year head coach Gary Polewka, clinched the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship this season. The Bucs posted a 7-1 record in the division. They are currently 13-5-1 overall. Belleville hopes to make a strong run in the postseason. The Bucs, seeded seventh, will […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team had a good run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament. The seventh-seeded Ridgers defeated 10th-seeded Florence, 4-1, Oct. 25, at George Washington field. Gretchen Gilmore had two goals; Erin Chung and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal; […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity boys’ soccer team, seeded 13th, was scheduled to visit No. 4 seed Becton in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Oct. 31 in East Rutherford. The winner will face either No. 5 seed Dayton or No. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity boys’ soccer team, seeded 16th, was scheduled to visit top-seeded Kearny in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. The winner will face either No. 9 seed Passaic or No. 8 seed Clifton in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams gave good efforts at the Essex County Championship meet held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 28. On the boys’ side, the Bengals finished 10th out of 20 teams. Enrique Campos finished 26th in 16:53.6 in the 5K run and […]
Seton Hall Prep senior Dan Gizzo captured the overall individual title at the Essex County Cross-Country Championship meet held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 27. Gizzo won the 5K race in a time of 15:27 in a field of 142 runners. Senior Michael DiDonato was seventh (15:51.1) and sophomore Nolan Orr was […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Glen Ridge (dark uniforms) vs. Immaculate Conception, Oct. 28, at Hurrell Field. GLEN RIDGE, NJ – With the state playoffs looming, the Glen Ridge High School varsity football team put together a strong all-around performance. Senior running back Joe Marchesano rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns on 11 […]
The Irvington High School varsity football team will get a shot at redemption. The Blue Knights, under second-year head coach “Smoke” Pierre, will host Wayne Hills this Friday night, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in a game that will decide the North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom White Division championship. It’s the same scenario as last […]
PARSIPANNY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity football team was riding high entering its contest at Parsippany Hills. The Raiders, one of the hottest teams in the area, brought a four-game winning streak after an 0-3 start, facing an equally solid Par Hills squad. But led by quarterback Nick Verducci, the Vikings proved too […]