Glen Ridge HS field hockey team advances in state tournament

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Gretchen Gilmore scored two goals and Caroline Keavey and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal to lead the seventh-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team to a 4-1 win over 10th-seeded Florence in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Oct. […]

State tournament pairings for girls’ volleyball released

The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for varsity girls’ volleyball. The following Worrall Community Newspapers teams in Essex County have qualified for their respective state tournaments: Irvington, Orange, East Orange Campus, Columbia and Bloomfield. Columbia will visit Bloomfield in the preliminary round on Oct. 30. First round matches will take place Oct. 31. Group […]

West Orange HS girls’ soccer team falls in PK shootout vs. MKA in the Esssex County Tournament semifinals

Photos by Steve Ellmore: West Orange (white uniforms) vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals, Oct. 25, at Millburn HS. MILLBURN, NJ –The top-seeded West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost a heartbreaking decision to fifth-seeded Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals held at Millburn HS on […]

NJSIAA state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ soccer released

The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer. The Worrall Community Newspapers schools in Essex County that have made the state tournament are: Boys Soccer: Irvington, Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Seton Hall Prep, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge Girls Soccer: Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Bloomfield and Glen […]

Glen Ridge HS field hockey team seeks strong run in state tournament

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity fielc hockey team, undere head coach Shauna Caulfield, hopes to make a strong run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament. The seventh-seeded Ridgers will host 10th-seeded Florence at George Washington field in the first round on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at […]

Glen Ridge HS boys’ soccer team splits two games in ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 24, 1:25 p.m.) – The 10th-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity boys’ soccer team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. Matt Whitney scored on an assist from Arran Robertson to lead the Ridgers to a 1-0 upset win over seventh-seeded Caldwell in the first round on Oct. 19. […]

West Orange HS girls’ volleyball team advances to ECT quarterfinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The eighth-seeded West Orange High School varsity girls’ volleyball team defeated ninth-seeded Newark Academy, 25-20, 10-25, 25-22, Saturday, Oct. 21, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament at home. The Lady Mountaineers, who improved to a 12-7 record, will visit top-seeded Verona in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 24, […]

West Orange HS girls’ soccer team advances to ECT semifinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The top-seeded and undefeated West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team defeated ninth-seeded Nutley, 1-0, in the Essex County Tournament quarterfinal round on Saturday, Oct. 21, at home. “It was a very hard-fought, extremely tough game,” said WOHS head coach Sean DeVore, whose team improved to 12-0-3. “Both teams played […]