IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls volleyball team, under fifth-year head coach Paul Tortorella, hopes to have a successful season. The Blue Knights will be led by captains Taylor Phillips and Shamara Southerland. The rest of the team includes Aniyah Massey, Ruqaiyah Pollard, Malika Springer, Tyler Pendergrass, Kellisha Patterson, Brianna Ragsdale, Daniela Meija, […]
IRVINGTON — The Irvington High School football team posted a convincing 32-7 win over Orange to kick off the 2019 season on Friday, Sept. 6, at Bell Stadium in Orange. Head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre is in his fourth year as the head coach of the Blue Knights. Under Pierre, the Blue Knights have posted […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School football team kicked off its 100th season with a hard-fought 15-8 win over Bloomfield on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Tangorra Field. Junior Johnny Coppola scored on a 12-yard run, followed by senior Justin Lucia’s extra point in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. After Bloomfield answered with a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Darnell Grant had a memorable debut as the head coach of the West Orange High School football team. After losing to Montclair, 35-0, in the North 1, Group 5 sectional quarterfinals to end last season, the Mountaineers got their payback against the perennial power as they posted an emphatic 29-6 win […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team, under first-year head coach and CHS alumna Sophie Hart-Ruderman, is looking to have a successful season despite an 0-2 start. CHS lost to Livingston, 3-0, Sept. 5, and Montclair, 4-0, Sept. 7. The senior captains are midfielder/defender Grace Bratter, defenders Ellie Betheil and Sadie Tuhoy. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School field hockey team, coming off an 11-9 season last fall, hopes to have another successful season. The Ridgers, under second-year head coach Christina Fabiano, are led by senior captains: Julia Hegarty, Gretchen Gilmore, Olivia Carlucci and Sarah Looney; all returning varsity starters. Gilmore, a senior forward, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls volleyball team defeated Columbia in the season opener Sept. 4 at BHS. Photos by Jerry Simon.
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 […]