IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ track and field team, under head coach Marvin Hawkins, enjoyed a bounce-back season. After going 2-7 last year, the Blue Knights finished with an impressive 7-1 dual-meet record. The signature victories were against West Side, 79-50; East Side, 103-18; North 13th St. Tech, 103-26; Nutley, 72-64; and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team had a tough season. Indeed, the Bengals were snake-bitten from Day One. But that didn’t stop them from playing and competing hard each day, much to head coach Mike Policastro’s delight. The Bengals featured a few standout players. Among them were Danny Carter, Eddie Abplanalp, Manny […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team featured several outstanding players during another terrific season. The Pirates finished with a stellar 26-3 record, including winning the Greater Newark Tournament title for the fifth straight year and the Super Essex Conference-American Division championship for the sixth time in the eight-year existence […]
The Essex County High School Baseball Developmental Summer League will have its inaugural season. The following are schedules for the Nutley HS Senior team, under head coach Phil Agosta: Monday, June 12 Nutley at Columbia Thursday, June 15 Nutley at Belleville, 7:45 p.m. Monday, June 19 Caldwell at Nutley Tuesday, June 20 Nutley at West […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity baseball team enjoyed an inspiring run in the postseason. The Ridgers, under second-year head coach Liam Penberthy, fell to Emerson, 8-3, in the NJSIAA Group 1 state semifinals on June 6 at Kean University in Union to finish the season. Despite the disappointing loss, the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School’s Carlos Afful, Menkare Fleming and Ron Vincent have been selected to participate in the 24th annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic on Thursday, June 15, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The game features graduating seniors. The East squad will consist […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School’s Alnazir Blackman, Nelson Gedeon and Taron Gallishaw have been selected to participate in the 24th annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will take place Thursday, June 15, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The game features graduating seniors. The East squad […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Led by a strong group of seniors, the Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity lacrosse team enjoyed a memorable season this spring. The Ridgers went undefeated in the Super Essex Conference. They also won the Essex County Tournament title for the second straight season. It also marked their fifth ECT title […]
Distance runner Liz O’Connell and girls’ 4-x-100 relay qualify for state Meet of Champions
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Glen Ridge High School’s Liz O’Connell finished second in the girls’ 1,600-meter run in 5:18.90 and placed sixth in the 3,200-meter run in 11:41.17 at the NJSIAA Group 1 state Championships at Egg Harbor, June 2-3. The GRHS girls’ 4-x-100-meter relay team also took fifth in 50.60. The unit consisted of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – For several years, the Our Lady of Sorrows track and field coaching staff had said that if the track team could reach 40 members from the third to eighth grades – up from the usual 25 to 28 – OLS could beat the big teams such as Good Shepherd in Irvington, […]