BLOOMFIELD, NJ – After losing in the playoff semifinals in an inspirational run, the Bloomfield High School varsity football team hopes to finish a great season on a winning note. The Bengals, under 27th-year head coach and BHS alumnus Mike Carter, will host Montclair in the annual Investors Bank Cup football game on Wednesday, Nov. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall Prep cross-country runner Dan Gizzo gave a good effort at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park on Saturday, Nov. 18. Gizzo, a senior who resides in Nutley, finished 34th in a field of 188 runners. Gizzo was timed in 16:31 on the 3.1-mile course. Gizzo advanced […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity girls’ volleyball team, under head coach Jackie Cruz, featured five honorees on the All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. They include: First Team: Senior middle hitter Aliya Perkins and senior middle hitter Madison Mitchell. Second Team: Junior libero Saniyiah Richardson. Honorable Mention: Senior outside hitter Cassidy Ferrell […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity soccer team, which finished an unbeaten 13-0-5 season and won the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division title, featured seven players who earned All-SEC-Liberty Division honors. They include: FIRST TEAM • Natalie Nevins, sophomore midfielder. • Morgan Clark, junior midfielder. • Nyah Harber, junior defender. SECOND TEAM […]
ORANGE/WEST ORANGE (updated Monday Nov. 20, 1:58 p.m.) – For the second year in a row, Orange native and West Orange resident Ta’Quan Roberson has sparked the DePaul Catholic High School varsity football team to the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 3 championship game. The junior quarterback passed for six touchdowns to lead the DePaul Spartans to a […]
The Irvington High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams showed solid improvement from last year, much to delight of head coach Marvin Hawkins. The boys’ team finished 3-7 in the dual-meet season and took eight in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division, 18th at the Essex County meet and 17 in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Glen Ridge (red uniforms) vs. Shore, NJSIAA Group 1 state final, Nov. 18, at Kean University, Union. UNION, NJ – After losing to Shore in the NJSIAA Group 1 state championship in each of the past two seasons, the Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team certainly was looking for payback. […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield (white uniforms) vs. Union City in North 1, Group 5 playoff semifinals, Friday, Nov. 17. UNION CITY – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team’s inspiring playoff run came to an end. The seventh-seeded Bengals lost at third-seeded Union City, 35-0, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey […]
PHILLIPSBURG (updated Sunday Nov. 19, 12:18 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team’s drive for a state championship ended in heartbreaking fashion The fourth-seeded Blue Knights attempted a go-ahead two-point conversion late in the game, but came up short, as they lost at top-seeded and undefeated Phillipsburg, 21-20, Friday night, Nov. 17, in […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ (updated Thursday Nov. 23, 11:02 a.m.) – Max Correa and Marlon Rodriguez, both Belleville High School graduates, have helped lead the unbeaten Drew University men’s soccer team to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Correa and Rodriguez are juniors. Both played for former Belleville High head coach Lenny Marino. They […]