WEST ORANGE, NJ – With a five-game winning streak, the West Orange High School varsity football team was riding high entering the playoffs, fueling hopes that the Mountaineers can win a state section title. But top-seeded Ridgewood dashed those hopes as the eighth-seeded Mountaineers lost, 57-14, in the first round of the state North Jersey […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The fourth-seeded East Orange Campus High School varsity football team’s hopes for a state playoff run were dashed with a 42-13 loss to fifth-seeded Elizabeth in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 5 playoffs on Friday night, Nov. 11, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. Naseem […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The eighth-seeded Nutley High School varsity football team ended its 2016 season after falling to top-seeded West Essex, 40-0, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 playoffs on Friday night, Nov. 11, at West Essex in North Caldwell. The Raiders finished with a 3-7 record. West […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team fell to Montclair, 40-14, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 playoffs on Friday night, Nov. 11, at Foley Field. The loss was just the second of the season for the Bengals, who moved to a 7-2 record. Montclair moved to […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Liz Hauschild scored all three goals in the second half as the Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity soccer team captured its fifth straight state North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 tournament championship with a 3-0 win over Belvidere in the final on Friday, Nov. 11, at Watsessing Park. The Ridgers, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity soccer team’s bid for a repeat state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament championship was denied in heartbreaking fashion. The third-seeded Mountaineers lost in a penalty kick shootout to top-seeded Kearny in the championship game on Thursday, Nov. 10, in Kearny. The game […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity soccer team enjoyed a great run this season. The top-seeded Ridgers lost a heartbreaking 2-1 decision in double overtime to second-seeded Dayton in the championship game of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 tournament on Thursday, Nov. 10, at Watsessing Park. Dayton […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – For Irvington High School, the football playoffs have turned into a yo-yo affair. And the games haven’t even started yet. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association will rule on whether Wayne Hills is eligible for the playoffs. Three days after being disqualified for allegedly using three […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity soccer team enjoyed a great season. The Lady Mountaineers, under second-year head coach Sean Devore, finished with a stellar 12-6-3 record after falling to third-seeded Montclair, 4-0, in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Nov. 8 at […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The second-seeded and four-time defending champion Glen Ridge High School girls’ soccer team defeated 14th-seeded New Providence, 2-0, in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 tournament on Nov. 8 at Watsessing Park. Merritt Davie and Liz Hauschild each had a goal in the second half and […]