WEST ORANGE (updated Monday July 11) – Playing for a Major League Baseball team is a dream for many players. Alex Gouin took another step toward achieving that dream. Gouin, a 2010 West Orange High School graduate, was picked up by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, July 3. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound right-handed pitcher was in […]
MAPLEWOOD – Two years ago, Olivia Baker completed arguably the best high school track and field career in New Jersey history. Baker, now a star at Stanford University, found herself on the verge of achieving a track athlete’s ultimate dream of making the Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, Baker’s quest to make the Rio Games next month […]
IRVINGTON – Cullen Jones was looking to qualify for his third straight Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, the Irvington swimmer came up short. Jones, who made the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, finished in third place in the 50-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. on July 2. Jones, 32, clocked 21.75, just […]
Essex County players from the Worrall Media publishing area helped the North All-Stars to a 7-0 win over the South All-Stars in the 38th annual Phil Simms High School Senior All-Star Classic on June 27 at Kean University in Union. Seton Hall Prep quarterback Zach Keller threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Pascack Valley’s Mike […]
GLEN RIDGE – Bloomfield defeated Glen Ridge, 11-0, June 28, at Hurrell Field in Glen Ridge in a Senior American Legion League baseball game. The teams consist of high school players. Glen Ridge also lost to both Montclair, 7-4, June 29, and Caldwell, 8-6, June 30. Bloomfield (13-2 record, 26 points) and Glen Ridge (6-5, […]
ORANGE – Orange High School rising sophomore Nyquee Hawkins has been offered a football scholarship from the University of Connecticut. Hawkins, a 6-foot, 150-pound cornerback, also participated in the Louisiana State University camp earlier this month in which he met LSU head coach Les Miles. Hawkins was selected to play for the United States Under-16 […]
(Updated Thursday June 309, 10:55 a.m.) The following high school track and field athletes have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: BOYS 100M: First Team: Jean Julien, Orange; Akeem Lindo, East Orange Campus; Nick Parisi, Seton Hall Prep; Owen Tuck, Glen Ridge; Dominic Dazzell, EO Campus. Second Team: Albert Kolubah, Orange. 200M: First Team: Akeem Lindo, […]
IRVINGTON – From Friday, June 24, through Sunday, June 26, 11 members of the Irvington-based Jersey Heat Track Club completed the second round of the AAU Junior Olympic series by participating in the 2016 AAU Region 1 National Qualifier, which was contested at West Haven High School in West Haven, Conn. Out of the 35 […]
EAST ORANGE (updated Tuesday June 28, 3:05 p.m.) – East Orange Campus High School recent graduate Keneek Tomlinson was named North All-Star Defensive Most Valuable Player in leading the North All-Stars to a 7-0 win over the South All-Stars in the 38th annual Phil Simms New Jersey North-South High School Senior All-Star Classic on Monday night, June 27, […]
EAST ORANGE – East Orange Campus High School track and field star Cory Poole finished in fourth place in the 400-meter hurdles finals at the USATF Junior Outdoor Nationals in Clovis, Calif. on Sunday, June 26. Poole, a rising senior, finished in 51.91. The previous day, Poole won his preliminary heat in 52.13. In the […]