MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School rising senior Jared Carlucci recently gave a verbal commitment to continue his baseball career at Division 1 Rutgers University on an athletic scholarship. Carlucci, a right-handed pitcher, enjoyed a strong season this past spring for the CHS Cougars. In 39 innings pitched, he recorded four wins, allowing 29 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Before he heads off for his freshman year at the University of North Carolina where he will play for one of the most storied basketball programs in the country, West Orange native Elliot Cadeau hosted a basketball camp at Montclair State University on Sunday, July 30. The camp, which ran from […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — South Orange native Mark Armstrong, who completed a successful freshman season for the Villanova University men’s basketball team, was a member of the USA U-19 national team that competed in the FIBA under-19 basketball World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, from June 24 to July 2. Armstrong, a 6-foot-3 guard, was one of […]
Bloomfield HS recent grad and 4-time state wrestling champ excels at nationals in Fargo, N.D.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In March, Bloomfield High School recent graduate Kira Pipkins became the first girl wrestler in state history to win four New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association state championships in her career. Each summer, Pipkins has been to Fargo, N.D., to compete in the national championships. This time, she enjoyed her best finish. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Manj Singh, entering his second year as the Glen Ridge High School head football coach this fall, understands the importance of having the Glen Ridge Red Dogs youth football program serve as a feeder system for his GRHS program. Singh was at the Red Dogs football camp last week, getting a […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team participated in the third annual Essex 7-on-7 Shootout hosted by West Orange High School on Saturday morning, July 15. The one-day event included more than 20 schools. The Tornadoes will visit Wayne Hills to kick off the regular season on Friday, August 25. They will then […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys soccer team is enjoying a busy summer as it gets ready for the season this fall. The Blue Knights have been participating in a weekly 8-on-8 summer league at the Capelli Sports Complex in Tinton Falls in Monmouth County. Irvington won one game in emphatic fashion and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football program hosted the third annual Essex 7-on-7 Shootout on Saturday, July 15. More than 20 schools from throughout the state participated in the one-day event. Under fifth-year head coach Darnell Grant, the Mountaineers won their first state sectional championship in program history last fall, finishing […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For Lenore Imhof, competing in the Maine Cancer Foundation’s Tri for a Cure triathlon was extra emotional. Last year, the longtime Bloomfield High School swim coach competed in the triathlon in honor of Karen Centinaro, the longtime BHS athletic administrative assistant who was battling cancer. At this year’s event, which took place […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School head boys lacrosse coach Dylan Heningburg recently guided the Jamaican national lacrosse team at the World Championships in San Diego, Calif., June 21 to July 1. “It was an awesome experience,” said Heningburg. “The players really meshed well together.” Team Jamaica finished in eight place overall out of […]