MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The seventh-seeded Columbia High School girls lacrosse team defeated No. 10 seed West Orange 17-4 in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, April 28, at Lynn V. Profeta Field at Underhill Sports Complex. Sophomore Margaret McManus had four goals and two assists, senior Sophia Randazza had three […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The second-seeded Glen Ridge High School boys lacrosse team defeated No. 7 seed Livingston 8-6 in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Monday, May 1, at Watsessing Park. Sophomore Conor Sutton scored three goals, sophomore Brad Foster had two goals and one assist, freshman Jimmy Benson had two goals, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School track and field standout and shot putter Madison Stevens enjoyed a stellar showing at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Friday, April 28. Stevens, a junior, finished in eighth place in a highly-competed field. She threw 40 feet, 4 3/4 inches. Britannia Johnson of Jamaica […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team returned to its winning ways, defeating Newark Academy and Union City in consecutive games to improve to 5-8 on the season. Ahlexa Montalvo, a junior, went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI, senior Adrianna Orellano went 2-for-4 with three RBI, and junior Meagen Lardner went […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange native Ronnie Hickman Jr. is staying in Ohio to continue his football career as an NFL player. Hickman, a safety from Ohio State University, signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on Saturday, April 29, hours after the end of the three-day NFL Draft. Hickman was […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School track and field teams gave good efforts at the 127th Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. On Thursday, April 27, the boys 4×100-meter relay team took third place in heat 14 in 45.17 seconds, and 57th place out of a total of 155 teams. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded Columbia High School boys lacrosse team defeated 11th-seeded Cedar Grove 15-2 in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, April 29, at Lynn V. Profeta Field at Underhill Sports Complex. Cole Abel, a senior, had four goals; freshman Gabe O’Brien had three goals and four assists, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School softball team defeated Payne Tech 17-2 on Friday, April 21, to improve to 4-2. Olivia Gist went 4 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs; Harper Nix went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, Annie Doud went 3 for 4 with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Colin Morgan thought he would join the debate team during his first year at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. But after making a strong impression during a physical fitness exam, the West Orange High School graduate, who was a standout wrestler, took up the sport of boxing and […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls lacrosse team defeated Kinnelon and Millburn in back-to-back games. Margaret McManus, a sophomore, scored four goals with one assist and sophomore Evie Campbell scored three goals to lead the Cougars to an 11-10 win at Kinnelon on Tuesday, April 18. Senior Jamie Fardin had one goal […]