EAST ORANGE, NJ — In the ultimate indoor track-and-field meet of the season in the state, East Orange Campus High School senior Quaycian Davis took second place in the finals of the girls 55-meter hurdles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state Meet of Champions on Sunday, March 5, at the Ocean Breeze […]
GRHS girls hoops is sectional tourney runner-up, finishes 24-5 campaign
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team enjoyed a sensational season. The Ridgers, seeded No. 2, finished with a stellar 24-5 overall record after losing at top-seeded University High School of Newark 78-35 in the championship game of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group […]
CHS track star makes strong bid at repeat title in shot put; Dowling, Green also impressive
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School junior Madison Stevens made an excellent bid at defending her shot-put title at the state indoor track-and-field Meet of Champions. Stevens took second place out of 26 competitors in the girls shot put at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Assocaiton’s state Meet of Champions at the Ocean […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Kira Pipkins received a hero’s welcome as she was honored during an early-afternoon ceremony on Sunday, March 5, in front of the high school. A large crowd of friends, family members, teammates, school administrators and coaches were in attendance to greet Pipkins after she arrived from Atlantic City […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School sophomore wrestler Gabriel McCulloch gave a strong effort at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. McCulloch was the No. 28 seed in the 285-pound heavyweight class. In the first round on Thursday, March 2, McCulloch dropped an 8-1 decision […]
Bloomfield HS girls wrestler makes state history, caps iconic career in Atlantic City
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For any high school wrestler, the ultimate dream is to win four state individual championships. For Kira Pipkins, that dream was realized. The Bloomfield High School senior captured her fourth girls wrestling state individual title. In the final of the 126-pound weight class, Pipkins secured a dominant 11-1 major-decision victory over Liliana […]
Boys basketball team showed tremendous chemistry on the way to winning the state title
IRVINGTON, NJ — Thirty years ago, the Irvington High School boys basketball team had the school community and township in a tizzy. The Blue Knights, under then-head coach Kurt Fenchel, enjoyed a magical 24-2 season, winning the second of four straight Essex County Tournament titles before capturing another New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team finished a strong season. The WOHS Mountaineers ended with a 16-12 overall record. The ninth-seeded WOHS Mountaineers, under head coach Caniece Montague Williams, defeated No. 9 seed Memorial High School of West New York 59-27 in the first round of the New Jersey […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Kira Pipkins, arguably the best girls wrestler in state history, is one win away from winning her fourth state girls wrestling championship. Pipkins won two matches in the 126-pound weight class in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state tournament on Sunday, Feb. 26, at Phillipsburg High […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School senior fencer Lindsey Minor finished in second place in epee at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual championships at Bernards High School in Bernardsville on Sunday, Feb. 26. The CHS girls fencing team competed in the NJSIAA team state tournament. The Cougars, seeded seventh, defeated […]