ROSELLE PARK, NJ – After a so-so showing in the Mount Olive Tournament to start the season, the Bloomfield High School wrestling squad had a similar showing in the Roselle Park Tournament on Dec. 29. In a nine-team field, the Bengals finished fifth. Orange High School, of Hillsborough, N.C., won the event. Senior Adam Lutick […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – For a guy who never wrestled in high school at Belleville or college at Seton Hall University, Sam Fusaro admits with a smile that he’s had a “host of thrills” in the mat sports. As an assistant coach at Bloomfield, he saw Arthur Cuffari capture a state title at 135 pounds. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – When a football team plays well on defense, generates a top ground game on offense, and gets strong leadership from its veteran players, good results usually follow. This fall, that was the story for the West Orange High School varsity football team, coached by Jim Matsakis. The Mountaineers overcame a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – In the 1970s, Seton Hall Prep sports fans enjoyed watching such talented athletes as Keven McDonald in basketball, Mike Sheppard Jr. in baseball and Peter Herms in hockey. Another guy in the spotlight for the South Orange school was Ferdy Masucci in football. In the fall of 1976, Masucci was the […]
Pirates simply dominant during 11-0 season in 1976
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In the fall of 1976, the big story in New Jersey high school football was the play of New Providence running back Ted Blackwell, who rushed for more than 2,000 yards and scored 254 points. But on a team basis, the spotlight was on Tony Verducci’s Seton Hall Prep squad. Seton […]
WEST ORANGE – In its storied football history, Seton Hall Prep has certainly had its share of great quarterbacks. Heck, people still talk about the play of Mike Ragan who led Tony Verducci’s Pirates to unbeaten campaigns in 1976 and 1977 (21-0-1). Or Zach Keller, who completed a superb career last fall. All Keller did […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE (updated Tuesday Oct. 11, 9:53 a.m. ) – As the head tennis coach at Columbia High School, Bob Lieberman’s most satisfying season came after this past spring when the Cougar boys’ squad went 19-5 and captured a division title. This fall, Lieberman has also been pleased with the play of the CHS girls’ […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In 2013 in his initial season as the head football coach at West Orange, Jim Matsakis saw his team play fairly well on defense, and the end result was a nice 7-3 record. Last fall, things were a bit different. The Mountaineers did not play well on the defensive side […]
First professional sports franchise in New Jersey one of a dozen squads in the league in 1929
ORANGE – There are a number of great football towns in Essex County, like East Orange, Montclair, and Bloomfield, but Orange is another area where people talk about grid legends. In the early 1990s, running back Terrell Willis was as good as any player in the state. Anytime Willis touched the ball, he was a […]
GLEN RIDGE – One of the special moments in baseball history took place July 9, 1946 when the great Ted Williams socked a home run off Rip Sewell in the All-Star Game at Fenway Park, to power the American League to a 12-0 triumph. The blast came on an ephus pitch, something that is rarely […]