BELLEVILLE, NJ — Kevin Manjarrez and Fernando Pesantez of the Belleville High School boys soccer team have been invited to the All-State banquet, according to BHS head boys soccer coach Gary Polewka. Manjarrez, a senior center-midfielder, led the team with 15 goals and added six assists. He also was 5-for-5 on penalty kicks this year. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The following Bloomfield High School student-athletes have received All-Super Essex Conference honors for their respective fall seasons: GIRLS TENNIS Colonial Division First Team — Aira Abalos Second Team – Vanessa Chin Honorable Mention — Lila Matulac GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Liberty Division First Team — Sheyenne Williams Second Team — Katie Bretz Honorable Mention […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — More than 200 West Orange athletes, coaches, family members and friends joined at the Ridgefield Regency on Nov. 14 to link past and present at the 24th Athletic Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony. As the program described, “In October of 1987, a group of West Orange residents had a vision, […]
NUTLEY/MAPLEWOOD — The Nutley High School/Columbia High School co-op ice hockey team will begin the season Saturday, Nov. 30, against Governor Livingston at Codey Arena in West Orange at 5:45 p.m. This is the third year that Columbia has offered ice hockey to its students. Columbia joined Nutley in forming a co-op program for the […]
Blue Knights finish another great season at 7-4
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team ended another great season. The fourth-seeded Blue Knights finished with a solid 7-4 record after losing to top-seeded Northern Highlands, 30-16, in the semifinals of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state playoffs on Friday night, Nov. 15. Northern Highlands, who improved to 8-2, took […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame announced its 2020 induction class. The inductees are: • Jamar Cotton • Derrick Gaddy • Darnell Grant • Barris Grant (Darnell’s brother) • Dan Olsson • The 2011-12 girls track and field team The 2020 IHS Athletic Hall of Fame induction class will be […]
UNION, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys soccer team won the Group 1 state championship to cap its great season. The Ridgers, under first-year head coach Austin Alvarado, defeated Bound Brook, 2-1, in overtime in the final held at Kean University in Union on Sunday night, Nov. 17 to finish with a 13-7-1 […]
Seventh-grade squad captures NJSYFL National Division crown
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Jr. Bengals B football squad (seventh-grade team) won the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League (NJSYFL) National Division championship on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Foley Field. After losing in week 4 to Chatham, 20-8, and losing the final regular-season game to Perth Amboy, 13-0, they faced Perth Amboy in the […]
Mountaineers' rally falls short in loss to Union in playoff semifinals
By Joe Ragozzino and JR Parachini. The West Orange High School football team finished a stellar season. The fourth-seeded Mountaineers, under head coach Darnell Grant, staged a great rally against top-seeded and unbeaten Union, but the comeback fell short as they fell, 20-14, in the semifinals of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 5 state […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On a cold and windy afternoon, the fourth-seeded Seton Hall Prep football team dropped a 20-15 decision to fifth-seeded St. Augustine Prep in the quarterfinal round of the Non-Public Group 4 State Tournament at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in West Orange. The Pirates, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped, […]