MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics in Maplewood is excited to announce the start of a girls volleyball program this fall for girls in grades 5-8. Teams are open to student-athletes who are registered parishioners in the Catholic CCD program at either St. Joseph’s in Maplewood or Our Lady of Sorrows in South […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — When first-year Glen Ridge High School head football coach Manj Singh invited David Tyree to come and speak to the GRHS and Glen Ridge Athletic Association Red Dogs youth football players, the retired New York Giants iconic wide receiver and Super Bowl 42 hero didn’t hesitate. Tyree, a 1998 Montclair High […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School football team will visit Nutley in the season opener on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Park Oval in Nutley. The Bengals seek to improve on last season’s 3-7 record. Mike Carter is entering his 32nd season as the Bengals head coach. The Bengals hope to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Despite having to replace many starters from last year’s team that went 7-4, the Seton Hall Prep football team is really looking forward to the 2022 season because they have one of the state’s toughest schedules. Among the players ready to step in to help propel the passing attack are junior […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School 2022 graduate Sydney Mannion was a member of Team USA that won a gold medal at the World Junior Ultimate Championships in Wroclaw, Poland, from Aug. 6-13. Out of more than 100 players at tryouts in March, just 24 girls were selected for Team USA. The team had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The reigning state sectional and regional champion Irvington High School football team is getting ready for the season. The Blue Knights will kick off the season at Woodbridge on Friday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. Under seventh-year head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre, the Blue Knights won their first state sectional championship last […]
The 1990 alumnus and military veteran is a member of the 2022 IHS athletic hall of fame class
IRVINGTON, NJ — As a track-and-field team member at Irvington High School three decades ago, Brandon Gantt felt blessed to have inspirational mentors in head coach Barnes Reid and assistant coach Willie Sheppard, who helped him develop both as an athlete and a person. Gantt turned out to be a tremendous hurdler who won numerous […]
Former GRHS players and head coach recall the 1982 sectional championship football team
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In 1982, the Glen Ridge High School football team had a senior-dominated roster. The seniors were all close friends who had played sports together since they were young children. That season, with Rich San Fillipo as the head coach, the Ridgers won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — It’s midway through the summer and football teams throughout the state are already starting to look like they are in midseason form, thanks to tournaments, workouts and several 7-on-7 games. In the case of East Orange Campus High School, they are simply reloading with rising juniors and seniors this year. The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School fencing program has built a rich tradition of success. Here is a list of the championships in its history, as compiled by CHS girls co–head coach Art “Doc” Paulina. Girls Eleven state team championships: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014. Nine foil state […]