ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School wrestlers Samuel Noel and Kion Files enjoyed a great postseason. At the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 9 tournament at Randolph High School on Feb. 22. Noel, a senior, took second place at the 175-pound weight class and Files, a sophomore, took third place at the 132-pound […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team enjoyed a stellar season. The Ridgers, under second-year head coach and GRHS alumnus Mike Salvatelli, finished with a 21-7 record on the season, including winning the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division title with an 11-3 divisional record. GRHS, seeded third, made a great run […]
WEST ORANGE/ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Seton Hall Prep sent six wrestlers to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual finals at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to Saturday, March 6-8. Senior Anthony Pellegrino and junior Rocco Salerno placed seventh and eighth, respectively, in their weight classes to become the 38th […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Gabriel McCulloch finished a fantastic career after competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s boys wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday and Friday, March 6-7. McCulloch was the No. 16 seed in a field of 32 at the 285-pound […]
EAST ORANGE/IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School’s Jachai Littlejohn and Jordan Ogbewele, and East Orange Campus High School’s Shakur Taylor and Wazyn King have been selected to participate in the annual Phil Simms New Jersey North–South High School All-Star Football Classic on Sunday, June 8, at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium. Littlejohn is a linebacker, Ogbewele […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Third time’s the charm. For the Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team, winning the state sectional championship was definitely sweet. Not only did the Ridgers win their first state sectional title in program history, but they defeated their nemesis to capture the crown. Under first-year head coach Kristina Danella, the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team recovered from a tough start to the season. The fourth-seeded Cougars lost at No. 13 seed Scotch Plains–Fanwood, 55-47, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27. Sophomore […]
Photos by Joe Ungaro A 5K race was held Saturday, March 8, to benefit the Columbia High School Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track and Field programs. About 250 people ran in the race through the streets of Maplewood. Abraham Hoffmann, 16, of Maplewood, botthom right, won the race, finishing in 17 minutes and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For the West Orange High School girls basketball team, this has truly been an amazing season. After winning the Essex County Tournament championship, the Mountaineers captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament title after an emphatic 61-39 home win over defending champion […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School girls wrestlers Saharia Qamina, Leanna Noel and Madelyn McLaughlin earned medals in their respective weight classes at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls wrestling state individual championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to Saturday, March 6-8. Quamina earned the second-place medal at the […]