EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys and girls track-and-field teams made a strong impression at the prestigious Penn Relays held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., last weekend. The boys team, under head coach Lance Wigfall, took first place in Heat No. 7 of the 4×100 meter relay in 42.87 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School softball team, seeded 12th, defeated No. 21 seed Orange, 17-2, in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, April 30, at Carla Ward Memorial Softball Field at Clark’s Pond South. Victoria Feliciano had a single, a double and three RBIs; Isabella Olaya had three singles […]
SOUTH ORANGE – South Orange resident Brodie Snyder, a senior wide receiver and defensive back at Montclair Kimberley Academy, was recently honored as the Cougars’ Essex–Hudson Scholar–Athlete during the annual dinner held by the Essex–Hudson Counties Chapter of the National Foundation and College Hall of Fame at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. “Congratulations to MKA […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School baseball team had a great game against Glen Ridge, despite losing 2-1, on Wednesday, April 27. “Colin Cook pitched six strong innings, allowing one earned run on four hits and struck out eight,” said Belleville head coach Joe Sorce in an email to the Belleville Post. “We faced […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Rutgers University football running back Al-Shadee Salaam had an impressive performance in the Scarlet–White Game on Friday, April 22. Salaam, an East Orange Campus High School product, rushed for a team-high 71 yards, including a 37-yard carry. As a redshirt freshman last fall, Salaam did not play in the 2021 season […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Wednesday, April 27, that the installation of a new synthetic grass playing surface on the Essex County Glenfield Park softball field has been completed. The announcement was made before a high school softball game between Glen Ridge and Columbia. The new surface […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team defeated No. 15 seed Barringer, 25-9, 25-8, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament at home on Thursday, April 28. The Bengals, who improved to 9-3 on the season, will host No. 7 seed Millburn in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 3. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School softball team hosted Newark Tech in a Super Essex Conference game on Thursday, April 28, at Irvington Park field. The Blue Knights lost by a lopsided score to move to a 3-7 record, but hope to keep improving as the season progresses. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The New Jersey Suburban Youth Football League started its 7-on-7 technique and games sessions held at Foley Field in Bloomfield on Fridays and Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Approximately 125 players from fifth- to eighth-grade from around the league, 30 from the Bloomfield Jr. Bengals, are participants. In addition, the Junior […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track-and-field teams participated in a meet hosted by Cedar Grove on Tuesday, April 19. The other schools in the meet were Immaculate Conception of Montclair, Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark, Saint Vincent Academy (girls only) and University High School of Newark. […]