WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team opened the season in emphatic fashion, defeating Orange High School, 48-0, in the inaugural Mountaineer Football Classic on Friday night, Aug. 30, at WOHS’ Joe Suriano Stadium. Senior wide receiver Terrell Wilfong, a Syracuse commit, caught two touchdowns passes in the first quarter. He […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls soccer team has a new coach this season. Cougar soccer fans might be quite familiar with him. Mateo Green, a 2018 CHS graduate, took over the reins after being with the program for the past two seasons. Two years ago, he was the freshman coach. Last […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls soccer team, under head coach Jon Aliaga, hopes to have a successful season this fall. The Bengals, who finished 10-10 last season, will be led by senior Mia Benkert, who will “take charge as a captain this season,” said Aliaga. “Her work effort and humility are unmatched. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mountaineer Football Classic was a big success during the Labor Day weekend. It was the highlight of all things high school football in an action-packed Week 0 schedule that saw 14 Essex County schools in action highlighting top college recruits who are making their names felt throughout the local, regional, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team opened the season with a 10-6 win over Newark West Side High School at the inaugural Mountaineer Football Classic at West Orange High School on Saturday, Aug. 31. Senior Charlie Knutsen ran for an 8-yard TD and junior Jonah Breen kicked a 32-yard field goal […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys soccer team features solid depth this season, looking to build on last year’s 8-7-1 record. The Ridgers will be led by five captains: seniors Cam Atkinson and Cole Moshos, and juniors Chris Cabrera, Nate Kastenmeier and Dylan Arnett. Atkinson tore his anterior cruciate ligament in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls soccer team has been one of the best in the state for the past few years. Under 10th-year head coach Sean Devore, the Mountaineers have made strong runs in the county and state tournaments. They appeared in the last three Essex County Tournament finals, winning […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Armonee Wright, a 25-year-old East Orange resident, won a gold medal at the second USA Boxing’s Women’s National Championships at CajunDome & Convention Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, Aug. 15-21. Wright was among 11 women on a team that competed in the tournament. Most of the girls on the team are from […]
BELLEVILLE — Despite posting just one victory during the past two seasons, the Belleville High School football team is looking to turn things around this fall. After going 1-9 in in 2022, with the lone win coming against North Bergen on the road in the season finale, the Bucs went winless during a nine-game season […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In the NFL and college, field-goal attempts are common. A team drives deep into the opposing team’s territory and will go for a field goal if the march stalls, because the distance for the first down or end zone is unfavorable. But in high school, it’s very rare to see field-goal […]