BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The ninth–seeded Bloomfield High School girls volleyball team defeated No. 24 seed Newark Arts, 25-9, 25-10, in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Oct. 14 at BHS. Bloomfield, which improved to 9-7 on the season, will visit No. 8 seed West Essex in the first round on Oct. 15 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In an exciting turn of events, both the West Orange High School boys and girls soccer teams will head to their respective Essex County Tournament finals in Belleville on Saturday, Oct. 16. The top-seeded girls defeated fifth-seeded Montclair Kimberley Academy, 1-0, in the semifinal round on Oct. 13 at Millburn. Freshman […]
BLOOMFIELD/GLEN RIDGE — The ninth-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls soccer team gave a good effort despite losing to top-seeded West Orange, 1-0, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Oct. 9 in West Orange. Earlier in the season, Glen Ridge defeated West Orange in a Super Essex Conference–American Division game, handing West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep football team was idle last week as it prepared for its meeting with Delbarton on Oct. 16 in Morris Township. The Pirates are 5-1 on the season. Here is the all-time series against Delbarton. Delbarton leads the series, 5-3. 1981: Seton Hall Prep won, 42-3, state playoffs. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep cross-country team completed its Super Essex Conference–American Division competitions with a perfect 9-0 record after defeating Verona, 20-42, and Bloomfield, 18-45, last week at Branch Brook Park in Newark. Scoring for the Pirates were senior Anthony Bottino, 17:20, third place; sophomore Connor Schmit, 17:30, fourth place; senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The third-seeded West Orange High School boys soccer team defeated second-seeded Livingston, 4-0, Oct. 12, at Caldwell to advance to the Essex County Tournament final. It was a sweet victory for the Mountaineers, whose only defeat this season was against Livingston on Sept. 20 and their first win against them since […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls cross-country team placed second in the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division Championship meet held at Branch Brook Park in Newark on Oct. 12. Under head coach Jason Lamont Jackson, the 2020 defending champions came into the season unsure who would be in the top 7. They […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The following are nominees for the inaugural East Orange High School Basketball Hall of Fame: • 1960s: Lenny Williams, Ken Macklin, Hassan Greg Ali James, Billy Raye, Bobby Sheffield, *Briscoe Belcher, Bob Pierce, Luther Bowen, *Harry James, *Billy Lovett, *Gary Turner, Myron Turner, Morris Turner, *Ken Moss and Roger Marshall. • […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School football team won its third straight game, beating Pascack Hills, 35-14, Oct. 9, at Hurrell Field. The Ridgers improved to a 4-1 overall record on the season. Quarterback Dylan O’Neil completed nine of 13 passes for 123 yards, including three touchdown passes to Frankie Renois; James […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School field hockey team, under first-year head coach Tori Ramirez, is enjoying a great season. The Lady Ridgers sported an impressive 10-1 overall record through Oct. 9. The team also is in first place in the Essex/Union Conference–Blue Division with a 7-0 record. Glen Ridge, seeded fourth, […]