MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team has high hopes for the season. “We are very excited about the upcoming season,” CHS head coach Mike Freedman said. “I would anticipate, if we stay healthy, this will be the best Columbia High School wrestling team in the last decade.” Reid Ordower has 89 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Gwynedd Mercy University junior Sebastian DeSimone, a West Orange native, was recently selected to the Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association Men’s Cross-Country Academic All–Area Team. During his three seasons in the Red and Gold, DeSimone has been a consistent finisher for the Griffins. He competed in all eight 2024 races […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — When it comes to the greatest athletes in Irvington High School history, Joshua Evans certainly ranks at the top of the list. Evans, a 2009 IHS graduate, simply was incredible. In football, he was an all-state performer as a quarterback and safety, leading the Blue Knights to tremendous success. In track and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with an emphatic 54-33 home victory over Montclair on Saturday, Dec. 14, in the debut of GRHS head coach Kristina Danella. Senior guard Katie Powers had 13 points, 11 assists and seven steals; senior forward Riley O’Sullivan had 14 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys wrestling team started its 2024-25 season off with a first-place finish at the Dover Holiday Tournament for the second consecutive year on Saturday, Dec. 14. Nick Adams went 3-0 on the day and was a champion in the 138-pound weight class, while Aedan Lopez collected […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep swimming team won its first two meets of the season, under first-year head coach Christopher Boyle. The Pirates defeated Montclair Kimberley Academy, 118-49, and Livingston, 103-67. The following Pirates were winners against MKA: 200-meter freestyle: senior Matthew Lynch, 2 minutes, 59 seconds. 200 individual medley: junior Alexander […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls wrestling teams have a solid group this season, much to the delight of head coach Ryan Smircich. “We are pleased with our depth,” Smircich said. “We are happy with the kids right now. We have a great group of kids who just want to come […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team defeated Abington Heights (Pennsylvania), 65-51, at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Dec. 15, in the season-opener. Sophomore 5-foot-6 guard Rhyann Watt had 25 points, four rebounds, four assists and six steals; senior 6-3 center Anaya Karriem had 19 points, 13 rebounds, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys and girls winter track and field teams hosted their annual Icicle Invitational scrimmage on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the John A. Gibson Track and Field Complex at Foley Field in Bloomfield. More than 400 athletes from Belleville, North Arlington, Nutley and Verona joined the Bloomfield Bengals in […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team hopes to have another stellar season. The Jaguars, under longtime head coach Gabe Baltimore, are coming off a sensational season, finishing as runner-up in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament and going 23-6 […]