WEST ORANGE, NJ – Tommy O’Rourke, a 6-3, 185-pound right-hander from Seton Hall Prep, has been selected to compete in The Underclass Area Code Games on August 10th through 12th at the Major League Baseball Youth Academy in Los Angeles, Calif. The top 150 underclass baseball players from across the country in the class of […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville Little League 11U All-Star baseball team enjoyed a memorable summer. The team won the District 8 Tournament championship and finished runner-up in the Section 2 Tournament. Highlights District 8 Tournament Game 1 – July 8 versus Nutley East Final Score: Belleville 8, Nutley East 0 Ayden Carrero pitched a complete […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The South Orange/Maplewood 8U Cougars baseball team enjoyed a fantastic summer. After a slow start to the season, the Cougars rolled into the champinship game of the New Providence 8U Green League, riding a seven- game win streak. Unfortunately, they lost to the Madison Dodgers, 3-2, on the last play of […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team enjoyed a stellar summer while hosting its annual Summer League. The Bengals, under new head coach Mike Passero, defeated Wayne Hills convincingly in the playoff semifinals on Thursday night, July 26. Immediately after the game, they played a good Newark West Side team in the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – On the heels of another strong season this past winter, the Glen Ridge High School boys’ basketball team concluded a productive summer in the annual Bloomfield High School Summer League. The Ridgers defeated Nutley in the first round of the playoffs on Monday, July 23, but dropped a tough five-point decision […]
By Josh Baker Correspondent Preparation for West Orange High School fall sports season has begun, and that includes the girls’ soccer team. With their main goals of competing, working hard every day, and winning the state championship, head coach Sean DeVore wants to keep the team’s focus on their chemistry, because “when you graduate your […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – In East Orange, there’s no question that there is an abundance of football talent. When Rae Oliver took over as head coach at East Orange Campus High School in April 2017, one of his goals was to stop the trend of those players leaving East Orange to attend parochial powerhouses. Over […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington Golden Knights Football and Cheerleading teams have started practicing to prepare for the 2018 season. Boys and girls ages 5-13 are encouraged to sign up for the teams. Football practices are taking place Mondays through Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. at Orange Park in Irvington. Cheerleaders practice Mondays, Wednesdays […]
SOUTH ORANGE/WEST ORANGE, NJ – When Marty Berman, the veteran head soccer coach at Seton Hall Prep, was competing for Columbia High School in the 1960s, not all that many people in the area paid that much attention to the sport. True, people might have heard of Pele, the great soccer star from Brazil, but […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Golda Och Academy is pleased to announce that Dennis Kozar will be taking over as the new athletic director, replacing Janet Herman, who will be retiring after 25 years of dedicated service to the school. Kozar has worked in the Upper School (grades 6-12) as a member of the health and […]