WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School track and field athletes enjoyed stellar performances at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championships at Franklin HS, June 1-2. On the boys’ side, Elijah McLaren finished fourth in the triple jump at 45 feet-9 ¾ inches and took sixth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.36. Ebizie Anuamadi […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School track and field athletes posted good efforts at the NJSIAA Group 3 State Championships at Central Regional HS in Bayville, June 1-2. On the boys’ side, the 4×100-meter relay team took eighth in 43.64. The relay team comprised seniors Tavaughn Whyte, Michael Veltz, and Keano Fearon, and sophomore Dwight […]
Soccer, football and, of course, track and field know all about bad weather, but they carry on. That theory was tested to the utmost at the 39th Annual Holy Trinity Track & Field Invitational recently held at Saint Joseph’s High in Metuchen. The small field of schools and competitors, intermittent monsoon-like downpours and a canceled […]
Pete Lopez – NHS baseball, Senior When did you first start playing baseball? I first started to play baseball as early as the age of 3. I would go out to the backyard with my mom almost every day and just play catch. Soon after, I learned how to hit, and by the age of 5, I […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The 25th annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will take place June 14 at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange at 7 p.m. The game pits graduating seniors from Essex and Hudson Counties (East team) against graduating seniors from Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties (West team). Representing Orange HS […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ (corrected Friday June 1, 11:33 a.m.) – Tyler Liddy will represent Glen Ridge High School during the 25th annual Paul Robeson High School All-Star Football Classic on June 14 at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. The game features graduating seniors. The East All-Star team comprises players from Essex and Hudson counties […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Friday June 1, 1:30 p.m.) – West Orange High School junior Tyler Galantini captured the Super Essex Conference (SEC)-Liberty Division Individual Championship on May 29 at Maplewood Country Club. Galantini shot a 72 and was 1-over par, four shots over second-place winner Antoin Chouraqui of Newark Academy, who shot a 76. […]
Photos by Joe Ragozzino Photo 1: Seated L-R: Jaela Small, Barbara Benda, Charlie Scorsone, Anthony Alberti. Standing L-R: Wayne Wittmann, Matt Scorsone, Nick Maineiro. Photo 2: Seated: mom Sherri Small and daughter Jaela Small. Standing L-R: Assistant track coach Rob Porrino and head track coach Gerry Ryan. Photo 3: mom Sherri Small and daughter Jaela […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The second-seeded Nutley High School varsity baseball team fell to third-seeded Somerville, 6-1, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament on May 29 at the Park Oval. The Raiders, under 15th-year head coach Rob Harbison, finished the season with a stellar 21-9 record. Josh O’Neill […]
Brianna Cruz – NHS softball team, Sophomore When did you first start playing softball? I first started playing in first grade and I loved the sport. You play third base — the hot corner. What are the challenges at that position? One of the challenges I have at third is getting those fast line drives down the line. It […]