ORANGE, NJ – As an athlete and coach, Al Thompson, a 1968 graduate of Orange High School, has experienced a host of thrills in the world of sports. In college at Montclair State, Thompson was a fine back who played on an NCAA Division 2 national championship team in football. Clary Anderson, who was a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (corrected Tuesday June 12, 12:43 p.m.) – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team, which finished with an 8-15 record, featured three players who made Second Team and two players who made Honorable Mention on the All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors. SECOND TEAM Kristina Collins, senior center fielder Lexi Corio, sophomore pitcher/outfielder Ayana […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Liz O’Connell proved her status as one of the top high school girls’ distance runners in the state. The Glen Ridge High School senior capped her stellar high school track and field career with an eighth-place medal in the 1,600-meter run during the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Meet […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Olivia Baker, a 2014 Columbia High School graduate, finished fifth in the 800-meter finals to lead the Stanford University women’s track and field team at the NCAA Division 1 National Championships at Hayward Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Baker, a senior, clocked 2:06.18 on the final day of the four-day meet on Saturday, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School senior Ayanna Henry earned the eighth-place medal in the girls’ triple jump event at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Meet of Champions held at Northern Burlington County Regional HS in Columbus on Saturday, June 9. Henry leaped 37 feet-10 ¼ inches. She also competed in the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School seniors La’Shan White, Aicha Naouai and Kaela Edwards enjoyed solid efforts at the NJSIAA State Track and Field Meet of Champions held at Northern Burlington County Regional HS in Columbus on Saturday, June 9. White, the lone BHS boys’ competitor, competed in three events. He earned the eighth-place medal […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday June 12, 9:56 a.m.) – The West Orange High School varsity softball team, which won the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division, featured several players who earned All-SEC-Colonial Division honors. FIRST TEAM Nahtali Simpson, senior shortstop. A four-time First Team All-SEC selection and team captain, Simpson became the program’s all-time hits leader […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep track and field athletes enjoyed fine efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Meet of Champions held at Northern Burlington County HS in Columbus on Saturday, June 9. Seniors Ebizie Anuamadi and Elijah McLaren represented the WOHS boys. Anuamadi earned […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team completed its season on Tuesday, June 5, in Morris County with a an 8-0 loss to second-seeded Delbarton in the NJSIAA Non-Public “A” North Jersey state tournament. The Pirates, who were the No. 4 seed, finished the season with a stellar 24-5 record. Delbarton […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – Throughout the season, Akeem Lindo showed that he is arguably the best high school boys’ hurdler in the state. On the state’s biggest stage, the East Orange Campus High School senior proved that status. Lindo won both the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association […]