Bengals Basketball Camp offered this summer

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bengals Basketball Camp will take place for two weeks: June 25 to June 28 and July 9 to July 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the air-conditioned gyms at Bloomfield High School. The camp is offered to boys and girls entering grades 4 to 9. The camp is directed […]

Belleville HS baseball team seeks more progress

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity baseball team hopes to make more progress as the season goes along. The Bucs defeated Science and lost to New Providence. The Bucs then fell to Verona in the Greater Newark Tournament to move to a 4-12 record. Sebastian Alverio, a junior, pitched pitched a five-inning no-hitter […]

Nutley Male Athlete of the Month

Jonathan La, Boys tennis – NHS senior How old were you when you started playing tennis. What got you interested? I was very young. I started when I was in fourth grade and immediately fell in love with it. My dad had a passion for it and definitely got me interested in the sport. What are your […]

Nutley Female Athlete of the Month

Danielle Lohf, Junior – Track and Field “Danielle is the type of student athlete who leads by her actions. She is one of the hardest working kids I have ever coached. Danielle always looks for ways to make herself and the team better. Last year on her recovery days, she began to fool around with the […]

Drexel lacrosse standout Colleen Grady named conference Rookie of the Year

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – An impressive freshman class for the Drexel Universiy women’s lacrosse team was recognized by the Colonial Athletic Association on Thursday, May 3, when the league announced its postseason awards. Colleen Grady, a 2017 Glen Ridge High School graduate, was named the conference’s Rookie of the Year, the first Dragon ever to […]

NAACP Awards Banquet honors local individuals and groups

ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Oranges-Maplewood NAACP unit honored the Committee for an Elected Orange School Board at its 105th annual Freedom Fund Awards Banquet at the Wilshire Caterers in West Orange on Sunday, April 29, along with a host of others, including East Orange Democratic Committee Chairman and Essex County Democratic Committee Chairman Leroy […]

Bengals Baseball Camp for youngsters offered this summer

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 12th annual Bengals Baseball Camp will be held for three weeks at Bloomfield Middle School field: July 16 through July 20; July 23 through July 27 and July 30 through August 30. The camp is offered for boys in grades 2-8 (ages 7 to 15). Camp highlights: • Instruction in all […]

West Orange HS baseball team advances in GNT

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The 10th-seeded West Orange High School varsity baseball team  defeated No. 23 seed University in the preliminary third round of the Greater Newark Tournament on May 1 at West Orange. Sean Brown went 3-for-3 with three singles, three RBI, and three runs; Christopher Walker went 1-for-3 with two RBI and two […]