Photos courtesy of Steve Tober. Photo 1: From left: MKA coach Matt Bach, Nick Wilson of Glen Ridge (Lehigh) and MKA Athletic Director Todd Smith. Photo 2: Nick Wilson, sitting middle, poses with his family and coach Matt Bach. Sitting with him are his brother Tristan, a fourth grader at MKA, and mom Laura. Standing are Bach […]
The Verona/Glen Ridge high school varsity ice hockey team will open the season Sunday, Nov. 26, against Scotch Plains-Fanwood at the Union Sports Arena at 7:50 p.m. in Union. The Hillbillies/Ridgers are coming off an 8-16-1 season. This season, they have moved down from the McInnis Division to the Kelly Division. The other teams in […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Monday Nov. 27, 10:26 a.m.) – For the ninth straight time on Thanksgiving Day, the East Orange Campus High School varsity football team defeated Barringer, 21-0, at Paul Robeson Stadium behind sophomore running back Bryant Manuel’s two touchdown runs. The Jaguars finished the season with a 6-4 record in Rae Oliver’s […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ soccer team featured five players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors. They include: FIRST TEAM Hannah Williams, senior goalkeeper/forward Naomi Joseph, junior defender SECOND TEAM Michelle Aguero, senior midfielder/defender HONORABLE MENTION Cecelia Munoz, junior midfielder/forward Meredith Meyer, junior midfielder/forward Columbia finished with a 9-9-1 record. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ volleyball team featured five players on the All-Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division. They include: FIRST TEAM Senior Maya Goldner Junior Shayla Keegan SECOND TEAM Senior Sri Taylor HONORABLE MENTION Senior Maggie Davis Senior Georgia Longstreet Columbia upset Bloomfield in the preliminary round before losing to Southern in […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity girls’ volley team featured six players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. They include: FIRST TEAM Melissa Marte, senior outside hitter/captain Aicha Naouai, senior outside hitter/opposite SECOND TEAM Kourtni Carty, senior setter/captain Sarah Pierre, junior middle blocker/opposite HONORABLE MENTION Sarah Edmond, junior outside hitter/opposite Megan Alicea, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity girls’ soccer team had five players make the All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. Senior Anatalia Pena made First Team; senior Grace Perrotta and junior Julia Nephew made Second Team; and juniors Brianna Trigueros-Pericone and Lauren Synnott made Honorable Mention. Bloomfield finished with a 7-11-1 mark this season.
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield (wearing cardinal jerseys) vs. Montclair, Nov. 22, at Foley Field. Photo 1: Bloomfield senior Jeremy Whitherspoon receives a commemorative football, along with a scholarship, from Investors Bank after being named Bloomfield’s game MVP. Joining him are Bengals head coach Mike Carter and Investors Bank Bloomfield Branch Manager Catherine Samarati. BLOOMFIELD, […]
NUTLEY, NJ – Nutley High School senior Danielle Swan, a member of the crew team, signed a National Letter of Intent to attend University of Rhode Island where she will continue her rowing career. Seated with Swan is her mother Helena. Standing from left: NHS athletic director Joe Piro, NHS crew head coach Kevin Smyth, […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School girls’ volleyball team, under second-year head coach and NHS alumnus Jenna Rubino (nee Dwyer), organized a fund-raising drive during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The team raised nearly $800 and presented a check to the Side Out Foundation, which benefits cancer research. Rubino was a former standout […]