Fourteen junior tennis players from Essex County representing The Maplewood Club in Maplewood, Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, and West Orange Tennis Club in West Orange participated in a Net Generation Kids on Court demonstration sponsored by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) at the 2017 US Open. The demonstration took place at […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Each year, it seems that Glen Ridge faces the problem of not having a sufficient amount of players on the roster. And it gets worse and worse for the Group 1 school. Last year, the Ridgers had approximately 33 players. This year, that number is down to about 30. However, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Sparked by a group of talented, hard-working seniors, Bloomfield enjoyed a strong start to the 2016 season, winning its first five games. The Bengals eventually took a 7-1 record into the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 playoffs where they lost to Montclair, their annual Thanksgiving rival, in the first round. […]
ORANGE, NJ – In his two-plus decade stint at the head coaching helm, Randy Daniel has built a tremendous program at Orange. Under his guidance, the Tornadoes have been a perennial state section playoff contender, while producing myriad talented players who have gone on to play at major colleges and even in the NFL. For […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The football talent is abundant at East Orange Campus. That much is clear. But when it comes to achieving success, the intangibles always play a big role. They include work ethic and preparation. That’s the message that first-year head coach Rae Oliver and his staff are trying to instill in their […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – For Irvington, it’s all about unfinished business. In “Smoke” Pierre’s first year as head coach, the Blue Knights started off red-hot last season, winning their first eight games and fueling hopes of running the proverbial table and winning their first NJSIAA state sectional playoff history in school history. But those dreams unfortunately […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (corrected Wednesday Sept. 6, 10:35 a.m.) – Since moving from South Orange to West Orange in 1985, Seton Hall Prep has experienced some special moments on the gridiron. The first came in the late fall of 1985 when Tony Verducci’s squad blanked St. Peter’s Prep to capture the North Jersey, Parochial […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jim Matsakis, the personable head football coach at West Orange, feels his team has the potential to have a successful season in 2017. But Matsakis, who had great success coaching at Butler High School and Jefferson, admits he’s concerned about the squad’s lack of experience. On the line, that’s particularly true. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Even though it had just one win, Columbia qualified for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs last season. That’s correct: just one win. The victory came on the road in Week 2 against East Orange Campus, which also qualified for the Section 2, Group 5 playoffs. By […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange’s Jamar Summers and East Orange’s Tyraiq Beals helped the University of Connecticut football team to a 27-20 win over Holy Cross in the season opener Friday, August 31 in Storrs, Conn. Summers, a 6-foot, 190-pound senior defensive back, posted a team-high 11 tackles (eight solo) with three pass breakups. Beals, a […]