GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School athletic teams will gear up for their seasons that begin next week. The following are varsity schedules: FOOTBALL Sept. 9, Butler, 1 p.m. Sept. 16, at Newark Collegiate Academy, 1 p.m. Sept. 23, at Montclair Kimberley Academy, 1 p.m. Sept. 29, Cedar Grove, 2 p.m. Oct. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Friday Sept. 1) – The Bloomfield High School teams are getting ready for their seasons this fall. The following are varsity schedules: FOOTBALL Sept. 8, Columbia, 7 p.m. Sept. 15, at Nutley, 7 p.m. Sept. 22, North Bergen, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, at West Orange, 7 p.m. Oct. 13, at Livingston, 7 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School athletic teams are gearing up for the fall seasons. The following are varsity schedules: FOOTBALL Sept. 8, at Bloomfield, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, East Orange Campus, 1 p.m. Sept. 23, West Orange, 1 p.m. Sept. 30, at Morristown, 1 p.m. Oct. 6, Livingston, 7 p.m. Oct. 14, at […]
The Columbia High School football team participated in a scrimmage held at Memorial Field in Cranford on Friday, August 25. Besides the host school Cranford, the other teams in the scrimmage were Carteret and Plainfield. The Cougars will open the season Sept. 8 on the road against Bloomfield. Photos by Steve Ellmore: Cougars, in white […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity football team is getting ready for the 2017 season. The Mountaineers hosted a scrimmage on Friday, August 25, against Lacey Township. WOHS, under head coach Jim Matsakis, will open the season on Friday night, Sept. 8, on the road against Union City at 7:15 p.m. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team, pictured in white jerseys, hosted a quad scrimmage on August 23 at Paul Robeson Stadium. The other participating teams were Perth Amboy, Dickinson of Jersey City, and Paterson Eastside. At the end of the scrimmage, in a touching gesture, the EOCHS Jaguars […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – When people talk about the best high school football players to ever come out of Essex County, names like quarterback Frank Tripucka of Bloomfield and running back Aubrey Lewis of Montclair are always in the spotlight. Tripucka starred for the Bengals in the World War II era, while Lewis competed for […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange Monte Irvin Giants high school baseball team was defeated by the Newark Yankees, 7-5, for the Newark Baseball League Championship on August 21 at Weequahic Park in Newark. The championship game was called after five innings because of problems with the lights. Monte Irvin was the fourth seed in the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday August 29) – The Bloomfield High School teams are getting ready for their seasons this fall. The following are varsity schedules: FOOTBALL Sept. 8, Columbia, 7 p.m. Sept. 15, at Nutley, 7 p.m. Sept. 22, North Bergen, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, at West Orange, 7 p.m. Oct. 13, at Livingston, 7 […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School girls’ varsity soccer team has a strong returning group, which bodes well for a successful season. Indeed, first-year head coach Beth Ann Garrett is excited about this year’s team. One of the strengths of the team is its versatility. “We have a lot of versatile players,” said Garrett. […]