BLOOMFIELD, NJ – For the fourth time in five years, the Bloomfield Soccer Club is knocking on the door of a youth soccer National Championship. The U16 Bloomfield Cheetahs will be flying into Indianapolis this Thursday, July 20, to get ready for Friday’s group qualifier play in the United States Club Soccer National Cup XVII. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday July 25, 10:02 a.m.) – The Bloomfield High School boys’ soccer team has high hopes this fall season with an experienced group. The Bengals lost one or two starters from last year’s team that featured mostly sophomores and juniors. This summer, the Bengals are gaining more experience while competing in both […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School 16U summer baseball team finished the 2017 High School Development League Essex County Junior Division with a 3-9 record. Although it was a season with mostly eighth-graders playing against kids much older than them, it was a learning experience. The three wins were two against Cedar Grove and […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School Senior summer baseball team improved to 5-6 this week in the High School Developmental League Essex County Senior Division. The Bucs lost to Cedar Grove 8-0, but rebounded to beat Montclair, 8-7, and Glen Ridge, 9-0. Against Montclair, Danny Pinedo started for the Bucs and pitched well. However, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School baseball team is enjoying a fine summer while competing in the High School Developmental League Essex Division. The BHS Senior summer team, under head coach Dan McDowall, had a 7-2 record recently, trailing West Essex and Caldwell in the standings. High School Developmental League Essex Senior Division Standings […]
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Tuesday July 25, 10:31 a.m.) – Coming off a strong 8-2 season last fall, the Irvington High School varsity football team released its 2017 regular-season schedule. The Blue Knights, under second-year head coach Ashley Pierre, will kick off the season at home against Lincoln of Jersey City on Friday night, Sept. 8, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Maplewood-South Orange 8U travel softball team captured second place at the Summer Sizzle softball tournament in Woodbridge over July 8-9 weekend. The Villagers lost a hotly contested championship game, 4-3, in the bottom of the last inning to a determined squad from Metuchen. The team went 2-1 in pool play on […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ (corrected Tuesday July 11, 11:06 a.m.) – Joe Mazzarella feels he is ready to be a head coach. When the opportunity came, he had to take it. Not only did Mazzarella fulfill his dream, he won’t have to change schools. After being an assistant boys’ varsity basketball coach for the Ridgers […]
Bloomfield High School 2017 graduate Brandon Fernandes represented Bloomfield in the 39th annual Phil Simms New Jersey North-South High School All-Star Football Classic held at Kean University on June 26. Fernandes played outside linebacker and safety in the game. The South won, 30-22, and leads the all-time series, 19-17-2. Fernandes recently completed an outstanding athletic […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School Raiders Summer League baseball team is having a good season with a recent 4-2-2 record in High School Developmental League Essex Senior Division play. The Raiders, under head coach Phil Agosta, have four games remaining and hope to qualify for a spot in the end-of-season tournament against the […]