MAPLEWOOD, NJ – At Columbia High School, Gene Chyzowych in soccer and Len Klepack in track and field are generally regarded as the top coaches in school history. But another name that belongs on that list is Johanna Wright in girls’ basketball. During her long tenure at the Maplewood school, CHS was a perennial contender […]
ORANGE, NJ (corrected Friday, July 7, 8:51 p.m.) – Orange High School rising junior Nyquee Hawkins is one of the most heavily recruited football players in the state. Hawkins, a 6-foot, 180-pound wide receiver/cornerback, has received several scholarship offers from major Football Bowl Series (formerly Division 1-A) colleges and universities. Hawkins has received 18 offers. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored the East Orange Campus High School Boys’ Track and Field Team for winning the 2017 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North II, Group 4 State Sectional Championship during a special presentation held at the Orange Town Hall in Orange, May 24. Freeholder […]
NUTLEY, NJ – Nutley East won the District 8 Intermediate 50/70 Baseball championship. The team won the title at the Nutley East Backfield on June 30. Pictured in the back row, players, left to right: Christopher Lamond, Jack Bumpus, Kai Madrazo, Evan Cirone, Sean Mahar, Jonathan Velez, and Brian Conte. Kneeling, left to right: Ben […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Baseball Program at Seton Hall Prep has put together a travel team this summer consisting of 22 players who competed on the freshman team this past spring. The group is “playing up,” meaning they are opposing other top travel programs that are a year older, thus affording them better competition. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – As the new head varsity football coach at East Orange Campus High School, Rae Oliver wants to not only develop players on the field, but off the field as well. To Oliver, building character is the main goal. “The first thing that we are focusing on is changing the academic climate,” […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – For many youngsters in the area, Josh Evans is an inspiration. Evans, an Irvington High School alum, Class of 2009, worked hard on his path to the National Football League. A safety for the Washington Redskins, Evans brought back his free football camp to his alma mater, Irvington High School, Friday night, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School baseball program is gaining good experience while competing in the High School Developmental Essex County League. The 18-and-under team, under head coach Derek Lombardi, opened the season with a 10-2 loss to Bloomfield. Starting pitcher Danny Pinedo had a rough start. “He could not get his breaking pitches […]
GLEN RiDGE – The Cubs took home the championship for the Glen Ridge Athletic Association Gleeson Zeuner League 34 Third and Fourth Grade League. In addition, both Glen Ridge Fifth/Sixth Grade League teams, which play in the Montclair Recreational League, made it to the championship! The Cubs and Giants battled it out and the Cubs came […]
The West Orange PAL 13U Travel Baseball Team played Verona in a doubleheader at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. on June 23. West Orange won both games, but it was great time for all the players and parents!