ORANGE – The Orange High School varsity football team had an inspiring run this season. After upsetting second-seeded Ridgefield Park in the first round to avenge last year’s opening-round playoff loss to the same opponent, the seventh-seeded Tornadoes were just one win away from reaching the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 playoff championship […]
Sophomore starting quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson, of Orange, led the DePaul Catholic High School varsity football team to the state Non-Public Group 3 championship game at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3. Unfortunately, DePaul lost to St. Joseph Regional of Montvale, 26-17. DePaul, based in Wayne, was seeking its second straight state Non-Public 3 championship and […]
The high school varsity wrestling season begins Dec. 16, and this season offers changes when it comes to the road to Atlantic City, site of the invididual championships. The NJSIAA realigned the district and region tournaments for the 2016-17 season. The districts will be held the weekend of Feb. 17-18. The regions will be […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 6, 9:40 a.m.) – Jabrill Peppers is highly regarded as one of the top college football players in the nation. The East Orange native proved it on the field this season as he earned three major Big Ten Conference individual awards. Peppers, a junior linebacker for the University of Michigan, […]
Note: This article is from moraviansports.com WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 6, 9:53 a.m.) – Moravian College (Pa.) senior basketball forward Camille McPherson has been honored on the first D3hoops.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware of the 2016-17 season after her performance over the first two weeks of the season. McPherson, a […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – Registration is open for Cougar Soccer Club Kickers and Academy Winter Training. • Kickers U6/U7 – birth years 2011 and 2010. • Co-ed – Jan 8 to Feb 26, 9 a.m. on Sundays at Columbia High School. • Academy U8 – birth year 2009. Boys/Girls – Jan. 8 to Feb. 26, 10 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Though the boys finished with a 2-7 record and the girls were 1-7, the Irvington High School cross-country teams had some individual success and gained valuable experience. The boys were led by junior Michael Veltz (18:50) and sophomore Desmond Marfo (19:24). The girls were led by senior Anathalie Thelemaque (26:59), who had […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ tennis team featured eight players on the All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. The First Team honorees are first doubles players Lexie Fox and Marissa Bowles and second doubles players Becca Brown and Janine Bacchus-Joseph. On the Second Team are first singles player Hannah Gross and second singles […]
Several players garner All-SEC-Liberty Division accolades as squad achieves its goals for the year
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ soccer team, which won the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division championship under the guidance of head coach Ashley Corino this season, featured several players on the All-SEC-Liberty Division. They include: FIRST TEAM Sophomore Naomi Joseph. She had three goals and one assist as a key defender. Junior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity boys’ soccer team enjoyed another stellar season under 17th-year head coach Doug Nevins. The Mountaineers finished with an impressive 15-2-3 record, making a strong bid for a second straight NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament title. In the section final on Nov. 10, […]