BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League presents “A Day in Cooperstown” on Thursday, July 28. The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League is seeking 26 players to make up two teams that will play a game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bustin’ Babes vs. Larrupin Lou’s. The rest of the day will be spent […]
GLEN RIDGE – The annual Glen Ridge High School Alumni Boys’ Soccer Game will take place Thursday, August 11, at George Washington Field at 6:15 p.m. All GRHS boys’ soccer alumni can attend the game, even if they do not wish to participate. Family members can also attend. Following the game, everyone at the game […]
State tournament begins July 16
BLOOMFIELD (updated Tuesday July 12, 11:18 a.m.) – The Bloomfield Senior American Legion baseball team clinched first place in the American Division of the Essex County Senior American Legion League. Bloomfield, consisting of Bloomfield High School players, had a 13-3 record for 26 points through July 11 in the five-team division. Bloomfield also qualified for […]
WEST ORANGE – For the West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team, the main goal for this summer is to improve each day. Gerald Silvera, the team’s summer coach, reiterated that point as the Mountaineers were warming up prior to their game with Bloomfield in the annual Bloomfield Summer League on July 5. […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team once again will have a relatively young roster when the high school season commences in the winter. But unlike last year, when the team had virtually no varsity experience, this year’s Bengals are experienced. The Bengals, who finished with a 9-17 record this past […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The South Orange Maplewood 8U Summer Baseball team won the Cal Ripken Northern New Jersey District 12 Championship July 5 in Warren, beating the Chatham team, 4-2. The team will move on to the Cal Ripken states portion of the tournament next week. These games will take place in Hazlet, beginning July […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange Recreation Summer Basketball League began the week of June 27. The Third-Fourth Grade Boys Division, Fifth-Sixth Grade Boys Division, and Fifth-Sixth Grade Girls Division games are held at West Orange High School. The Seventh-Eighth Grade Boys Division and Seventh-Eighth Grade Girls Division games are held at Liberty Middle School. […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge Senior American Legion baseball team, consisting of Glen Ridge High School players, is gaining plenty of experience this summer while competing in the Essex County Senior American Legion League. Glen Ridge is looking to build off this past high school season. The Ridgers advanced to the state North Jersey […]
WEST ORANGE (updated Monday July 11) – Playing for a Major League Baseball team is a dream for many players. Alex Gouin took another step toward achieving that dream. Gouin, a 2010 West Orange High School graduate, was picked up by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, July 3. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound right-handed pitcher was in […]
MAPLEWOOD – Two years ago, Olivia Baker completed arguably the best high school track and field career in New Jersey history. Baker, now a star at Stanford University, found herself on the verge of achieving a track athlete’s ultimate dream of making the Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, Baker’s quest to make the Rio Games next month […]