IRVINGTON – Cullen Jones was looking to qualify for his third straight Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, the Irvington swimmer came up short. Jones, who made the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, finished in third place in the 50-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. on July 2. Jones, 32, clocked 21.75, just […]
Essex County players from the Worrall Media publishing area helped the North All-Stars to a 7-0 win over the South All-Stars in the 38th annual Phil Simms High School Senior All-Star Classic on June 27 at Kean University in Union. Seton Hall Prep quarterback Zach Keller threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Pascack Valley’s Mike […]
GLEN RIDGE – Bloomfield defeated Glen Ridge, 11-0, June 28, at Hurrell Field in Glen Ridge in a Senior American Legion League baseball game. The teams consist of high school players. Glen Ridge also lost to both Montclair, 7-4, June 29, and Caldwell, 8-6, June 30. Bloomfield (13-2 record, 26 points) and Glen Ridge (6-5, […]
EAST ORANGE – The year is 1990. The time is a rainy Thanksgiving Day. It would be the last time many of the class of 1991 from both East Orange High School and Barringer High School would play each other in the Muddy Martin Stadium. East Orange had the likes of QB James Garret, RB […]
SOUTH ORANGE – While most kids were headed to the pool or summer camp last weekend, a group of dedicated runners and coaches spent their June 25-26 weekend competing at the USATF New Jersey State Championships in Plainfield. With competition from all over the state, the Jaguars brought home 40 medals (16 of which were […]
ORANGE – Orange High School rising sophomore Nyquee Hawkins has been offered a football scholarship from the University of Connecticut. Hawkins, a 6-foot, 150-pound cornerback, also participated in the Louisiana State University camp earlier this month in which he met LSU head coach Les Miles. Hawkins was selected to play for the United States Under-16 […]
2016 Bloomfield High School Summer Boys’ Basketball League Play began on June 20. Teams 1. Bloomfield 2. West Side 3. Montclair 4. West Orange 5. North 13th Street Tech 6. Millburn 7. Clifton 8. Verona 9. Morristown-Beard 10. Elmwood Park 11. Seton Hall Prep 12. Nutley 13. West Caldwell Tech 14. Cedar Grove 15. Glen […]
(Updated Thursday June 309, 10:55 a.m.) The following high school track and field athletes have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: BOYS 100M: First Team: Jean Julien, Orange; Akeem Lindo, East Orange Campus; Nick Parisi, Seton Hall Prep; Owen Tuck, Glen Ridge; Dominic Dazzell, EO Campus. Second Team: Albert Kolubah, Orange. 200M: First Team: Akeem Lindo, […]
IRVINGTON – From Friday, June 24, through Sunday, June 26, 11 members of the Irvington-based Jersey Heat Track Club completed the second round of the AAU Junior Olympic series by participating in the 2016 AAU Region 1 National Qualifier, which was contested at West Haven High School in West Haven, Conn. Out of the 35 […]
MAPLEWOOD – Cougar Soccer Club registration is now open for the Cougar Cubs (2014 birth year), Mini Kickers (birth year 2013-12), Kickers (birth year 2011-10), and Academy (birth year 2009). As directed by the US Soccer Federation, all players will be grouped by birth year beginning in the fall season. Season will begin the first […]