MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity baseball team worked hard during the course of the season. Indeed, the Cougars’ diligence paid off as they won the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division title for the second year in a row. The Cougars shared this year’s title with Verona. CHS ended its season on a winning note, […]
(Updated Tuesday June 7, 9:30 a.m.) – The 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will be held Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. The game pits seniors from Essex County and eastern Passaic County (East team) against seniors from Morris, Sussex, Warren and eastern Passaic […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity boys’ volleyball team finished a magnificent season after losing to second-seeded Wayne Valley, 25-12, 25-21, in the state North Jersey Section 1 tournament semifinals on June 1. Senior Khalil Naouai had 13 kills and four digs; junior Jose Bruno-Maldonado had 19 assists and two digs; junior Zac Pekar […]
WEST ORANGE (updated Thur. June 2, 11:19 a.m.) – The fourth-seeded West Orange High School varsity baseball team lost a tough 2-1 decision to top-seeded Morristown in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on May 31 in Morristown. The Mountaineers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity softball team showed much resiliency, but fell to Middletown South, 8-4, in eight innings in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament on May 31 at Yanticaw Park. The Raiders, who were the defending state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament champions, […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity baseball team finished a stellar season after losing to Cranford, 8-6, in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament semifinals on May 31 in Cranford. The eighth-seeded Raiders took a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning. But fourth-seeded Cranford scored six runs […]
GLEN RIDGE (updated Thur. June 2, 2:04 p.m.) – The second-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity baseball team defeated 11th-seeded Secaucus, 5-1, May 31, at Hurrell Field to advance to the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 tournament final. The Ridgers, who improved to a 12-12 record, will visit top-seeded Bloomfield Tech in the […]
GLEN RIDGE – Capping a great season, the Glen Ridge High School varsity golf team tied with Nutley High School for the team title at the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division Championships at East Orange Golf Course in Short Hills on May 26. The Ridgers and Nutley each shot a total score of 312. GRHS junior […]
SOUTH ORANGE – The Our Lady of Sorrows track and field team gave competitive efforts at the 37th Annual Holy Trinity Track & Field Meet recently. It was typical Holy Trinity weather – warm and sunny, cold and raining, and very, very windy, all in the same day! At one point hail was pelting the […]
MAPLEWOOD – After joining the Columbia High School football coaching staff last season following a successful stint at Rahway High School, Gary Mobley has been promoted to head coach of the Cougars. Mobley served as the defensive coordinator for John Power, who last month stepped down as head coach after two seasons to become the […]