WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2:50 p.m.) – West Orange’s Hannah Villasin enjoyed an amazing experience as a member of the U-16 Philippine Women’s National Soccer Team this summer. Villasin, a sophomore at West Orange High School, competed for the team that participated at the Asian Football Confederation Championships held in China. Late […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ –The Belleville High School boys’ cross-country team gave good efforts at the Brookdale Invitational in Bloomfield, hosted by Bloomfield HS, on Saturday, Sept. 10. The following are the Belleville HS Bucs’ results: Varsity 5K Dan Castano – 20:31 Mayck Calle – 20:49 Chad Manning – 21:54 Arik Odre: 22:01 Sal Petrozzino – 23:44 […]
Editor’s note: Topdrawersoccer.com national polls are updated at the bottom of the article. WEST ORANGE, NJ – The 2016 Seton Hall Prep varsity soccer team opened the season 1-0-1 this past week. On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Pirates opened the season at Alumni Field at Rutgers Newark and defeated Westfield, 3-0. Senior forward Ryan Vazquez […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity football team traveled to Hightstown to play Peddie at Maurice P.Shuman Field on Saturday, Sept. 10, in the season opener. The SHP Pirates lost in a very tough game, 21-14. Peddie took the opening kickoff of the 2016 season and drove 70 yards in eight plays […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – South Orange Middle School foil fencer Zander Rhodes won the gold medal at the American Challenge Regional Circuit (ROC) Region 3, held in Metuchen. Thirty-six regional fencers competed in this C2 Senior Women’s Foil event. Rhodes, 13, also placed 24th in the Division 1A Senior Women’s Foil event with an A2 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Saturday, Sept. 10 kicked off the 51st season of Cougar Soccer with solid results. The Girls U14 Strikers went 4-0 to win the Essex Fall Tune Up Tournament. The Boys U9 Bolts, U12 Barcelona, and U13 Liverpool were triumphant in their opening games. Saturday also kicked off the Cougar Mini Kickers, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Five hundred miles of summer running certainly paid off when the Columbia High School varsity boys’ cross country team won the Roxbury Invitational, their first competition of the season, on Saturday, Sept. 10. Under the direction of Coach Chris Faraone, Columbia’s new head coach, the team ran his intense program of […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – For the young Belleville High School boys’ varsity soccer team, this season is going to be a learning experience. Head coach Carlos Goncalves knows that his Bucs will endure some growing pains. But to Goncalves, that’s okay, because as the Bucs develop throughout the season, it’s only going to pay dividends […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Ashley Pierre had a memorable debut as the Irvington High School head varsity football coach. The Blue Knights dominated after halftime to defeat Lincoln of Jersey City, 46-24, in the season opener on Friday, Sept. 9, in Jersey City to give Pierre his first victory. Senior quarterback Jyvon Brown threw for 210 […]
ORANGE, NJ (update Monday, Sept. 12, 3:46 p.m.) – Senior slotback Tyrese Harris ran for two touchdowns and scored on a punt return as the Orange High School varsity football team rolled to a 53-6 win over Ferris in the season opener Friday, Sept. 9, at Bell Stadium in the debut of the North Jersey […]