IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Tuesday, Sept. 6, 3:55 p.m.) – Irvington High School head cross-country coach Marvin Hawkins is excited about his boys’ and girls’ teams this season. After finishing with a stellar 9-1 record in the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division last season, the boys’ team has been moved up to the Liberty Division of the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity fall teams will begin their seasons next week. The football team is in the newly-formed North Jersey Super Football Conference. Last season, the Ridgers played in the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 playoffs, losing to eventual champion Hoboken in the quarterfinals to finish with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Pictured is the 2016 Bloomfield High School football team. The Bengals kick off the season Friday, Sept. 9, on the road against Columbia High School at Underhill Field in Maplewood at 7 p.m.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School 2013 graduate Marcell Lazard is getting ready for his redshirt junior season for the West Virginia University football team. The WVU Mountaineers will open the season this Saturday, Sept. 3, against Missouri at home at noon. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Lazard, a 6-foot-6, 308-pound […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams have high hopes with a solid group of experienced runners this season. The boys’ team will enter the Liberty Division of the Super Essex Conference. Among the returnees are seniors Adam Mahabub and Brandon Copeck, and junior La’Shan White. “White is poised to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity fall teams will begin their seasons next week. The football team has a new head coach in Gary Mobley, who previously was the head coach at Rahway HS where he led the team to a 77-44 mark in 11 seasons with nine state sectional playoff appearances. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity soccer team enjoyed one of its best seasons last fall, finishing with an 18-2-3 record that included capturing the Essex County Tournament championship and advancing to the state North Jersey Non-Public A tournament semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Delbarton, 3-2. Marty Berman, entering […]
East Orange native is on watch list for best all-around player award
EAST ORANGE, NJ – One of the nation’s most versatile players, University of Michigan junior Jabrill Peppers has been selected to the preseason football watch list for the 2016 Paul Hornung Award, presented annually to college football’s best all-around player by the Louisville Sports Commission. Peppers was a finalist for the 2015 Hornung Award. The […]
Orange HS grad is on Thorpe list for best DB
ORANGE, NJ – Orange High School graduate Jamar Summers is getting ready for his junior season for the University of Connecticut football team. The UConn Huskies will host Maine on Thursday, Sept. 1, in the season opener at 7 p.m. Summers, a 6-foot, 190-pound junior cornerback, has been named to the Watch List for the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity fall teams are getting ready for their seasons that begin next week. The football team has a new head coach in Ashley Pierre, who was the team’s defensive coordinator last year. The Blue Knights have several returning players, led by senior quarterback Jyvon Brown and junior wide […]