In an effort to even the number of the teams and achieve parity, a proposal has been made to realign high school wrestling teams in the 32 districts and eight regions for state postseason individual competition. The proposal was presented to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League and Conferences committee Aug. 11. Once […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School Annual Boys’ Soccer Game enjoyed a big turnout on Thursday, August 11, at George Washington Field. The alumni played a friendly game as their families and friend watched. GRHS longtime boys soccer coach Steve Reitberger got to play with his former players.
GLEN RIDGE (updated Friday August 12, 1:30 p.m.) – Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball head coach Liam Carr is among the inductees of the fifth class of the Roger Williams University Athletics Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held in the Campus Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 22, as part of […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange PAL Travel 12U baseball team won the New Providence 12U Gold Division Championship on Thursday, July 28 with a 14-8 win over Livingston. Pictured, top row from left are Coach Edwin Johnson, Michael Cassels, Owen Hagstrom, Chance Garguilo, Ty Kelly, Malachi Jones, Matthew Bove, and Coach Rob Kost. Bottom […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE (updated Tuesday August 16, 4:12 p.m.) – Dave Curtin, the former Columbia High School athletic director who helped revived the Cougars football program as head coach, died Wednesday afternoon, August 10, after a courageous battle with cancer. He recently turned 58. Curtin came to CHS in 2003 as the athletic director, succeeding longtime […]
BLOOMFIELD – Congratulations to the Bloomfield 14U softball team for winning the Bi-County League championship with a 13-9 win over Madison in the final July 28. Team photo: Standing from left are Coach Joe Corio, Jenise Lopez, Haley Myslinski, Scott Bretz Lexi Corio, Tess McLaughlin, Jamel Quiles, Destiny Lopez, Ariana Petty, and Walter Zygmunt. Kneeling from left, […]
GLEN RIDGE – KAOS, managed by Glen Ridge resident Alex Samuelson, won the Montclair Men’s Over 30 Softball League championship August 7, defeating Team “Egan’s and Sons” in the final. Seven of the players pictured are Glen Ridge residents. Front row from left are John Budinick of Glen Ridge, VJ Seepaul, Dan Scholz, Colin Convey […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The South Orange-Maplewood Cougars 11U Red baseball team finished its summer travel season with a record of 19-5-1. After kicking off the season with a Memorial Day Tournament win, the Cougars entered league and district play with high expectations. The Cougars, in their second year of play in the New Providence Gold […]
GLEN RIDGE – For the Glen Ridge High School boys’ soccer program, summer competition is all about getting the “cobwebs out,” as head coach Steve Reitberger likes to say. Indeed, the Ridgers again this summer participated in the Montclair State University Summer League, getting ready for the high school season in September. In the MSU […]
Columbia HS fencer goes 1-1 to finish in the top 16 in the women's individual sabre
Maplewood’s Ibtihaj Muhammad of the United States Olympic Fencing Team made a good run in the women’s individual sabre competition on Monday, August 8, at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Muhammad, a Muslim-American, became the first member of the U.S. Olympic Team to wear a hijab at the Olympics. She won […]