MAPLEWOOD – Coming off another banner season this spring, the Columbia High School summer varsity baseball team gained more invaluable experience this summer. The Cougars, under CHS head baseball coach Joe Fischetti, once again competed in the challenging High School Development League. The team had a good mix of youth and experience, finishing with a […]
MAPLEWOOD – Columbia High School alumnus Ibtihaj Muhammad is getting ready to compete in fencing for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Muhammad, 30, competes in sabre. The individual sabre competition will take place Aug. 8. The team sabre competition will be held Aug. 13. The Olympics run Aug. 5-21. […]
WEST ORANGE – Kyrie Irving just won an NBA championship. Now, the West Orange native is ready to bring home the gold from Rio. Irving, who led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA championship in June, is a member of the Team USA Basketball Team for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. […]
EAST ORANGE – This past winter, the East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team continued its dominance. The Lady Jaguars swept the Super Essex Conference-American Division, Essex County Tournament and state sectional tournament titles, all for the second year in a row, finishing with a stellar 24-4 record under longtime head coach Derrick […]
Editor’s note: The following article was posted by UConnHuskies.com. ORANGE – University of Connecticut junior cornerback Jamar Summers has been named to the Watch List for the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the best defensive back in college football by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. The Thorpe Award Winner is selected […]
Blue Knights to compete in newly-formed league under first-year head coach
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School football team will embark on a new era this season on several fronts. The Blue Knights will be led by new head coach Ashley Pierre, an Irvington native. Pierre joined the coaching staff last season and served as the defensive coordinator under Pete Pascarella, who stepped down this past […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Maplewood native Matthew Becht has been named associate director of marketing of the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, the largest association of YMCAs in New Jersey. Becht, who joined the Metro YMCA in 2012 as marketing specialist, “uses his creative talents to advance the Y’s six branches and promote the organization as […]
WEST ORANGE – Baseball came alive in West Orange this past spring season. In its second year since the West Baseball Committee tasked the Police Athletic League with overseeing the Travel Baseball program, the PAL continued to provide a competitive and educational experience for its talented young athletes. Tryouts were held in January, followed by […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – South Orange/ Maplewood’s 9U Cougars baseball team won the New Providence Green League championship on Friday night, July 27. The Cougars clinched the title with a thrilling 12-11 victory over Florham Park in the championship game. The championship capped a great season for the 9-year-olds who went 11-1-1.
Lisa Morgan is a five-time National Coach for USA Track & Field. On Sunday, July 24, the final day of the IAAF World Under-20 Championships, a sweep of relay golds and a pair of individual bronze medals lifted Team USA, under Morgan’s guidance, to a tie for its highest-ever medal count at Zawisza Stadium in […]