BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Senior American Legion baseball team split two games in the state District 1 tournament. The team, consisting of Bloomfield High School players, lost to Parsipanny, 5-0, Saturday, July 16, at the New Milford Sports Complex. The next day, Bloomfield stayed alive in the double-elimination tournament with an 8-3 win over Lyndhurst […]
MAPLEWOOD – International foil fencing champion Jack Woods, of Maplewood, won the Silver medal in the Youth 14 years and-under Men’s Foil Event at the 2016 Summer National Fencing Championships in Dallas, Tex. earlier this month. Two hundred forty-nine qualified fencers from around the country competed in this A2/B3 event with Woods winning all his […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley East 11-12-year-old Little League All-Star team defeated Rutherford, 14-10, in seven innings in the Section 2 tournament in Livingston on Sunday, July 17. With the win, Nutley East advanced to Section 2 finals on Thursday, July 21, at 6 p.m. against the winner of Roberto Clemente and Rutherford. Livingston is hosting […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield U14 Cheetah Thunder boys’ soccer team is one win from a national championship. The team advanced to the United States Youth Soccer President’s Cup Finals in Tulsa, Ok. They will play Sunday, July 17, against North Texas Azteca. Bloomfield’s path to the USYS President’s Cup Finals has been long – starting […]
NUTLEY (update Sunday July 17, 9:23 a.m.) – For any Little League baseball team, the dream is to reach Williamsport, Pa., the site of the Little League World Series. The Nutley East Little League 11-12-year-old All-Star team took a big step toward reaching that dream as they won the District 8 tournament championship. Nutley East […]
Rutgers commit C.J. Onyechi among key returnees
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity football team has reason to feel excited this upcoming season in the fall. Looking to improve on last year’s 3-7 record, the WOHS Mountaineers return a good nucleus, led by rising senior C.J. Onyechi, who committed to Rutgers University in June. Onyechi, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker, […]
MAPLEWOOD – Former Columbia High School fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is gearing up for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Muhammad, who competes in saber, is recognized as the first Muslim woman who observes hijab to qualify for the United States Olympic Team. Muhammad, 30, was a three-time NCAA All-American for Duke University […]
MAPLEWOOD (updated Tuesday July 12, 12:16 p.m.) – Maplewood fencer Amber White won a seventh-place medal in Cadet Women’s Saber at the USFA National Championships in Dallas, Tex. White, a 15-year-old rising sophomore at Kent Place in Summit, also placed ninth in Juniors, and won a fifth-place medal in Div. II. White earned her “A16” […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge Senior American Legion baseball team clinched a state tournament berth. The team, consisting of Glen Ridge High School players, received one of the six bids that were awarded to the Essex County Senior American Legion League. The division winners (American and National) and the next four best teams in […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League presents “A Day in Cooperstown” on Thursday, July 28. The Bloomfield Babe Ruth League is seeking 26 players to make up two teams that will play a game at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bustin’ Babes vs. Larrupin Lou’s. The rest of the day will be spent […]