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 […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School cross-country team, guided by head coach Gerry Ryan, is looking forward to the season with a good group of returning runners. Girls The captains are seniors Amanda Zheng (returning two-year varsity runner with a personal record of 21:14) and Nicolette Contella (returning three-year varsity runner, PR of 21:56). Both […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Getting tougher physically. First-year head coach Mario Cuniglio has stressed that goal for his Belleville High School varsity football team ever since he took over the helm in the spring. And judging by what he and his coaching staff have seen during preseason training camp, the Bucs have heeded that call. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange PAL Mustangs are looking forward to an exciting 2016 season. The program has more than 120 players and 75 cheerleaders this season from ages 8-14. They will compete at three levels (10U, 12U, 14U) in the unlimited weight Hudson County Youth Football League. It takes a lot […]
Correction: Nutley will remain in North Jersey Section 2, Group 3. It was originally reclassified to Section 1, Group 4. However, the NJSIAA switched Nutley back to Section 2, Group 3. NUTLEY, NJ (updated Friday, Sept. 2, 2:06 p.m.) – While practicing at the Oval on a recent morning, the Nutley High School football […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange Recreation Department is offering several upcoming fall programs. Mity Mites Football and Cheerleading, grades K-1 – This program will be held on Monday evenings at the Tarnoff Gym at West Orange High School. These two separate programs introduce the fundamentals of football and cheerleading in a clinic environment. The […]
West Orange junior excited to play for select team
WEST ORANGE – Ever since he was 3 years old, Nick Kriak has loved playing soccer. Not only is the West Orange resident getting ready for his junior season for the highly-regarded Seton Hall Prep varsity soccer team, but he is also making a trip to Italy as part of the PUMA Il Viaggio program. […]