EAST ORANGE – With the summer coming to a close in a few weeks, East Orange-based Promoting Progress for Youth has announced its upcoming events that will lead into the start of football season. “We already have had a couple basketball tournaments with our sixth grade and eighth grade teams that had the opportunity to […]
IRVINGTON – In the mid 1990s, Asnage Castelly make his mark as a standout football player and wrestler at Irvington High School. Now, the 37-year-old is getting ready to compete on the biggest stage at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Castelly will compete in wrestling for the country of Haiti in […]
MONTCLAIR – Twenty-four Montclair YMCA Dolphins swimmers who met the qualifying standards for the 2016 NJ Long Course Junior Olympics Championships attended the meet held at Rutgers University, July 28-31, with 46 other teams from across the state. Among the age-group swimmers aged 12 and under, seven swimmers achieved a total of 16 top-20 finishes: […]
MAPLEWOOD – Ibtihaj Muhammad made history when she became the first Muslim-American to wear a hijab – a traditional Muslim head scarf – while competing for the United States Olympic Team. Five days later, the Columbia High School graduate again competed and helped the U.S. women’s fencing team to the bronze medal in the team […]
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, […]