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 […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Recreation Summer Sports Camps offered a variety of sports throughout the past several weeks for youngsters. Last week, wrestling and volleyball camps took place at Bloomfield High School, as the campers learned the fundamentals through drills.
IRVINGTON (updated Tuesday August 9, 9:56 a.m.) – Jacksonville Jaguars safety Josh Evans will make another homecoming when his team plays the New York Jets in teams’ preseason scrimmage opener on August 11 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Evans, entering his fourth season, has played his entire career for […]
IRVINGTON (updated Tuesday August 9, 10:03 a.m.) – Kareem Walker is getting ready to begin his football career at the University of Michigan this fall. Walker, who turned 18 in May, was ranked as one of the nation’s top high school running backs last year. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Irvington native led DePaul Catholic in Wayne […]
BLOOMFIELD – Jon Aliaga has reason to feel optimistic. The new Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity soccer head coach has been impressed by his team’s work ethic and dedication during player meetings and workouts this summer. After serving as head coach at Lacordaire Academy in Montclair for the past few years, Aliaga, indeed, is thrilled […]
ORANGE – Monte Irvin Giants Baseball accomplished many feats during the 2016 summer season – from winning the Monte Irvin Giants Wood Bat Classic at Monte Irvin field to being runner-up in the Suburban High School League to opening eyes at the July 4th Wood Bat Showcase in Washington, DC. A huge congratulations to the […]
WEST ORANGE (updated Friday August 5, 8:50 a.m.) – The inaugural “Over the Hill” Soccer Tournament/Fundraiser, hosted by the Mountain Top League, will take place Sunday, Aug. 28, at O’Connor Park. The games will involve 4-on-4, with four to six players per team and no goalies. There will be two, 12-minute halves for each game. […]