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 […]
GLEN RIDGE – The annual Glen Ridge High School Alumni Boys’ Soccer Game will take place Thursday, August 11, at George Washington Field at 6:15 p.m. All GRHS boys’ soccer alumni can attend the game, even if they do not wish to participate. Family members can also attend. Following the game, everyone at the game […]
State tournament begins July 16
BLOOMFIELD (updated Tuesday July 12, 11:18 a.m.) – The Bloomfield Senior American Legion baseball team clinched first place in the American Division of the Essex County Senior American Legion League. Bloomfield, consisting of Bloomfield High School players, had a 13-3 record for 26 points through July 11 in the five-team division. Bloomfield also qualified for […]
WEST ORANGE – For the West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team, the main goal for this summer is to improve each day. Gerald Silvera, the team’s summer coach, reiterated that point as the Mountaineers were warming up prior to their game with Bloomfield in the annual Bloomfield Summer League on July 5. […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team once again will have a relatively young roster when the high school season commences in the winter. But unlike last year, when the team had virtually no varsity experience, this year’s Bengals are experienced. The Bengals, who finished with a 9-17 record this past […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The South Orange Maplewood 8U Summer Baseball team won the Cal Ripken Northern New Jersey District 12 Championship July 5 in Warren, beating the Chatham team, 4-2. The team will move on to the Cal Ripken states portion of the tournament next week. These games will take place in Hazlet, beginning July […]