IRVINGTON – Ashley “Smoke” Pierre has fond memories of playing youth football for the Golden Knights in Irvington. Pierre developed into a Division 1 collegiate player before becoming a football coach at several area high schools. After joining the Irvington High School football coaching staff as the defensive coordinator this past season last fall, Pierre […]
NUTLEY – Under longtime head coach Luann Zullo, the Nutley High School varsity softball team has been a perennial contender for the Super Essex Conference-American Division, Essex County Tournament and state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament titles. After losing just two players to graduation — pitcher Carly Anderson and second baseman Jenna Saporito […]
WEST ORANGE – Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball head coach Mike Sheppard Jr. won his 700th career game when the Pirates defeated West Essex, 2-0, April 20, at the Kelly Athletic Complex in West Orange. Sheppard Jr. has been the Pirates head coach for 30 seasons since 1987. He has a 700-190-4 record in […]
NUTLEY – Coppin State University senior outfielder John Kraft was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Baseball Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday, April 4. The Nutley native went 8-for-15 (.533) with three home runs, seven RBIs, three doubles, six runs scored and three walks, in four games against Georgetown and […]
Bloomfield legend reflects on career at Bloomfield HS, Notre Dame and in the NBA
By Rick Bliwise Correspondent When one thinks of the top athletes to ever come out of Essex County, names like Orange’s Monte Irvin in baseball, Montclair’s Aubrey Lewis in football, Livingston’s Joe Tracy in hockey and Claudio Reyna of St. Benedict’s in soccer quickly come to mind. Another name on that list is Kelly Tripucka […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School varsity boys’ volleyball team received the No. 4 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Bucs will visit 13th-seeded East Orange Campus in the first round on or by April 23. The winner will face the winner between No. 5 seed Millburn and No. 12 seed Immaculate Conception in […]
BELLEVILLE – Lucianna Gilfone had three hits and three RBI; Gianna Benacquista had three hits and two RBI; and Jasmine La Torre, Jehann Dabon, Breana Nieves, and Freid each had a run-scoring single to propel the Belleville High School varsity softball team to an 11-1 win over Technology on April 18 in Newark. Kaila Freid […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team lost to Nutley, 9-0, Monday, April 18. The Bengals, who fell to a 3-6 record, hope to bounce back. The following is the rest of the regular-season schedule: April 21, Wayne Valley April 23, at Clifton Invitational, vs. Memorial, 3 p.m. April 23, at Clifton Invitational, […]
MAPLEWOOD and SOUTH ORANGE – Nile Garcia scored four goals and added one assist; Cameron Herbert had two goals and two assists; and Thaddeus Sabin had two goals to lead the Columbia High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team to a 15-4 win over Governor Livingston on Monday, April 18, at Underhill Field. Will O’Mara had […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School track and field team gave fine performances at the Morris Hills Relays on April 16. For some of the Ridgers’ results, view the photo gallery above.