IRVINGTON, NJ — Seven years ago, Ashley “Smoke” Pierre returned home to Irvington and restored an Irvington High School football program to its previous glorious state. Under Pierre, the Blue Knights were one of the best public school teams in the state, blessed with dozens of college-caliber players, including many who went on to major […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Pictured, the Irvington High School girls basketball team is shown competing against Ferris High School of Jersey City on Dec. 11 at home in a preseason scrimmage. The Blue Knights defeated Newark East Side, 51-28, in the season opener at home on Dec. 14. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team hosted North Star Academy on Dec. 16 in the home opener. The Bengals lost 55-48 to move to 0-2. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
KEARNY, NJ – The Belleville High School wrestling team enjoyed a strong showing at the annual Kearny Holiday tournament on Dec. 16 to begin the season. The Buccaneers finished in third place out of 12 schools that participated. Middetown South High School took first place and Bayonne High School took second place. Jacob Ferrer won […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — First-year head coach Deon Mingo spent a lot of time with his Columbia High School boys basketball team in the summer and fall, getting to know his players and their strengths. Mingo acknowledges that this year’s team is vastly inexperienced and will go through a learning process. Many of the players […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep bowling team has had a busy beginning of the season, participating in three tournaments and jumping out to a 2-0 Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division record. On Monday, Dec. 4, the Pirates defeated Caldwell 7-0. The top games were bowled by senior Nicholas Dragone (201, 202, 225), senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys basketball team, under first-year head coach Chuck Keegan, will tip off the season on Thursday, Dec. 14, at Nutley. The Mountaineers are looking to build on last year’s 15-11 overall record, which included a 9-5 mark in the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division. Keegan previously was […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School wrestling team will participate in the annual Irvington High School tournament on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m. to begin the season. Here is the rest of the schedule: Dec. 20: at Cedar Grove, 7 p.m. Dec. 22: vs. East Orange Campus, 6 p.m. Dec. 28: […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team defeated Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield, 3-1, on Friday, Dec. 8, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange in the season opener. Glen Ridge sophomores Brandon Grisafi and James Benson and Verona junior Yianni Yanniotis each had a goal. Benson had two assists. Glen Ridge freshman […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team will begin the season on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Mountain Lakes tournament at 9 a.m. The Cougars will then visit Barringer on Wednesday, Dec. 20, and visit West Orange on Friday, Dec. 22, both at 5 p.m. Here is the schedule: Dec. 16: Mountain […]