Former GRHS players and head coach recall the 1982 sectional championship football team
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In 1982, the Glen Ridge High School football team had a senior-dominated roster. The seniors were all close friends who had played sports together since they were young children. That season, with Rich San Fillipo as the head coach, the Ridgers won the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, […]
Ridgers will play at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 27
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — In the last few weeks, Glen Ridge High School first-year head football coach Manj Singh has hit the ground running. Singh directed workout sessions at the high school, getting the Ridgers in shape physically while they were learning some of the aspects of his system. But Singh understands that the Glen […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — After Manj Singh was named the new Glen Ridge High School head football coach a few weeks ago, the Ridgers immediately hit the ground running. Singh started organized team activities on June 20. The Ridgers began working out at the softball field behind GRHS and at George Washington Field. Each day, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Several players on the Glen Ridge High School girls lacrosse team earned all–Super Essex Conference–American Division and all–New Jersey Interscholastic Girls Lacrosse League–Stars & Stripes North Division honors this season. In the all–SEC–American Division, seniors Frances Tedesco and Kelly Egan made the first team, senior Kayla Garske and freshman Campbell Spillett […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — After being named the new Glen Ridge High School head football coach recently, Manj Singh has felt much love and support from Ridger Nation. “I really feel like I’m at home,” said Singh in a recent telephone interview with The Glen Ridge Paper. “There is a ton of support here in […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School senior Amayah Melbourne gave good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 1 state track-and-field championships at Pennsauken High School on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. Melbourne finished in 13th place in both the girls shot put (30 feet, 9 inches) and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School baseball team enjoyed a good run this season. The sixth-seeded Ridgers lost at second-seeded New Providence, 6-0, in the semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament on Tuesday, June 7. The Ridgers, under head coach Michael DelloRusso, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Sunday, June 5, the inaugural Glen Ridge Athletic Association Tournament of Champions for the first- and second-grade boys lacrosse clinic was held. The day started off with fifth-grader Alice Rayner’s thunderous rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The entire event was announced with background music by the voice of GRAA, John […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls track-and-field teams compete in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, championships at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. Amayah Melbourne, a senior, took second place in the shot […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls lacrosse team enjoyed another stellar season. Glen Ridge, seeded second, finished as runner-up in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s South Jersey, Group 1, tournament. In the final, GRHS lost to top-seeded Haddonfield, 13-7, on Wednesday, June 1, in a rematch of last year’s […]