GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity soccer team, under longtime head coach Steve Reitberger, will open the season against Bloomfield Tech on the road Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. Following a strong run in the postseason in which they advanced to the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 tournament semifinals […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team will host Kent Place in the season opener Sept. 8 at George Washington Field at 4:30 p.m. Coming off a decent 9-8-1 season, the Ridgers will be led by seniors Maggie Krupinsky (seven goals and six assists last year) and Maggie Smith (seven […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield Babe Ruth Baseball will be sponsoring a recreational level baseball league this fall. Players between the ages of 13 and 16 may register. Players who graduated from Little League are eligible to register. Play is expected to begin approximately Sept. 23. Assessments will take place on Sept. 16 at Wrights Field. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Yankees are all smiles after capturing the 2016 Glen Ridge Men’s Softball League championship with a 10-2 win over Phillies on Aug. 4 at Forest Avenue Field. Kneeling from left are John Perez, Dave Cappovilla, Matt Maher, Rob Roberts, and Lonny Sweet. Standing from left, Jeff Fortanatto, Robert Spitaletta, Greg Lane, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Two Glen Ridge girls’ youth players were invited to compete at the Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Tournament this summer. Gretchen Gilmore was selected for the NJ All-American Underclass team, while Sarah Looney made the All-American Uncommitted team. Both headed to Towson University in Maryland in July to represent New Jersey and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity fall teams will begin their seasons next week. The football team is in the newly-formed North Jersey Super Football Conference. Last season, the Ridgers played in the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 playoffs, losing to eventual champion Hoboken in the quarterfinals to finish with […]
High school fans were saddened to learn the passing of Bill Allen, a longtime sports photographer and sports writer. Allen, who died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 14, at the age of 58, always had a happy-go-lucky disposition while taking photos of countless scholastic events and writing feature stories and game stories for more than three decades. […]
MONTCLAIR – Twenty-four Montclair YMCA Dolphins swimmers who met the qualifying standards for the 2016 NJ Long Course Junior Olympics Championships attended the meet held at Rutgers University, July 28-31, with 46 other teams from across the state. Among the age-group swimmers aged 12 and under, seven swimmers achieved a total of 16 top-20 finishes: […]
In an effort to even the number of the teams and achieve parity, a proposal has been made to realign high school wrestling teams in the 32 districts and eight regions for state postseason individual competition. The proposal was presented to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League and Conferences committee Aug. 11. Once […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School Annual Boys’ Soccer Game enjoyed a big turnout on Thursday, August 11, at George Washington Field. The alumni played a friendly game as their families and friend watched. GRHS longtime boys soccer coach Steve Reitberger got to play with his former players.