Glen Ridge HS boys’ soccer team advances in the ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 18, 5:11 p.m.) – The 11th-seeded Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity soccer team rallied to defeat No. 22 seed Belleville, 2-1, in the second preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Monday, Oct. 17, at Watsessing Park. Belleville opened the scoring 10 minutes into the second half. […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team routs Science Park in ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Junior Liz Hauschild scored two goals to lead the eighth-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity soccer team to a 9-0 win over 17th-seeded Science Park in the second preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Monday, Oct. 17, at Carteret Park. Seniors Merritt Davie, Colleen Grady, and Leslie Jaiyesimi […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ tennis team has good state tournament run

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The third-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity tennis team enjoyed a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey Section 1, Group 2 tournament. The Ridgers defeated 14th-seeded Cedar Grove, 5-0, in the first round on Oct. 7 at Freeman Courts. GRHS defeated 11th-seeded Hasbrouck Heights, […]

Glen Ridge HS football team seeks to bounce back vs. Shabazz

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity football team will host Shabazz this Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at Hurrell Field. The Ridgers fell to Weequahic, 46-3, Saturday, Oct. 15, at Hurrell Field to move to a 2-4 record. Matt Myles kicked a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter for […]

Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center to host Sports Drawing Workshop for youngsters ages 6-13 on Oct. 23

UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Jerry Winick Sports Drawing Workshop will be held at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University on Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 2:30 p.m. This sports drawing class for beginning artists ages 6-13 is being conducted by Jerry Winick, an award-winning artist, of […]

Why Sportsmanship Matters: Athletes examine issue in Nov. 2 program hosted by Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center

Former NJ Devils captain Bryce Salvador, NY Giants LB Devon Kennard, and Christie Welsh, ex-women's U.S. National Soccer Team player, to share insights with parents, coaches, athletes

UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ – These have not been glory days for sportsmanship. In front of a global audience, last summer’s Rio Olympics at times became a showcase for bad behavior and bad sports. And on many youth, high school, college and professional playing fields across America recently, there has been a growing number of unsportsmanlike […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team keeps up surge

GLEN RIDGE, NJ (update Sunday Oct. 16, 10:52 a.m.) – Senior Galen Lew scored two goals to lead the Ridgers to a 4-1 win at Verona on Oct. 13. Junior Liz Hauschild had a goal and an assist; senior Leslie Jaiyesimi had a goal; senior Colleen Grady collected two assists and senior Merritt Davie added […]

Essex County Tournament, HS Boys Soccer pairings

Correction: Semifinals are at Millburn HS, not Belleville. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY SOCCER ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Top four seeds (1) Seton Hall Prep (2) Newark East Side (3) West Orange (4) Montclair Preliminary round No. 1 (on or by Oct. 13) (21) Science defeated (24) North Star, 8-0 (20) Orange defeated (25) West Caldwell Tech, […]

Essex County Tournament, HS Girls Soccer pairings

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Top four seeds (1) Livingston (2) Nutley (3) Montclair (4) Columbia Preliminary round No. 1 Oct. 12 (20) Orange defeated (21) North 13th St. Tech, 7-1 Preliminary round No. 2 on or by Oct. 15 Game 1: (9) Millburn defeated (16) Belleville, 8-0 Game 2: (8) Glen […]