Verona/Glen Ridge ice hockey team tops Nutley in overtime to reach McInnis Cup semifinals

Owen Gleeson nets game-winner

GLEN RIDGE – Glen Ridge senior assistant captain Owen Gleeson scored the game-winner 4:25 into overtime to lift the fourth-seeded Verona/Glen Ridge high school varsity ice hockey team to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over fifth-seeded Nutley in the McInnis Cup playoff quarterfinals at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Feb. 13. Glen Ridge […]

UPDATE: Verona/Glen Ridge hs ice hockey team earns ties

GLEN RIDGE – The Verona/Glen Ridge varsity ice hockey team posted two straight ties to move to an 11-7-3 record. Glen Ridge senior assistant captain Owen Gleeson and Glen Ridge junior Steven Topping each had a goal and Verona senior goalie/assistant captain Liam Blaney made 29 saves in a 2-2 tie with Mendham on Jan. […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team tops foes, falls in ECT

GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Golda Och Academy, 50-30, at Golda Och in West Orange on Feb. 2. GRHS then defeated Belleville, 54-27, at home on Feb. 4. Leslie Jaiyesimi had 12 points; Julia Lawson had 10 points and Meghan Marhan had nine points and seven assists […]

Glen Ridge HS boys’ basketball team downs Kinnelon

GLEN RIDGE – Charlie DeLuca scored 12 points and Max Thompson had 10 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 50-40 home win over Kinnelon on Feb. 5. George Kinzler had eight points, David Weissenberger had seven points and Tyler Liddy had six points for the Ridgers, who […]

UPDATE No. 2: Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer sensation Tomison Kennedy signs with Princeton University

UPDATE No. 2: Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer sensation Tomison Kennedy signs with Princeton University

GLEN RIDGE – To Glen Ridge High School senior Tomison Kennedy, the combination of athletics and academics was simply perfect. Indeed, the Glen Ridge High School senior couldn’t pass up the opportunity to attend one of the finest educational institutions in the country while playing a sport that she loves. Kennedy last week signed with […]

H.S. Girls’ Basketball Essex County Tournament pairings

2016 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL  42nd ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT First preliminary round, on or by Feb. 6 Game 1: (29) Belleville at (16) Caldwell Game 2: (28) West Side at (17) West Essex Game 3: (24) Glen Ridge at (21) Verona Game 4: (32) North Star at (13) Orange Game 5: (25) North 13th Street […]

Glen Ridge HS indoor track athletes excel at Essex County meet

GLEN RIDGE – Elizabeth O’Connell, a sophomore, finished fifth in the girls’ 1,600-meter run in 5:39.31; senior Justin Dignan took fourth in the boys’ 800-meters in 2:02.20 and junior Pelle Nogueira took sixth in the boys’ 3,200-meters in 10:11.46 to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams at […]

Glen Ridge HS boys’ basketball team wins third straight game

GLEN RIDGE – Max Thompson scored eight points and Charlie DeLuca had seven points to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 28-25 overtime win over Cedar Grove on Jan. 26 at home. Ryan Liddy had six points; David Weissenberger had four; and Tyler Liddy had three for the Ridges, […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team falls to Mountain Lakes

GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team fell to Mountain Lakes, 32-25, at home on Jan. 28. Gabby Kinzler and Meghan Marhan each had six points for GRHS, which trailed 28-11 at the end of the third quarter before rallying for a 14-4 fourth quarter. But the comeback fell short. […]