ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy announced May 4 that New Jersey school buildings will remain closed through the rest of the school year. This announcement has also served as the final death knell for the spring 2020 sports season, which the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association had been hoping to resurrect at […]
On April 1, the day that most of the sports for the spring high school season were supposed to begin, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association indicated that it is still hoping the season will take place. The NJSIAA suspended the spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to published reports, NJSIAA Assistant […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge sixth grade girls basketball team won the Clark Tournament title and was the finalist of the Northwest Bergen Passaic National Division this season.
When will the high school spring teams resume activities? Will there even be a spring season? Those are the questions on the minds of many athletic directors, coaches, student-athletes, parents and fans. Right now, there are no answers. High school spring sports teams were getting ready for their seasons. The boys and girls lacrosse seasons […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team stepped up its play in the postseason. The third-seeded Ridgers, under third-year head coach Joe Mazzarella, delivered top efforts in the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament and were rewarded with a trip to the final for the first time since […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge HIgh School girls basketball team has shown tremendous resiliency. The Ridgers started the season at 1-4. But their perseverance has paid off with an appearance in the state sectional final for the first time in 17 years. The third-seeded Ridgers defeated 15th-seeded Newark Arts, 37-32, on March 6 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Haleigh Pine scored 11 points and fellow Sarah Cullinan had 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals to lead the third-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team to a 41-33 home win over 14th-seeded Dayton in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School indoor track and field athletes Nicholas Ruggiero and Matthew Gomez gave good efforts at the Group 1 state championships on Feb. 29 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. Gomez, a senior, took 17th in the finals of the 800-meter run in 2:11.70, while Ruggiero, a junior, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team had a good season. The fifth-seeded Ridgers fell to 12th-seeded Weequahic, 63-57, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament at GRHS on March 2. Junior Sam Trunley scored 30 points to lead Glen Ridge, which had […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona/Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team enjoyed a great season. Verona/Glen Ridge, seeded ninth, defeated eighth-seeded Northern Highlands in the second round before losing to top-seeded Summit in the quarterfinals of the Public C state tournament to finish with a stellar 16-10 record. GR senior Chandler Otterbein scored on […]