GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Iain Shaw earned the seventh-place medal in the 170-pound weight class to lead the Glen Ridge High School wrestling team at the 45th Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena Jan. 16-17. Shaw, a senior seeded third, won by injury default over Verona’s John Pavia, the No. 8 seed. Dean […]
NEWARK — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls swim teams enjoyed great efforts at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships held at NJIT in Newark Jan. 20. Liam Hood, a senior, set two GRHS records as he placed second in the boys 100-yard backstroke in 53.92 and 100 butterfly in 53.73. Enzo Wood, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team Cedar Grove, 64-40, Jan. 11, at Cedar Grove for its fifth win in six games to improve to 6-3 on the season. Sam Trunley, a junior, scored 18 points and sophomore Bryan Moussako had 13 points to lead the Ridgers. Joe DeLuca, a […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team defeated Payne Tech and Belleville in consecutive games to improve to 3-4 on the season. Amayah Melbourne had 11 points and fellow sophomore Elettra Giantomenico had 10 points to lead the Ridgers to a 39-36 home win over Payne Tech on Jan. 9 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School wrestling team will gear up for the Essex County Tournament, today, Jan. 16, at 4 p.m. and tomorrow, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. The Ridgers, under head coach Kendall Southerland, are led by senior captain Iain Shaw. Glen […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair YMCA Dolphins swim team turned in outstanding performances at two championship meets, held on Dec. 13-15. At the EEX Holiday Classic XXXIII, held at Rutgers University, 16 of the team’s swimmers qualified for a meet that has traditionally been one the most anticipated all year. More than 35 teams from […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Sean Gleeson, a 2002 Glen Ridge High School graduate, recently has been named the offensive coordinator for the Rutgers University football team. Gleeson is joining the coaching staff under new head coach Greg Schiano, who has returned to Rutgers. This past fall, Gleeson served as the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team won three straight games, beating People’s Prep Charter, Belleville and Kinnelon, to improve to a 4-2 record. GRHS defeated People’s Prep Charter, 63-35, in the consolation of the Bloomfield/Glen Ridge Holiday tournament on Dec. 28. Junior guard Sam Trunley scored 22 points and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division Championships held at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. on Dec. 23. The following are results: Girls 55-meter dash: 8th place, Leticia Ternes, 7.94 200-meter dash: 7th […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated Glen Ridge, 25-16, in the season opener for both teams on Thursday, Dec. 19, at Glen Ridge HS. Photos by Steve Ellmore. Glen Ridge vs. Columbia, season opener, Thursday, Dec. 19, at Glen Ridge.