For high school football teams and fans, this is the best time of the year. The NJSIAA state playoffs begin this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11. Seven teams in the Worrall Media area in Essex County have qualified for their respective playoffs: Irvington, Nutley, Orange, East Orange, Seton Hall Prep, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield. The […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 5, 9:58 a.m.) – The Glen Ridge High School varsity football team enters the state playoffs on a roll. The third-seeded Ridgers, who beat Hoboken for their second straight win, will host sixth-seeded Roselle Park in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team had a good run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament. The seventh-seeded Ridgers defeated 10th-seeded Florence, 4-1, Oct. 25, at George Washington field. Gretchen Gilmore had two goals; Erin Chung and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal; […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity boys’ soccer team, seeded 13th, was scheduled to visit No. 4 seed Becton in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Oct. 31 in East Rutherford. The winner will face either No. 5 seed Dayton or No. […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Glen Ridge (dark uniforms) vs. Immaculate Conception, Oct. 28, at Hurrell Field. GLEN RIDGE, NJ – With the state playoffs looming, the Glen Ridge High School varsity football team put together a strong all-around performance. Senior running back Joe Marchesano rushed for 142 yards and four touchdowns on 11 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Gretchen Gilmore scored two goals and Caroline Keavey and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal to lead the seventh-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team to a 4-1 win over 10th-seeded Florence in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Oct. […]
The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer. The Worrall Community Newspapers schools in Essex County that have made the state tournament are: Boys Soccer: Irvington, Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Seton Hall Prep, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge Girls Soccer: Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Bloomfield and Glen […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity fielc hockey team, undere head coach Shauna Caulfield, hopes to make a strong run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament. The seventh-seeded Ridgers will host 10th-seeded Florence at George Washington field in the first round on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 24, 1:25 p.m.) – The 10th-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity boys’ soccer team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. Matt Whitney scored on an assist from Arran Robertson to lead the Ridgers to a 1-0 upset win over seventh-seeded Caldwell in the first round on Oct. 19. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The fourth-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost to fifth-seeded Montclair Kimberley, 2-1, in overtime in the Essex County Tournament quarterfinals at Watsessing Park on Saturday, Oct. 21. After a scoreless first half, both teams scored a goal in the second half. Lindsey Jaiyesimi scored on an assist […]