GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and wrestling teams will begin their seasons next weekend. The basketball teams will tip off the seasons on Dec. 15. The boys’ team will host North 13th St. and the girls’ team will visit Bloomfield Tech in West Caldwell. The boys’ […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE – In talent-rich Essex County, one of the most successful high school hockey programs over the years has been the one at Verona/Glen Ridge. Under the guidance of Steve Ruggiero, who is now the manager at Codey Arena in West Orange, the team won two Cup championships in the New Jersey Interscholastic […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team, which won the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament championship for the sixth consecutive season and finished as NJSIAA Group 1 state runner-ups for the third straight season, featured seven players who made All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. They […]
GLEN RIDGE – After winning the league championship to cap an undefeated season, the Glen Ridge Red Dogs 5th/6th grade football team has been invited to compete in the National Youth Football Championship Mid-Atlantic Regionals which are being held at Pope John High School in Sparta. The Mid-Atlantic Regionals, which covers Maine to New Jersey, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Glen Ridge High School alumnus Tomi Kennedy helped lead the Princeton University women’s soccer team to a great run in the NCAA Division 1 National Tournament. Princeton, ranked No. 13 in the nation, upset second-ranked North Carolina, 2-1, in overtime in the Sweet 16 on Nov. 19, but lost to fourth-ranked […]
Photos courtesy of Steve Tober. Photo 1: From left: MKA coach Matt Bach, Nick Wilson of Glen Ridge (Lehigh) and MKA Athletic Director Todd Smith. Photo 2: Nick Wilson, sitting middle, poses with his family and coach Matt Bach. Sitting with him are his brother Tristan, a fourth grader at MKA, and mom Laura. Standing are Bach […]
The Verona/Glen Ridge high school varsity ice hockey team will open the season Sunday, Nov. 26, against Scotch Plains-Fanwood at the Union Sports Arena at 7:50 p.m. in Union. The Hillbillies/Ridgers are coming off an 8-16-1 season. This season, they have moved down from the McInnis Division to the Kelly Division. The other teams in […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Glen Ridge (red uniforms) vs. Shore, NJSIAA Group 1 state final, Nov. 18, at Kean University, Union. UNION, NJ – After losing to Shore in the NJSIAA Group 1 state championship in each of the past two seasons, the Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team certainly was looking for payback. […]
By JR Parachini Sports editor OAKLAND, NJ – Glen Ridge sophomore Tara Feenaghty added to her already building legacy by slowing the game down and then finishing it. Almost two full minutes into the second overtime, Feenaghty placed the ball on the 35. There she was all alone and about to send a direct free […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Glen Ridge (dark uniforms) vs. Roselle Park, state playoffs, Nov. 11, at Hurrell Field. GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 12, 9:22 a.m.) – Despite a disappointing upset loss to Roselle Park in the state playoffs, the Glen Ridge High School varsity football team can look back at this season with […]