MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — St. Joseph’s CYO Athletics in Maplewood is currently accepting registration for the 2023 girls volleyball program this fall for girls in grades 5-8. Teams are open to student-athletes who are registered parishioners in the Catholic CCD program at either St. Joseph’s in Maplewood, Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team hosted a quad scrimmage on Wednesday morning, Aug. 16. The other three participating schools were Columbia of Maplewood, Willingboro and Carteret. West Orange, the reigning North 2, Group 5 state sectional champion under fifth-year head coach Darnell Grant, will kick off the season against […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Baseball is definitely on the rise, especially in the South Orange and Maplewood community. That’s been evident this summer with the South Orange Recreation baseball camp. Directed by Tim Reynolds, the camp is held at Meadowland Park field in South Orange for children ages 6-13. The first week of the camp […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Chuck Keegan has been named the new West Orange High School head boys varsity basketball coach. Keegan served as the head girls varsity basketball coach for the past five seasons at Columbia High School in Maplewood. This is his first time coaching a boys team. In a phone interview with the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School rising senior Jared Carlucci recently gave a verbal commitment to continue his baseball career at Division 1 Rutgers University on an athletic scholarship. Carlucci, a right-handed pitcher, enjoyed a strong season this past spring for the CHS Cougars. In 39 innings pitched, he recorded four wins, allowing 29 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — South Orange native Mark Armstrong, who completed a successful freshman season for the Villanova University men’s basketball team, was a member of the USA U-19 national team that competed in the FIBA under-19 basketball World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, from June 24 to July 2. Armstrong, a 6-foot-3 guard, was one of […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Pictured above, Columbia High School football team players and coaches are all smiles as they gather for a group pose with their trophy after capturing the championship at the third annual Essex 7-on-7 Shootout hosted by West Orange High School on Saturday, July 15. More than 20 schools from throughout the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School head boys lacrosse coach Dylan Heningburg recently guided the Jamaican national lacrosse team at the World Championships in San Diego, Calif., June 21 to July 1. “It was an awesome experience,” said Heningburg. “The players really meshed well together.” Team Jamaica finished in eight place overall out of […]
The 4th of July Run Through Maplewood 5K race returned on the Fourth of July. The race was a regular feature among the Maplewood July 4 events but had not been run since the pandemic. The event benefits the Columbia High School Boys and Girls Cross Country and Track and Field programs. The 3.1 mile […]
South Orange native was passionate in starting Seton Hall University swim program in 1979
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Most people know that Seton Hall University has various athletic programs. One of the sports is swimming. But did you know that it was started by a South Orange resident more than four decades ago? In 1979, Dorothy “Dot” Vilardo formed the first women’s swimming and diving team at Seton Hall […]