SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – The South Orange-Maplewood Cougars 10U baseball team recently won the New Providence Green League championship in a thriller against Chatham. In a game with lots of offense, the Cougars came to bat in the top of the sixth inning, trailing, 7-4. With their season on the line, the Cougars loaded the bases. […]
In his second year, South Orange native surges for MLS team
Mason Toye has been red-hot for Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer. In his first start of the season in Week 18, the 20-year-old South Orange native scored two goals to help Minnesota United rally for a 3-2 road win over Montreal Impact on July 6. In the team’s next game, Toye scored the […]
Photo caption Photo courtesy of Javier Amador The Maplewood/South Orange Villagers 10U Red softball players pose with their championship trophies. Front row kneeling, from left: Norah Pharaon, Emma Lerner, Eva Sieger, Larkin Villatoro, and Jamie Tarrow. Second row, from left: Brynn McCarthy, Sofia Amador, Claire Shupe, Eva Clevenger, Kendall Waite, and Maya Bernstein. Back row, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys soccer team, under head coach Josh Russotto, competed in the Livingston HS Summer League. “We’ve seen some good competition from the likes of West Orange, MKA, Livingston, Verona and West Essex,” Russotto said. The team competed in small-minded play, 9 v. 9, no offsides, subs on the […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The South Orange-Maplewood 10U Red Cougars baseball team had another great week. The team improved to 7-2-1. After a one-run loss to Summit on July 7, the Cougars posted consecutive walk-off victories against Berkeley Heights and Livingston, on July 8 and July 9, respectively, followed by a scoreless tie against a […]
With the combination of dominant pitching and powerful hitting that made them unbeatable throughout the spring season, the Maplewood-South Orange Villagers 14U softball team surged to a 12-2 victory over the Caldwell Chiefs in the Essex County Suburban league championship game on June 6. Winning the trophy capped a 12-game season during which the Villagers […]
On June 15 and 16, the Maplewood-South Orange Villagers 14U softball team went undefeated in five games to win championship rings at the annual Schools Out Tournament in Verona. The division included teams from Montclair, Montville, and Verona. In the championship game against Verona, a two-run homer by Villager Liza Erickson in the bottom of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Four Maplewood Recreation basketball teams have advanced to the championship games in their respective leagues. Here is the schedule: Wednesday Feb. 27 8th Grade Boys vs. West Orange – 7:30 p.m. – Doors to Maplewood Middle School open 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 28 8th Grade Girls vs. West Essex – 6 p.m. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The sixth-seeded Cougars then lost at second-seeded Montclair, 14-13, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA state team tournament Feb. 21. CHS was scheduled to fence Northern Highlands for third-place Feb. 26. In addition, five CHS fencers are competing this Sunday, March 3, in the States Individuals: Jack Woods and Nicholas Goguen-Compagnoni in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School senior Callum Howald proved to be one of the best boys pole vaulters in the state. Howald finished in ninth place with a leap of 13 feet-6 inches at the NJSIAA boys indoor track and field State Meet of Champions, Feb. 23, at the Bennett Center in Toms River. […]