GLEN RIDGE, NJ – On Friday, May 4, Glen Ridge High School senior Lindsay Jaiyesimi signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her soccer career at Grambling State University. Jaiyesimi scored 27 goals last fall to lead the Ridgers, who won their sixth straight NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament title […]
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, 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 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 (white uniforms) vs. Verona, section championship game, Nov. 9, at Watsessing Park field. GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Six-peat champs! For the sixth consecutive season, the Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team captured the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 state tournament championship. Led by sophomore midfielder […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Nov. 7, 9:46 a.m.) – Vying for its sixth consecutive NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament championship, the top-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team defeated No. 12 seed Whippany Park, 1-0, in the semifinal round on Monday, Nov. 6, at Watsessing Park. Freshman Sydney Mansfield […]
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 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 […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Glen Ridge (white uniforms) vs. Montclair, Sept. 26, at Watsessing Park. Montclair won, 2-1. GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 17, 11:26 a.m.) – The Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team received the No. 4 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Ridgers will host a quarterfinal match on Saturday, […]