Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team defeats Mountain Lakes, 1-0, in double overtime to advance to third straight Group 1 state final

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 […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team rolls to sixth straight state section tourney championship

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 […]

Top-seeded Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team advances to state section final; seeks 6th straight title

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 […]

NJSIAA state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ soccer released

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 HS girls’ soccer team is No. 4 seed in ECT

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, […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team moves to 8-2-1 record

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team defeated Livingston and Bloomfield before losing to Montclair Kimberley Academy to move to an 8-2-1 overall record and 4-1-1 in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. Senior forward Lindsey Jaiyesimi scored on an assist from freshman forward Sydney Mansfield in overtime to lift […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team improves to 6-1-1

Photos by Steve Ellmore: Ridgers (white uniform) vs. Montclair, Sept. 26, at Watsessing Park.  Senior forward Lindsey Jaiyesimi had a hat trick and junior midfielder Jenny Lisovicz had two goals to lead the Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team to a 9-2 win over Newark East Side on Sept. 28 in a SEC-Liberty […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team keeps up unbeaten start

CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Lindsey Jaiyesimi, a senior, scored two goals and sophomore Gemma Barrata and freshman Sydney Mansfield each had one goal to lead the undefeated Glen Ridge High School varsity girls’ soccer team to a 4-0 win over Cedar Grove on Monday, Sept. 25, in Cedar Grove in a Super Essex Conference non-division […]