Belleville resident and eighth-year head coach Anthony Rea leads young, promising Montclair Kimberley Academy football team this season

Belleville resident and eighth-year head coach Anthony Rea leads young, promising Montclair Kimberley Academy football team this season

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville resident Anthony Rea recently completed his eighth season as the head football coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy, guiding a very young Cougars squad to a highly-competitive 4-6 record. Rea (39-39 record), who had previously been an assistant coach at MKA and William Paterson University, took over the reins of the Cougar […]

West Orange’s Ayantu Flowers sparks Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team to fine fall season; gears up for girls basketball season

West Orange’s Ayantu Flowers sparks Montclair Kimberley Academy field hockey team to fine fall season; gears up for girls basketball season

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers, a senior at Montclair Kimberley Academy, is now getting ready for her fourth varsity season as a top player for the Cougars girls basketball team. But during the 2021 fall season she enjoyed another solid campaign as a top defender for the MKA field hockey team […]

Belleville resident Sofia Vinasco enjoys fine season for Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer

Belleville resident Sofia Vinasco enjoys fine season for Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville resident Sofia Vinasco completed a fine junior season for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls soccer team, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists for the Cougars (12-7-2) who reached the finals of the state prep B-Division Tournament and fell to Immaculate Heart in the NJSIAA Non-Public North B state tournament sectional final. […]

Yogi Berra Museum recognizes ‘best teammates’ in the SEC

Yogi Berra Museum recognizes ‘best teammates’ in the SEC

LITTLE FALLS, NJ — Continuing a beloved tradition in local high school sports, for the ninth consecutive year the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored student athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. Recipients of the 2021 Investors Bank […]

West Orange resident is key for successful MKA spikers

West Orange resident is key for successful MKA spikers

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Zhehnia Doluda, of West Orange, has enjoyed a superb sophomore season as an outside hitter for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls volleyball team, which advanced to the Non-Public, North B state tournament sectional final before falling to top-seeded Morris Catholic, 2-0, on Tuesday, April 20. The Cougars entered their final regular season […]

Area students win Young Playwrights Awards from the Theater Project

Area students win Young Playwrights Awards from the Theater Project

UNION, NJ — Nutley resident Brennan Columbia-Walsh, a 16-year-old junior from Montclair Kimberley Academy, and Alejandro Espinal, a 17-year-old senior at the Academy for Performing Arts in Scotch Plains, have been selected to share first prize in the Theater Project’s prestigious 19th annual Young Playwrights Competition. Ryan Rosenthal, a 16-year-old junior at Cranford High School, […]

Theater Project to honor local young playwrights

Theater Project to honor local young playwrights

UNION, NJ — Twelve talented students will be honored at the Theater Project’s 18th annual Young Playwrights Competition Performance and Awards Ceremony on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. The event also celebrates the launch of the 2021 competition. The goal of the competition is to encourage the next generation of theater practitioners by honoring […]

13 area high school athletes earn best teammate honors

13 area high school athletes earn best teammate honors

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center honored 34 student athletes from member high schools of the Super Essex Conference in a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi Berra a national treasure. This is the eighth year in a row that the museum along with the SEC have presented the Best […]