He will be posthumously inducted into the NJSIAA’s Hall of Fame
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School legendary lacrosse player Bob Bianchi will be posthumously inducted into the latest New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame class. Bianchi is among the seven former student-athletes and administrators who comprise the induction class. The inductees will be honored at a luncheon on Sunday, March 19, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — It’s been a memorable couple of months for Irvington High School football coach Ashley Pierre, affectionately known as “Coach Smoke.” He was recently named NJ.com’s football Coach of the Year and, on Sunday, Jan. 30, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Coffee4Coaches contest named Pierre as one of this fall’s winners. […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — A stellar group of 18 individuals has been selected as the NJSIAA Gallagher/Bollinger Hall of Fame’s class of 2021. All inductees were selected by a statewide committee of journalists and both active and retired school administrators. “What always amazes me about our annual Hall of Fame process is that there never seems […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, in coordination with officers of its Football Leagues and Conferences Committee, has announced plans for the 2020 football postseason. To be known as “Football Post-Season Groupings,” these playoff games will be played during weeks seven and eight of the season. Participation in Football Post-Season Groupings will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As phase three of the NJSIAA summer practice nears an end, the West Orange High School boys soccer team is geared up and excited to play. The third phase of the NJSIAA’s COVID plan allows the players to begin interacting with the other pods on the team. Previous phases only allowed […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association has signed a new multiyear partnership with Teall Properties Group, a multimedia and marketing management company for high schools, as the exclusive agent for strategic business partnerships, athletic sponsorships and multimedia rights. Under the partnership, TPG will work with NJSIAA to develop business relationships to […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — It’s game on! On Aug. 20, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Sports Advisory Task Force released its Return-to-Sports Plan, which provides detailed schedules for fall and winter sports. The dates for the spring sports season will be announced at a later date; the task force recognizes the need to maximize […]
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ — The official start of the fall sports season is being pushed back by approximately one month, with summer workouts for high school student-athletes — which schools could begin on July 13 — continuing until Aug. 28. Following summer workouts, also known as the “summer recess period,” there will be a two-week hiatus […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone approved moving forward with fall sports at West Orange High School in a letter to parents on July 6, detailing the guidelines set by the state, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association and WOHS Athletic Director Ron Bligh. The guidelines apply only to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — What shows strength? For 2020 Irvington High School graduate Raymond Simmons, it was persevering despite injury and crushing disappointment. Named by his teammates as their captain in advance of the Blue Knights’ 2019 varsity football season, Simmons’ story was sufficiently inspiring to earn him this year’s annual Kearny Bank Strength Award, a […]
