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HOLMDEL, NJ - Junior Manon Stephen came in fourth place to lead Ridge High School in the girls cross country state Group 4 meet Saturday at Holmdel Park.

Stephen ran a time of 18:46, less than a minute behind race winner Abby Loveys of Randolph, whose time of 17:52 was the only one to break 18 minutes. Stephen established a new school record for the Holmdel course.

Led by Stephen, the Ridge ...

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Ridge got a first-hand look at why many consider Piscataway to be the best public school football team in the state on Saturday.

But the Red Devils, on the verge of getting blown out at halftime, also earned a measure of respect with their gritty second-half efforts before falling to Piscataway, 40-13, in the Section 2 Group 5 playoff semifinal played in extremely windy ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The eyes of the New Jersey high school football world will be on the Ridge Red Devils this weekend, as they take on the challenge of playing Piscataway, a team many believe to be the best public school team in the state.

Ridge (8-1) and Piscataway (9-0) will kick off at 1 p.m. Saturday in the semifinal round of the Section 2, Group 5 playoffs. It is the first time the two ...

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ - The Ridge High School girls' and boys' cross country teams each made strong showings at the Section 2, Group 4 meet Saturday at Greystone Park.

The Ridge girls' team placed third with a total of 95 points, behind first-place North Hunterdon (27) and second-place Westfield (71). Manon Stephen placed the highest among all Red Devils runners, coming in third with a ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - J.P. Stevens sophomore Simrin Carlsen made sure there won’t be a repeat for the Ridge girls volleyball team in the 2018 state tournament. 

Carlsen, who had 14 kills in the match, was the driving force behind J.P. Stevens’ upset of fourth-seeded Ridge in a hard-fought and tight three-set match.

The first set saw Ridge trail throughout and while they were ...

WARREN, NJ - Never mind the uncharacteristic sub-.500 record. The Ridge girls soccer team--always a dangerous draw in November--was still one that no team in its section would have been looking forward to playing in the state tournament.

And three days after routing higher-seeded Bayonne on the road, Ridge came to Watchung Hills seemingly well-equipped to spring the upset against a very ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Although the Ridge football team has practiced in the rain plenty of times during the weekdays this rainy summer and fall, it had actually been dry for every Friday night game the team had played during the regular season.

But when coach Bill Tracy peeked at the extended forecast earlier this week, he planned accordingly.

Ridge played a clean and mistake-free game ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The Ridge girls volleyball team (20-5) opened defense of its Group 4 championship Tuesday with a 25-13, 25-15 victory over Passaic Tech (22-5). 

After a shaky 0-4 beginning in the first set, Ridge finally took the lead at 7-6 behind the serving of Peyton Robb and the hitting of Jasmine Davy.  Robb served seven unanswered points and Ridge closed out the first set ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - In the semifinal matchup of the North 1 Group 4 state tournament, top-seeded Morristown defeated No. 4 seed Ridg,e 3-2. The Colonials were down in the first half before taking the lead in the second half when Indira Summerville netted the game-winner.

The victory leads us to a battle between No.1 and  No.2 when Morristown faces Montclair in the final on Thursday.

In ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The Ridge girls soccer team frequently saves its best performances for late in the season.

The Red Devils racked up a season-high in goals Tuesday afternoon in defeating Bayonne, 7-1, on the road in the opening round of the Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. Molly Mahoney scored three goals as Ridge (8-9-2) built a 5-0 lead by halftime.

Heather Cortese, Abby McCrea, Becca ...