Athletics
Glen Ridge High School now competes in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The school had previously competed in the Colonial Hills Conference which included 18 public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west Central Jersey. With 378 students in grades 10-12, the school is classified by the NJSIAA as North II, Group I, a category that includes schools with enrollment of 168 to 488. The mascot is the Ridger.
Glen Ridge has a diverse athletics department. The basketball, soccer, football, and lacrosse teams are the school's largest athletic activities.
The football team won the NJSIAA North II Group I state sectional championships in 1977, 1980 and 1982.
Glen Ridge High School shares an ice hockey team with Verona High School and competes in the NJIHL Central Conference (Essex Division). Each year the team hosts the Holiday Tournament at Cody Arena in West Orange. The 2004-2005 season saw the team win its first conference championship.
The 2007 girls soccer team won the North II, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-1 win over second-seeded North Arlington High School in the tournament final.
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