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By William Hathaway, Jr.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The East Coast Spring Football League opened its season this past weekend in Orange, in which the Orange All-Stars lost at home to the East Orange All-Stars 21-0 at Bell Stadium. Back in 2019, when both teams played in the championship game in Roselle, East Orange defeated Orange 12-0. The next game for Orange will be on the road against Roselle this coming Saturday, where they will seek their first win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other Essex County high school sports news, Bloomfield High School sophomore Kira Pipkins won a state championship in Girls wrestling this past weekend at the NJSIAA Championship by beating Katrina Kling of Warren 5-2 in the 121 pound group. Her victory came in an overtime match in Atlantic City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Major League Baseball this year\u2019s All Star Game has been moved out of Atlanta, Georgia due to the state\u2019s new election voting laws. The mid-summer classic has been moved to Colorado\u2019s Coors Field. Also, ex-Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is set to become an owner of the NBA\u2019s Minnesota Timberwolves. The deal is not final yet and is subject to review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove tossed a no-hitter in Texas against the Rangers. The no-no was the first in Musgrove\u2019s career and the first in Padres\u2019 history. Previously, San Diego was the only team in MLB without a no-hitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the 2021 Masters was won by Hideki Matsuyama, who posted a (-10) score and became the first Japanese golfer to ever win a PGA major.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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