Blue Knights advance to Group 3 state final, but NJSIAA halts season
IRVINGTON, NJ — For high school teams, the opportunity to play for a state championship is the ultimate goal. The Irvington High School boys basketball team received that opportunity, but COVID-19 snatched it away. The Blue Knights rallied to beat Ramapo, 68-57, March 11 at Bloomfield High School. The win advanced the Blue Knights to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team went 11-13-2 this past season. The Pirates played in the American Division of the Gordon Conference, which is the toughest division and conference in the state. Some of their highlights included a victory over Gloucester Catholic, participating in the Ice Vault Classic and going […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team stepped up its play in the postseason. The third-seeded Ridgers, under third-year head coach Joe Mazzarella, delivered top efforts in the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament and were rewarded with a trip to the final for the first time since […]
Blue Knights end 27-year title drought, improve to 27-3 on the season
IRVINGTON, NJ — The senior-laden Irvington High School boys basketball team wanted to redeem itself after losing in the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament championship game two seasons ago. The Blue Knights accomplished that goal, ending a 27-year title drought. With a high-octane offense and suffocating defense they have shown throughout the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Dwight Henry posted a great showing at the state indoor track and field Meet of Champions at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. on March 8. In his only event of the meet, Henry took second place in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles in 7.34, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors Sandra Guerrero and Precious Opara showed they are among the best high school girls wrestlers in the state. At the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association girls wrestling tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 7, Guerrero won the 215-pound title, while Opara finished […]
Adonis May also competes in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — West Orange High School wrestler Daniel Pereira enjoyed a great run at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. On the first day, March 5, Pereira, seeded 11th in the 195-pound class, dropped a tough 7-6 decision to No. 22 seed Mikal Taylor of […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge HIgh School girls basketball team has shown tremendous resiliency. The Ridgers started the season at 1-4. But their perseverance has paid off with an appearance in the state sectional final for the first time in 17 years. The third-seeded Ridgers defeated 15th-seeded Newark Arts, 37-32, on March 6 […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Columbia High School indoor track and field athletes gave good efforts at the state Meet of Champions on March 8 at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. On the boys’ side, senior Terrel Willams took first place in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles out of 27 runners with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, seeded 13th, lost at fourth-seeded Hackensack, 60-44, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on March 3. The Bengals finished with a 13-13 record this season.