Bucs, seeded No. 21, win 11th straight game; advances to the round of 16
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Ethan Laquindanum hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the 21st-seeded Belleville High School boys basketball team to a 52-51 upset win over 12th-seeded Bloomfield in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 6 at a. Laquindanum, a sophomore who finished with 11 points, took an inbounds […]
EAST HANOVER, NJ — Most bowlers dream of getting a perfect 300 game. Sophomore Kieryn Knox achieved that goal on the county’s biggest stage. Knox rolled a 300 game to capture the Essex County Individual boys tournament title at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover. In the stepladder format, Knox rolled his 300 in the finals […]
EAST HANOVER, NJ — Bloomfield High School bowlers Bryan Fuscarino and Shannon Broadfoot competed in the Essex County Individual tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover. Both of them made it to the stepladder finals after qualifying. On the boys’ side, Fuscarino started as the No. 5 seed and defeated fourth-seeded […]
EAST HANOVER, NJ — The Irvington High School girls bowling team enjoyed a great showing at the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 3 at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover. The team finished in second place overall behind Nutley in the girls’ team standings. For decades, the IHS bowling team was co-ed. This season, IHS Athletic […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys bowling team captured the boys team title at the Essex County Tournament held at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover on Feb. 3. The Mountaineers shot a 3,089 series. Kieryn Knox had games of 235, 243 and 235 for the tournament high series of 713. Owen […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team hosted and won its annual Gray Cup on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Bengals swept all three opponents, defeating Verona, 51-27; Cedar Grove, 48-30; and Columbia, 72-6, to raise their record to 17-4 on the season. The event honors the memory of Bengal Dan Gray and featured […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona/Glen Ridge High School ice hockey team continued its winning ways, beating Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Cranford to extend its winning streak to seven games. GR freshman Rowan Brennan scored five goals to lead Verona/Glen Ridge to a 9-1 win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Jan. 28. GR sophomore Zach Gold had […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the 46th Essex County Tournament. The Ridgers, seeded No. 12, will host a preliminary third round game on Feb. 6 against either No. 21 Newark Collegiate or No. 28 West Side. The winner will visit defending […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Sam Trunley scored 27 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team to a 47-38 home win over West Essex in the preliminary second round of the 74th Essex County Tournament on Jan. 31. Bryan Moussako had 11 points and Michael Cifelli had seven points for the No. […]
Cougars are seeded No. 6; begin play in round of 16
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the 74th Essex County Tournament. The Cougars received the No. 6 seed in the 36-team field and will host a round of 16 game on Feb. 8 against either No. 27 Montclair Kimberley Academy, No. 33 Science Park, […]