Irvington HS wrestler Justin Evans–Jenkins wins ECT title

Irvington HS wrestler Justin Evans–Jenkins wins ECT title

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School wrestling team, which affectionately refers to itself as Pin City, enjoyed an impressive showing at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The Blue Knights finished in fourth place in the team standings out of 22 teams. Irvington […]

Bloomfield HS boys basketball team topples foes, gears up for ECT

Bloomfield HS boys basketball team topples foes, gears up for ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Livingston and Irvington in consecutive games to improve to a 12-3 overall record and 6-3 in the Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division. Junior guard Shayne Hinton had 8 points, senior guard Julian Paulino had 7 points and senior forward Uma Kalu had 6 points in […]

Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team preps for ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team, seeded 15th, will host a preliminary-round game in the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 3, against the play-in round winner between No. 18 Verona and No. 31 Newark Lab. If the Lady Ridgers win, they will visit No. 2 seed Columbia in […]

West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers stars as a captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers stars as a captain for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

By Steve Tober Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Ayantu Flowers is enjoying a fine senior season as tri-captain and top contributor for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team. The 5-foot-8 guard has been averaging 7.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 block per game for the Cougars, who have put […]

Maplewood’s Taylor Powell boosts Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

Maplewood’s Taylor Powell boosts Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team this season

By Steve Tober Correspondent MAPLEWOOD — Maplewood resident Taylor Powell is a key starting junior forward for the Montclair Kimberley Academy girls basketball team, which is competing for a Super Essex Conference–Independence Division title this winter season. “We’ve been looking for big things in the paint from Taylor who is improving her post moves and […]

Glen Ridge HS boys basketball team upends West Essex

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team defeated West Essex, 42-38, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in a Super Essex Conference–Independence Division game to improve to a 10-3 overall record and 8-1 in the division. Bryan Moussako had a game-high 17 points, Michael Cifelli had 12 points, Carter Koenig had 6 […]

West Orange HS bowling team defeats Livingston; surges into tournaments

West Orange HS bowling team defeats Livingston; surges into tournaments

WEST ORANGE, NJ —The West Orange High School Mountaineer bowling team came up with a big late-season win over division rival Livingston on Thursday, Jan. 27.  The win evened their season record at 6-6 and gave them momentum heading into the Super Essex Conference’s county tournament next week and the state sectionals the following week. […]

East Orange Campus HS relay teams give good efforts at Millrose Games

East Orange Campus HS relay teams give good efforts at Millrose Games

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys 4-x-200-meter and 4-x-400-meter relay teams gave good efforts at the 114th Millrose Games held at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City on Saturday, Jan. 29. The 4-x-200-meter relay team took fourth place in 1:31.32. Archbishop Carroll High School of Washington, […]