ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It could have been while playing one of the endless pickup games with 1970s Hudson Catholic teammate Mike O’Koren at the old St. Joseph Courts behind St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in their native Jersey City. Or, perhaps it was later inside Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University where he would […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School spring sports teams will begin their seasons. The following are the schedules for baseball, softball, boys volleyball, boys lacrosse, boys tennis and girls flag football: Baseball April 1: at Livingston, 4 p.m. April 3: Montclair, 7 p.m. April 5: at Millburn, 4 p.m. April 8: at Columbia, 4 […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Luann Zullo simply is one of the most successful coaches in Nutley High School’s storied athletic history. Zullo, who has been the NHS head softball coach since 1999, will be seeking her 500th career victory this upcoming season. Nutley will host Newark Academy in the season opener on Monday, April 1, at […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Anthony Labib of Nutley was a sophomore reserve guard for the Montclair Kimberley Academy boys basketball team, which finished with a 14-9 overall record, including winning the Super Essex Conference—Freedom Division title with a 12-2 divisional mark. Labib will be one of the youngsters set to return in the 2024-2025 season for […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley residents Daniel and Adrian Canizares, brothers, were key underclassmen for the Montclair Kimberley Academy ice hockey team, which went through the rigors of a 1-15-2 rebuilding season in 2023-24. Daniel, a junior goaltender, split time in the nets and started eight games for the Cougars, while finishing with 240 saves and […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Brandon Toranzo capped off one of the greatest careers in Nutley High School wrestling program history. On the biggest stage in high school wrestling, the senior won the third-place medal in the 285-pound heavyweight division at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state individual championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley High School’s Carina Rivera and Isabella Bobadilla enjoyed great performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s girls state individual wrestling championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Rivera won the seventh-place medal and Bobadilla won the eighth-place medal in their respective weight classes. Rivera, a junior competing in the […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls wrestling team finished in third place overall at the inaugural girls wrestling Essex County Tournament, hosted by NHS, on Friday, Feb. 16. The NHS Raiders had 90 points. Bloomfield was first with 165 points and West Orange was second with 127 points, among the 11 scoring teams. […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls basketball team, under first-year head coach Kara McNish, enjoyed a successful season. The Raiders finished with a 14-13 overall record after losing to Warren Hills, 63-44, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament on […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls bowling team won the Essex County Tournament championship for the fifth consecutive time that the tournament has been contested. At the ECT on Thursday, Feb. 15, at North Arlington Lanes, Nutley, under head coach Frank Sasso, had a team score of 2,147, among the seven scoring teams. […]