MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite the snow canceling all their games on Saturday, Jan. 29, St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams still had a busy week as they headed into the final month of the regular season. The St. Joseph’s fifth grade JV girls continued their hot streak Sunday, Jan. 30, knocking off St. Aloysius 25-6. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Tyson Carroll, a senior, took second place in the 215-pound weight class to lead the Columbia High School wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. In the first round, Carroll pinned Bloomfield’s Leandro Brito in 21 seconds. After winning […]
By Steve Tober Correspondent NUTLEY, NJ — Four-year starting forward Brennan Columbia–Walsh, a Nutley resident, is in the midst of a fine senior season for the Montclair Kimberley Academy basketball team as he winds up an outstanding scholastic career for the Cougars. The Yale-bound 6-foot-5 senior forward entered recent action averaging 10 points and 7 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team received the No. 2 seed in the 31-team Essex County Tournament. The top seed is Immaculate Conception of Montclair. Columbia received a bye in the preliminary round and will host a first-round game on Saturday, Feb. 5. Glen Ridge, seeded 15th, will host a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team hosted Secaucus in a nonconference match on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Pit. The Bengals, 52-21. 106 pounds: Santino Leon, Secaucus, pin Anthony Lizama, 3:38. 113: Jacob Orlando, Secaucus, dec. Ahlexa Montalvo, 5-2. 120: Juan Millan, Bloomfield, pin Michael Munoz, 1:38. 126: Gerald Van Baelen won by […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Verona, 52-40, Tuesday, Feb. 1, at home in a Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division game. It was the Bengals’ third straight win. Bloomfield improved to 13-3 overall and 7-3 in the division. Senior guard Julian Paulino had 16 points, senior guard Ramuel Gotrasse had 14 […]
NUTLEY, NJ — According to local real estate agents, the COVID-19 pandemic threw the housing market into chaos, seeing many people selling their homes and moving somewhere with more space, as they spent more time than ever at home. Matthew De Fede, a broker at Nutley-based agency Realty Executives, said there is still an inventory […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ —The Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team defeated Nutley–Columbia–Bloomfield, 10-0, on Monday, Jan. 24, and defeated Mountain Lakes, 4-0, on Thursday, Jan. 27, both at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, to improve to 14-3-3 on the season. GR junior Rowan Brennan had four goals and three assists, GR sophomore […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last week, the Seton Hall Prep basketball team, with an 11-3 record on the season, did not have any scheduled games. However, the Pirates received very good news. On Monday night, Jan. 24, at Caldwell High School, the Pirates were selected as the No. 1 seed in the 75th Essex County […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last Wednesday, Jan. 26, the 46th Essex County Tournament for wrestling was held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. West Essex won its fourth team title, while Livinsgton finished in second place and Seton Hall Prep finished in third place. The Pirates had three champions, two runners-up, one third-place […]