BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls basketball team enjoyed a banner season. The Buccaneers, under head coach Chris Cantarella, clinched the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division championship. Belleville went a perfect 13-0 in the division this season. The Buccaneers finished the season with a 16-6 overall record after losing at Colonia in the first […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team lost a heartbreaking 14-13 decision to No. 12 seed Livingston in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. In foil, senior Mei Lee went 3-0 and both junior Sydney Anrig and junior Charlotte […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School senior Jesse Gibbs enjoyed a stellar wrestling season. Gibbs finished with a 30-6 record this season, including 26 pins, which tied for the second-most pins in a season in GRHS history. He was one pin shy of the school record. Gibbs’ season ended at the New Jersey […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team nearly pulled off a stunning upset in the state tournament. The 15th-seeded Cougars gave second-seeded Watchung Hills all it could handle before losing in double overtime, 61-55, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group […]
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 […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School bowling teams enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament at North Arlington Lanes on Thursday, Feb. 15. The BHS boys team finished third overall in the team standings with a score of 2,710, among the 16 scoring teams. Junior Ayden Carrero rolled a 628 series and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School football program has enjoyed success over the past few seasons. Chris Strumolo, who recently has been named the new GRHS head football coach, is excited to help build on that success. “It feels great,” said Strumolo about being the new Ridgers head coach, in an interview […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team had a decent season. The Bengals finished with a 12-12 overall record after losing at second-seeded Morristown, 74-52, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Junior guard Gabrielle […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, seeded 13th, lost at fourth-seeded Memorial of West New York, 55-39, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Bengals finished the season with an 11-16 overall record. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE— Columbia High School sophomore August Katz had a strong effort at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 wrestling tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24. Katz finished in fifth place in the 138-pound weight class after winning by a 12-7 decision over Joey Tantawi of […]