BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team returns a strong nucleus this season. The Bengals, under longtime head coach Mike Policastro, will open the season April 1 against Belleville at home at 4 p.m. Bloomfield will be led by a host of experienced players. The Bengals return six position starters from last year’s […]
NUTLEY, NJ — In Essex County, there are quite a few high school boys volleyball programs in the spring. Now you can add Nutley High School to that list. After receiving strong interest from several students, the NHS athletic department showed great support by adding a boys volleyball program. The turnout has been impressive. “We […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — After the 2020 season was canceled due to the pandemic, the Belleville High School baseball team, under longtime head coach Joe Sorce, returned last spring with very little experience. The Bucs mostly featured a strong group of relatively inexperienced juniors who could have used time on the junior varsity level to gain […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Saint Peter’s University men’s basketball team captivated the nation when it stunned second-seeded Kentucky in the East Regional first round of the NCAA Division 1 Tournament this month. The Jersey City school was just the 10th No. 15 seed in the history of the tournament to knock off a No. 2 […]
Epeeists Lindsey Minor and Phoebe Hill lead girls team to success
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School girls fencers Lindsey Minor and Phoebe Hill have been selected to the Star-Ledger/NJ.com all–state team in epee. Minor made the first team, while Hill made the second team. Minor, a junior, finished with a 29-2 record in dual meets and 46-8 overall for the season. Hill, a senior, […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School and Orange High School boys basketball teams featured several players who earned All–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors. For EOCHS, senior forward Nahum Lewis made the first team, senior guard Kaleb Harmon and sophomore guard Eugene Byass each made the second team, and junior forward Ebrahim […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange High School alumnus Jamar Summers was recently drafted by the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League, which has been resurrected after 37 years and will begin its season this spring. Summers, a 2013 OHS graduate who continued his career at the University of Connecticut, was the first cornerback selected […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Kristjan Sokoli is adding a chapter to his professional football career. The 2010 Bloomfield High School graduate was recently selected in the second round of the supplemental draft of the United States Football League, which has been resurrected after more than 30 years. Sokoli, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound offensive lineman, spent time in […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team, under head coach Eugene “Bam” Robinson, featured four players who have earned All–Super Essex Conference–American Division honors this season, selected by the coaches in the division. Jalen Robinson, a junior and the coach’s son, was named to the first team. Andrew Rowley, a senior, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Five members of the Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, under head coach Mike Passero, earned All–Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division honors, selected by the coaches in the division, this season. Julian Paulino and Uma Kalu, both seniors, made the first team. Shayne Hinton, a junior, made the second team. Ramuel Gotrasse and […]