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 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team featured three players who earned All–Super Essex Conference–American Division honors. Senior forward Zaheem Crawford-Patterson made the second team, and junior guards Sean Agard and Kalifa Swaray each received honorable mention. The 6-foot-4 Crawford-Patterson, who will continue his football career at the University of Maine on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sixty years ago, the West Orange community experienced its version of the movie “Hoosiers.” West Orange Mountain High School, in only its second year of existence, saw its boys basketball team embark on and complete a magical journey. The 14-member team finished a perfect 25-0 state championship season. Under head coach […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Tyson Carroll, a senior on the Columbia High School wrestling team, enjoyed a tremendous season. Carroll took second in the Essex County Tournament in the 215-pound weight class. After taking second place in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s District 10 tournament in Phillipsburg, Carroll placed fourth in the NJSIAA’s […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — After going through a rebuilding process the past two seasons, the Irvington High School girls basketball team enjoyed a banner season this winter. The Lady Blue Knights, under third-year head coach Brett Cannon, finished with a 16-8 overall record, including winning the Super Essex Conference–Freedom Division title with a 13-1 divisional record. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Several Irvington High School indoor track-and-field athletes enjoyed outstanding performances at the two national meets, March 11-13. The girls shuttle hurdles relay team finished in fifth place in the Championships Division at the Nike Indoor Nationals held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, N.Y. The team, consisting of senior […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team, under head coach Michael DelloRusso, had a good run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1, tournament. The Ridgers, seeded seventh, defeated 10th-seeded Brearley of Kenilworth, 57-23, in the first round on Tuesday, March 1, at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School’s Makhi Green, Olivia Prescott and Taylor Aska enjoyed good performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track-and-field Meet of Champions at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. On Friday, Prescott, a senior, took […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team finished a solid season. The Lady Cougars, seeded eighth, defeated No. 9 seed Kearny in the first round before losing at top-seeded Union City in the quarterfinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament. Columbia, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange High School girls basketball team had a great run this season. The 11th-seeded Lady Jaguars, under longtime head coach Derrick Johnson, upset third-seeded Ridgewood, 56-49, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Wednesday, March 2, in […]