GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team defeated American History High School, 42-13, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at home. Senior Grace Janofsky had 9 points, seniors Claire O’Farrell and Amayah Melbourne each had 7 points, and senior Christina Regazzi had 5 points. Jada Cush, a junior, had 4 points, and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The eighth-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team defeated No. 9 seed North Star Academy, 50-49, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Monday, Feb. 28, at home. Nahum Lewis and Kaiyri Barkley each had 13 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Cashieve Blair took third place out of 17 runners in the finals of the boys 400-meter dash at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track and field Group 4 state championships at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 26. Cashieve, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School senior Gerald Van Baelen finished in fifth place in the 126-pound weight class at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26. Van Baelen pinned Michael Hare, of West Morris, in 2:54 in the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Justin Evans-Jenkins and Lensley Therlonge have punched their tickets to Atlantic City. The Irvington High School seniors finished in the top three of their weight classes at the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 4 wrestling tournament on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26, at North Hunterdon. Evans-Jenkins finished in second […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls fencing team, under longtime co-head coaches Art “Doc” Paulina and Frank Mustilli, enjoyed another great season. The team finished as runner-up in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state girls team tournament. The 10th-seeded Lady Cougars fell to top-seeded Montgomery, 19-8, in the state championship […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team’s historic season last fall was achieved thanks in part by the guidance and inspiration from coaches, teachers, family members and the community as a whole. That was the message delivered by IHS head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre in his remarks addressing the audience of a ceremony […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville High School sophomore Rocco Negron took fourth place in the 132-pound weight class at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26. Negron qualified for the NJSIAA’s state individual championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Thursday to […]
Despite not having a home gym, Bucs posting fine success
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School boys basketball team has overcome the odds. The Buccaneers feature five strong seniors, but not much depth. In addition, the team has had to play all its games on the road, due to the damage caused by Tropical Storm Ida to the high school gym in early September. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls basketball team defeated Nutley and West Orange last week to improve to 12-7 on the season. Sophomore Talia Baptiste had 15 points and junior Bella Galatt had 12 points to lead the Lady Cougars to a 49-35 win at Nutley on Monday, Feb. 14. Junior Leah […]