Columbia HS boys basketball team is No. 6 seed in the ECT

Columbia HS boys basketball team is No. 6 seed in the ECT

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team received the No. 6 seed in the 35-team Essex County Tournament. The Cougars will host a first-round game on Saturday, Feb. 5, against the second preliminary-round winner between No. 11 University and No. 22 Newark Academy.  Seton Hall Prep is the No. 1 seed. […]

Tyson Carroll leads Columbia HS wrestling team at ECT

Tyson Carroll leads Columbia HS wrestling team at ECT

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 […]

Columbia HS girls basketball team is No. 2 seed in the ECT

Columbia HS girls basketball team is No. 2 seed in the ECT

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 HS wrestling team defeats Secaucus

Bloomfield HS wrestling team defeats Secaucus

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 HS boys basketball team defeats Verona to improve to 13-3; will host Barringer in ECT

Bloomfield HS boys basketball team defeats Verona to improve to 13-3; will host Barringer in ECT

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 […]

West Orange HS wrestling team gives good efforts at the ECT

West Orange HS wrestling team gives good efforts at the ECT

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School wrestling team finished in 11th place in the team standings among the 22 schools at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. West Essex won the team title. Livingston was second, and Seton Hall Prep was […]

East Orange Campus HS girls hoops gains No. 4 seed in ECT

East Orange Campus HS girls hoops gains No. 4 seed in ECT

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School girls basketball team received the No. 4 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Lady Jaguars, under head coach Derrick Johnson, will host a first-round game on Saturday, Feb. 5, against the preliminary-round winner between No. 13 seed Millburn and No. 20 seed Payne Tech.  […]

Irvington HS wrestler Justin Evans–Jenkins wins ECT title

Irvington HS wrestler Justin Evans–Jenkins wins ECT title

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School wrestling team, which affectionately refers to itself as Pin City, enjoyed an impressive showing at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The Blue Knights finished in fourth place in the team standings out of 22 teams. Irvington […]