MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys and girls swim teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County Championships at NJIT in Newark on Jan. 20. The girls took fourth place in the girls team standings among the 12 scoring teams. The boys finished fifth overall in the boys team standings among […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team defeated Cristo Rey and Montclair Kimberley Academy to extend its winning streak to five games. Junior forward Sam Trunley had 18 points and 17 rebounds and sophomore guard Carter Koenig had nine points and six rebounds to lead the Ridgers to a 48-38 […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Sophomore Elettra Giantomenico scored 14 points and senior Haleigh Pine had 13 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team to a 48-21 home win over Millburn on Jan. 25. Senior Michaila Dowd had seven points, junior Olivia Carbonell and sophomore Amayah Melbourne each had five points, and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team defeated West Orange, 41-21, Jan. 24, at BHS. It marked the first time in more than 10 years that the Bengals defeated West Orange. Results 106-pound weight class: Justin Martinez (Bloomfield) d. Jaiden Mendez, 12-11. 113: Juan Millan (Bloomfield) d. Justin Barr, 8-5. 120: Damianlee Torres […]
Lady Raiders get red-hot after slow start to the season
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls basketball team didn’t panic. The Lady Raiders had an inauspicious start to the season, losing its first three games. But head coach Larry Mitschow’s squad turned around its fortunes, winning nine of the next 11 games to improve to a stellar 9-5 record through Jan. 21. Leading […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School wrestling team defeated Cedar Grove, 39-30, Jan. 22 at NHS, giving head coach Mike DiPiano Jr.’s his 300th career victory. DiPiano Jr. took over the helm from his brother, Frank DiPiano at the start of the 2015-16 season. Frank was the head coach for the Raiders for eight […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team fell to Seton Hall Prep, 53-12, Jan. 22 at the Bloomfield “Pit.” The Bengals moved to 8-3 with their second straight loss, while Seton Hall Prep moved to 8-1. 106-pound bout: Joseph Sciarrone (Seton Hall Prep) p. Justin Martinez, 2:13 113: Juan Millan (Bloomfield) d. Robert […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Vinny Torrisi, a senior, scored 13 points and junior Vernon Lee had 12 points to lead the Bloomfield High School boys basketball team to a 44-42 come-from-behind win over West Orange on Jan. 21. Isaiah Cortes, a sophomore, had six points for the Bengals, who erased a 29-21 halftime deficit. Khanye Tucker, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School wrestling team dropped a 52-15 decision over undefeated West Essex on Monday Jan. 20 at the Pit in Bloomfield. The Bengals moved to an 8-2 record, while West Essex moved to 8-0. 106-pound bout: Joey Macrino (West Essex) d. Justin Martinez, 6-0. 113: Mike Pescatore (West Essex) p. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — After losing for the first time this season following an 8-0 start, the Irvington High School boys basketball team bounced back with three straight wins to improve to 11-1 on the season through Jan. 19. The Blue Knights lost at Newark Tech, 66-60, in overtime Jan. 14. Senior guard Dezlyn Sebastien had […]