West Orange HS boys’ basketball team falls to Hackensack in state quarterfinals to finish 16-10 season

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a successful season. The Mountaineers, under second-year head coach Demond Cowins, finished with a 16-10 record after losing at second-seeded Hackensack, 69-66, in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1 to end the […]

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team defeats No. 1 seed Randolph to advance to North 1, Group 4 state tourney semifinals

Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield vs. Randolph (North Jersey Section 1, Group 4), March 1 BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The defending champion Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team had an easy time in upsetting top-seeded Randolph, 59-34, in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on March 1 at […]

Jermain Johnson is new Belleville HS football head coach

BELLEVILLE, NJ – Jermain Johnson recently has been named the new head varsity football coach at Belleville High School. Johnson is a 1991 Bloomfield High School graduate. He spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach for the  Wayne Hills HS football team, which won the 2016 NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team enjoys solid 15-11 season

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a successful season. Under first-year head coach Joe Mazzarella, the Ridgers finished with a 15-11 record. Glen Ridge, seeded 10th, lost at second-seeded Dayton, 48-36, in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Feb. […]

Belleville HS girls’ basketball team enjoys fine 12-10 season

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team finished a successful 12-10 season. The 13th-seeded Bucs lost at fourth-seeded Morris Knolls, 58-26, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Feb. 27 to end the season. Junior guard Jehan Segovia-Dabon scored six points; sophomore […]

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team defeats Fair Lawn to advance to North 1, Group 4 quarterfinals

Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield vs. Fair Lawn, state tournament, Feb. 27. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Michael Ramos scored 18 points and Will Robinson had 13 points to lead the ninth-seeded and defending champion Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 56-47 win over eighth-seeded Fair Lawn in the first round of the NJSIAA […]

Nutley HS boys’ basketball team falls to Irvington in state tournament opener to end 12-11 season

NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team, seeded 12th, lost at fifth-seeded Irvington, 75-45, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament on Monday, Feb. 26. Junior guard Marty Higgins scored 18 points; junior center Elijah Acosta had 13 points; senior guard Matt Schettino […]

East Orange Campus HS boys’ 4×400 relay team victorious at State Meet of Champions for second year in a row

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ indoor track and field team capped a stellar winter season in state competition by winning the 4×400-meter relay event at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions on Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Bennett Center in Toms River. Immyouri Etienne, Kishaun Richardson, Ibrahim Fobay and […]