Stanford University track and field star Olivia Baker, a Columbia High School graduate, finished in eighth place in the women’s 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships held at Texas A&M University on Saturday, March 10. Baker finished in 2:04.54. This marked her third straight appearance in the NCAA […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Blessed with a strong returning nucleus that keyed a stellar 2016-17 season, the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team had many goals this season. Of course, one of them was to win the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament for the first time in program […]
Jeff Goldberg contributed to this article. WEST ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall Prep wrestlers Charles Cunningham, Danny Young, Alex Garcia and Niko Diakides gave good efforts at the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 2-4. The four wrestlers were the lone qualifiers for the Pirates in the state finals, which consisted […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia High School wrestler Galileo Hetherington gave a good effort at the NJSIAA state finals held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Hetherington, seeded 23rd in a field of 32 in the 285-pound heavyweight class, lost in the preliminary round against No. 10 seed Bryce Dunn of Cumberland Regional by pin in […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Medford Tech, Feb. 21. Columbia won, 67-60. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team ended its season after losing at top-seeded Newark East Side, 76-42, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Feb. 27. Zayon Marsh […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School wrestler Carl Napoleon enjoyed an inspiring run on the biggest stage. The senior 285-pound heavyweight was just one win away from earning an NJSIAA state medal. Though he came up short, Napoleon demonstrated incredible perseverance at the NJSIAA state finals held at Boardwalk Hall, March 2-4. After losing in […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – For any team, it’s all about getting hot when the postseason arrives. That’s certainly the case for the fifth-seeded Irvington High School boys’ varsity basketball team, which advanced to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament championship game after knocking off eighth-seeded Colonia, 53-42, Saturday, March 3, at home. […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield vs. North Bergen (North 1, Group 4 semifinals), March 3. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team unfortunately came up short in its bid for a second straight state section title. The defending champion and ninth-seeded Bengals fell at fourth-seeded North Bergen, 73-60, in the semifinals […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The postseason always is filled with excitement. The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team experienced such exhilaration in back-to-back games to advance to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament championship game. Junior guard Mya Bembry, arguably one of the best girls’ basketball players in the area, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team got payback. The second-seeded Ridgers, under head coach Liam Carr, knocked off sixth-seeded Newark University, 71-54, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Saturday, March 3. Liam Gunnarsson, a junior guard, scored 30 points […]