IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament. The Blue Knights, seeded fifth, will host No. 12 seed Nutley in the first round on Monday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. The winner will face the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a memorable run last winter, winning a state sectional tournament championship for the first time since 1977 when future NBA player Kelly Tripucka was leading the way. The Bengals are now gearing up to defend their NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Junior guard Mya Bembry had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 41-35 home win over sixth-seeded Newark Arts in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 17. Nahtali Simpson had eight points; Mackenzie Dover had six; […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – A contingent of Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field athletes enjoyed solid performances at the NJSIAA Group 4 State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 17. On the girls’ side, senior Catherine Jordan took fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:18.70 and finished 11th […]
Correction: The Meet of Champions will be Feb. 25. WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School’s Elijah McLaren finished seventh in the boys’ 55-meter hurdles at the NJSIAA Group 4 indoor track and field State Championships at the Bennett Center on Feb. 17 in Toms River. McLaren clocked 7.84. The WOHS boys’ 4×400-meter relay […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – David Guerra and Michael Mejia each finished in second place in their respective weight classes to lead the Belleville High School varsity wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 11 tournament on Feb. 17 at Morristown HS. In the 138-pound final, David Guerra lost to Michael Rubin of Hanover Park by a 6-2 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School’s Kaela Edwards and La’Shan White enjoyed fine performances at the NJSIAA Group 4 indoor track and field State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 17. Edwards took second place in the girls’ 55-meter hurdles in a school-record 8.31. White finished in fifth place in the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Xavier Gulley finished in second place and Danel Felix finished in third place in their respective weight classes to lead the Bloomfield High School wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 9 tournament held at Phillipsburg HS on Feb. 17. Gulley advanced to the 285-pound weight class final, but lost to Joe Andes, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ (updated Monday Feb. 19, 12:49 p.m.) – The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team boasted four second-place finishers and a pair of third-place finishers at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament held at Belleville HS on Feb. 17. Naquan Tory, at the 113-pound weight class; Cahil Love Jr., at 126; Devin Rocha, at 132; […]
Correction: The district tournament was held at Belleville HS. NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team finished in third place at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament held at Belleville HS on Feb. 17. The Raiders, under head coach Mike DiPiano Jr., had 126 points among the 10 teams. Delbarton won the team […]