Columbia HS boys’ basketball team tops Snyder

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Nasheim Harte had 21 points, five rebounds and three assists and Avery Chavis-Lingham had 12 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead the Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 61-57 win over host Snyder on Jan. 20 in Jersey City. Breizh Askew had 14 points and four […]

Columbia HS girls’ basketball team enjoys victories

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team won back-to-back games last week, beating Shabazz and Newark Academy. Senior Kayla Anderson scored 27 points to lead CHS to a 67-30 win at Shabazz on Jan. 16 in Newark. Sophomore Maia Little had 10 points; junior Sage Cleghorn had nine points; and senior […]

Orange HS boys’ basketball team wins two straight games

ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team bounced back from its heartbreaking loss to East Orange Campus with two straight wins over Newark Tech and West Essex to improve to a 5-7 overall record. Senior center D’Angelo Blackmand had 26 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots to power the Tornadoes […]

East Orange Campus HS girls’ hoops seek to regroup

Photos by Steve Ellmore: East Orange Campus (gray uniforms) vs. West Orange, Jan. 16. EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to bounce back from two straight losses last week. The Jaguars lost to a strong Newark University team, 49-37, Jan. 16, at home in a Super […]

East Orange’s Rasul Douglas, Philadelphia Eagles headed to Super Bowl LII vs. defending champs New England Patriots

EAST ORANGE, NJ – Most football players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. East Orange native Rasul Douglas will get to fulfill that dream. Douglas is a rookie cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, who will play the defending champion New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, […]

Tia Mahorn leads Irvington HS girls’ basketball team past Barringer

IRVINGTON, NJ – Tiara Mahorn scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Irvington High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 53-25 win at Barringer on Jan. 16 in Newark. Charizma Thomas had 10 points; Aniyah Massey scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds; Herbina Exume registered four points, four rebounds […]

West Orange HS boys’ basketball team moves to 8-6 mark

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Elizabeth and East Orange Campus before losing to University and Irvington to move to an 8-6 overall record, 6-1 in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. Goddy Marc scored 21 points with five three-pointers to lead the Mountaineers to a 52-51 road […]

Joe Marchesano captures 170-pound title to lead Glen Ridge HS wrestling team at Essex County Tournament

GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Monday Jan. 22, 11:17 a.m.) – Joe Marchesano won the 170-pound championship to lead the Glen Ridge High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 18-19, at Richard J. Codey Arena. Marchesano, a senior seeded No. 2 in the tournament, defeated top-seeded Frank Gabriele of Nutley by an […]