MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team nearly pulled off a stunning upset in the state tournament. The 15th-seeded Cougars gave second-seeded Watchung Hills all it could handle before losing in double overtime, 61-55, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls basketball team, under first-year head coach Kara McNish, enjoyed a successful season. The Raiders finished with a 14-13 overall record after losing to Warren Hills, 63-44, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament on […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School bowling teams enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament at North Arlington Lanes on Thursday, Feb. 15. The BHS boys team finished third overall in the team standings with a score of 2,710, among the 16 scoring teams. Junior Ayden Carrero rolled a 628 series and […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School football program has enjoyed success over the past few seasons. Chris Strumolo, who recently has been named the new GRHS head football coach, is excited to help build on that success. “It feels great,” said Strumolo about being the new Ridgers head coach, in an interview […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team had a decent season. The Bengals finished with a 12-12 overall record after losing at second-seeded Morristown, 74-52, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Junior guard Gabrielle […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, seeded 13th, lost at fourth-seeded Memorial of West New York, 55-39, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Bengals finished the season with an 11-16 overall record. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE— Columbia High School sophomore August Katz had a strong effort at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Region 3 wrestling tournament at West Orange High School on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24. Katz finished in fifth place in the 138-pound weight class after winning by a 12-7 decision over Joey Tantawi of […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School girls bowling team won the Essex County Tournament championship for the fifth consecutive time that the tournament has been contested. At the ECT on Thursday, Feb. 15, at North Arlington Lanes, Nutley, under head coach Frank Sasso, had a team score of 2,147, among the seven scoring teams. […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls wrestling team finished in fourth place overall at the inaugural girls wrestling Essex County Tournament at Nutley High School on Friday, Feb. 16. The Buccaneers had 82 points. Bloomfield was first with 165 points, West Orange was second with 127 points and Nutley was third with 90 […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School boys basketball team enjoyed a solid season. Under head coach Esak Crawley, the Tornadoes had a seven-game winning streak that ended with a 61-46 loss at sixth-seeded Mendham in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament […]