Lady Jaguars defeat Piscataway to reach a sectional final for fourth straight season
EAST ORANGE – The second-seeded East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team, under 13th-year head coach Derrick Johnson, will host fourth-seeded and nemesis Franklin in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament championship game on Tuesday, March 8 at EOCHS at 7 p.m. It marks the fourth straight year that EOCHS […]
EAST ORANGE – The 12th-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a strong run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament. The Jaguars lost to top-seeded and three-time defending champion Linden, 67-35, in the semifinals on Saturday, March 5, at Linden. Senior guard Jordan Taylor scored 12 points […]
WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School wrestlers Victor Lopez and Brian Velez enjoyed good efforts at the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-5. The preliminary round and pre-quarterfinals took place Friday, March 4. Lopez, unseeded in the bottom bracket, decisioned seventh-seeded Anthony Capece of Cranford, 6-3, in the preliminary round. […]
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School wrestlers Barak Pipkins and Adam Lutick, both juniors, ended their stellar seasons at the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-5. Pipkins was seeded No. 8 in the bottom bracket of the 170-pound class, while Lutick was seeded No. 7 seed in the top bracket of the […]
NUTLEY – Nutley High School senior Darwin Pena has put himself in position to earn a bronze medal in the state wrestling tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Pena, the No. 6 seed in the bottom of the bracket of the 152-pound class, bounced back from losing in the pre-quarterfinals on Friday, March 4, […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team had a good run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament. The Cougars stunned top-seeded Bayonne, 50-41, in overtime in the first round on Tuesday, March 1, at Bayonne. The Cougars trailed 19-17 at halftime and 32-25 at the end of […]
EAST ORANGE – The second-seeded East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated 15th-seeded Ridge and 10th-seeded Westfield to advance to the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament semifinals. Senior guard Marvellous Osagie-Erese had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the 46-36 home win over Ridge […]
WEST ORANGE – “A Night of Hoops” will be held at Liberty Middle School in West Orange on Friday, March 18, from 7-9 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for St. Cloud Elementary School’s graduating fifth grade class. The event will include Kids vs. Parents/Teachers game in which third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders from all West […]
EAST ORANGE – After pulling off a second straight upset victory, the East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team will face three-time defending champion Linden in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Saturday, March 5, at 7 p.m. The 12th-seeded Jaguars defeated fourth-seeded Ridge, 65-58, in […]
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School senior Eli Simmons has accepted a football scholarship to Lackawanna Community College in Scranton, Pa. Simmons was a captain and a two-year starter at quarterback for the BHS Bengals. He had an outstanding senior year and was named first team All-Super Essex Conference. He also was voted Most Valuable Player […]
