Pirates down East Side in the final for 17th ECT crown
WEST ORANGE – The top-seeded Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team showed much resolve in the second half in defeating second-seeded Newark East Side, 50-44, to win the 70th Essex County Tournament championship for the second consecutive season on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Essex County College in Newark. Senior guard and University of Notre Dame-bound […]
SETON HALL PREP –The Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team completed the 2015-16 season with a 5-14-4 record in Mike Atkinson’s first year at the head coaching helm of the Pirates. On Monday, the 14th-seeded Pirates hosted 19th-seeded St. Rose/Donovan Catholic and defeated them 4-1 in the first round of the New Jersey State […]
BELLEVILLE – Belleville High School’s Brad Murillo, Joseph Buonanno and Joseph Nguyen each lost in the preliminary round of the Region 4 Tournament on Feb. 24 at West Orange High School to end their seasons. Murillo, a junior, lost to Cedar Grove’s John Schultz by an 8-6 decision in the 132-pound class to finish with […]
ORANGE – Orange High School wrestler Ezechiel Conserve enjoyed a good showing at the Region 4 Tournament at West Orange High School. Conserve, a junior, finished in fifth/sixth place in the 285-pound weight class. After receiving a preliminary round bye on Feb. 24, Conserve lost to Paterson Kennedy’s Will Lyde, 6-4, in the quarterfinals on […]
Junior 182-pounder nearly qualified for state tournament in Atlantic City
IRVINGTON – Irvington High School wrestler Tyhmir Lassiter enjoyed a strong showing at the Region 3 Tournament at Union High School. Lassiter, a junior, finished in fifth/sixth place in the 182-pound weight class. After receiving a preliminary-round bye, Lassiter won in the quarterfinals on Feb. 24. Lassiter needed just one more win to guarantee a […]
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School wrestlers Barak Pipkins and Adam Lutick each finished in second place in their respective weight classes at the Region 4 Tournament at West Orange High School. Pipkins and Lutick, both juniors, qualified for the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-6. The top three finishers in each […]
WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School wrestlers Brian Velez and Victor Lopez finished in the top three in their respective weight classes at the Region 4 Tournament at WOHS. Velez and Lopez both qualified for the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-6. The top three finishers in each weight class […]
NUTLEY – Nutley High School wrestlers Darwin Pena and Justin Bivona finished in the top three of their respective weight classes at the Region 4 Tournament at West Orange High School. Pena and Bivona earned berths for the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-6. The top three finishers in each weight […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team had to work every second to keep its reign as the best in Essex County. But it was worth it. In a pulsating finish, the top-seeded Jaguars defeated seventh-seeded Newark Tech, 42-40, to win the Essex County Tournament for the second consecutive […]
Lady Bengals finish 12-0 in division
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Caldwell, 58-52, at home on Feb. 26 in the regular-season finale to clinch the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division with an undefeated divisional record. Junior guard Grace Cannon had 24 points, four assists and four rebounds; senior forward Aniyah Allen had 18 points and 14 […]