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 […]
GLEN RIDGE – The 13th-seeded Verona/Glen Ridge varsity ice hockey team lost to fourth-seeded Ramsey, 9-0, in the second round of the state Public B tournament on Feb. 26 at the Ice Vault in Wayne. Verona/Glen Ridge, under head coach Ken Lilien, finished the season with a 15-9-4 record. Prior to the state tournament, Verona/Glen […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity ice hockey team enjoyed a successful season under first-year head coach Anthony Yelovich. The 14th-seeded Raiders lost to third-seeded Lakeland, 8-1, in the second round of the state Public B tournament on Feb. 26 at the Ice Vault in Wayne to end the season. Cullen McCormack scored the […]
NUTLEY – Sophomore Anthony Fabiano and freshman Marty Higgins each had 12 points, but the Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost at Metuchen, 50-43, Feb. 25, in the final regular-season game. Senior Antonio Olivo had six points and sophomore Matt Schettino had five for the Raiders, who moved to a 13-13 record. The […]
NUTLEY – Senior guard and McDonald’s All-American Blair Watson scored 27 points and added 12 rebounds, eight blocks and five assists to lead the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 57-43 win at Metuchen on Feb. 25 in the final regular-season game. Freshman Courtney Wilde had 19 points, sophomore forward Sydney Kunz […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School girls’ fencing team came up short in its bid for a three-peat state team tournament championship. The sixth-seeded Lady Cougars lost to top-seeded Montgomery, 16-11, in the state team tournament championship on Feb. 24 at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway. Camille Pham led CHS with a 3-0 […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team finished its season on a winning note. Senior Brandon Abplanalp scored 16 points and junior Najeem Wilson had 10 points to lead the Bengals to a 69-51 home win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the season finale on Feb. 24. The Bengals trailed 12-9 at the end […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team will seek its second straight Essex County Tournament championship. The top-seeded Lady Jaguars will face seventh-seeded Newark Tech in the ECT final on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. at Essex County College in Newark. The Jaguars, under head coach Derrick Johnson, […]
NUTLEY – Senior guard and McDonald’s All-American Blair Watson had 20 points, 16 rebounds, eight blocks and four assists to lead the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 39-36 home win over Westwood on Feb. 23. Courtney Wilde had 10 points ; Sydney Kunz had four points; Rebecca Granata had three points […]