EAST ORANGE – Marquise Kindel had 26 points and nine rebounds and Zack Williams had 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks to lead the sixth-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 67-57 upset win over third-seeded University in the Essex County Tournament quarterfinals in Newark on Feb. 20. Jordan […]
BELLEVILLE – Joseph Nguyen and Brad Murillo each placed second in their respective weight classes to lead the Belleville High School varsity wrestling team at the District 14 Tournament at Livingston High School on Feb. 20. In the finals, Nguyen lost to Nutley’s John Zarro, 4-3, in the 160-pound bout, and Murillo lost to Nutley’s […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team finished second overall among the nine teams at the District 14 Tournament at Livingston High School on Feb. 20. The Mountaineers had 141 points. Nutley had 204.5 points to win the District 14 Tournament title for the fifth straight year. Victor Lopez (113-pound weight […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team had a good showing at the District 14 Tournament at Livingston High School on Feb. 20. The Bengals finished fourth among the nine teams. Nutley won the district team title for the fifth straight year. West Orange was second and Livingston took third. The Bengals boasted […]
NUTLEY – Led by four individual champions, the Nutley High School varsity wrestling team won the team title at the state District 14 Tournament for the fifth consecutive year at Livingston High School on Feb. 20. The Raiders had 204 team points among the nine teams. West Orange was second with 141 points; Livingston was […]
WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School senior Timothy Van Cauwenberge took fourth in the boys’ high jump at 6 feet at the state indoor track and field Group 4 Championship meet at the Bennett Complex in Toms River. That effort gave the Mountaineers their only points of the meet with four points. Van Cauwenberge […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ indoor track and field team tied for 20th in the boys’ team standings at the state Group 4 Championship meet on Feb.19 at the Bennett Complex in Toms River. The Jaguars had six points based on the top six finishes in each event, tying with […]
Qualifies for Meet of Champions; Chris Faraone is new girls' coach
Note: Updates includes comments by Chris Faraone, the new CHS girls’ track and field coach MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ 4×400-meter relay team finished in first place at the state indoor track and field Group 4 Championship meet at the Bennett Complex in Toms River on Feb. 19. Cheyenne Trigg, Sienna Farrell, Catherine […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated a strong Newark Academy team, 50-45, Feb. 18 at South Orange Middle School. Dominique Rayam scored 17 points and Shadekay Haughton had 12 points for the Lady Cougars, who handed Newark Academy its second loss of the season. Newark Academy moved to a 20-2 […]
BELLEVILLE – Priscilla Olivarria scored 19 points, but the Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team dropped a 55-42 decision to Golda Och Academy on Feb. 18 in West Orange. Janae Bryant had nine points; Keila Garcia had six points; Jehann Dabon had five points; Emani Hill chipped in three points and Sydney Gomez added […]