BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School senior Lowell Kelly-Gamble finished seventh at the state indoor track and field Group 4 Championship meet at the Bennett Complex in Toms River on Feb. 19. Kelly-Gamble, who threw 52 feet, 7 ¾ inches, qualified for the state Meet of Champions at the Bennett Complex on Feb. 27, making it […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School contingent at the state Group 1 Championship gave fine efforts at the Bennett Complex in Toms River. Justin Dignan took eighth in the boys’ 800-meter run in 2:02.63. In the boys’ 3,200, Pelle Nogueira took 15th in 10:16.80 and Jack Looney finished 18th in 10:43.35. The boys’ […]
McDonald's All-American scores season-high 37 points in win over Marlboro
NUTLEY – Blair Watson has been simply unstoppable throughout her career. But she saved her best of the season while setting a major milestone. The senior guard scored a career-high 37 points, including the 2,000th point of her career, to lead the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 49-34 home win over […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost to top-seeded and defending champion East Orange Campus, 54-34, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 20 at EOCHS. Freshman Mya Bembry scored 11 points and junior Dawn Flood and senior Sidney Gordon each had six points for the […]
Unbeaten in division as state tournament looms
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated St. Vincent Academy and Livingston to remain unbeaten in the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division and improve to a stellar 16-4 overall record. Senior Aniyah Allen had 12 points and nine rebounds; freshman Kaitlyn Martinez had 11 points and five rebounds; and junior Genesis Collins […]
GLEN RIDGE – Glen Ridge High School sophomore Bobby Critides captured first place at the Essex County Individual Bowling Championships on Feb. 10 at Eagle Rock Lanes in West Orange. This is his first year on the GRHS bowling team. In the Essex County Team Tournament, Critides placed 11th for high series with a […]
Girls’ foil squad wins silver to lead way; girls also advanced to state final
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ fencing team did well in all three weapons at the State Squads Championships over the weekend. The girls’ foil team won the silver medals, placing second in the state with Marissa Viqueira, Camille Pham, and Hanae Garrison competing on the A, B, and C strips respectively. Pham finished […]
MAPLEWOOD – The relatively young Columbia High School varsity wrestling team finished its season at the District 10 Tournament at Millburn HS, Feb. 19-20. Freshman Blake McGowan had the Cougars’ best finish as he took fourth place at the 152-pound weight class. McGowan just missed qualifying for the Region 3 Tournament at Union HS. The […]
NUTLEY – Christian McCue had a hat trick; Danny Render had two goals and two assists and Brenden Ruiz scored twice to lead the 14th-seeded Nutley High School varsity ice hockey team to a 9-3 win over 19th-seeded Toms River East in the first round of the state Non-Public B tournament on Feb. 21. Cullen […]
WEST ORANGE – Led by four individual champions, the Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team finished third overall among the 10 teams at the District 10 Tournament at Millburn High School on Feb. 20. Sophomore Charles Cunningham, junior Aidan Monteverdi, junior T.J. Calas and freshman Jonathan Alvarado won their respective weight class titles to lead […]