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 […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team’s quest to defend its state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament championship came up short as the 11th-seeded Lady Raiders fell to third-seeded West Morris, 50-43, in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 2. The loss marked the end of Blair Watson’s magnificent career. Watson, […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a terrific season. The Mountaineers, seeded third, lost to 14th-seeded Mount Olive, 66-61, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1. WOHS, under head coach Greg Tynes, finished the season with a stellar […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School boys’ basketball team, seeded 16th, lost at top-seeded Union City, 79-53, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1. With the loss, the Bucs finished the season with a 9-17 record. Alcides DosReis had 14 points; Mohammed Yousef had 10 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team stunned top-seeded Bayonne, 50-41, in overtime in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Tuesday, March 1, at Bayonne. The Cougars trailed 19-17 at halftime and 32-25 at the end of the third quarter, but outscored Bayonne, […]
WEST ORANGE – Senior guard Sidney Gordon scored 26 points and the 14th-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team upset third-seeded Bloomfield, 52-47, in overtime, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Tuesday, March 1, at Bloomfield High. West Orange squandered a 20-point lead going […]