NUTLEY – Blair Watson is not just one of the top players in the state. The senior guard is one of the best players in the nation. Led by Watson, the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to have another successful season. The Raiders, who won the state North Jersey Section 2, Group […]
NUTLEY – Gerard LaFuria scored twice and Eric Scalera and Zach Vaughan each had one goal and one assist to lead the Nutley High School varsity ice hockey team to a 5-1 win over Verona/Glen Ridge on Saturday, Dec. 12, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Ryan O’Mara had one goal; Brenden Ruiz […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team hopes to use its experience and athleticism to produce a competitive season. The Raiders, who open the season on Friday, Dec. 18, when they host Christ the King Prep at 7 p.m., boast a good group of returning seniors. They include guards Geoff Bevere, Devitt […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team, which will begin the season Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Brick Memorial Tournament, will be guided by first-year head coach Mike DiPiano, who replaces his brother, Frank DiPiano. Frank DiPiano stepped down last month after eight successful seasons, taking an administrative position at St. Benedict’s Prep in […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School boys’ varsity basketball team features a senior-dominated group this season. In fact, the Blue Knights will mainly go with seven seniors and one freshman in the rotation. But most of those seniors will have new roles this season. Nevertheless, second-year head coach Elias Brantley knows his team will come […]
WEST ORANGE – After tying Newark East Side, 1-1, Dec. 1 in the season opener and losing to Oratory Prep, 6-1, Dec. 6, the West Orange High School varsity ice hockey team defeated Bayonne, 3-2, Dec. 7, in Bayonne for its first win of the season. Charles Aborisade, Davey Campbell and Luke Starbinski each had […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team lost twice last week to drop to 1-2 on the season. On Monday, Dec. 7, the Pirates hosted Pope John of Sparta and lost 4-1 at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. After falling behind 2-0, SHP sophomore forward Stephan Buck scored with […]
BELLEVILLE – Carlos Castro, a Belleville High School graduate, was named the Most Valuable Player of the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship game after leading the Rutgers University-Newark men’s soccer team to a 3-0 win over Manhattanville College last month. Castro, a sophomore midfielder, scored two goals, three overall in the tournament. The goals were […]
BELLEVILLE – Belleville High School will honor the late George Zanfini with a trophy case in the school lobby, adjacent to the gymnasium. The case will be unveiled on Friday, Dec. 18. That day, the BHS girls’ varsity basketball will tip off its season at home against Montclair Kimberley Academy at 4 p.m. Zanfini, the […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School varsity football team showed much resiliency this season. The Ridgers, under head coach Duke Mendez, regrouped from an 0-3 start to qualify for the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 playoffs. The Ridgers fell to Hoboken in the first round to finish with a respectable 5-5 […]