NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team received the No. 1 seed in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament. The Raiders, under first-year head coach Mike DiPiano, received a quarterfinal round bye and were scheduled to host fourth-seeded Governor Livingston in the semifinals on Feb. 10. Passaic Valley, seeded No. […]
NUTLEY – Senior All-American guard Blair Watson became the all-time leading scorer in Nutley High School history for both boys and girls, after scoring 24 points to lead the Lady Raiders to a 45-41 over Fair Lawn on Monday, Feb. 8, at Fair Lawn. Watson, who will play at the University of Maryland next […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Irvington, Orange and Mount Saint Dominic Academy to improve to a stellar 14-2 record. Junior guard Genesis Collins had 14 points; junior guard Grace Cannon had 11 points and senior forward Aniyah Allen had seven points and seven rebounds to lead the Bloomfield High […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Verona/Glen Ridge varsity ice hockey team posted two straight ties to move to an 11-7-3 record. Glen Ridge senior assistant captain Owen Gleeson and Glen Ridge junior Steven Topping each had a goal and Verona senior goalie/assistant captain Liam Blaney made 29 saves in a 2-2 tie with Mendham on Jan. […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Golda Och Academy, 50-30, at Golda Och in West Orange on Feb. 2. GRHS then defeated Belleville, 54-27, at home on Feb. 4. Leslie Jaiyesimi had 12 points; Julia Lawson had 10 points and Meghan Marhan had nine points and seven assists […]
GLEN RIDGE – Charlie DeLuca scored 12 points and Max Thompson had 10 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 50-40 home win over Kinnelon on Feb. 5. George Kinzler had eight points, David Weissenberger had seven points and Tyler Liddy had six points for the Ridgers, who […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team captured the annual Gray Cup by sweeping Montclair, 51-18, Princeton, 58-21, and Verona, 40-36, Feb. 6 at BHS. Former Bengals Mike Freedman, Rashone Johnson and Pete Foster serve as head coaches at Montclair, Princeton, and Verona, respectively. In addition, former Bengals Chris Lantz and Liam Penberthy […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ bowling team needed a single win over Nutley to outright win the American Division of the Super Essex Conference during Position Day on Feb. 2 at Brunswick Zone in Belleville. The BHS Bengals took care of business immediately by winning the first game as they won their first […]
BLOOMFIELD – Najeem Wilson scored 21 points to lead the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a convincing 56-33 home win over Newark Collegiate in the Essex County Tournament second preliminary round on Feb. 6. Francis Lorenzo scored nine points and Mike Ramos had eight points for the 14th-seeded Bengals, who snapped a […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ swim team had a good run. The Lady Cougars remained unbeaten after defeating Phillipsburg, 88-82, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Public A tournament on Feb. 2 at Morristown High School. Elly Ragone, a freshman, won both the 200-yard freestyle in 2:17.77 and […]