BELLEVILLE – There are many high school football coaches who demonstrate tremendous passion and enthusiasm for the job they do. Joe Fischer, undoubtedly, was one of them. In his two stints as head coach of the Belleville High School football team, Fischer fervently brought an optimistic attitude, even though the Bucs struggled. Fischer recently decided […]
BLOOMFIELD – Senior forward Aniyah Allen had 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals and junior guard Grace Cannon had 16 points, five rebounds, four steals, three assists and three blocks to lead the Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 51-26 home win over Orange on Jan. 7. Junior guard Genesis Collins […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team lost to Seton Hall Prep, 41-40, Jan. 6 at home. The score was tied 40-40 at the end of the match. SHP won the tiebreaker on a criteria. Results: 152-pound weight class: Aidan Monteverdi (SHP) pinned Damon Farms, 2:13. 160: TJ Calas (SHP) major decisioned Elijah […]
NUTLEY – Nutley High School girls’ basketball standout Blair Watson scored 27 points, becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer, in a 59-43 home win over Newark Tech on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Watson, a senior guard, upped her career total to 1,613 points, surpassing the old record of 1,602 points held by 1999 graduate Kim DiVincenzo. […]
BLOOMFIELD – Junior guard Grace Cannon had 17 points and five rebounds and senior forward Aniyah Allen had four points, 14 rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead the Bengals to a 43-32 home win over Montclair Kimberley Academy. Junior guard Genesis Collins scored seven points; senior guard Samantha Corio had five points and […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity ice hockey team lost all three of its games in the Essex County Holiday Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena, falling to Tenafly, 4-0, Dec. 26; Pequannock, 5-1, Dec. 28, and Old Tappan, 10-4, Dec. 30. Charles Aborisade, Davey Campbell and Ryan Rosa each had a […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High girls’ varsity basketball team lost to both Delaware Valley and Bayonne in the Cranford Cougar Holiday Tournament to move to a 2-2 record. Sidney Gordon had 16 points; Jewell Burnett had five points and Mya Bembry had five points in the 51-35 loss to Delaware Valley on Dec. […]
BLOOMFIELD – Pictured: Bloomfield High School alum Marcell Lazard, No. 77, provides solid blocking as a starting right offensive tackle for the University of West Virginia football team during a wild 43-42 win over Arizona State in the Cactus Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 2, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Lazard, a […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team crushed rival Belleville, 64-12, Monday, Jan. 4, at NHS. Here are the results: 106-pound weight class: Domonic Cofone (NHS) by forfeit. 113: John Hickey (NHS) forfeit. 120: Thomas Graziano (Belleville) pinned James Hargrave, 3:23. 126: Luis Ovando (Belleville) forfeit. 132: Frank DeMaio (NHS) pinned Geovanny Altamirano, […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity ice hockey team won all three games in the Essex County Holiday Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange, beating Mountain Lakes, Parsippany Hills and West Morris. Zach Vaughan scored four goals and Dan Caputo had one goal and two assists in the 7-0 win over […]