BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team, under head coach Dana Morton, won three games last week to extend its winning streak to five and improve to a 8-1. Senior forward Aniyah Allen had a strong game with 21 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks to power the Bengals to a 57-41 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ indoor track and field team finished 15th overall in the team standings among the 27 scoring teams at the state Group 4 Relays at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Jan. 15. Sophomore Ciara French, junior Dahria Lewis, freshman Cloe Citron and sophomore Briana Reckling took fourth […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ 4×400-meter relay indoor track team clocked 3:20.84, which is No. 2 in the nation this season, at the Millrose Games Trials at the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory in New York City on Jan. 13. The team won its heat of […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School wrestling team was forced to cancel their upcoming dual meets, including the Friday, Jan. 15 home match with Seton Hall Prep, after two of its wrestlers were found to have skin infections. The Mountaineers postponed their match with Nutley on Wednesday, Jan. 13. In addition to the […]
BLOOMFIELD – Francis Lorenzo scored a game-high 21 points and Najeem Wilson had 20 points, but the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team fell to Newark Central, 59-53, at home on Jan. 12. Myles Toppin had seven points for the Bengals, who lost their third straight game to move to a 3-7 record. Central […]
ORANGE – Monte Irvin, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who grew up in Orange, died Jan. 11. He was 96. One of the greatest athletes to ever come out of New Jersey, Irvin was one of the first African-American players to play in the Major Leagues. In eight seasons, Irvin had a .293 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team won back-to-back games for its first victories of the season. Dominique Rayam scored 15 points and Jasmine Keegan had six points in a 39-34 win over West Essex on Jan. 7 at South Orange Middle School. Courtney Miller and Ashley Phillip each had five points; […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to get back on the winning track. Freshman point guard Jehann Dabon scored nine points; sophomore forward Emani Hill had six points and six rebounds and junior forward Gianna Benacquista added five points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in the 38-34 home loss to […]
BELLEVILLE – Andre Velez scored 16 points, including three 3-pointers, and Mohammed Yousef had 11 points, but the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to rival Nutley, 64-45, Monday, Jan. 11, at Nutley. Adrielle Henson had seven points; Ethan Luarca had five points; Dave McAllister added three points; James Laquindanum had two points […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team will play East Orange Campus High School in the seventh annual OHS Martin Luther King Jr. Classic on Monday, Jan. 18. Tip-off is at 5 p.m., which caps the four games for the day. Admission is charged. The teams have met each year in the […]