IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Dwight Henry posted a great showing at the state indoor track and field Meet of Champions at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. on March 8. In his only event of the meet, Henry took second place in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles in 7.34, […]
Cougars head coach Gary Mobley also will be on the North staff as game is set for June 29 at Kean University
By JR Parachini Sports Editor PISCATAWAY, NJ — One of Essex County’s top defensive linemen the last several seasons has been Abdoul Kone of Columbia, who will continue to terrorize opposing offensive lines at the University of Massachusetts. Kone will be playing in the 42nd annual Phil Simms North South High School All-Star Football Classic. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors Sandra Guerrero and Precious Opara showed they are among the best high school girls wrestlers in the state. At the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association girls wrestling tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 7, Guerrero won the 215-pound title, while Opara finished […]
Adonis May also competes in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — West Orange High School wrestler Daniel Pereira enjoyed a great run at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. On the first day, March 5, Pereira, seeded 11th in the 195-pound class, dropped a tough 7-6 decision to No. 22 seed Mikal Taylor of […]
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Seton Hall Prep wrestler Michael Massa finished in sixth place in the NJSIAA finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 7. The senior was one of five Seton Hall Prep wrestlers to wrestle in Atlantic City on March 5-7. Sophomore 106-pound Joseph Sciarrone, 26-12 final season record, lost both […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team competed in the NJSIAA Non-Public “A” North state tournament last week. The seventh-seeded Pirates hosted 10th-seeded Oratory and defeated the Rams, 76-41, at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium on March 4 in the first round. Mike Curran led the scoring with 16 points, eight rebounds and […]
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The sixth-seeded Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team played an outstanding game, but fell to second-seeded Don Bosco Prep, 5-3, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Non-Public tournament at Mennen Arena in Morristown on March 5. That loss made the Prep’s final record of 11-13-2. The Pirates opened the scoring with […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge HIgh School girls basketball team has shown tremendous resiliency. The Ridgers started the season at 1-4. But their perseverance has paid off with an appearance in the state sectional final for the first time in 17 years. The third-seeded Ridgers defeated 15th-seeded Newark Arts, 37-32, on March 6 […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Columbia High School indoor track and field athletes gave good efforts at the state Meet of Champions on March 8 at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. On the boys’ side, senior Terrel Willams took first place in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles out of 27 runners with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, seeded 13th, lost at fourth-seeded Hackensack, 60-44, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on March 3. The Bengals finished with a 13-13 record this season.