MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fourth-seeded Columbia High School girls fencing team defeated 13th-seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School, 16-11, in the round of 16 of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state team tournament on Thursday, Feb. 15, at home. Senior Julia Wheeler went 2-1 in saber. Senior Mei Lee and junior Charlotte […]
Cougars beat West Caldwell Tech, Baptiste nets her 1,000th career point against Bernards
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior Talia Baptiste scored 21 points, freshman Mayla Defreitas had 11 points and senior Jaime Levi and junior Julia Hartley each had 10 points to lead the Columbia High School girls basketball team to a 63-24 win at West Caldwell Tech on Monday, Feb. 12, in a Super Essex Conference crossover […]
Jaguars were No. 3 seed in sectional tourney
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team defeated Science Park High School and North Star Academy to end the regular season on a five-game winning streak. The Jaguars, under head coach Gabe Baltimore, improved to 20-5 on the season. Senior guard Eugene Byass had 12 points, five assists and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls wrestling team captured the inaugural girls wrestling Essex County Tournament championship on Friday, Feb. 16, at Nutley High School. Bloomfield had 165 points, taking first place among the 11 scoring teams. Senior Ahlexa Montalvo (120-pound weight class), senior Madelyn McLaughlin (132), sophomore Leanna Noel (145) and sophomore […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior guard Julien Leveille scored 32 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team past Wayne Hills High School, 79-64, Wednesday, Feb. 14. Leveille also had five rebounds and four assists for the Cougars, who won their fourth straight game. Senior center Jared Carlucci had 21 points, 11 rebounds […]
Taylor wins 400-meter dash, advances to the state Meet of Champions
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange Campus High School junior Shakur Taylor won the boys 400-meter dash at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 indoor track and field state championships at the John Bennett Athletic Sports Bubble in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 17. Taylor was clocked in 49.58 seconds. Senior Davion […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In the realm of high school sports, talent often speaks louder than words. West Orange High School’s sophomore sensation, Nola Duncan, is making a resounding statement on the volleyball court. Recently recognized as the 24th-best high school volleyball player in the nation by EXACT Sports, Duncan has etched her name among […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team went 2-1 last week to raise its record to 12-8 on the season. On Monday, Feb. 5, the Pirates defeated Princeton Day School, 4-1, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. In the first period, just 1:29 into the period, freshman Ryan Murray […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School ice hockey team defeated Parsippany Hills and Lakeland by 3-2 scores on consecutive days. Junior Reid Tenzer had two goals, freshman Guilherme Sitorskii had one goal, sophomore Tyler Brooks had two assists and sophomore Lukas Ahmadi and freshman Justin Anderton each had one assist in the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team, under head coach Caniece Williams, hopes to make a strong run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament that begins Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 3 in the North 1, Group […]