MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Freshman Jalen Robinson had 20 points, six assists and four steals to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 57-51 home win over Chatham on Feb. 25. Junior Josiah Lawful had eight points, 13 rebounds and four blocks, junior Chris Darcelin had six points and six rebounds, junior Nigel […]
Golda Och girls basketball star enjoys terrific career
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In the game of basketball, when people think of players that can dominate a game, “big men” usually come to mind. For example, the NBA was ruled by players like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the center position. And in women’s hoops at the college level, 6-foot-4 Rebecca […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Senior Vinny Torrisi hit six three-pointers en route to breaking the program’s all-time three-point record as the Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Arts, 63-38, on Feb. 27 at home. The six three-pointers give Torrisi 133 for his career, breaking the previous mark held of 131 held by Jameel Patterson, Class […]
ORANGE, NJ — In his seven years as the Orange High School athletic director, Mo Abdelaziz has recognized the long, rich history of sports in the school. To Abdelaziz, people in Orange, especially children, should learn about that history and feel the pride of being an Orange Tornado. So he came up with a unique […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team, under head coach Gabe Baltimore, clinched the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship this season. The Jaguars had a perfect 14-0 record in the division. EOCHS hopes to make a strong run in the postseason. The second-seeded Jaguars will host No. 15 seed […]
Zephania Cordes had 21 points and 14 rebounds and Giovanni Paterkin had eight points and 13 rebounds to lead the Orange High School boys basketball team to a 44-41 win over Livingston on Feb. 20 at Livingston. Elijah Thompson had seven points, Prophet Leflaeur had four points, Nyzeek Mann had three and Kason Smartt added […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Josiah Lawful scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Andrew Rowley had 15 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 61-55 win over Payne Tech on Feb. 20 in Newark. Nigel Garcia had 11 points and three assists, Chris Darcelin had 10 rebounds and five rebounds, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kiley Capstraw had 15 points and eight rebounds and Mackenzie Dover had 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and four blocks to lead the West Orange High School girls basketball team to a 54-24 home win over Bloomfield on Feb. 20. Natalie Nevins had 12 points and five assists and Tracey […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys basketball team defeated Newark Central and Bloomfield to extend its win streak to three games and improve to 8-15. Maxwell Dent had 13 points and Chris Latimer had 12 points in the 49-44 home win over Newark Central on Feb. 17. Gustav Hall had nine […]
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams gave good efforts at the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state championships on Feb. 21 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. The boys had two top-six finishes. Nicholas Ruggiero took fifth place in the 55-meter dash […]