University of Virginia women’s basketball senior guard Jocelyn Willoughby, an East Orange native, has been named the recipient of the 2019-20 Kay Yow Award as the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Willoughby is the first player in program history to win the honor, which has been bestowed annually since 2008. Willoughby […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The eighth-seeded Columbia High School girls basketball team lost to ninth-seeded North Hunterdon, 53-38, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on March 3 at CHS. The Cougars finished the season with a 12-12 record. Maia Little had 11 points, Shana Desire had 10, Kaijhe […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 15th-seeded Columbia High School boys basketball team lost at second-seeded Elizabeth, 61-31, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on March 3 to finish with an 11-15 record this season. CHS led 15-12 in the first quarter before trailing 21-20 at the half. Elizabeth […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kiley Capstraw had 18 points and six rebounds and Shyleea Ryan had eight points and eight rebounds, but the No. 16 seed West Orange High School girls basketball team lost at top-seeded Randolph, 46-33, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on March 3 […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Nutley High School senior Owen Lockwood took the bronze medal in foil at the State Individual Championships at Livington High School on Sunday, March 1. Lockwood went 16-3 and defeated the silver medalist twice. He also went 5-2 in the finals and missed out on first place by one win. Next year, […]
HACKENSACK, NJ — The sixth-seeded Seton Hall Prep defeated third-seeded Bergen Catholic, 3-2, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA/ New Jersey Devils Non-Public state tournament at the Ice House in Hackensack on March 2. The last time that the Pirates appeared in the semis was in 2006. Bergen Catholic opened the scoring with a […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Haleigh Pine scored 11 points and fellow Sarah Cullinan had 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals to lead the third-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team to a 41-33 home win over 14th-seeded Dayton in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Glen Ridge High School indoor track and field athletes Nicholas Ruggiero and Matthew Gomez gave good efforts at the Group 1 state championships on Feb. 29 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. Gomez, a senior, took 17th in the finals of the 800-meter run in 2:11.70, while Ruggiero, a junior, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team had a good season. The fifth-seeded Ridgers fell to 12th-seeded Weequahic, 63-57, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament at GRHS on March 2. Junior Sam Trunley scored 30 points to lead Glen Ridge, which had […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona/Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team enjoyed a great season. Verona/Glen Ridge, seeded ninth, defeated eighth-seeded Northern Highlands in the second round before losing to top-seeded Summit in the quarterfinals of the Public C state tournament to finish with a stellar 16-10 record. GR senior Chandler Otterbein scored on […]