MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament The 11th-seeded Cougars defeated No. 22 seed Science Park High School, 61-42, Thursday, Jan. 25, in the preliminary third round. The Cougars lost at sixth-seeded Seton Hall Prep, 68-59, in the round of 16 on Saturday, Jan. 27, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School wrestling team had a good showing at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Sophomore August Katz, at 138 pounds, took second place after losing to three-time county champ Carlo Vanvolkenburgh of Seton Hall Prep in the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The eighth-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament after defeating No. 9 seed West Essex, 42-40, Saturday, Jan. 27, at home. Riley O’Sullivan had 21 points and 12 rebounds and fellow junior Marjorie Boyle had 8 points and three steals to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep wrestling team captured its 10th Essex County Tournament team title and eighth in the last 10 years on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. They accumulated 291.5 points, while Caldwell had 262.5 points and finished in second place. West Essex […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The third-seeded West Orange High School girls basketball team defeated No. 14 seed Columbia High School of Maplewood, 72-24, Saturday, Jan. 27, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament. Zoe Francis-Bunkley had 14 points, four steals and three rebounds; Kyley Gary-Grayson had 12 points and five rebounds; Rhyan […]
ORANGE, NJ — The 15th-seeded Orange High School boys basketball team lost to 18th-seeded Montclair High School, 60-49, Thursday, Jan. 25, in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament at OHS. The Tornadoes, who received byes in the first and second preliminary rounds, lost their fifth game in a row to move to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls indoor track and field team posted fine showings at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 28. Nouseline Georges took third place in the 400-meter dash and fifth place in the 55-meter hurdles. Sharif […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls wrestling team features several outstanding competitors this season, such as Ahlexa Montalvo (120), Madelyn McLaughlin (132), Leanna Noel (145) and Saharia Quamina (235). Unfortunately, Reno Prochilo suffered a broken collarbone and will be out for the season. McLaughlin, Noel and Quamina were ranked in the state and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys wrestling team gave a good effort at the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Seniors Michael Hamberlin (144-pound weight class) and Trevor Frantantoni (175) each took sixth place in their weight classes to lead the Bengals. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — To Asante’ Ward, reading is very important. That’s why Ward, who is the head coach of the East Orange Recreation seventh-eighth grade boys basketball team, makes sure that his players read a book as a pre-game ritual. Ward frequently assigns a book to read for each of his 16 players on […]