EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team, seeded 12th, defeated 33rd seed Golda Och Academy in the preliminary second round on Monday, Feb. 5. EOCHS will host No. 21 seed Verona in the preliminary third round in a game that must be played by Feb. 8. The winner […]
ORANGE, NJ – D’Angelo Blackmand had 26 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks and four steals to lead the 17th-seeded Orange High School varsity boys’ basketball team to a 68-62 win over No. 28 seed Nutley in the preliminary second round of the Essex County Tournament on Friday, Feb. 2. Henry Jean-Baptiste had 16 points and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Monday Feb. 5, 8:37 p.m.) – For any football player, it’s a dream to play in the Super Bowl, let alone win it. East Orange’s Rasul Douglas got to experience that incredible dream. Douglas is a rookie cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, who beat the defending champion New England Patriots, 41-33, to […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Nutley, Jan. 30. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the Essex County Tournament. The Cougars, seeded 12th, will host No. 21 seed Millburn in the preliminary third round on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 4 pm. The winner […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Sophomore Zayon Marsh had 15 points and 12 rebounds and senior Breizh Askew had 14 points to lead the 11th-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 77-46 home win over No. 35 seed Newark Academy in the preliminary second round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 3. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Feb. 6, 11:36 a.m.) – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated North 13th St. Tech, Caldwell, and Verona to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to a 10-8 record. Claire McMahon scored 19 points and fellow junior Jenny Lisovicz had 11 points in […]
Correction: Glen Ridge defeated Nutley on Feb. 1, 62-38. GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Senior guard Tyler Liddy scored 20 points to lead the 18th-seeded Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 42-37 home win over No. 27 seed Science Park in the preliminary second round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, […]
Photos by Chris Troyano. GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Glen Ridge High School boys’ and girls’ indoor and outdoor track and field head coach Ira Ford was honored at halftime during last Thursday’s home boys’ basketball game versus Nutley. He is leaving New Jersey within a week to get ready for his one-year military duty at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep basketball team won two games this past week to raise its season record to 17-0 and 11-0 in the Super Essex Conference-American Division. On Monday, Jan. 29, the Pirates hosted Columbia at Tracey Gymnasium and defeated them, 72-61. SHP trailed 27-22 at halftime, but outscored Columbia, 25-12, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team traveled to Cedar Grove High School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, and defeated them, 57-9, to capture its second consecutive and fourth overall Super Essex Conference-American Division title. SHP completed its regular season with an 18-0 dual-meet record. The Pirates will now concentrate on the […]