West Orange HS wrestler Victor Lopez sets school record for career wins

West Orange HS wrestler Victor Lopez sets school record for career wins

WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School senior wrestler Victor Lopez, 17, broke the school record for career wins on Feb. 11, breaking the previous mark of 126 career wins by Tommy Lorenzo in 2006. Lopez pinned Andrew Kyper of Roxbury in the 120-pound category to set the new school record. In addition, Lopez […]

Irvington HS wrestling team enjoying historic season

IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity wrestling team has enjoyed an historic season. The Blue Knights, under head coach Kyle Steele, finished the regular season with a stellar 19-5 record, including winning the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division with an 8-0 record. The 19 wins are the most in a season for Irvington. In […]

Nutley HS girls’ basketball team falls to Millburn in ECT

The Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost to Millburn, 59-38, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Millburn. Freshman Abigai Scheidel had 15 points for the 10th-seeded Raiders, who moved to a 4-16 record. Junior Sydney Kunz had nine points; sophomore Courtney Wilde had eight points; […]

Columbia HS girls’ basketball team falls to Orange in ECT

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Kayla Anderson scored 13 points and fellow junior Brialle Carthens had nine points, but the ninth-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost at eighth-seeded Orange, 48-32, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11. Sophomore Vida Poyner had four points; and junior Sage Cleghorn and […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team rallies past Verona to advance to ECT quarterfinals

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team rallies past Verona to advance to ECT quarterfinals

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Junior Stephan Gabriel had 15 points and eight rebounds; junior Breizh Askew had 12 points and junior Brandon Askew had 10 points and six steals to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia HIgh School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 54-51 comeback win over 11th-seeded Verona in the first round of the Essex County Tournament […]

Orange HS boys’ basketball team falls to Barringer in ECT

ORANGE, NJ – Henry Jean-Baptiste had 19 points and Zahier Childs had 15 points, but the ninth-seeded Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost at eighth-seeded Barringer, 77-74, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Newark. D’Angelo Blackmand had 12 points; Wesley Lafleur had nine points; Mischael […]

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team falls to Millburn in ECT

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team falls to Millburn in ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Myles Toppin scored 12 points and Kyle Barrow had six points, but the 10th-seeded Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost at seventh-seeded Millburn, 53-36, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 11. The Bengals had their four-game winning streak snapped and moved to a 17-4 […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team falls to Bloomfield in ECT

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team falls to Bloomfield in ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge HIgh School girls’ varsity basketball team enjoyed an inspiring run in the Essex County Tournament. The 21st-seeded Ridgers upset 12th-seeded Cedar Grove, 32-30, in the preliminary third round on Friday, Feb. 10, before losing at fifth-seeded Bloomfield, 56-31, in the first round on Saturday, Feb. 11. In the […]