Monteverdi named tourney’s Most Outstanding Wrestler
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The 2016-17 Seton Hall Prep wrestling team is continuing its outstanding season as the Pirates are 19-1 after their dual meet win over St. Benedict’s 45-30 on Monday, Jan. 16, at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium. On Thursday and Friday, Jan. 19-20, they won the 42nd Essex County Tournament at Richard J. […]
Noah Tandy and Edgar Moreno win titles; Lopez takes second to lead seven place-winners; team finishes fifth overall
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Head coach Stephan Zichella admitted he didn’t really have high expectations for his West Orange High School wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament. Zichella just hoped his team can place as many wrestlers as possible and to finish as high as possible in the team standings. Indeed, Zichella was pleasantly […]
ORANGE/WEST ORANGE – In the Oranges area, basketball fans always talk about such great players as Brevin Knight and Keven McDonald of Seton Hall Prep, Bob Butts of Orange and Mike Dabney of East Orange. And on the coaching front, Bob Farrell of Seton Hall Prep and Bob Lester of East Orange, and later […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated both Bloomfield Tech and Irvington to improve to a 5-8 record. Sage Cleghorn had 17 points and Kayla Anderson had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cougars to a 52-44 win at Bloomfield Tech on Jan. 17. Kamille Sabio had 10 […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Snyder and West Orange to improve to an 8-6 record. Briezh Askew had 14 points and six assists in a 60-50 home win over Snyder on Jan. 17. Malachi Smythe had 11 points and five rebounds; Brandon Askew had 10 points and three […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams hope to have a good showing at the Essex County Championships on Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Jersey City Armory. The meet begins at 9 a.m. The CHS girls’ team posted solid efforts at the state Group 4 Relays on […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Ralph Ravix finished in fifth place and Blake McGowan took eighth place in their respective weight classes to lead the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament at Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 19-20. Ravix pinned Bloomfield’s David Broderick in 2:39 in the fifth-place consolation of the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – It was another week of victories for both the Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ fencing teams when they competed in dual meets against Newark Academy and Governor Livingston this week. With renewed confidence from the Cetrulo All State Championship victory, saber fencers Aaron Waldner, Malcolm Mee and Michael Wallin started the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The St. Joseph’s Celtics Basketball teams enjoyed fine action recently. The JV Girls White Division Fifth Grade team moved to 6-0 for the season with a 22-2 win over Koinonia Academy. Summer Lonning led the way with a double-double, scoring 12 points and collecting 10 rebounds. Hannah Straub scored her first […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep basketball team won two games last week to raise its record to 8-6 while extending its winning streak to three games. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Pirates hosted Newark East Side, which was ranked No. 5 in New Jersey, and defeated them 57-54. After freshman guard Jabri […]