WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team opened the 2016-17 season, going 1-1 in the opening weekend. On Friday, Dec. 16, the Pirates traveled to the Ironbound section of Newark to take on Super Essex Conference-American Division rival East Side and dropped a 77-52 decision. Senior guard Austin Williams had 13 […]
Sophomore Thomas Colucci scored three goals to lead the Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team to a 5-2 win over St. Peter’s Prep on Friday, Dec. 16, at Codey Arena. St. Peter’s led 1-0 after the first period. SHP exploded for three goals in the second period. Sophomore Declan House scored on assists by […]
Columbia High School Cougar wrestlers opened their 2016-17 season with a fine performance at the first of two holiday tourneys. The grapplers finished a strong second at the eight-team tournament to favorite Irvington at the Irvington Christmas Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 17. The team entered 11 wrestlers in the 14 weight classes , placing seven. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 20, 11:48 a.m.) – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Verona and West Caldwell Tech on consecutive days to start the season. Richie Guillaume, a junior, had 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals and sophomore Michael Ramos had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School indoor track and field team came away with several medals at the Leon Bailey Relays at the Jersey City Armory to start the season on Friday, Dec. 16. Medals Male 4×200 Meter Relay, 5th Place Varsity Medal 1:38.66 Sam Abreu, Anthony Velez, Kyle Walsh, Brayan Villar Male Sprint […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team tipped off the season in fine fashion as the Bengals outlasted Verona, 54-44, at BHS on Friday, Dec. 16, in the opener. The experienced Bengals are hungry for success after enduring some growing pains during a 9-17 season last winter. Richie Guillaume had 21 points, […]
NUTLEY, NJ (updated Saturday Dec. 17 8:33 a.m.) – Pete LaBarbiera, who turned around the Nutley High School football Raiders during the 1980s, died Dec. 15. He was 78. LaBarbiera coached the Raiders from 1982 to 1989, leading the team to three state sectional playoffs in an era when only four teams qualified. In 1988, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 20, 12:01 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity boys’ basketball team, under third-year head coach Elias Brantley, hopes to improve on last year’s 9-16 record. The Blue Knights also are looking to qualify for the state tournament. The returning players are sophomore guard Nasir Johnson, senior guard/forward Pious Palmer, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Wednesday Dec. 21, 12:57 p.m.) – Despite losing their two all-conference post players to graduation – Jasmine Williams and Atonie Johnson – the Irvington High School varsity girls’ basketball team hopes to continue last season’s success when it finished with a 16-10 record. The Lady Blue Knights, under head coach Rashawnah French, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School varsity girls’ basketball team has enjoyed a tremendous run of success under head coach Derrick Johnson. The Lady Jaguars enter the season as the two-time defending Essex County Tournament champion. EOCHS also has won state sectional titles in each of the past two seasons (2015 […]