BELLEVILLE – Belleville High School junior Kiara Collazo won the girls’ javelin event with a school-record throw of 120 feet-3 inches at the Essex County Track and Field Championships at Woodman Field in Montclair, May 20-21. Collazo became the second BHS female to win a county title. The other was Cecilia Graham in the high jump […]
WEST ORANGE –Griffin Westlin had three goals and three assists; Sean Leahey had three goals and Brian Tevlin had two goals and two assists to lead the third-seeded Seton Hall Prep varsity lacrosse team to a 15-2 win over sixth-seeded St. Joseph of Metuchen in the quarterfinals of the state Non-Public A tournament on May […]
NUTLEY – Emily Holden pitched a one-hitter, striking out seven and walking two, to lead the second-seeded Nutley High School varsity softball team to a 5-1 win over seventh-seeded Matawan in the quarterfinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament at Yanticaw Park on May 25. Breanna DeMaio went 2-for-3 with two […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity volleyball team enjoyed a successful season. The Jaguars, under head coach Eric Ansah, finished the season with a 10-8 overall record, including 8-4 in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division, losing only to Science Park and Millburn in the division. EOCHS, seeded 15th, lost at […]
GLEN RIDGE – The fourth-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity lacrosse team defeated fifth-seeded Morris Catholic, 17-11, in the quarterfinals of the state North Jersey Group 1 tournament on May 24 at Watsessing Park field. Galen Lew had eight goals and one assist; Maggie Smith had three goals and four assists and Colleen Grady […]
BLOOMFIELD – The third-seeded Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity volleyball team defeated 14th-seeded Pope John, 25-15, 25-18, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1 tournament on May 24 at home. Jose Bruno-Maldonado had 24 assists; Khalil Naouai had 15 kills; Zac Pekar had eight digs; Noel Shaji had five kills and […]
Updated, Wed. May 25, 1:57 p.m. The Men of Essex, Inc. selected basketball phenom Jocelyn Willoughby of Newark Academy and swimming phenom Charlotte O’Leary of Montclair High School to be the co- recipients of the 2016 “Essex Award.” The 58th Annual Essex Awards Dinner was held May 20 at Appian Way Caterers located in Orange. […]
WEST ORANGE – The Swansea U10 girls and the Fury U12 girls of the West Orange United Soccer Club enjoyed victories for the week-ending May 22. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Swansea U10 girls defeated River Dell, 6-2, at River Dell Middle School. Madison Cyrus opened the scoring for Swansea on a rocket from […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team enjoyed a successful season. The Mountaineers, under first-year head coach Peter Tourian, finished with a 9-8 overall record after losing to Morristown, 15-11, in the first round of the state North Jersey Group 4 tournament on May 18. Junior Andrew DiPalma had five […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School varsity softball team clinched the co-championship of the Super Essex Conference-Independence Division. The Jaguars shared the title with St. Vincent Academy. The Jaguars defeated Technology twice on consecutive days. Naiva Altenor had three hits and two RBI; Brittany Alicea had two hits and three RBI; Tiara […]