By Matt Nadel Correspondent WEST ORANGE – The four major professional sports in the United States are football, baseball, basketball and hockey, but there is one sport that is particularly on the rise. Ever since fans began desiring more fast-paced play from their favorite sports, lacrosse has become very popular in American high schools. […]
NUTLEY – A host of Nutley High School student-athletes gathered in the Nutley High School library on Thursday, May 5, to celebrate their college choices. Joining them were their coaches, parents and school officials. The student-athletes are Brian Hewett (Susquehanna University, Pa., lacrosse), Zach Vaughan (Marywood University, Pa., lacrosse), Chloe Jelley (New Jersey Institute of […]
NUTLEY – Rowan University freshman second baseman Carly Anderson, who is a Nutley High School graduate, was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Softball Rookie of the Year, marking the second consecutive season that a Prof has garnered the top first-year player honor. A Week 8 NJAC Rookie of the Week selection, Anderson finished her […]
WEST ORANGE – Jack Sarson scored five goals and added one assist; Brian Tevlin had three goals and two assists and Liam McCabe also had three goals as the top-seeded and three-time defending champion Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team defeated ninth-seeded Columbia, 16-8, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament. The Pirates will host […]
MAPLEWOOD and SOUTH ORANGE – Nile Garcia scored three goals, but the ninth-seeded Columbia High School boys’ lacrosse team lost at top-seeded Seton Hall Prep, 12-8, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on May 4. Beau Reed and Thaddeus Sabin each had one goal and one assist; Dion Bryan, Cameron Herbert, and Ben […]
GLEN RIDGE – Tyler Grady and Owen Gleeson each had two goals, but the fifth-seeded Glen Ridge High School boys’ lacrosse team lost at fourth-seeded Montclair Kimberley Academy, 12-8, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on May 4. Steven Topping had one goal and two assists; Nathaniel Johns and Paddy McDermott each had […]
Senior Jenna Marino
Currently, Jenna is the top shot putter and discus thrower for the Nutley High School track and field team, and is also one of the fastest sprinters and hurdlers. She has had success in the jumping events, and has come to embrace the role of leader and being a kind of a “jack of all trades.” She […]
NUTLEY – Andrew Connor went 4-for-4, Marty Higgins went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Matt Butler went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and an RBI to lead the Nutley High School varsity baseball team to an 8-6 win at Hasbrouck Heights on May 3. Jake Ramezzana also went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Raiders, […]
MAPLEWOOD and SOUTH ORANGE – Stanford University sophomore Olivia Baker, who enjoyed an illustrious track and field career at Columbia High School, has qualified for the Olympic Trials in track and field. Baker qualified for the Trials after clocking a personal-best 2:01.02 in placing fourth in the 800-meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford. […]
BELLEVILLE – Alcides DosReis had 22 kills and seven digs and Michael Feneque had 34 assists to lead the Belleville High School boys’ varsity volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-22 win at West Essex on May 2 in North Caldwell. Fidel Barraza had 12 digs; Christoff Marquez had eight digs; and Adrienne Henson and Akushdeep […]