Orange HS to host seventh annual MLK Classic

ORANGE – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team will play East Orange Campus High School in the seventh annual OHS Martin Luther King Jr. Classic on Monday, Jan. 18. Tip-off is at 5 p.m., which caps the four games for the day. Admission is charged. The teams have met each year in the […]

Seton Hall Prep basketball team moves to 9-1 record

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team defeated Newark Central, Newark East Side and St. Peter’s Prep last week to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to a 9-1 record. Senior guard TJ Gibbs had 19 points and four steals; junior guard Austin Williams scored 11 points; and senior […]

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team finishes in second at New Providence Pioneer Classic

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team finished in second place in the Pioneer Classic at New Providence on Saturday, Jan. 9. Entering 11 wrestlers, the Pirates had 178.5 points with eight medalists. Sophomore Charlie Cunningham (126-pound weight class), junior Aidan Monteverdi (152), junior TJ Calas (160) and freshman Jonathan Alvarado (220) […]

Nutley HS boys’ basketball team defeats rival Belleville to move to 6-2

NUTLEY – Senior Will Montgomery scored 18 points; freshman Marty Higgins had 13 points and sophomore Matt Schettino had 11 points to lead the Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 64-45 home win over rival Belleville, 64-45, Monday, Jan. 11. Senior Geoff Bevere had seven points; sophomore Anthony Fabiano had six points; […]

Nutley HS wrestling team moves to 6-1

NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team is making a case to be the top team in Essex County this season. After defeating Irvington, 49-18, Jan. 6, in Irvington, the Raiders knocked off West Essex, 49-23,  Friday, Jan. 8, at West Essex in North Caldwell in a key Super Essex Conference-American Division match. […]

Another NFL playoff game for Bloomfield HS alum Kristjan Sokoli

BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School alum Kristjan Sokoli and the Seattle Seahawks will play the top-seeded Carolina Panthers in the National Football League National Football Conference divisional playoffs in Carolina on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 1 p.m. Sokoli is a rookie reserve offensive lineman for the Seahawks, who defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 10-9, in the wild-card […]

Verona/Glen Ridge hs ice hockey team defeats Nutley

GLEN RIDGE – Glen Ridge senior assistant captain Owen Gleeson scored two goals and added one assist, and Verona freshman Jarrod Keating and Glen Ridge senior captain Stephen Wenzl each had one goal and one assist to lead the Verona/Glen Ridge high school varsity hockey team to a 5-2 win over Nutley on Jan. 10 […]