MAPLEWOOD – The St. Joseph’s basketball teams enjoyed good efforts in the Christmas tournament hosted by St. Helen’s of Westfield. 3rd Grade boys The St. Joseph’s Celtics 3rd grade boys team challenged themselves over the holiday break by participating in the annual Christmas basketball tournament hosted by St. Helen’s of Westfield. Perhaps because of […]
IRVINGTON – On Saturday January 16, 2016, Irvington’s Jamir Brown will be honored by the USA Track and Field New Jersey Association at the 24th Annual USATF New Jersey Awards Banquet. He is being recognized with the 9-10-year-old boys Mid-Distance Youth Chair Award. For Jamir, this is the second consecutive year he will be acknowledged […]
The young Columbia High School Cougar varsity wrestling team traveled to face two Super Essex Conference squads, Belleville and Livingston. The Cougars came away with a split, defeating Belleville, 51-27, and losing to Livingston, 49-21. At Belleville, the Cougar upper weights won six of the seven bouts: Blake McGowan (152 pounds), Hunter Dallison (160), Tristan […]
by W. L. BILL ALLEN, JR. Contributing Writer CALDWELL– It was not all that long ago that the swim squad from Mount Saint Dominic Academy went 12-1 and won an Essex County Championship meet and Super Essex Conference regular season and championship meet titles, as well. Since 2012, however, the Lady Sea Lions have posted […]
Junior Myles Toppin scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds senior Olivier Georges had seven points but the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost for the firs time this season, falling to West Side, 53-43, at home on Dec. 22. Former BHS player Isiah Reyes scored 25 points for West Side. Reyes transferred […]
GLEN RIDGE – Entering his second year as the head coach for the Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team, Sean Fitzpatrick is hopeful his Ridgers can continue to improve on the success achieved last season. “After a strong finish to last year, we have the potential to make a nice jump this year,” […]
The Glen Ridge High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will host their annual holiday tournaments, Dec. 27-28. The following are the schedules: Sunday, Dec. 27 St. Elizabeth vs. Belleville girls, 2 p.m. GRHS vs. Montclair Immaculate Conception girls, 3:30 p.m. Bishop Ahr vs. Delaware Valley boys, 5 p.m. GRHS vs. Millburn boys, 6:30 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 2015-16 Columbia High School wrestling team is a very young and inexperienced group of wrestlers. The Cougars’ small team of about 21 wrestlers has 10 freshmen and only three seniors. Additionally there are only five returning varsity wrestlers. However, with a few wrestlers moving up from the youth team, the Cougars hope […]
MAPLEWOOD – The St. Joseph basketball teams finished strong in Week Three of the season. Third-Grade Boys The Third-Grade boys added two victories last weekend to improve their record to 5-0 and take sole possession of first place in their division. On Saturday night, the Celtics prevailed in a thrilling road game against previously unbeaten […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team has a strong returning nucleus, which bodes well in achieving a successful season. Losing just one player to graduation (Jasmine Boone-Alexander, who was a great defensive presence on the defensive end), the Mountaineers’ leading returning players are 5-foot-3 senior guard Sidney Gordon, 5-4 […]