BHS baseball team has good returning nucleus and promising pitching depth
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team consistently has been a contender under head coach Mike Policastro. With a good returning nucleus and deep, promising pitching depth, the Bengals are looking to have another successful season. The Bengals, coming off a 17-11 campaign in 2015, return such key players as senior second baseman […]
Now in 12th year, induction banquet will be held May 5 at Maplewood Country Club
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2016 Induction Class. The Hall of Fame committee is now in its 12th year of inducting some of the greatest athletes that went to Columbia High School. The induction banquet will be held Thursday, May 5, at The Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD – Columbia High School’s Kevhan Bent, Devin Rocha and Blake McGowan have earned Worrall Media All-Area wrestling honors this season. Bent, a senior competing in the 285-pound heavyweight class, won the Essex County Tournament championship and made first team All-Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division, finishing with a 22-8 record. He took second place at both […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team, under head coach Jack Decker, had a great season, winning the Essex County Tournament title. The Pirates, who finished with a 11-9 dual-meet record, boasted a strong lineup. The following SHP wrestlers have earned Worrall Media All-Area first-team honors: Maguire Pecci, sophomore, 113-pound class. Pecci […]
WEST ORANGE – Head coach Stephan Zichella was certainly happy with the final results for his West Orange High School varsity wrestling team. “We finished with a 9-7 record, but we were so young coming into the year,” he said. “We definitely surpassed all expectations and the great news is that with just two seniors, […]
ORANGE – Orange High School wrestlers Ezechiel Conserve, Jyaire Atakora, Boodjy Mercado, Divad Drakeford, Ebenson Macenat, Pierre Senat and Jean Joseph have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors this season. Atakora (152-pound class) and Conserve (285-pound heavyweight class) made first team; Mercado (138), Drakeford (220), and Macenat (open class) made second team and Senat and […]
BELLEVILLE – The following Belleville High School varsity wrestlers have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors: First team: Tommy Graziano (120-pound class); Brad Murillo (132); and Joe Nguyen (open). Second team: Luis Ovando (open). Honorable mention: Joe Buonanno and Jefferson Renard. In addition, Murillo, Buonanno and Nguyen have earned Worrall Media All-Area honorable mention.
Darwin Pena is Wrestler of the Year; Mike DiPiano is Coach of the Year
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity wrestling team, under first-year head coach Mike DiPiano, enjoyed a strong season. The Raiders took third overall at the Essex County Tournament, were seeded No. 1 in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Governor Livingston, finished with a 15-6 […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School varsity wrestling team, under head coach Kyle Steele, enjoyed a successful season, finishing with an impressive 16-10 record. The Blue Knights, as the host team, won their Holiday Tournament title for third consecutive season. They also finished fourth out of 10 teams at the District 10 Tournament at Millburn […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team ended another fantastic season. The Lady Jaguars, under 13th-year head coach Derrick Johnson, won a state sectional championship for the second straight season before losing in the state Group 4 semifinals to finish with a stellar 24-4 record. […]