NUTLEY – Senior All-American guard Blair Watson had 19 points, 15 rebounds, 10 blocks, five assists and three steals to power the fifth-seeded Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 53-15 win over 12th-seeded Columbia in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 13 at NHS. Freshman guard Rebecca Granata […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team defeated neighbor Seton Hall Prep, 42-36, Friday, Feb. 12 at WOHS. Each team won seven bouts. WOHS had four pins and was awarded three forfeits. SHP had four pins, two major decision wins and one technical fall win. Colin Morgan pinned Joseph Pratola in […]
NUTLEY – Nutley High School senior Craig Merkle has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his football career at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. on an athletic scholarship. Merkle will play linebacker at Wagner. The 6-foot, 215-pound Merkle became the school’s all-time leader rusher with 3,278 yards on 394 attempts for an […]
BELLEVILLE – Jehann Dabon scored 12 points and Emani Hill had 10 to lead the Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 35-31 win over Newark Central on Feb. 11 at home. Gianna Benacquista had eight points; Sydney Gomez had three and Yanyckza Flores added two for the Lady Buccaneers, who improved to […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team qualified for the state North Jersey Section 1,Group 4 tournament. The Bucs received the 16th and final seed and will visit top-seeded Union City in the first round on March 1. It marks the first time the Bucs qualified for the postseason since the 2011-12 […]
BLOOMFIELD – The 14th-seeded Bloomfield High School varsity basketball team lost to 19th-seeded North 13th Street Tech in the third preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 11 at BHS. Myles Toppin, a junior, scored 16 points; junior Al-Samad Henderson and senior Brandon Abplanalp each had eight points; and junior Najeem Wilson had […]
Boys' team also takes sixth at state sectional
NUTLEY – Nutley High School bowlers Chris Liloia, his brother, Anthony Liloia, Francesca Lentini and Sayaka Imamura competed in the Essex County Individual Tournament on Feb. 10 at Eagle Rock Lanes in West Orange. Chris Liloia and Sayaka went on to the step ladder finals. Sayaka was eliminated in Round 1, thereby finishing fifth overall […]
NUTLEY – The top-seeded Nutley High School varsity wrestling team lost to fourth-seeded Governor Livingston, 45-25, in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Feb. 10. The Raiders moved to a 14-6 record. Results 182-pound weight class: Turner Haddad, Governor Livingston, pinned Saul Abreu, Nutey, 0:12. 195: Christopher Bottone, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – Two high school basketball teams from Malahide Basketball Club in Dublin, Ireland will be in the South Orange-Maplewood area this weekend. The two teams, made up of boys and girls, will play a total of nine games over four days, four of which will be held locally. On Friday, February 12, Our Lady of […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Maplewood/South Orange St. Joseph CYO basketball teams enjoyed fine play this past weekend. The St. Joe’s Pee Wee Red 4th Grade boys had a tough loss on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 7, against St. Helen’s/Edwards 20-10. A tough St. Helen’s defense limited the offense and the team went into the half down 8 to 4. […]