EAST ORANGE – Randy Joseph scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds; Marquise Kindel had 11 points and Jordan Taylor had 10 points to lead the East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 59-46 road win over Bloomfield on Saturday, Jan. 9. Anton Lawrence had eight points, five assists and five […]
BLOOMFIELD – Junior forward Al-Samad Henderson and freshman guard Michael Ramos each scored 14 points, but the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to East Orange Campus, 59-46, at home on Saturday, Jan. 9. Sophomore guard Kyle Barrow and junior guard Myles Toppin each had six points for the Bengals, who moved to […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team has shown a knack for delivering in clutch moments. The Ridgers won all three games last week in thrilling fashion to extend their winning streak to four and improve to a 5-2 record. David Weissberger hit the game-winning free throws in overtime to […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a three-game winning streak that was snapped with a heartbreaking buzzer-beating loss to Glen Ridge. Sophomore Matt Schettino hit two three throws for a 50-49 lead, but Max Thompson hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give host Glen Ridge a 52-50 win on Saturday, […]
BELLEVILLE – There are many high school football coaches who demonstrate tremendous passion and enthusiasm for the job they do. Joe Fischer, undoubtedly, was one of them. In his two stints as head coach of the Belleville High School football team, Fischer fervently brought an optimistic attitude, even though the Bucs struggled. Fischer recently decided […]
MAPLEWOOD – Pictured above, the Columbia High School JV boys’ basketball team won the Christmas tournament title at West Side High School in Newark from Dec. 27-29. Darius Forester-Plummer, wearing No. 5, won the MVP award. The JV head coach name is Jameel Grace. The team then defeated both Orange, 69-59, Jan. 7, and East […]
BLOOMFIELD – Senior forward Aniyah Allen had 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals and junior guard Grace Cannon had 16 points, five rebounds, four steals, three assists and three blocks to lead the Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 51-26 home win over Orange on Jan. 7. Junior guard Genesis Collins […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team lost to Seton Hall Prep, 41-40, Jan. 6 at home. The score was tied 40-40 at the end of the match. SHP won the tiebreaker on a criteria. Results: 152-pound weight class: Aidan Monteverdi (SHP) pinned Damon Farms, 2:13. 160: TJ Calas (SHP) major decisioned Elijah […]
NUTLEY – Nutley High School girls’ basketball standout Blair Watson scored 27 points, becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer, in a 59-43 home win over Newark Tech on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Watson, a senior guard, upped her career total to 1,613 points, surpassing the old record of 1,602 points held by 1999 graduate Kim DiVincenzo. […]
BLOOMFIELD – Junior guard Grace Cannon had 17 points and five rebounds and senior forward Aniyah Allen had four points, 14 rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead the Bengals to a 43-32 home win over Montclair Kimberley Academy. Junior guard Genesis Collins scored seven points; senior guard Samantha Corio had five points and […]