UPDATE: Verona/Glen Ridge hs ice hockey team earns ties

GLEN RIDGE – The Verona/Glen Ridge varsity ice hockey team posted two straight ties to move to an 11-7-3 record. Glen Ridge senior assistant captain Owen Gleeson and Glen Ridge junior Steven Topping each had a goal and Verona senior goalie/assistant captain Liam Blaney made 29 saves in a 2-2 tie with Mendham on Jan. […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team tops foes, falls in ECT

GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Golda Och Academy, 50-30, at Golda Och in West Orange on Feb. 2. GRHS then defeated Belleville, 54-27, at home on Feb. 4. Leslie Jaiyesimi had 12 points; Julia Lawson had 10 points and Meghan Marhan had nine points and seven assists […]

Glen Ridge HS boys’ basketball team downs Kinnelon

GLEN RIDGE – Charlie DeLuca scored 12 points and Max Thompson had 10 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 50-40 home win over Kinnelon on Feb. 5. George Kinzler had eight points, David Weissenberger had seven points and Tyler Liddy had six points for the Ridgers, who […]

Bloomfield HS wrestling team captures Gray Cup

BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team captured the annual Gray Cup by sweeping Montclair, 51-18, Princeton, 58-21,  and Verona, 40-36, Feb. 6 at BHS. Former Bengals Mike Freedman, Rashone Johnson and Pete Foster serve as head coaches at Montclair, Princeton, and Verona, respectively. In addition, former Bengals Chris Lantz and Liam Penberthy […]

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team advances in Essex County Tournament

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team advances in Essex County Tournament

BLOOMFIELD – Najeem Wilson scored 21 points to lead the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a convincing 56-33 home win over Newark Collegiate in the Essex County Tournament second preliminary round on Feb. 6. Francis Lorenzo scored nine points and Mike Ramos had eight points for the 14th-seeded Bengals, who snapped a […]

Columbia HS girls’ basketball team to begin play in Essex County Tournament

MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team, seeded 12th, will host 21st-seeded Verona in the second preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at South Orange Middle School. The Cougars received a bye in the first preliminary round. Senior Dominique Rayam had 15 points; Shadekay Haughton […]

Columbia HS boys fall; girls advance in state fencing

Columbia HS boys fall; girls advance in state fencing

MAPLEWOOD – The energy was palpable at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance in Maplewood when the Columbia High School boys’ fencing team was preparing for their state tournament meet against Montclair High School. As well prepared as they were, they knew that they were in for a tough night given the strength of Montclair’s saber […]