MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School girls’ fencing team came up short in its bid for a three-peat state team tournament championship. The sixth-seeded Lady Cougars lost to top-seeded Montgomery, 16-11, in the state team tournament championship on Feb. 24 at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway. Camille Pham led CHS with a 3-0 […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team finished its season on a winning note. Senior Brandon Abplanalp scored 16 points and junior Najeem Wilson had 10 points to lead the Bengals to a 69-51 home win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the season finale on Feb. 24. The Bengals trailed 12-9 at the end […]
UPDATE: Joe Marchesano competed at the Region 4 tournament despite not being able to compete for third place in the district. GLEN RIDGE – The 2016 season for the Glen Ridge High School wrestling team came to an end this past weekend and overall, head coach Kendall Southerland said there were positives to take out […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team will seek its second straight Essex County Tournament championship. The top-seeded Lady Jaguars will face seventh-seeded Newark Tech in the ECT final on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. at Essex County College in Newark. The Jaguars, under head coach Derrick Johnson, […]
NUTLEY –National keynote speaker Jack Renkens of Recruiting Realities will bring his unique, no-nonsense presentation on college athletic recruiting to Nutley High School on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. “It’s a Game… Know the Rules” is guaranteed to serve as a reality check for families of student-athletes looking to get their […]
NUTLEY – Senior guard and McDonald’s All-American Blair Watson had 20 points, 16 rebounds, eight blocks and four assists to lead the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 39-36 home win over Westwood on Feb. 23. Courtney Wilde had 10 points ; Sydney Kunz had four points; Rebecca Granata had three points […]
NUTLEY – Freshman Marty Higgins scored 22 points and senior Geoff Bevere and sophomore Matt Schettino each had 11 points to lead the Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 60-51 win at rival Belleville on Feb. 23. Senior Antonio Olivo had six points and senior Will Montgomery had four points for the […]
BLOOMFIELD – Junior guard Grace Cannon scored 22 points, including the 1,000th point of her career, to lead the Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 52-50 home win over Millburn on Feb. 23. Cannon needed just two points to reach the milestone. She also had four assists and three rebounds. Senior Aniyah […]
WEST ORANGE – Senior forward Zach Keller had 16 points and 13 rebounds and senior forward Ryan Toohers had 12 points and five rebounds to lead the top-seeded and defending champion Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team to a 61-46 win over fifth-seeded West Side in the first game of the Essex County Tournament semifinals […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team’s bid to reach the Essex County Tournament championship game for the second straight year fell short. The sixth-seeded Jaguars lost to second-seeded Newark East Side, 64-42, in the nightcap of the ECT semifinals doubleheader on Feb. 23 at West Orange High School. […]