NUTLEY – Nutley High School senior basketball standout Blair Watson needs 17 points to become the program’s all-time leading scorer. Watson, a guard who signed with the University of Maryland this past November, has scored exactly 100 points through four games this season, bringing her career total to 1,586 points. The Raiders’ next game is […]
GLEN RIDGE – The Verona/Glen Ridge high school varsity ice hockey team won five straight to improve to a 7-4-1 record through Jan. 2. Verona/Glen Ridge won all three of its games in the Essex County Holiday Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena, beating St. Rose, Passaic Valley and Mountain Lakes. Verona/GR scored three goals […]
BELLEVILLE – Priscilla Olivarria scored 25 points; Jehann Dabon had 11 points and four steals and Yanyckza Flores had 10 points to lead the Belleville High School girls’ basketball team to its first win of the season, 65-19, over Montclair Immaculate Conception in the consolation of the Glen Ridge Holiday Tournament on Dec. 28. Gianna […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost both of its games in the Charlie Dolan Holiday Festival in Kearny, falling to Kearny and arch rival Nutley, to move to a 2-3 record. Andre Velez scored 30 points, including hitting seven 3-pointers, in the 79-54 loss to Kearny on Dec. 29. Adrielle […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School wrestling team traveled to the tough Rahway Holiday tournament on Dec. 30 and came away with some successes. Although entering only 10 of the 14 weight classes, Columbia had five placewinners. Senior captain Kevhan Bent placed second at the 285-pound weight class; junior captain Ralph Ravix placed second at […]
MAPLEWOOD – Maplewood and South Orange residents who fence for their high schools and train at New Jersey Fencing Alliance in Maplewood placed first at the Morris Knolls High School Invitational held the day after Christmas. Amber White from Kent Place won gold in the Freshman Women’s Saber event, Sophia Heirvaux from Columbia High School won […]
SOUTH ORANGE – The Village of South Orange is once again leading the charge for a healthier year ahead with sponsorship of SOFit16, the second annual South Orange Health and Fitness Challenge. SOFit16 invites community residents to participate in a four-month event that promotes and supports healthy living. There are no sporting competitions involved. Participants […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Babe Ruth Baseball League will be conducting registrations on the following dates at the Bloomfield Civic Center located at 84 Broad St.: Friday, Jan. 8, 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 9 a.m. to noon. […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Mount Olive and Cranford to win the Cranford Holiday Tournament title. Jeremiah Moore had 29 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks and Patrick Jamison had 27 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in the 82-68 win over Mount Olive on […]
IRVINGTON – Senior Johnathan Carlton took sixth place in the 55-meter dash in 6.94 seconds and sophomore Michael Veltz, junior Jhamir Applewhite, senior Brandon Moreno and junior James Ely took sixth place in the 4×400-meter relay team in 3 minutes, 48.88 seconds to lead the Irvington High School boys’ indoor track and field team at […]