MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated a strong Newark Academy team, 50-45, Feb. 18 at South Orange Middle School. Dominique Rayam scored 17 points and Shadekay Haughton had 12 points for the Lady Cougars, who handed Newark Academy its second loss of the season. Newark Academy moved to a 20-2 […]
BELLEVILLE – Priscilla Olivarria scored 19 points, but the Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team dropped a 55-42 decision to Golda Och Academy on Feb. 18 in West Orange. Janae Bryant had nine points; Keila Garcia had six points; Jehann Dabon had five points; Emani Hill chipped in three points and Sydney Gomez added […]
NUTLEY – The 14th-seeded Nutley High School varsity ice hockey team will host No. 19 seed Toms River South in the first round of the state Public B tournament on Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. at Richard J. Codey Arena. The winner will face either No. 3 seed Lakeland or No. 30 seed Morris Hills […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to Montclair Immaculate Conception, 73-56, Feb. 18 in the Raiders’ final home game of the season. The loss snapped the Raiders’ three-game win streak as they moved to a 12-10 record. The following are the remaining regular-season games, all on the road: Feb. 20, […]
Glen Ridge senior Owen Gleeson nets game-winner
GLEN RIDGE – The fourth-seeded Verona/Glen Ridge varsity high school ice hockey team defeated top-seeded and previously-unbeaten Montclair, 3-2, in overtime on Feb. 18 at Clary Anderson Arena in Montclair to advance to the NJIHL-American Division McInnis Cup championship game. Senior assistant captain Owen Gleeson scored his second goal of the game for the game-winner. […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated both Marion P. Charter School, 77-70, Feb. 12 and Technology, 56-54, in overtime on Feb. 18. Mohammed Yousef had 25 points; Alcides DosReis had 22 points and Andre Velez had 16 in the win over Marion P. Charter. Velez had 17 points; DosReis had […]
MAPLEWOOD – The sixth-seeded and two-time defending state team champion Columbia High School girls’ fencing team defeated second-seeded Bergen Tech, 15-12, in the semifinals of the state team tournament on Feb. 19 in Hackensack. The Cougars will vie for their third straight state team championship on Feb. 24 against top-seeded Montgomery on Feb. 24 at […]
Blair Watson powers Lady Raiders; teams will meet again in County quarterfinals
NUTLEY – Senior McDonald’s All-American guard and University of Maryland-bound Blair Watson notched a triple double with 32 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and also blocked seven shots to lead the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a thrilling 62-56 double-overtime win over Newark Shabazz at home on Feb. 16 in a Super […]
BELLEVILLE – Emani Hill scored 14 points and the Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Dover, 35-31, at home on Feb. 13. Gianna Benacquista had eight points and Jehann Dabon had seven points for the Lady Bucs, who won their second straight game. Najalis Gual had four […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – Registration for the Maplewood/South Orange Cougar Soccer Mini Kickers (U4 – U5), Kickers (U6 – U7) and Academy (U8) is now open for the Spring season. Mini Kickers meet once a week on Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. Kickers meet twice a week – one training session during the week, plus Saturday […]