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 – The Bloomfield High School boys’ bowling team needed a single win over Nutley to outright win the American Division of the Super Essex Conference during Position Day on Feb. 2 at Brunswick Zone in Belleville. The BHS Bengals took care of business immediately by winning the first game as they won their first […]
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 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ swim team had a good run. The Lady Cougars remained unbeaten after defeating Phillipsburg, 88-82, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Public A tournament on Feb. 2 at Morristown High School. Elly Ragone, a freshman, won both the 200-yard freestyle in 2:17.77 and […]
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 […]
MAPLEWOOD – Sophomore Stephan Gabriel scored 16 points and senior Kevin Bostic had 13 points to lead the 11th-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to an 89-29 home win over 35th-seeded Science Park in the Essex County Tournament second preliminary round on Feb. 6. Junior John Reed had 11 points and sophomore Brandon […]
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 […]
WEST ORANGE – The 12th-seeded West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated No. 33 seed Montclair Kimberley Academy, 62-40, in the Essex County Tournament second preliminary round on Feb. 6 at home. The Mountaineers, who won their fourth straight game and 10th in the past 11 games to improve to a stellar 14-2 […]
WEST ORANGE – Mya Bembry had 14 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals to propel the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 56-44 win over Columbia on Feb. 2 in South Orange. Kaija Jones had 11 points and Jewel Burnett had 10 points, three rebounds and five assists. WOHS […]
WEST ORANGE – The sixth-seeded Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team lost to third-seeded Delbarton, 56-22, in the quarterfinal round of the state North Jersey Non-Public A tournament on Feb. 8 at Delbarton in Morristown. The Pirates moved to an 11-8 record. The winners for SHP were junior Daniel Caicedo, who won by forfeit in the […]