WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School senior Zach Brown signed a National Letter of Intent in accepting a soccer scholarship to Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Brown helped lead the WOHS boys’ soccer team to a magnificent season last fall. The Mountaineers, under head coach Doug Nevins, won the Super Essex Conference-American Division championship […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School boys’ basketball team demonstrated its resolve. The Blue Knights entered last week with a nine-game losing streak for a 2-11 record. But they won all three games during the week, capped by a victory against Cedar Grove in the Essex County Tournament. The Blue Knights then won their fourth […]
MAPLEWOOD – History was made in Paris, France, when Maplewood’s Jack Woods, age 14, won Gold and was the first fencer to win this prestigious international event for two years in a row, according to the organizers of the Challenge CEP Marathon Fleuret, 2016 – the world’s largest Youth Men’s (Y15) Foil Event. Three-hundred […]
MAPLEWOOD – Columbia High School wrestling team had a busy and tough week. The Cougars wrestled five meets and participated in a Freshman and JV tournament. During the week, the grapplers lost to a good Irvington team, 63-12. Columbia wrestled only seven of the 14 weight classes and won two. The winners were 120-pound Devin […]
BELLEVILLE – Alcides DosReis scored 13 points and Mohammed Yousef had 11 points to lead the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 45-39 win at Glen Ridge on Feb. 2. Andre Velez had nine points; Dave McAllister added five points; Kayson Wilder contributed four points and Ethan Luarca contributed three points for […]
BELLEVILLE – For the Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team, this season is based on team development. That is head coach Liz Ramirez’s main goal for her Lady Buccaneers. The Bucs earned their third win of the season on Jan. 19 as they defeated Golda Och Academy, 38-35, at home. Junior Gianna Benacquista had […]
SOUTH ORANGE – The Synchroettes Synchronized Skating organization, representing the Essex Skating Club of New Jersey, returned home last week from the 2016 Eastern Sectional Synchronized Skating Championships in Richmond, Va., with a Gold Medal in the Preliminary Division. Thirty teams and close to 600 skaters competed in qualifying rounds with 12 teams proceeding to […]
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School senior football standouts Lowell Kelly-Gamble and Olivier Georges signed with their respective colleges. Kelly-Gamble, a defensive lineman, signed with Monmouth University. Georges, a tight end, signed with American International College in Springfield, Mass.
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School senior Olivier Georges signed a National Letter of Intent in accepting a football scholarship to American International College in Springfield, Mass. Georges was recruited as a tight end and will study business. A three-sport standout, Georges plays basketball and is an outstanding thrower for the track and field team at […]
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School senior Lowell Kelly-Gamble signed a National Letter of Intent in accepting a football scholarship to Monmouth University. Kelly-Gamble was recruited as a defensive lineman and will study business. He is a standout three-sport athlete at BHS and one of the top shot put throwers in the county.