Columbia HS wrestling team split matches; Essex County Tournament and CHS Hall of Fame Day loom

MAPLEWOOD – This past week, the Columbia High School varsity wrestling team visited two Super Essex Conference rivals, Millburn on Jan. 12 and Weequahic on Jan. 13. The grapplers split the meets. Millburn defeated Columbia, 49-30. Columbia defeated Weequahic, 48-18. At Millburn, the Cougar winners were 106-pound Joaquin Tianga and 220-pound Mansky Charles, each by […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team earns wins

MAPLEWOOD – Senior Kevin Bostic scored a game-high 20 points with three 3-pointers to lead the Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 75-67 overtime win over Newark Tech on Jan. 12 at home. Senior 6-foot-3 Davidson Racine had 18 points, eight rebounds and two blocks; junior John Reed had 17 points; senior […]

Seton Hall Prep basketball team goes to 12-1 with 7 wins in row

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team defeated Irvington, Orange and University last week to extend its winning streak to seven games and improve to 12-1 overall record, 6-0 in the Super Essex Conference-American Division. Senior guard TJ Gibbs had 19 points and four assists; junior forward Treyvon Bennett had 17 points […]

Seton Hall Prep hockey team falls to Pope John

WEST ORANGE – In its only game played last week, the Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team lost to Pope John of Sparta, 4-1, at Skylands Arena in Stockholm. Trailing 1-0 in the first period, senior forward Keith Bishop tied the score for the Pirates on an assist by junior defenseman P.J. Murphy with […]

Golda Och Academy boys’ basketball team enjoys wins

WEST ORANGE – Matt Blum scored 20 points and Noah Susskind had 16 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Golda Och Academy boys’ varsity basketball team to a 45-37 overtime win over Nutley on Jan. 12 at home. Alex Moskowitz had four points and four rebounds; Yonatan Arieh had three points and Ari Esrig […]

West Orange HS girls’ basketball team notches wins

WEST ORANGE – Sidney Gordon scored 14 points and Kalyx Lewis had 10 points to lead the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 52-27 win over West Essex on Jan. 14 in North Caldwell. Dawn Flood had eight points and grabbed six rebounds for the Lady Mountaineers. Aliya Perkins had 11 […]

Nutley HS boys’ basketball team falls to Golda Och Academy

NUTLEY – Senior Geoff Bevere had 10 points, but the Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost at Golda Och Academy, 45-37, in overtime Jan. 12, in West Orange. Sophomore Matt Schettino had eight points; freshman Marty Higgins had seven; and senior Will Montgomery had six for the Raiders, who moved to a 6-3 […]