NUTLEY, NJ — Brandon Toranzo won the 285-pound championship for the second straight season to lead the Nutley High School boys wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Thursday, Jan. 25. In the final, Toranzo, a senior, won by a 13-4 major decision over Jack Tierney […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School bowling teams are enjoying a stellar season this winter. Both the boys and girls teams, under head coach Frank Sasso, were in first place in the American Division of the Super Essex Conference, through Wednesday, Jan. 17. The girls sported an undefeated record of 70-0, while the boys […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School girls basketball has enjoyed a successful season so far this winter. Under head coach Chris Cantarella, the Buccaneers were 11-2 overall and 9-0 in the Freedom Division of the Super Essex Conference, through Tuesday, Jan. 30. Senior Katherinne Avecillas has led the offense, averaging 11 points per game […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 11th-seeded Bloomfield High School girls basketball team defeated No. 22 seed Millburn, 58-37, Thursday, Jan. 25, in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament at home. Senior Aniya Brown had a game-high 17 points, junior Gabrielle Kot had 14, junior Angie Sanchez and junior Ava Barker each had 6, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep bowling team improved to 10-0 on the season, defeating Millburn, 7-0, at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover behind the following bowlers: Senior Antonio Taveras: 234; senior Desmond Cavanaugh: 201, 235; junior Nicholas Dragone: 209, 239; senior KC Campbell: 234, 224, 225; and sophomore Riley Gnecco: 234, 258, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — All boys and girls, ages 9 to 14, are invited to participate in the local level of competition of the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition is being run by Regina Pacis Council No. 4066 and will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Our Lady […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team is looking to make a strong run in the Essex County Tournament. The Ridgers, seeded No. 8, will host a first-round game on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. against the winner between No. 9 seed West Essex Regional High School, of North […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The winter season has been a strong one for the St. Joseph’s CYO basketball program, which includes players from St Joseph and Our Lady of Sorrows parishes who attend CCD. Highlights from recent games include: The 4-3 sixth-grade boys team won the first game of 2024 against St. Joseph’s East Orange, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Soccer Club coach John Babula has been announced as a national winner of the Positive Coaching Alliance’s Coach of the Year Award by TeamSnap! Babula is one of only 10 coaches to receive this honor from nearly 500 nominated coaches throughout the country. “This outstanding group of coaches made an impact […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In its only dual meet of the week, the Seton Hall Prep wrestling team lost a tough match to West Essex, 30-23, to drop its record to 6-4 on the season. The SHP winners were junior 113-pound Anthony Pellegrino (5-2 decision), senior 120-pound Logan Brzozowski (17-2 technical fall in 4 minutes,10 […]