By W. L. Bill Allen, JR. Correspondent CALDWELL – In the type of interesting irony which pretty much only occurs in the world of sports, two girls’ basketball battalions which, just a few years ago, drew packed houses when they collided, will meet in much less ballyhooed fashion when 0-10 Mount Saint Dominic Academy plays […]
BLOOMFIELD – Francis Lorenzo scored a game-high 21 points and Najeem Wilson had 20 points, but the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team fell to Newark Central, 59-53, at home on Jan. 12. Myles Toppin had seven points for the Bengals, who lost their third straight game to move to a 3-7 record. Central […]
ORANGE – Monte Irvin, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who grew up in Orange, died Jan. 11. He was 96. One of the greatest athletes to ever come out of New Jersey, Irvin was one of the first African-American players to play in the Major Leagues. In eight seasons, Irvin had a .293 […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team won back-to-back games for its first victories of the season. Dominique Rayam scored 15 points and Jasmine Keegan had six points in a 39-34 win over West Essex on Jan. 7 at South Orange Middle School. Courtney Miller and Ashley Phillip each had five points; […]
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville High School girls’ varsity basketball team hopes to get back on the winning track. Freshman point guard Jehann Dabon scored nine points; sophomore forward Emani Hill had six points and six rebounds and junior forward Gianna Benacquista added five points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in the 38-34 home loss to […]
BELLEVILLE – Andre Velez scored 16 points, including three 3-pointers, and Mohammed Yousef had 11 points, but the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to rival Nutley, 64-45, Monday, Jan. 11, at Nutley. Adrielle Henson had seven points; Ethan Luarca had five points; Dave McAllister added three points; James Laquindanum had two points […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team will play East Orange Campus High School in the seventh annual OHS Martin Luther King Jr. Classic on Monday, Jan. 18. Tip-off is at 5 p.m., which caps the four games for the day. Admission is charged. The teams have met each year in the […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team defeated Newark Central, Newark East Side and St. Peter’s Prep last week to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to a 9-1 record. Senior guard TJ Gibbs had 19 points and four steals; junior guard Austin Williams scored 11 points; and senior […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team finished in second place in the Pioneer Classic at New Providence on Saturday, Jan. 9. Entering 11 wrestlers, the Pirates had 178.5 points with eight medalists. Sophomore Charlie Cunningham (126-pound weight class), junior Aidan Monteverdi (152), junior TJ Calas (160) and freshman Jonathan Alvarado (220) […]
NUTLEY – Senior Will Montgomery scored 18 points; freshman Marty Higgins had 13 points and sophomore Matt Schettino had 11 points to lead the Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 64-45 home win over rival Belleville, 64-45, Monday, Jan. 11. Senior Geoff Bevere had seven points; sophomore Anthony Fabiano had six points; […]