The highlight of the short course swim season for the Montclair YMCA Dolphins Swim Team is the SunKissed Invitational Junior/Senior Swimming Championships of the USA, which is held each spring at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in Charlotte, N.C. For Dolphin swimmers, achieving the necessary qualifying times for the meet and attending for the first […]
Krupesh Ray – senior varsity tennis player You play doubles. Do you like being at the net or in back? How come? “I like playing at the net because I can hit more winners there. I also like it so that I can help out my teammate, Yuvraj Raja, a lot by staying up there.” How did […]
Jaela Small, track and field You run cross-country in the fall and you’re a jumper in the spring. Which do you like best? “I personally like running best because I get to compete against my opponents who push me to do better.” How did you get into track and field? “Years ago Nutley had a recreational town […]
The Nutley High School crew traveled to Philadelphia for Flick 5, the final race in the Manny Flick-Horvat Series of racing on the Schuylkill. With over 80 teams in attendance, Flick 5 was easily the largest race NHS will attend, even bigger than state championships, before the postseason championship season begins. Conditions were nearly perfect […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity baseball team lost a heartbreaking 3-2 decision to a strong Millburn team on Monday, April 24, in Millburn. After the Raiders tied the score 2-2 in the fourth inning, Millburn took the lead with an RBI single by Richie Schiekofer off Marty Higgins. The pitching was strong […]
NUTLEY, NJ – Under the guidance of head coach Luann Zullo, the Nutley High School varsity softball team can always be counted to be one of the best in the county, year in and year out. Zullo doesn’t have to worry about her team in big games. That’s because the Raiders seem to field a […]
For the second straight season, Seton Hall Prep senior Creighton Hendrix finished in first place overall at the boys’ Essex County Tournament on April 19 at Hendricks Field Course in Belleville. Hendrix shot a 74. Verona’s Jack Strippoli was second with a 75. Nutley’s Michael Purcell took third at 76, and West Orange’s Tyler Galantini […]
NUTLEY, NJ – Marty Higgins was 3-for-3 with a home run and a double, and pitcher Josh O’Neill helped his cause with two hits to lead the Nutley High School varsity baseball team to a 9-4 win over Verona on April 17 in a Super Essex Conference-American Division game. Anthony Beradinelli pitched the final 2 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School senior quarterback Jyvon Brown has been selected to play for the North team in the 39th annual Phil Simms New Jersey North-South All-Star Football Classic. The game, featuring graduating seniors from throughout the state, will take place Monday, June 26, at Kean University in Union at 7 p.m. Brown, […]
NUTLEY, NJ – On Saturday, April 15, the Nutley High School Raider Rowing Team stayed home to race in the Metropolitan Youth Speed Orders on the Passaic River. Conditions were good for racing and the Raider Crew proved equally as good as the team collected six gold medals, two silver and three bronze medals on […]