Maplewood fencer Jack Woods wins Gold again in Paris; South Orange’s Zander Rhodes also excels

Maplewood fencer Jack Woods wins Gold again in Paris; South Orange’s Zander Rhodes also excels

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 […]

South Orange fourth-grader Madelyn Cicenia helps Synchronized Skating team to Gold medal

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 […]

H.S. Girls’ Basketball Essex County Tournament pairings

2016 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL  42nd ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT First preliminary round, on or by Feb. 6 Game 1: (29) Belleville at (16) Caldwell Game 2: (28) West Side at (17) West Essex Game 3: (24) Glen Ridge at (21) Verona Game 4: (32) North Star at (13) Orange Game 5: (25) North 13th Street […]

UPDATE: Columbia HS girls’ basketball team posts wins

MAPLEWOOD – Dominique Rayam had 14 points and fellow senior Shadekay Haughon had eight points to lead the Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 38-31 win over Caldwell on Jan. 26 at South Orange Middle School. Sophomore Kayla Anderson and junior Courtney Miller each had six points; and senior Melissa Etienne and […]

Columbia HS wrestling team has good Essex County Tournament showing; Kevhan Bent wins 285-pound title; Devin Rocha takes 4th as Cougars place four among just 9 grapplers

Columbia HS wrestling team has good Essex County Tournament showing; Kevhan Bent wins 285-pound title; Devin Rocha takes 4th as Cougars place four among just 9 grapplers

MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity wrestling team, entering nine wrestlers in the 14 weight classes, enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament,  Jan. 21-22, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Despite that disadvantage, the Cougars had four grapplers place in the very tough tournament as they  finished 11th out […]

Seton Hall University’s ‘Hall Line’ to hold Feb. 6 event at Prudential Center to celebrate its 50th anniversary

SOUTH ORANGE – WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sports call-in program “Hall Line” with a special event at Newark’s Prudential Center on Saturday, Feb. 6. The event will reunite three of the program’s four founders during a reception before the Seton Hall […]