Other Celtics teams post fine runs
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s JV sixth-grade girls basketball team won the Essex County CYO fifth- and sixth-grade Girls American Division championship by beating St. Thomas of Bloomfield, 25-15, in the championship game played at Mount St. Dominic Academy. Jumping out to a 10-7 lead after one quarter of play, the girls never […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams began their postseason. St. Joseph’s third- and fourth-grade boys team pulled away from St. Thomas in the fourth quarter of their game on Sunday, March 6, to win 34-19 in the semifinals of the Essex County CYO playoffs. After being down at halftime, the Celtics […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s boys basketball varsity team, coached by Chris Wack and Will Nolan, had a busy and mostly successful weekend, Feb. 19-20. The seventh-eighth grade boys started the weekend with a 60-53 victory at St. Cassian’s. Player of the game Lawrence Hartman had 2 points, 10 rebounds, and three steals, […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams enjoyed fine action. St. Joseph’s JV boys in the CYO Liberty Division went into the weekend facing a doubleheader: first against the Our Lady of Sorrows Crusaders, then a rematch versus Our Lady of the Lake, Verona. The Celtics were on their home court for […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite the snow canceling all their games on Saturday, Jan. 29, St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams still had a busy week as they headed into the final month of the regular season. The St. Joseph’s fifth grade JV girls continued their hot streak Sunday, Jan. 30, knocking off St. Aloysius 25-6. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This past weekend saw plenty of hardwood action for the St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams. The fifth-grade JV girls team defeated Our Lady of the Lake, of Verona, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 15-7, in a hard-fought defensive battle. The girls trailed 4-2 at halftime but came out blazing in the third […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics CYO basketball teams enjoyed fine action recently. The girls fifth and sixth grade team beat Lady of the Lake, of Verona, 24-10. Despite having only five players, they never trailed in the game. The tenacious defense of Lila Clammer and Sarah Sullivan kept Lakes’ usually strong offense […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — St. Joseph’s Catholic Youth Organization basketball in Maplewood is accepting registrations from girls and boys in grades 1 to 8 for the 2021-2022 basketball season. CYO basketball is open to all children living in the Maplewood–South Orange community who are parishioners at St. Joseph’s in Maplewood or Our Lady of Sorrows in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In 2018, Maplewood saw a lot of growth, both in its culture and physically. In addition to new businesses and residents coming to town, Maplewood upgraded infrastructure, invested in safety and showed pride in its diversity. Maplewood made national news on June 7, when it installed New Jersey’s first permanent rainbow-striped crosswalks […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Elks 1154 recently made a donation to St. Joseph’s CYO Basketball in Maplewood for its new scoreboard. Pictured are, from left, CYO board member Ann Laskowski, Elks secretary Bob Donnelly, CYO Athletic Director Gerry O’Connor, CYO board member Patrick Aylward and Elks treasurer Ron Housley.