VERONA, NJ — It was a must-win situation for the former North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 football champions Malcolm X. Shabazz Bulldogs, who were in jeopardy of being eliminated from the NJSIAA Group 2 playoffs this past Friday evening, Oct. 25, in Verona. Verona was already locked in and was expecting to be seeded […]
VERONA, NJ — The Verona High School football team defeated Newark Collegiate 24-8 to raise its record to 3-1 on the season. With the 2024 football season reaching the halfway point, it was an all-community event with the Verona Hillbillies playing host to the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers for a Week 3 tilt between Super […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Winter Color Guard Invitational, which is part of the Mid-Atlantic Indoor Network, was back and better than ever on Jan. 28, featuring 33 winter color guards with more than 500 participants and drawing thousands to enjoy the performances. Color guards from all over the state participated […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Verona High School took top honors at the West Orange Marching Band Invitational, held Oct. 8 in Suriano Stadium. Bands from across the area participated in different categories based on the size of their school. The West Orange Marching Mountaineers performed in exhibition as hosts of the event, but brought the […]
CHATHAM, NJ — On Saturday, May 21, Essex County residents Deborah McDougall and JéVanni Napoleon, of East Orange; Elaina Mann, of Livingston; Leonard Jasper, of Maplewood; Julia Schanen, of Montclair; Achunike Okafor, of Newark; Alexandre Jean, of Verona; and Nathaniel Vinoya, of West Orange, will graduate from Governor’s STEM Scholars, a program of the Research […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The eighth annual West Orange High School Marching Band Invitational, held on Oct. 9 in Suriano Stadium at WOHS, entertained crowds throughout the day as Class A, AA, AAA and AAAA bands performed. The invitational welcomed bands in the New Jersey Marching Band Directors Association circuit, sending the competition season into […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in track and field. Girls track and field – American Division: Columbia High School – First team: Sabrina McCrear for intermediate hurdles. Second team: Kamali Hoff for the high hurdles. Irvington High School – Second team: Raphae Guthrie for the shot […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in boys and girls lacrosse. Boys lacrosse In the American Division, first team honors went to Seton Hall Prep’s Quinn Moore, Max Merklinger, Matt Wrede, David Whelan and Ryan DellaRocco; West Essex Regional High School’s Jack Massotto and Michael Drago; Caldwell […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in baseball and softball. Baseball In the American Division, first team honors went to Millburn High School’s Daniel Cifu; Montclair High School’s Anthony Anzaldi, Brett Janifer and Jeremy Sacks; Nutley High School’s Lou Raffaelli; Bloomfield High School’s Nico Ong and Andre […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team brought home another win on Feb. 20 when the Bengals defeated the Verona Hillbillies, 66-36. For the Bengals, Vernon Lee was the clear standout player, scoring 23 points. He was followed by Khanye’ Tucker with 11 points, Andrew Dean with 9 points, Chino Anyanwu with […]