Section: Sports
Tennis Advances In Semifinals
The Verona boy’s tennis team moved on in the NJSIAA state tournament semifinal round for North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 with a 4-1 victory over Waldwick High School. After a rare loss in first singles for senior Matt Tuorto, Alejandro Diaz was up 5-0 in second singles before his opponent retired. Josh Solomon came [...]
Baseball, Softball Camp At Community Center
The assistant baseball coach at James Caldwell High School will once again be running a summer baseball and softball camp at the Verona Community Center. Tom Gargiulo, who is also the former head coach at Nutley High School, is holding three sessions this year: July 16-20 and July 23-27 for baseball, and August 6-10 for [...]
Baseball Loses To CG, Major Win For Boys Lacrosse
In sloppy playing conditions last night at Yogi Berra Stadium the Hillbillies baseball team fell to the Cedar Grove Panthers 8-1. The ‘billies had two men on base in five out of the seven innings but was only able to capitalize on it once. Dean DeNicola led off the game with a hit and Chris [...]
Verona-CG Game Tonight?
Will the third time be the charm? The baseball game between Verona High School and Cedar Grove High School at Yogi Berra Stadium has been rescheduled twice because of rain. It’s back on the schedule for tonight, May 14, at 7:30 p.m., but the National Weather Service is calling for rain all afternoon into the [...]
Softball, Tennis Fall As Lacrosse Rallies
The Hillbillies’ softball team dropped their second straight game yesterday, suffering an 11-5 defeat at the hands of Newark Academy. Caroline Chivily and Ellen DiDia had two hits each and DiDia doubled and had an RBI. Remi Sullivan, Laura Hart, Paige Ferrell and Jenna Atmeh also had hits in the effort. Atmeh and Samantha Bass [...]
Senior Athlete Of The Week: Erin Smythe
For most of us, hurdles are just a metaphor. A term for a challenge that needs a bit of grit and determination to get over, but no actual lifting of legs. That is not the case with Erin Smythe, this week’s Verona Sports Booster’s Senior Athlete of the Week. She competes in the 3x400M hurdle [...]
Baseball Wins, Rain Threatens CG Game
The Hillbillies’ baseball team exploded for eight runs in the top of the second inning on their way to a 14-2 win over Newark’s Technology High School. Sophomore Max Vasile started the game on the mound before being relieved by freshman Chris Bujnowski. The victory puts their record at 10-5 on the season. Caroline Chivily’s [...]
Wins For Softball, Lacrosse,Tennis
The Verona High School softball team scored six runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take an 8-0 victory over Millburn High School yesterday in Verona. Ellen DiDia, Shelly Herman, Laura Hart, Jenna Atmeh and Brianna DaRin combined for 10 hits and five RBIs. DiDia swiped three bases and Jill Cummings stole two as [...]
Baseball Bounces Back
The Verona High School baseball team picked up one of its biggest victories of the season Monday afternoon with a 5-4 defeat of Newark Academy. Senior shortstop Tim Kiernan hit a two-run double to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Hillbillies a 4-3 lead and junior right-hander Luke Sniatkowski [...]
Wins For Track As Lacrosse Falls
The Verona High School girls’ track & field team had a very successful day on Friday, setting three new school records at the Essex County Track & Field Relay Championships. In the 4x1600m, a team of Heather Sweeney, Melanie Egan, Amanda Flores and Julia Ashley took first place in 21.51, which is a new school [...]