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Girls’ Basketball Camp Coming To VCC

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July 15, 2011
Girls’ Basketball Camp Coming To VCC

MaeOla Bolton, the former WNBA player who is the head varsity girls’ basketball coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy is holding a basketball camp for girls in Verona in mid-August. The camp, which will be held at the Verona Community Center, will run during the weeks of August 15 and 22, from 9 a.m. to...
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Fasano Drops In On Football Camp

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July 14, 2011
Fasano Drops In On Football Camp

Verona High School football coach Lou Racioppe is running a camp for Hillbilly hopefuls this week, and he brought former Hillbilly Anthony Fasano in to talk to the young players. Fasano, a tight end for the Miami Dolphins, talked to the kids about football, school and sportsmanship. He urged the young players to work...
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Dream Jobs: For Steve Prout, It’s Baseball

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July 13, 2011
Dream Jobs: For Steve Prout, It’s Baseball

During the school year, Verona native Steve Prout attends the University of Michigan. He is majoring in statistics and is the student manager of the Wolverines’ baseball team. Last summer, he was an intern with the Bourne Braves, a collegiate summer league on Cape Cod. This summer, he has a paid job as the...
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Swim Team Collects Food For Needy

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July 12, 2011
Swim Team Collects Food For Needy

If you are going to the Verona Pool today to beat the heat, consider bringing along some canned goods. The Verona Waves Swim Team is collecting food for New Jersey food pantries at all of its “home” swim meets, and there’s one today. You can donate any non-perishable food, such as pasta, canned goods,...
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Cortez Named Assistant Coach At Arkansas

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July 5, 2011
Cortez Named Assistant Coach At Arkansas

Samantha Cortez, a Verona native who is a former University of Arkansas gymnast and member of the staff the last three years as director of operations, has been named assistant coach for the Razorbacks, co-head coaches Mark and René Cook announced on Friday. Cortez, a graduate of Mount Saint Dominic Academy, lettered from at...
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Girls Volleyball Camp Coming

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June 30, 2011
Girls Volleyball Camp Coming

Total Game Plan, a volleyball camp for girls entering grades 5 to 12, is coming to the Verona Community Center in July. The camp’s director is Mike Tully, the award-winning head volleyball coach at Montclair Kimberley Academy. The camp runs July 11 to 15 for girls entering grades 5 to 9, from  8:30 a.m....
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Pirates Capture Pony League World Series

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June 29, 2011
Pirates Capture Pony League World Series

The Game Room Store Pirates, guided by manager Wayne Masters, defeated the SJ Carney Roofing A’s, lead by returning manager Brian Venner, on Saturday June 25 to capture the Verona Baseball & Softball League’s Pony League Baseball World Series, two games to one. The Pirates, lead by strong pitching performances by Austin Masters and...
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A’s Roar Back To Even Series

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June 21, 2011

The SJ Carney Roofing A’s evened the Verona Baseball & Softball League’s Pony League World Series at 1, beating the Game Room Store Pirates 12-8 last night, before a energetic crowd at Verona High School. First inning triples by Luke Connell and Noah Chait gave the Pirates an early 3-0 lead, but the offense...
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Yankees Edge Giants To Win VBSL World Series

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June 20, 2011
Yankees Edge Giants To Win VBSL World Series

The UPRR LLC Yankees beat the Lapels Cleaners Giants 5-4 Sunday night before a capacity crowd at Everett Field to capture the 2011 Verona Baseball & Softball League’s Major League Baseball World Series, in one of the most closely played series in VBSL history. The Giants got off to an early 1-0 lead when...
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Giants Force Game 3

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June 19, 2011
Giants Force Game 3

The 2011 Verona Baseball & Softball League‘s Major League World Series will go down as one of the most exciting in recent years. After losing in game one, the Lapels Dry Cleaning Giants rallied and defeated the UPRR LLC Yankees last night at Everett Field, 2-0, to force a third and deciding game tonight....
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