Sports

Last season, Joe Festa was, as a junior, part of the Verona High School wrestling team that made it all the way to the quarterfinal round of the Region 4 wrestling tournament. All signs are that Festa, now the team captain, intends to do that much or more in his final year at VHS....
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The Star Ledger has published its wrap-ups of the fall sports season and they contain some very favorable words for Verona’s boys and girls soccer teams and their coaches. The paper named both boys Coach Wayne Looney and girls Coach Anthony Scorciolla the Essex County Coach of the Year for their respective teams and...
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The Verona High School Varsity Wrestling team opened its 2011-2012 season by taking second place in the Edison Classic Tournament on December 17. Tom Cundari, Joe Festa and Paul Scully took first place medals. Frankie Greco and Joe NcNally took second place, and Joe Cordasco and Bobby Hildebrandt took third place. The JV team...
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On Saturday night the Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team won its first game of the season, against West Orange. The final of the game was 7-5. Verona junior Bobby Maguire set VGR off on the right foot with the game’s first goal. There was some controversy to this goal because the puck hit off Maguire’s...
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The Verona Hillbillies boys basketball team exploded for 23 third-quarter points to win their season opener at home against the Montclair Immaculate Lions 57-47. Senior captains Brian Farrell and Anthony Huber hit for 14 points apiece. Captain Patrick Malanga had eight points aided by two three pointers and sophomore Matt Braschi chipped in with...
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Things seem to be coming in pairs for the the Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team this season: Its first two games ended in ties; its second two have resulted in losses. And the 8-3 division loss to Montclair Kimberley Academy on December 7 also cost VGR a key defense player. Nick DiStaso broke his ankle...
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Last year, when the Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team took to the ice, Chris Lapone frequently made the box score with assists. This season, he is stepping out as a scorer in his own right. As the Verona High School winter sports season gets under way, Chris Lapone has been named this week’s Verona Sports...
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Verona native Stephanie Ferrell has broken Harvard University’s record in the 100-meter breaststroke. The freshman swimmer finished with a time of 1:02.64 at the Georgia Invitational last weekend. “Our freshmen have been strong from day one,” said team co-captain Kristi Korsberg to the Harvard Crimson. “In a lot of ways, we’re following their lead...
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The Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team had its 2011 season opener against Pequannock on Saturday night. With the loss of 10 seniors after last season, VGR had some big skates fill. They did, but not quite enough: The final score was 4-4. Pequannock’s Liam Kealy was the first to score almost five minutes into the...
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On Monday, November 28, the Verona United U14 girls defeated the Ridgewood Maroons 2-0 in Ridgewood. With the victory, the Verona Strikers clinched their division and ended the season 8-1-1. In the victory Amanda Maguire scored the team’s first goal midway through the first half with a left-footed shot from 16 yards away. The...
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