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The Eagles fifth graders will be playing in the finals of the prestigious Wyckoff Invitational Football Tournament on Saturday in Wyckoff against Paramus. Coach Frungillo’s squad scored two impressive wins this week, 21-0 over Ridgewood and 12-6 over Wyckoff. Against Ridgewood, Nick Giuliano opened the scoring with a quarterback keeper around left end giving...
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William F. “Bucky” Hatchett, who passed away last month at age 84, received many awards and accolades during his lifetime. He was inducted into the Verona High School Hall of Fame, Essex County Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He was also the only man in the history of Rutgers University...
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Yes, according to the official scoreboard the Verona High School girls soccer team did not win Tuesday night’s state semifinal against New Providence. But the final score, 3-2 in double overtime, doesn’t begin to reflect what the girls accomplished in the game, and the season that preceded it. The girls were 13-8 in regular...
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The Verona girls soccer team marched through the competition in North 1 Group 1 all the way to a victory over Midland Park on November 10. Tomorrow night, Tuesday November 15, Verona will be taking on New Providence, the victor of North 2 Group 1. New Providence was the No. 1 seed in its...
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The Verona Hillbillies topped the Dayton Bulldogs 28-14 in Saturday action at Verona’s Thomas Selitto Field. On the opening play Freshman QB Frank Ferrari was knocked out of the game temporarily and Dean DiNicola stepped in to help the Hillbillies. Once back in the game, Ferrari hit TE Luke Sniatkowski on a 10-yard strike...
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In the end, they surprised everyone, including perhaps themselves. The Verona High School girls soccer team, which entered the North Jersey Section 1, Group 1 playoffs as the number 9 seed, has knocked off Midland Park to take it all. The girls had marched with complete determination through the playoffs, picking off team after...
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The Eagles BJV White team rolled to a 25-12 victory over Caldwell, improving their record to 5-2. Coach Frungillo opened up the offense in building a 25-0 halftime lead, and then called off the dogs in the second half. Matt Frungillo scored first for the Eagles, following blocks from Michael Johnson, Matt Aldiero, and...
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Verona’s boys soccer team defeated Pompton Lakes, 1-0, on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 tournament. Playing before the largest crowd of the season at Centennial Field, the Hillbillies scored the only goal of the game midway into the first half when senior midfielder Dominick Gagliano...
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Verona senior captain Torsten Kolind broke up a scoreless tie with his goal four minutes into the second half of Wednesday night’s victory over Butler in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 boys soccer playoffs. Kolind converted a crossing pass from senior Connor Waldron to put the Hillbillies (16-1)...
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The Verona Recreation Department has made some changes to the boys suburban basketball tryouts. The tryouts will now be held on Thursday, November 10 beginning at 2 p.m. According to the Rec Department, 6th grade boys will go first at 5 p.m., followed by 5th grade boys at 6 p.m., 7th grade boys at...
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