MyVeronaNJ.com went to one of the first games of the 2010-2011 Verona High School boys basketball season with our then brand-new video camera and we caught Anthony Huber calmly nailing a 1-and-1 that basically won the game for Verona. We noted then that it seemed like Huber, then a junior, was coming into his...
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The 14U VBSL Barnstormers team recently played up in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Doubleday Field: (front, L-R) Mike Cifaretto, Luke Connell, Connor McCann, Frank Ferrari, Paul Chanley, Bill Ferrari, Chris Feury; (standing, l-r) Christian Alfano, PJ Walshe, Tanasi Grillias, Coach Paul Chanley, Manager Rich Williamson, Coach Tim Drost, Coach Mike Cifaretto, Nick Verschlieser, Mario Catania,...
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A kids baseball camp run by the assistant baseball coach at James Caldwell High School starts tomorrow at the Verona Community Center and it still has some openings. Tom Gargiulo, who is also the former head coach at Nutley High School, is running the camp for two weeks–August 1 to 5 and August 8-12–from...
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The Verona Baseball & Softball League’s 12U Barnstormer team has taken the championship in its age group. The team played in the Suburban League, against teams from Livingston, Orange, North Newark, Ironbound, Jersey City, Elizabeth, West Orange, and Roseland. The boys finished the season 13 -1 playing in the 12u 50/70 Division. “Working hard...
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Verona’s 11U Barnstormers completed another great summer season with an 11-4 victory over rival Montclair in front of a large crowd at Glenfield Park on Tuesday night. Verona finished the season at 12-2 with their only two loses coming by one run in each game. This is the second championship in three years for...
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The 13U Barnstormers have advanced to the semi-finals of their summer league. The team is 10-3 this season including a 10-6 first round play-off victory against Westfield. They team will play the undefeated and No. 1 seeded team from Bernards (13-0) in the semi-finals tonight at 6 p.m. at Bernards. Pictured above are (first...
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The Verona 11U Barnstormers are headed to the championship game of the Essex/Passaic/Bergen Baseball league. The championship game will be played tomorrow, Tuesday July 26, at 7 p.m. at Glenfield Park. That’s the new turf field that Essex County built on the Montclair/Glen Ridge line just off Maple Avenue in Montclair. This group of...
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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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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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The West Essex Warriors 11U travel baseball team recently completed a perfect season in the Montville Spring league. The Warriors finished the spring season at 12-0. 5 of the 11 Warrior players are from Verona. The championship game was an exciting, close game with the Warriors coming out on top 9-8 over Denville. The...
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