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Tennis Team Advances To State Semifinals
Pity the poor Leonia tennis team, whom Verona will face on Wednesday in the semifinal State tournament match. Once the Leonia players hear of Verona’s trouncing of Emerson High School today in the early rounds of the tournament, how the Verona boys gave up only 1 game in 8 sets, they will surely be shaking [...]
Tennis, Baseball Win; Lacrosse Teams Fall
Verona sports results have been as jumbled as the weather so far this week. In the plus column, the Boys’ Tennis team bested Cedar Grove 5-zip on Monday. Junior Paul Corrente defeated Jake Perazzone 6-1, 6-3 in first singles. Mike Streifer won his second singles matches over Jonathan Chan 6-0, 6-2. In third singles, Noah [...]
Baseball And Tennis Win; Rest Of Verona Struggles
Verona Baseball finally got back on track by defeating Newark Academy 5-3 on the road yesterday. Junior Matt Rosenfeld went the distance on the mound, striking out three and only allowing three runs earning himself his first win of the season. Anthony Pena jacked a two-run homer and Rosenfeld added a two-out RBI as Verona jumped [...]
Monday Sports Recap
There was lots of action for the Hillbillies yesterday. Here’s a brief recap: The Softball team got its second victory of the season by defeatingColumbia 5-3. Marissa Manley went 6 1/3 innings earning herself the win for the Hillbillies. Theresa Lau propelled the offense, knocking in 2 runs, scoring 2 runs, and hitting 2 [...]
Tennis Team Starts Off Hot
The Verona Boys Tennis team started the 2010 season off with a bang by winning its first two matches against Essex County foe Bloomfield and former CHC rival Kinnelon. Verona looked to be in mid-season form in the opener, blanking Bloomfield 5-0. Paul Corrente won his first singles match 6-2, 7-5, while Mike Streifer was [...]
Veteran Tennis Team Ready For Season
The Verona Boys’ Tennis team will not be lacking experience this spring. The Hillbillies bring back their entire starting lineup for the 2010 season and hope to improve upon their 2009 efforts. Led by Senior Captain Noah Herman, the boys have their sights set on a fantastic year. Head Coach Stephen Ruggiero has very high [...]
Girls And Boys Lose In State Quarterfinals
The most successful girls basketball season in a long time came to an end last night. Before a deafening crowd of Hillbilly faithful, the girls succumbed to a potent Belvidere team which possessed a formidable three-point shot and a near-perfect free throw percentage, 53-50. The Verona boys, who traveled to Boonton, also lost in the [...]
Boys Hoops Win In Triple OT
Brian Farrell had 26 points, a career high, to help the Hillbillies beat Montclair Immaculate High School in triple overtime yesterday, 73-71 in Montclair. Eight of the sophomore’s points came after regulation ended; he drained five three-pointers along with 5 field goals. Senior Justin Bruso had 19 and junior Bobby Kaslander had 17. The boys [...]
Boys’ Hoops Seniors Honored
The five senior members of the Boys’ Basketball team were honored in a ceremony before their last home game on Tuesday. The seniors are: Noah Herman, Eddie Nicastro, Justin Bruso, Billy Beyers and Zach Wiznewski. The boys lost to Montclair Kimberley Aacademy 53-41 to bring their record to 9 wins and 8 losses with one [...]
Verona Boys Vanquish Cedar Grove
The Boys’ Basketball team scored a decisive victory over archrival Cedar Grove last night in the Hillbilly gym, 56-49. After a slow first quarter, Verona went on a scoring spree in the second, closing the period leading 23-18 after Eddie Nicastro’s back-to-back three-pointers. Verona held off a fourth-quarter surge by Cedar Grove with the help [...]