The 139 students of the Verona High School Class of 2010 are heading out to some 78 colleges, universities, community colleges and technical schools in the fall. They will be going into the military, volunteering abroad and walking straight into the working world. They will be studying in many different parts of the U.S.,...
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The Verona Track Team had an impressive showing among the top athletes from about 40 schools in the Group championships this weekend in South Plainfield. Verona had two golds: Rebecca Slotkin, who won the pole vault with a height of 10-06 and Dave Oster, who won the Group title in the 3,200-Meter Run for...
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The dominance of the Verona track program continued unabated yesterday, as both the boys’ and girls’ teams swept the Super Essex Conference Championships at Shabazz High School in Newark. Despite a late start due to rain and high winds throughout the day, the boys shone with 132 points to #2 West Essex’s 82 and...
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On Friday the Girls’ and Boys’ Track teams competed in the Essex County Relays at Livingston High School. The Girls placed 6th overall out of 20 teams; the boys placed 10th overall. Columbia, Livingston and West Orange High School came in first, second and third respectively. Once again the girls shone in the pole...
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With a great mix of new and old faces, the Hillbillies Boys’ Track Team is well rounded and extremely focused on the upcoming season. Dave Oster, who absolutely dominated the cross country field this fall, looks to continue his success in the spring season. He will be running in the 3200m, the 1600m, and...
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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...
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Both the girls and boys basketball teams handily defeated their opponents in the opening round of state tournament play yesterday. The girls, who played at home, handed Sussex Tech a 47-19 defeat. The boys, who travelled to Butler, cruised to a 67-52 victory. Noah Herman had 22 for the boys, which included 3 threes...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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