The Hillbillies’ girls basketball team has had a rough start to its 2011-2012 season, dropping games to Cedar Grove and Jonathan Dayton high schools before topping Caldwell in the Caldwell College tournament last night. Through it all, senior Julieanne Mascera has remained a consistent leader on the court. She had nine points against Cedar Grove, and...
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Verona Lacrosse, a program for children in grades K through 8, has opened registration for its spring season. Children in grades K, 1 and 2 are taught the sport in a clinic format on Saturday afternoons from mid-April through early June. Third and fourth graders have separate girls and boys teams that typically play...
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Paige Zebrowski, Shannon Curran and Lauren Smith have been named to the US Lacrosse All-Academic team for the 2011 season. The girls were among more than 1,800 high school girls’ lacrosse players from across the United States chosen for the honor. Varsity head coaches across the country can submit up to five All-Academic players...
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The most successful season in Verona High School lacrosse history came to an end on Tuesday when the Hillbillies fell to Mountain Lakes 13-1 in second round of the state playoffs. The Hillbillies played hard on Mountain Lakes’ home turf and were tied 0-0 at the end of the first quarter. But the Verona...
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The Verona High School boys lacrosse team moves a step ahead in the state playoffs today, May 24, with a match against Mountain Lakes. The game starts at 4 p.m. at Mountain Lakes High School, and you can get there by clicking on the map below. Mountain Lakes is 11-6 on the season and...
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It’s been a good week for the Verona High School boys lacrosse team. The guys had an 18-0 victory over Newark Eastside on Monday and a 16-0 win on Wednesday over Paramus Catholic. With these two wins, the Hillbilly Lacrosse team improves to 11-5 and secures an appearance in the state playoffs. This is...
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Last week Coach Jim Robbins arranged for Robby Starr, a player who has been named to the U.S. Indoor Lacrosse Developmental Team for the next Olympics, to come to Centennial Field to meet with Verona’s 5th and 6th grade players. Starr gave a great shooting demonstration–he shot the ball over 115 mph–coached and played...
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On May 6 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., the Verona High School lacrosse program will be hosting a food fundraiser to help offset the teams’ pay-to-play contribution. “Taste of Verona (and Beyond)” will feature food from restaurants and caterers in Verona and surrounding towns, with wine and beer included. Tickets are $35 per person,...
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The Verona High School boys lacrosse team was 4-0 going into its match against Bernards on Monday afternoon. It had trounced Gov. Livingston of Berkeley Heights 6-3 in miserable weather on Friday, and put up an equally lopsided victory over Nutley (12-8) on Thursday. But Bernards High School was also 4-0 going into Monday’s...
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Taylor DelColle had a heck of a day in Hudson County yesterday. The senior goalie, seconded by junior Jake Facey in the fourth period, had a shutout as the Verona boys lacrosse team rolled up a 16-0 victory over Union City High School. Colin Farawell, Cooper Neale and Greg Schiffenhaus scored three goals apiece....
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