The Verona-Glen Ridge hockey team defeated West Essex High School 4-3 on Friday night in the first of two meetings they have this season. West Essex was the first to put the puck in the back of the net; however, Glen Ridge junior Michael Lloyd answered with a goal of his own. Matt Lander,...
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The Verona boys basketball team battled back from a nine point first-quarter deficit to top West Essex 37-35. Senior Anthony Huber led the Hillbillies with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Braschi had four rebounds, four assists, four steals and seven points in the effort. The game marked the long-awaited return of Senior Captain...
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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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Here are some of the headlines from the towns around Verona this week: Eight different police departments converged on West Essex High School on Tuesday after the North Caldwell police were tipped that a female student had possibly brought a gun inside the school. Police removed the student from the school, and, after searching...
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Verona High School senior Sean Shabazian and junior Colin Farawell both took first place in their respective weight classes in the District wrestling tournament this weekend at West Essex High School. Both defeated opponents from West Orange High School to take their titles; Shabazian won the 171 weight class by decision and Farawell the...
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It isn’t just Olympic athletes who are going for the gold right now. All four winter sports teams at VHS–Basketball, Wrestling, Hockey and Winter Track–are entering the final phase of season play and, we are proud to say, all have qualified to compete in the early rounds of state championship play. After placing second...
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