Sports

The Verona Boys’ Tennis Team swept Palisades Park High School today, 5-0, in the State sectional championship at Montclair Kimberley Academy. The match was closer than the lopsided final score would indicate. Senior Noah Herman, third singles, quickly dispatched his opponent, 6-1, 6-2, and a bit later junior Paul Corrente followed suit 6-3, 6-1,...
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Today at the Super Essex Conference Golf Championships at Forest Hills Golf Club in Bloomfield, the Verona golf team scored 471, good for fourth place, behind Livingston, Glen Ridge and Nutley. Even more impressive for the Hillbillies was the fact that Verona junior Will LaRiccia was the individual tournament champion, shooting a 79, the...
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Before this weekend’s Group I sectional track meet had even begun, Verona Girls’ Track coach Gene Leporati had a feeling it would come down to the wire–the final event, 1,600-meter relay. After Friday’s events, Verona had a 23-point lead, but as he warned his girls on the bus on Friday evening, that cushion would...
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This has been quite a year for the Verona Boys’ Tennis team, as they proved once again in their semifinals match against Leonia on Thursday. It was top-seeded Verona all the way to a 5-0 win, with strong play from what has been a strong team. In first singles, Verona’s Paul Corrente, defeated Andy...
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Last night, the Verona softball team, seeded 16th and last in the state tournament, very nearly pulled off a stunning upset of #1 seeded Park Ridge, in Park Ridge. Verona got on the board first, driving in four runs in the first inning alone.  Park Ridge finally scored three runs in the fourth inning, ...
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The Softball team could have been intimidated going into Monday’s matchup with Millburn. Millburn was on a tear, having won the previous four games straight. Their record was 13-8 to Verona’s 5-11. And in the previous game between the two, Millburn won, in a close contest that had been within Verona’s grasp. But instead...
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The Verona Girls’ and Boys’ Track teams held their own over the weekend in the Essex County Championships at Montclair High School. Competing against nearly 20 county schools, the Verona teams came in 7th (girls) and 9th (boys). Rebecca Slotkin was the only first-place finisher from Verona. Her 11-0 vault tied the meet record...
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Caroline Brenneis was on fire Saturday, scoring 5 goals for the Verona Girls’ Lacrosse team in a game against the Morristown-Beard School. But though there was high scoring across the board from the Verona team and good defense, it was not enough to defeat Mo-Beard. The opening round of the state playoffs ended with...
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We’re not Wimbledon, we’re not Flushing Meadows. But Verona does have some outdoor tennis venues and, with the weather finally headed in the direction of spring, we thought it might be helpful to go over the rules for playing on them. There are eight outdoor courts in Verona: two at the pool, three at...
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Why should the kids have all the fun? Now adults who want to kick a soccer ball around can have a turn too in a new league that has been formed by the Verona United Soccer Club. Coed teams play every Thursday at 10 p.m. under the lights at Centennial Field. Anyone who is...
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