Sports

JV GIRLS’ LANCERS VS PAYNE TECH: Livingston’s junior varsity girls’ basketball team defeated Payne Tech, 33-8, on Thursday, February 8, in the Fitness and Wellness Center. Shown here, Lancer forward Samantha Stecklow scores against the Payne Tech defender.

LANCERS DEFEAT SHABAZZ AND BARRINGER: The LHS boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Shabazz, 58-54, on Senior Night, Thursday, February 1, at home. The Lancers also defeated Barringer, 44-39, in an away game on Tuesday, January 30. Here, Lancer forward Sam Winitch, #21, soars to score over the Shabazz defender. Don Schwartz Photo

WRESTLERS EARN MEDALS: The Livingston High School wrestling team competed in the Essex County Wrestling Tournament on January 24 and 25 at the Codey Arena in West Orange. Six LHS wrestlers placed in their respective weight classes, including Alex Diorio, shown here at center. Diorio, at 157 pounds, pinned all of his opponents throughout the tournament, including a 1:07 pin in the final against Caldwell. Also taking home medals were Joseph Jean Marie, who placed second at 165 pounds; Chris Taddeo, who took fifth at 138 pounds; Jimmy Bonardi, who placed sixth in the 106 pound weight category; Dominic LaPolla, seventh place at 175 pounds; and Christian Giordano, eighth place at 190 pounds.

LANCERS WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT: The Lancers defeated Montclair Kimberley Academy, 5-1, on Saturday, January 27, at the Codey Arena. Livingston was led by two goals from Anthony Cassese, two assists by Matthew Zocks, and ten saves from Goalie Brody Teitelbaum. Shown below, Lancer Matthew Zocks, #10, wins the opening face off against the Cougars. Livingston’s # 11 Zach Silva awaits the puck. The game was also Senior Night, and the graduating seniors – Sean Chen, #15, Zach Silva, #11, and Ryan Zales, #2 – posed for a photograph with their coaches, assistant coach Zach Dorfman, assistant coach Dave Melucci, and head coach Dave Conklin. Don Schwartz Photos

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SENIOR NIGHT: The Livingston High School varsity girls’ basketball team honored their seniors on Senior Night, Friday, January 26, prior to the Newark Tech game. Each senior was introduced with their parents, presented a floral bouquet, and photographed. Shown here are assistant coaches Natalie Pacholec and Cara Dlugo; seniors Alexa Kay, #34, Samantha Mintz, #10, Jordan Spitz, #20, Sydney Rubin, #1; senior team managers Lily Dulman and Erin Hunter; head coach Ashley Addison; and assistant coach Lauren Daughter. Don Schwartz Photo

FENCING TEAMS HOST MATCHES: The Lancer girls’ fencing team beat McNair Academy, 22-5, while the boys’ team won against Ferris High School 16-11. The matches were held in the auxiliary gym on Friday evening, January 26. Shown above, Lancer Valentina Zheng scores against Anshi Patel of McNair. Zheng defeated Patel 5-1 in the girls fencing match. To the left, Livingston fencer Shao Zhu moves in to score against Aarush Lal of Ferris High School. Zhu defeated Lal, 5-2 , in the boy’s match. Don Schwartz Photos

LANCER WRESTLERS WIN: The Livingston High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling team defeated Nutley, 43-33, on Wednesday, January 17 at home in the LHS Fitness and Wellness Center. The meet began with a match between the girls’ teams, followed by a match between the boys’ teams. The Lancer record stands at 8-4. Shown above, left, Livingston 126 pound weight class wrestler Joanna Manoj controls Isabella Winn of Nutley enroute to an 8-3 decision. Above, center, Lancer 144 pound weight class wrestler Alexander Gliatis pins Clark St. Amant of Nutley at 3:00. At right, prior to the Lancers’ wrestling match against Nutley, the team’s seniors were honored. Each senior was introduced with their family, presented with a rose for their mothers, and then photographed under a 2024 balloon.

On January 20, the Girls’ Track and Field team from Livingston High School (LHS) traveled to Ocean Breeze Athletic complex in Staten Island for the Essex County Relays Championships.

First on the track was the Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Led by sophomore Nesta Oji, followed by junior Allie Nankivell, Sophia Wang, and cocaptain Darcy Bialick, the team finished in first with a national qualifying time of 33.82.

Next was the distance medley. Senior co-captain Taylor Dannis ran the 1200M, who handed off to freshman Erika Tiuca for the 400M leg, followed by junior Sarah Nidhan. Anchoring the relay with the 1600M leg was senior co-captain Sophia Paparsenos. The race was tight and everyone ran a personal best. The team finished in third place with a time of 13.41.96.

HOCKEY TEAM BESTED BY CRANFORD: The Livingston boys’ ice hockey team was defeated by the Cranford Cougars, 5-3, on Saturday, January 13. The game took place at the Codey Arena. Above, Lancer right winger Ryan Zales, #2, shoots against the Cranford goalie. The shot deflected off of the goalie’s pads. Directly below, Lancer goalie Brody Teitelbaum, #30, makes the save against the Cranford center forward

LET’S GO LANCERS: Livingston High School’s cheerleading team provided spirit and encouragement during the Lancer boys’ basketball games on Saturday, January 13, in the Fitness and Wellness Center. Above, the junior varsity cheerleaders present a cheer from the stands. Below, the varsity cheerleaders present the traditional Green and White Cheer on the court.