Hillside Comets dominate meet with several records and wins
Ehrenfeld leads the shot put with 49-3 while Coles 41-5 and 48-7 mark key placements. Hillside rivals Clark and Union County meet results show Hillside clinching third place as Comets take six firsts despite wet conditions. Coach Hill lauds the team as dynamite for spring before a 2-0 start in season.
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Comets
Ehrenfeld
Coles
Marcus
Hillside
Branch
Joe Hill
Union County
St Clark
Nets
Clark
Naples
Ie Is Clark
Mike Murray
White
Dave Couches
Tom Smith
Mets
Tigers
Hillside Comets Run Streak With Rahway and Union Catholic Wins
Hillside known as the Big Maroon Machine defeated Rahway 57-39 on Wednesday and Union Catholic 76-57 on Saturday to extend their streak to five games and improve to 13-5. Vic Wells led with 28 points against Union Catholic while eight starters scored against Rahway, and coach Joe Silver was absent for the UC game.
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Hillside Comets
Maroon
Rahway
Union Catholic
Comet
Comets
Indians
Ray Nardo
Darren Jones
Vic Wells
Hillside
Wells
Jones
John Soloman
Nets
Comets Waterloo
Leon Chadwick
Hilinks
Chadwick
Tom Dolan
Joe Silver
Union County
Larry Coppola
Maroon Machine
Coach Silver
New York
St. Mary’s-Hillside
Jeff Britton
Dave Summers
Britton
Hillside Comets salvage relay meet with strong sprint legs
Hillside sprint relay faced a setback when a hurdle knocked a runner off pace. Allen and Naples sped through 7.8 and 7.9, boosting Hillside to fourth. Irv Clark led a 3:38.8 mile relay to claim third as Douches sat out and JV star Coppola’s squad seeks fresh shot putters. Darren Jones struggles and a shaken week ends with uniform theft after Union Catholic game.
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Doug Ferrigno
Allen
Naples
Hillside
Douches
Irv Clark
Mike Murray
Juan Nesmith
Scott Koblenz
Comets
Russ Ehrenfeld
Bryant Coles
Jay Marcus
Timmy Branch
Coppola
Union County
Darren Jones
Union Catholic
Millburn
Hillside girls fall to Union Catholic in first Union County game
Hillside High Comettes lost 65 42 to undefeated Union Catholic in the first round of the Union County Tournament. Kris Kirchner dominated with 33 points and 24 rebounds guiding UCath to a 65-42 win after a close start. Judy Caswell sparked Hillside with early steals and a basket on a strong first period.
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Hillside High
Kris Kirchner
Union Catholic
Union County
Union Cath
Olic
Kirchner
Comettes
Hillside
Judy Caswell
Ucath
Comnettes
Cath
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