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Ilyas Jaber (No. 10) was one of the seniors honored October 20 during Senior Night. The eight senior members of the Franklin High School boys’ soccer team were honored before the October 20 game with their Senior Night. The senior players honored were: Zafir AliIlyas JaberTyler KobylinskiKwaku OwusuBrett PallayMiguel Reyes-RiveraShreyas SantoshVernon Spencer Also on the squad and honored were: Ashley …

The three senior players on the Franklin High School field hockey team were honored at the Senior Day on October 14. Sponsored by the Franklin Athletics Booster Club, the event also featured gifting flowers to seniors on the visiting North Plainfield team. The Franklin seniors honored were Chinelo Agwuegbo, Molly DeFilippis and Madison Luck. Here are some scenes from the …

The girls’ tennis team’s seniors were honored on October 14. The dozen Franklin High School seniors on the girls’ tennis team were honored October 14. Each player was acknowledged separately by FHS Athletic Director Ken Margolin and given a special pillow. Those honored were: Abhigya BavuluriAditi JacobDhruvi MehtaChristina MidgettePriya PatelMalinda QianMya RobertsonBhavya SadasivuniSharaddha SinghRuti UbrianiLeticia Viedma MendozaAlexa Westcott The team …

The Franklin High School girls’ tennis team celebrated Senior Day in a big way October 14, defeating Somerville High School 4-1. Freshman Pia Donnelly won the first singles match, 6-1 and 6-3, second singles was won by Senior Aditi Jacob, 6-1 and 6-3, and third singles was won by Senior Malinda Quain, 6-4, 6-4. The tandem of Seniors Dhruvi Mehta …

The Franklin High School girls’ tennis team split the two doubles matches, but fell short in singles as the Lady Warriors were defeated by the Mountaineers on October 12, 3-2. In Second Singles, Franklin’s Aditi Jacob defeated Maddie Ahlbeck 6-2 and 6-3. Franklin also took First Doubles, with Dhruvl Mehta and Christina Midgette defeating the Mountaineers’ Chloe Capuano and Emma …

The Franklin High School field hockey team couldn’t overcome the aggressive offense posed by Watchung Hills on October 12, falling 8-0. Lady Warriors goalie, Junior Rebecca Russo, posted 15 saves on the day. With the loss, Franklin falls to 3-10-1 overall, and 1-8-1 in the Skyland Conference. Here are some scenes from the game:

The ceremony was attended by friends and family. The eight Seniors on the Franklin High School cross-country team had their day on October 12. Sponsored by the Franklin Athletics Booster Club, the Class of 2022’s Senior Night was held in the afternoon at Warrior Stadium. The Seniors honored were Tedros AberaBlessing AssoumanyKiara CharlesChristopher CostaSrividiya KoppoluKevin LuckAmav SatishLeo TwomblyCyprianni Stewart Also …

The Franklin High School girls’ soccer team bested the Colonia Patriots 2-0 October 11. Freshman Arden Gray put the Lady Warriors on the board in the first period with an assist by Raquel Garces. Anahi Balbuena added an insurance goal in the second period. With the win, the Lady Warriors improve to 3-8-2 overall and 1-7-1 in the Skyland Conference. …

The Franklin High School boys’ soccer team bounced back after its heartbreaking loss to Hillsborough by beating up on Passaic Charter, 6-0 on October 11. Senior Tyler Kobylinski scored twice in the contest, the first in the first period on an assist from Senior Kwaku Owusu, and the second in the second half, on an assist from Senior Ilyas Jaber. …

The varsity baseball and softball teams may soon have dugouts on their fields. (File photo.) Dugouts for Franklin High School’s varsity baseball and softball teams are among the projects schools officials will be discussing with the district’s architects. The Board of Education at its September 23 meeting approved a $55,000 contract with SSP Architects for the dugouts’ design, bidding and …