ORANGE, NJ – Merlin Senat and Pierre Senat, both brothers, enjoyed stellar performances to lead the Orange High School varsity wrestling team at the District 9 tournament at Nutley HS, Feb. 16. Pierre, a senior, finished in second place in the 120-pound weight class. In the finals, he lost to Delbarton’s Anthony Clark by technical […]
ORANGE, NJ – The 17th-seeded Orange High School boys varsity basketball team fell at No. 16 seed Newark Tech, 64-60, in the first round (round of 16) o the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9. Elijah Thompson had 20 points; Rasheed Johnson had 12 points and Giovanni Peterkin had 10 points for the Tornadoes, who had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Go West, young men. Orange High School seniors Nigil Thomas and Trevion Thomas, no relation, both signed letters of intent on National Signing Day, Feb. 6 in accepting athletic scholarships to New Mexico Highlands University to play football. Nigil is a linebacker, while Trevion will play cornerback. Trevion also played on offense […]
ORANGE, NJ – Giovanni Peterkin and Elijah Thompson each scored nine points to lead the 17th-seeded Orange High School boys varsity basketball team to a 44-40 win over No. 32 seed Glen Ridge in the preliminary second round of the Essex County Tournament Feb. 2. Rhalik Reid had seven points; Hassan Hester and Rasheed Johnson […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team continues to gain good experience despite its struggles. Junior point guard Rasheed Johnson scored 16 points and freshman guard K-Jay Robinson had 10 points in the 42-39 loss to Montclair on Jan. 22. Junior forward Giovanni Paterkin had six points and Rhalik Reid had […]
ORANGE, NJ – Izaiah Poole scored 13 points with five rebounds and four assists and Mario Gunn had 11 points and eight rebounds to lead the East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 50-47 win over Orange High School during the 10th Annual Orange High School M.L.K. Classic on Jan. 21 […]
ORANGE, NJ – The 10th Annual Orange High School M.L.K. Basketball Classic will be held Monday, Jan. 21. The schedule is as follows: Girls OHS vs. Newark West Side, 11 a.m. Boys Barringer vs. West Orange, 1 p.m. Newark Tech vs. American History, 3 p.m. Orange vs. East Orange Campus, 5 p.m. Admission is charged. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Orange High School, 54-53, in the Joe Silver Tournament at Hillside on Dec. 27. Mario Gunn had 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocks; Izaiah Poole had 13 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals and Justin Singh-Smith had 11 […]
ORANGE, NJ – Losing everything in a house fire is one of the most devastating tragedies a family can ever endure. And to have it occur around the holidays makes it even more heartbreaking. Unfortunately, that was what happened to an Orange High School senior student-athlete and her family on Dec. 13. The story touched […]
ORANGE, NJ – One of the nation’s top-ranked cornerbacks, Orange High School senior Nyquee Hawkins signed with Virginia Tech to continue his football career on athletic scholarship. In front of family members, friends, coaches and administrators, Hawkins made it official during a ceremony in the OHS cafeteria on Wednesday morning, Dec. 19, on National Signing […]