WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 11th-seeded West Orange High School baseball team was scheduled to visit No. 6 seed Nutley in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament on Tuesday, May 10, after press time. The winner was scheduled to play third-seeded Caldwell in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, May 11. West Orange defeated Livingston, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team hopes to make a good run in the Greater Newark Tournament. The Mountaineers, seeded 11th, will visit sixth-seeded Nutley in the first round on Friday, May 6. The winner will face the winner of No. 3 seed Cadwell and No. 14 seed Montclair Kimberley […]
ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. — Millburn High School, the reigning champion, received the No. 1 seed in the 89th baseball Greater Newark Tournament. Montclair is the No. 2 seed. Caldwell is the No. 3 seed and Seton Hall Prep is the No. 4 seed. Seton Hall Prep, based in West Orange, is in the Worrall Media […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team defeated Glen Ridge, 3-2, in eight innings on Wednesday, April 13, in Glen Ridge. Senior Noah Stennett hit a homer and drove in all three runs for the Mountaineers. Sophomore Eli Cohen had two singles in four at-bats, and junior Curtis Battle and senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team defeated Caldwell and Belleville in consecutive games. Riley Moses went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, and Amir Stewart had a single and an RBI in the 5-2 win at Caldwell on Monday, April 4, for the team’s first win of the season. Matthew Bove and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team dropped a tough 5-4 decision to Verona in the season opener on Friday, April 1. Curtis Battle and Jason Lamont Jackson each had a single and an RBI, and Riley Moses had a double and an RBI. Matthew Bove went 1-for-3 with a triple […]
First-year head coach Blumkin excited as Mountaineers seek to have strong season
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tim Blumkin, the new West Orange High School head baseball coach, is looking forward to leading the Mountaineers this spring. The team has great chemistry, he said, which bodes well for a successful season. “I’m extremely excited for this opportunity in my new role,” Blumkin said in an email to the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in baseball and softball. Baseball In the American Division, first team honors went to Millburn High School’s Daniel Cifu; Montclair High School’s Anthony Anzaldi, Brett Janifer and Jeremy Sacks; Nutley High School’s Lou Raffaelli; Bloomfield High School’s Nico Ong and Andre […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Past and present connected on the baseball field at West Orange High School May 21 and 22 as the Mountaineers recognized alumni from the Mountain High School Rams and West Orange High School Cowboys. “Throwback Weekend” featured two evenings of Mountaineer baseball, with players wearing the jerseys of the Mountain High […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ –The West Orange High School varsity baseball team, which finished with a solid 14-9 record this season, featured six players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. Senior third baseman Tyree Bradley and senior outfielder/pitcher Chris Walker made First Team; senior center fielder Vincent DeSantis and senior shortstop/second baseman Aaron Puryear made […]