SOUTH ORANGE / NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University will celebrate its 166th baccalaureate commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 24, at the Prudential Center, 165 Mulberry St. in Newark, at 9 a.m. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver the commencement address. The ceremony will be livestreamed on the university’s website at www.shu.edu. “The secretary-general […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 10th-seeded Glen Ridge High School baseball team dropped a tough 10-6 decision to seventh-seeded Bloomfield in the Greater Newark Tournament on Monday, May 9, at Bloomfield Middle School field. Chris Mitzak went 2-for-3 with two singles and three RBIs, Michael Cifelli went 2-for-4 with a single and a solo home […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fifth-seeded Columbia High School boys lacrosse team lost to Montclair, 11-4, in the Essex County Tournament on Tuesday, May 3. Sumner Verdun had three goals, and Aidan Kemp had a goal. The Cougars bounced back with a 12-6 win over Montclair Kimberley Academy on Friday, May 6, at Underhill Field. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School softball team defeated Caldwell, 10-0, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Wednesday, April 4. Maisie Pietruski went 1-for-2 with a single and three RBIs, and Mady Rowell went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Tess Schram had a single and an RBI. […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Brandon Doubek went 3-for-5 with two singles, a home run, and five RBIs to lead the Columbia High School baseball team to an 8-6 win over perennial power Seton Hall Prep on Wednesday, May 4, in West Orange in a Super Essex Conference game. Luke Nomura went 2-for-4 with two singles […]
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 — Harvard. Yale. Cornell. NYU. Columbia. Northwestern. Rutgers. Brown. What do these prestigious universities all have in common? Graduating seniors from West Orange High School will begin their college careers at these distinguished institutions of learning, with many more students attending other esteemed halls of learning as well. On May 5, students […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In its only game last week, Seton Hall Prep baseball dropped an 8-6 decision to Columbia at Porcello Field on Wednesday, May 4. Columbia opened the scoring in the second inning when Brandon Doubek hit a two-run single to center field. The Pirates cut the Cougar lead to 2-1 when junior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — This past week, the top-seeded Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team increased its record to 11-2 and seven victories in a row when it defeated Glen Ridge, 12-1, and Montclair, 14-4, in the Essex County Tournament to reach the finals for the 16th time and 11th consecutive year. The Pirates were scheduled […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — After several delays, a signing day ceremony was held on Friday, May 6, for West Orange High School senior Kiley Capstraw, who will be attending Yale University and playing Division 1 basketball on a full scholarship. Friends, teammates, coaches and family turned out to recognize one of the many accomplishments Capstraw […]