Top-seeded Seton Hall Prep hoops advances to ECT semifinals

Top-seeded Seton Hall Prep hoops advances to ECT semifinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team won three games recently, to increase its record to 17-3 on the season and extend its winning streak to eight games. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Pirates traveled to Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Irvington to take on Irvington High School. Seton Hall won 63-44 […]

Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team defeats Montclair

Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team defeats Montclair

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Claire O’Farrell had 16 points, Amayah Melbourne had 12 points and Savannah Steele had 10 points to lead the Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team to a 47-39 win at Montclair on Thursday, Feb. 10. The Ridgers improved to 8-8 overall on the season.

Bloomfield HS track athletes impress at sectional meet; BHS’ Keyana Coley-Rice excels at county bowling tourney

Bloomfield HS track athletes impress at sectional meet; BHS’ Keyana Coley-Rice excels at county bowling tourney

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School indoor track-and-field team competed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, championships at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Sunday, Feb. 13. On the girls’ side, Ashley Toro took fourth place in the 800-meter run, Emily Haraka took sixth place in the 1,600-meter run […]

Bloomfield HS female wrestlers advance to state finals

Kira Pipkins, Gianna Faura capture North Region titles

Bloomfield HS female wrestlers advance to state finals

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School wrestlers Kira Pipkins and Gianna Faura won their respective titles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Region girls wrestling tournament held at Franklin High School in Somerset on Saturday, Feb. 12. Pipkins, a junior, posted an 8-0 major decision over Katrina Kling, of Warren Hills, in […]

Bloomfield HS girls basketball team defeats East Side

Bloomfield HS girls basketball team defeats East Side

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Senior Chiara Hilario scored 16 points and senior Aliyah Sanchez had 12 points to lead the Bloomfield High School girls basketball team to a 48-38 home win over Newark East Side on Saturday, Feb. 12, in a Super Essex Conference crossover game. Junior Stella Schmidt and senior Lucy Heyman each had 6 […]

West Orange HS bowlers Kieryn Knox and Taylor Mills capture county tournament titles

West Orange HS bowlers Kieryn Knox and Taylor Mills capture county tournament titles

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School bowlers Kieryn Knox and Taylor Mills won the boys’ and girls’ titles, respectively, at the Super Essex Conference/Essex County individual tournament held at Bowlero Lanes in Belleville on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Knox and Mills qualified for the tournament based on their stellar performances at the SEC/Essex County […]

East Orange Campus HS girls basketball team’s win streak ends

East Orange Campus HS girls basketball team’s win streak ends

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School girls basketball team enjoyed a six-game winning streak that ended with consecutive losses to West Orange.  The fourth-seeded Lady Jaguars lost to fifth-seeded West Orange, 45-43, in the quarterfinal round of the 47th Essex County Tournament at home on Saturday, Feb. 12. East Orange Campus […]

Orange HS boys basketball team tops East Orange Campus

ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — Senior Paul Metellus scored 17 points and senior Prophete LaFleur had 15 points to lead the Orange High School boys basketball team to a 52-43 win over East Orange Campus High School on Tuesday, Feb. 8, in a Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division game at EOCHS. Freshman Gregory Burton and sophomore Dashawn […]

Archdiocese to hold 29th annual Business & Labor Reception on March 1

Archdiocese to hold 29th annual Business & Labor Reception on March 1

NEWARK, NJ — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, will honor Thomas Calimano, senior vice president of institutional asset management for PNC Bank, and John F. Capo, director of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Administrative District Council, at the cardinal’s 29th annual Business & Labor Recognition Reception on Tuesday, March 1, at Mayfair Farms […]

South Orange social work outreach team, community partners collect and distribute coats

South Orange social work outreach team, community partners collect and distribute coats

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The outreach team of the Community Care & Justice program worked with the South Orange Police Department and the South Orange Rescue Squad to collect and distribute coats throughout January. Nearly 150 coats were donated by the community, and the South Orange Rescue Squad held an open house for anyone in need […]