West Orange HS ice hockey team clinches state tournament berth

West Orange HS ice hockey team clinches state tournament berth

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School ice hockey team continues to build its legacy. The Mountaineers’ 5-1 victory over Bayonne on Saturday, Feb. 5, clinched a berth in the state tournament. “The Bayonne win was a great effort from my team,” WOHS head coach Eddie Scafidi said. “Everyone who hit the ice […]

St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams give impressive efforts

St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams give impressive efforts

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams enjoyed fine action. St. Joseph’s JV boys in the CYO Liberty Division went into the weekend facing a doubleheader: first against the Our Lady of Sorrows Crusaders, then a rematch versus Our Lady of the Lake, Verona. The Celtics were on their home court for […]

Glen Ridge HS boys basketball team has good ECT showing

Glen Ridge HS boys basketball team has good ECT showing

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School boys basketball team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. The 19th-seeded Ridgers defeated No. 30 seed Shabazz, 80-35, in the second preliminary round on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Bryan Moussako had 20 points, Carter Koenig had 14 points, Michael Cifelli had 12, Ryan O’Neil had 11, […]

Glen Ridge HS girls basketball team cruises past Millburn

GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Amayah Melbourne had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Elettra Giantomenico had 14 points, four rebounds and four assists to lead the Glen Ridge High School girls basketball team to a 58–39 road win over Millburn on Tuesday, Feb. 1, in a Super Essex Conference game. Riley O’Sullivan had 12 points […]

Jaguars football trio announces college commitments

Jaguars football trio announces college commitments

EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team, coming off a perfect 13-0 state championship season, enjoyed another celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 2, as three of its seniors officially announced that they have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers on athletic scholarships. Kyle Louis, a 6-foot, 200-pound athlete, […]

Seton Hall Law receives $1 million for endowed professorship

Seton Hall Law receives $1 million for endowed professorship

NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University’s board of regents Chairperson Kevin H. Marino announced last month that he and his wife, Rita Marino, are donating $1 million to establish an endowed professorship at Seton Hall University School of Law. The professor occupying the endowed chair will be known as the Marino Tortorella & Boyle Professor […]

Free cardiac and concussion screenings for young athletes

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Matthew J. Morahan III Health Assessment Center for Athletes at RWJBarnabas Health will provide free cardiac and concussion baseline screenings to young athletes on Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at South Mountain Recreation Complex, Codey Arena, 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. “The screenings … help families […]

East Orange Campus HS boys basketball team wins ECT thriller

East Orange Campus HS boys basketball team wins ECT thriller

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Senior forward Nahum Lewis hit a 3-pointer with less than a second left to lift the seventh-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team to a thrilling 45-44 victory over 10th-seeded Bloomfield in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 5, at EOCHS. The Jaguars won […]

Seton Hall Prep basketball team advances to ECT quarterfinals

Seton Hall Prep basketball team advances to ECT quarterfinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team went 3-0 last week to raise its record to 14-3 on the season and extend its winning streak to five games. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Pirates hosted Immaculate Conception of Montclair at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium in West Orange and defeated the Lions 67-54. […]