The Irvington High School varsity football team will get a shot at redemption. The Blue Knights, under second-year head coach “Smoke” Pierre, will host Wayne Hills this Friday night, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in a game that will decide the North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom White Division championship. It’s the same scenario as last […]
PARSIPANNY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity football team was riding high entering its contest at Parsippany Hills. The Raiders, one of the hottest teams in the area, brought a four-game winning streak after an 0-3 start, facing an equally solid Par Hills squad. But led by quarterback Nick Verducci, the Vikings proved too […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Sunday Oct. 29, 1:01 p.m.) – Senior running back Jeremy Whitherspoon ran for three touchdowns to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity football team to a 43-21 comeback win at Bayonne on Friday night, Oct. 27. The Bengals won their second straight game to improve to 4-3. The win also bolstered their […]
Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield (white jerseys) vs. Nutley, Oct. 26, at Foley Field. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 13th-seeded Bloomfield High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost at fourth-seeded Livingston, 3-1, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Monday, Oct. 30. Senior Anatalia Pena scored the goal […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity girls’ volleyball team defeated West Side, Oct. 26, at home, to win the Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division championship. The victory capped an undefeated season in the division. The Blue Knights, under head coach Paul Tortorella, finished 18-0 in the divison. IHS also improved to 18-2 overall on […]
Photos by Jerry Simon. Nutley (maroon uniforms) vs. Bloomfield, Oct. 26, at Foley Field, Bloomfield. Nutley won, 2-1. NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity girls’ soccer team has enjoyed a highly competitive season. The Lady Raiders, under the guidance of Mike DiPiano, posted a solid run in the Essex County Tournament. As the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Gretchen Gilmore scored two goals and Caroline Keavey and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal to lead the seventh-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team to a 4-1 win over 10th-seeded Florence in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Oct. […]
The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for varsity girls’ volleyball. The following Worrall Community Newspapers teams in Essex County have qualified for their respective state tournaments: Irvington, Orange, East Orange Campus, Columbia and Bloomfield. Columbia will visit Bloomfield in the preliminary round on Oct. 30. First round matches will take place Oct. 31. Group […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Irvington (blue uniforms) vs. Belleville, Oct. 21 IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 28, 5:14 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team defeated Belleville HS by a lopsided score of 84-0 at home on Saturday, Oct. 21. While people have been in an uproar about what they perceived Irvington running […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: West Orange (white uniforms) vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals, Oct. 25, at Millburn HS. MILLBURN, NJ –The top-seeded West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost a heartbreaking decision to fifth-seeded Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals held at Millburn HS on […]