WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 14th-seeded West Orange High School softball team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. The Mountaineers defeated No. 19 seed Technology, 22-3, in the preliminary round on Wednesday, May 1, at home. Senior Mikayla Nathan went 4-for-4 with three singles, a double and an RBI. Nathan also pitched three innings […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The No. 9 seed Columbia High School boys lacrosse team defeated No. 8 seed Millburn, 5-4, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, May 4, at Millburn. The Cougars extended their winning streak to four games and improved to 6-5 on the season. Senior Max Gigante had […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School baseball team, seeded No. 3, lost a heartbreaking 5-4 decision in 13 innings to No. 14 seed Bloomfield in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament at Underhill Field. The game was on Friday, May 3, but was stopped and suspended. It was resumed and completed […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 14th-seeded Bloomfield High School baseball team upset No. 3 seed Columbia, 5-4, in 13 innings in the first round of the Greater Newark Tournament at Underhill Field in Maplewood. The game was on Friday, May 3, but was stopped and suspended. The game was resumed and completed on Saturday, May 4. […]
Girls lacrosse co-captain wears his Hobart College No. 15 in his honor
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Skylar Lassiter steps on the lacrosse field, she undoubtedly is inspired by her late grandfather, George Lassiter, who was an All-American lacrosse player at Hobart College (Geneva, N.Y.) in the 1950s. In fact, Skylar wears No. 15 on her jersey, the same number that her grandfather wore. The senior co-captain […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School track and field teams produced strong efforts at the Essex County Relay Championships on Friday, May 3, at Livingston. The following are their highlights: EOCHS boys: The 4×400-meter relay team took first place in 3 minutes, 24.36 seconds. The 4×100 relay team took third place […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School track and field teams produced strong efforts at the Essex County Relay Championships on Friday, May 3, at Livingston. The following are their highlights: IHS girls: In the 400-meter hurdles, senior Nouseline Georges took first place in 1 minute, 05.99 seconds; sophomore Sharifa Trocard took sixth place in […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School boys volleyball team enjoyed a strong run in the Essex County Tournament. Under head coach Emily Guydan, the seventh-seeded Tornadoes defeated No. 26 seed Bard, 25-11, 25-9, in the preliminary round on Wednesday, April 24, at home and defeated No. 10 seed Payne Tech, 25-12, 25-23, in the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will take place Tuesday, June 11, at Belleville High School’s Doc Ellis Field/Municipal Stadium. This will be the 30th game of the classic, which began in 1993. The game was not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID–19 pandemic. It will also […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The fourth-seeded Bloomfield High School boys volleyball team gave a good effort in the Essex County Tournament semifinals, as they lost to top-seeded Livingston, 25-21, 27-25, Friday, May 3. BHS hosted the ECT semifinals. Senior Ezekiel Awkward had 13 kills, junior Desmond Comer had four blocks, junior Steven Echeverri had six digs, […]