WEST ORANGE – As a youngster, Kyrie Irving honed his basketball skills while growing up in West Orange. Irving fulfilled his dream to reach the National Basketball Association. In fact, he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011 following his freshman year at Duke University. Irving quickly become one of the best […]
Photo caption: Irvington High School senior Ali Abbas, seated middle, signed with the University of Buffalo during a ceremony on Friday, June 17. Seated with Abbas are his mother, Mariama Yusifu, left, and sister, Amina Abbas. Standing from left are IHS head football coach Ashley Pierre, IHS athletic academic advisor Stephanie Kaplan, IHS athletic […]
SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD – Wilber’s Painting captured the South Orange/Maplewood Majors 70 Baseball League championship.
BLOOMFIELD (updated Tuesday June 14, 3:39 p.m.) – Four Bloomfield High School graduating seniors helped the East All-Star team defeat the West All-Star team, 16-12, in the 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic at Robeson Stadium in East Orange on Monday night, June 13. The four Bengals who played in the game […]
IRVINGTON – Irvington High School offensive tackle Dejah Grier, pictured No. 70, participated in the 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange on Monday night, June 13. The East All-Star team, comprising seniors from Essex County and eastern Passaic County, defeated the West All-Star team, comprising […]
EAST ORANGE – Orange High School’s Myril Zero and East Orange Campus High’s Keneek Tomlinson helped the East All-Star team to a 16-12 win over the West All-Star team in the 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School All-Star Football Classic at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange on Monday night, June 13. The East team […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team competed in one of the toughest divisions in the state, the American Division of the Super Essex Conference. The Bengals had to face such strong teams as Mount Saint Dominic Academy, West Essex and Nutley in divisional play. Though they only won one game in the […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity softball team posted a successful 13-12 overall record this season, including a 7-5 record in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. The Cougars, under head coach Cliff Smith, hope to build off this year’s success as they return seven of nine starters for next season,. Smith also said a […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity softball team, despite finishing with an 8-16 record, featured several players who have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division and Worrall Media All-Area honors. They include shortstop Nahtali Simpson (First Team on both All-SEC-Liberty and All-Area); catcher Chyna Chitty (Second Team All-SEC-Liberty and First Team All-Area); left […]
Correction: The Second Team and Honorable Mention is for All-SEC-Independence Division. EAST ORANGE (Updated Tuesday June 14, 11:16 a.m.) – The East Orange Campus High School varsity softball team, which finished with a stellar 15-3 overall record, including winning the co-championship of the Super Essex Conference-Independence Division with an 11-1 divisional record, boasted eight players […]