ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School boys basketball team won three games last week to extend its winning streak to four and improve to 12-9 on the season. OHS defeated Belleville, 62-49, Tuesday, Jan. 30, on the road. Senior forward A’Juwan Tiggs had 23 points, nine rebounds and three assists; senior forward Jamesly Philippe had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team defeated Morris Knolls and Newark Tech in consecutive games. Senior guard Jaden Pearson had 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals to lead the Blue Knights to a 47-45 home win over Morris Knolls on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Sophomore Jazmir Taylor had 12 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington native Raheem Morris is getting another shot at being an NFL head coach. Morris reportedly has been named as the Atlanta Falcons head coach. The 1994 Irvington High School graduate, who got his first NFL head-coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 years ago and was recently the defensive coordinator […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School indoor track and field teams posted stellar showings at the Essex County Athletic Directors Association’s Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 28. On the girls side, Corbin Raston won both the 55-meter dash […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Jesse Gibbs, a senior, won the third-place medal in the 215-pound weight class to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Gibbs pinned David Cheng of Millburn in 1 minute and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar showings at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Championships on Sunday, Jan. 28. On the boys side, Shakur Taylor won the 200-meter dash in 21. 70 seconds and Jordane Johnson took fifth […]
Belleville coach combines his passions by opening local beer-making place
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Mark Costa has a passion for making beer. He also has a strong love for the sport of soccer. For the Bloomfield resident, who coaches soccer in Belleville, it was a win-win for him to open up a soccer-inspired brewery in the town where he lives. The brewery, Varitage Brew Works, located […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team defeated Newton, 6-0, Sunday, Jan. 28, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange for its third win in a row to improve to 10-4-1 on the season. Verona senior Jack McEvoy had three goals and one assist, GR senior Pyotr Sysak had […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Columbia High School indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar showings at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 28. The girls team finished third overall in the team standings. Senior Gianna Green took third place in the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The 16th-seeded Irvington High School boys basketball team nearly pulled off a monumental upset in the Essex County Tournament. The Blue Knights led 33-28 at halftime against top-seeded Immaculate Conception of Montclair in the round of 16 on Saturday, Jan. 27. Immaculate tied it 45-45 at the end of the third quarter […]