BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and wrestling varsity teams are gearing up for their seasons. The boys’ basketball team will visit Montclair Kimberley, while the girls’ basketball team will host Verona in their season openers on Friday, Dec. 18. The wrestling team will take part in the Mount Olive Tournament […]
ORANGE – Orange resident Dwayne Warren, a junior wide receiver for the Seton Hall Prep varsity football team, also has earned Worrall Media All-Area honors. Warren had 41 receptions for 619 yards and seven TDs, all team highs. SHP, based in West Orange, finished with a 6-3 record, sharing the Super Essex Conference-American Division title with […]
WEST ORANGE – Despite a tough start to the season, the West Orange High School varsity football team showed a never-quit attitude. After beginning 0-5, the Mountaineers managed to win three of their final five games to finish 3-7. WOHS defeated Bloomfield, East Orange Campus and Morristown. Under third-year head coach Jim Matsakis, the […]
SETON HALL PREP – The Seton Hall Prep varsity football team enjoyed a successful 6-3 playoff season under first-year head coach Vito Campanile, sharing the Super Essex Conference-American Division title with Montclair. The Pirates, who lost to Bergen Catholic in the first round of the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs, were led by several outstanding players. […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School varsity football team featured several outstanding players during its 7-3 playoff season. The following players have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: senior offensive guard/defensive tackle Ahmir Copher, junior running back/linebacker Umar Jenkins, senior slotback/free safety Ricarkdo Francis, freshman cornerback Nyquee Hawkins, senior running back/defensive back Al’Jaqua Hawkins, Nyquee’s cousin; […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team endured a season in transition. Al-Majid Hutchins, a 2007 EOCHS graduate who was a standout defensive back for the Jaguars, was promoted to head coach right before the start of training camp in August, after serving as the team’s defensive coordinator under Marion […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity football team enjoyed one of its best seasons. The Raiders, under fourth-year head coach Tom Basile, finished with an 8-2 record, including winning eight straight games to start the season. The last time they started 8-0 was in 1940. NHS lost at Caldwell in the final regular-season game. […]
IRVINGTON – Irvington’s Malik Bakker, a senior running back, rushed for 102 yards on 20 carries to lead the Don Bosco Prep varsity football team to a 21-10 victory over St. Joseph of Montvale in the state Non-Public Group 4 championship game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday night, Dec. 4. Don Bosco […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School varsity football team had a bit of roller coaster season, losing its first five games, then winning the next three before losing the final two to go 3-7. But without a doubt, the Blue Knights featured several standouts. The following IHS players have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: junior […]
IRVINGTON – On Saturday, Dec. 5, Florence Avenue School fourth-grader Jamir Brown of the Irvington-based Jersey Heat Track Club finished fifth in the nation in the 9-year-old boys division at the 2015 AAU Cross-Country National Championships contested in Danville (Decatur area), Ala. Jamir ran a personal-best 11:34.88 in the 3K (1.86 mile) race. This was […]