Irvington HS girls’ basketball team tops Central to advance in ECT

Irvington HS girls’ basketball team tops Central to advance in ECT

IRVINGTON – The 18th-seeded Irvington High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated No. 27 seed Central, 47-19, Feb. 6 in the first preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament at IHS. The Blue Knights snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to a 7-8 record. IHS was scheduled to visit 15th-seeded Mount Saint Dominic Academy […]

West Orange HS boys’ soccer standout Zach Brown signs with Temple University

WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School senior Zach Brown signed a National Letter of Intent in accepting a soccer scholarship to Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Brown helped lead the WOHS boys’ soccer team to a magnificent season last fall. The Mountaineers, under head coach Doug Nevins, won the Super Essex Conference-American Division championship […]

Maplewood fencer Jack Woods wins Gold again in Paris; South Orange’s Zander Rhodes also excels

Maplewood fencer Jack Woods wins Gold again in Paris; South Orange’s Zander Rhodes also excels

MAPLEWOOD – History was made in Paris, France, when Maplewood’s Jack Woods, age 14, won Gold and was the first fencer to win this prestigious international event for two years in a row, according to the organizers of the Challenge CEP Marathon Fleuret, 2016 – the world’s largest Youth Men’s (Y15) Foil Event.   Three-hundred […]

Belleville HS boys’ basketball team enjoys three-game win streak

BELLEVILLE – Alcides DosReis scored 13 points and Mohammed Yousef had 11 points to lead the Belleville High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 45-39 win at Glen Ridge on Feb. 2. Andre Velez had nine points; Dave McAllister added five points; Kayson Wilder contributed four points and Ethan Luarca contributed three points for […]

South Orange fourth-grader Madelyn Cicenia helps Synchronized Skating team to Gold medal

SOUTH ORANGE – The Synchroettes Synchronized Skating organization, representing the Essex Skating Club of New Jersey, returned home last week from the 2016 Eastern Sectional Synchronized Skating Championships in Richmond, Va., with a Gold Medal in the Preliminary Division. Thirty teams and close to 600 skaters competed in qualifying rounds with 12 teams proceeding to […]