Longtime Orange HS head football coach Randy Daniel retires

Longtime Orange HS head football coach Randy Daniel retires

ORANGE, NJ — By now almost everyone in the city of Orange Township has heard the shocking news of the sudden retirement of longtime Orange High School head football coach Randy Daniel.  Daniel had been the head coach for the Tornadoes since 1996 and has been coaching football for more than 30 years. He also […]

Orange HS football team falls to Nutley

Orange HS football team falls to Nutley

NUTLEY, NJ — With a lot on their plate these past few weeks, the Orange High School football Tornadoes dropped their third consecutive game, falling to Nutley, 34-6, on Sept. 18 at Nutley’s Tangorra Field.  After opening the season with a 43-7 loss to Chatham, Orange was forced to forfeit its game against Newark West […]

East Orange Campus HS football team rolls past Bloomfield

East Orange Campus HS football team rolls past Bloomfield

On a day of remembrance, Sept. 11, there was something missing from the steady fanfare at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange: a familiar boom that can be heard several blocks away, yelling a familiar catchphrase — “Touchdown Jaguars!” That catchphrase was from the Jaguars’ longtime public address announcer Mike Davis, who died in the […]

Area schools are ready for normalcy this season

Area schools are ready for normalcy this season

ESSEXT COUNTY, NJ — The countdown is on as area high school football teams prepare for their opening kickoffs with Week 1 games in some of the state’s top showcase events at Montclair State University, William Paterson University and Rutgers University. While they are looking towards the opening kickoffs, the day was highlighted with some […]

Lady Jaguars drop third straight against Lady Colonials

Lady Jaguars drop third straight against Lady Colonials

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Spring football is back! But this time it is the ladies’ turn to take the field. Thanks to the New York Jets in partnership with Nike, and the New Jersey Super Football Conference, eight high schools throughout North Jersey are participating in a pilot flag football league for girls. The game […]

Orange student-athlete reaches huge milestone: 100 career wins

Orange student-athlete reaches huge milestone: 100 career wins

ORANGE, NJ — High school wrestling in the state of New Jersey is often considered to be the domain of more suburban and rural areas of the state. It is also a popular sport that flies under the radar. Orange High School’s wrestling team does not fit the normal profile, but the program has gained […]

Rough Riders slow the Tornadoes’ home opener

Rough Riders slow the Tornadoes’ home opener

ORANGE, NJ — It was an early test for both the Orange Tornadoes and the Newark West Side Rough Riders as they rekindled their rivalry this past Friday evening, Oct. 9, at Bell Stadium in Orange. The last time these two schools met on the gridiron was 2015. Coming into Friday’s game, Orange had won […]

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