WEST ORANGE, NJ – At Seton Hall Prep, the bar is set very high each year in sports like basketball and baseball. Under the direction of Finn Tracey, Bob Farrell and Kevin Williams in hoops, and Mike Sheppard Jr. on the diamond, the Pirates have been perennial state powers. In the 21st century, another sport […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – As a head coach in the game of football, West Orange’s Jim Matsakis is used to getting good results. During his tenure at Butler, his team made it to the state finals three times. And at Jefferson High, his team also reached the state championship. This fall, despite the fact that […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In the years that Seton Hall Prep has been located in West Orange, several graduating classes have been quite special. A prime example is the 1991 class which spotlighted basketball star Ira Bowman. In his senior campaign for Coach Bob Farrell in the winter of 1990-91, Bowman led the Pirates to […]
SOUTH ORANGE/WEST ORANGE, NJ – When Marty Berman, the veteran head soccer coach at Seton Hall Prep, was competing for Columbia High School in the 1960s, not all that many people in the area paid that much attention to the sport. True, people might have heard of Pele, the great soccer star from Brazil, but […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – When Seton Hall Prep was located in South Orange, the parochial school was known for producing great teams in sports like football and basketball. Tony Verducci’s grid squads of the late 1970s still rank among the best in state history. Players like linebacker Chet Parlavecchio and back John Merklinger were legendary. […]
t Photos by Steve Ellmore: Nutley vs. Livingston, GNT championship game, May 20, at Doc Goeltz Field in Verona. NUTLEY, NJ – As the head baseball coach at Nutley High School, Bob Harbison has had a number of thrills. But for Harbison, the 2018 diamond campaign will always be one to savor. After a losing […]
ORANGE, NJ – As an athlete and coach, Al Thompson, a 1968 graduate of Orange High School, has experienced a host of thrills in the world of sports. In college at Montclair State, Thompson was a fine back who played on an NCAA Division 2 national championship team in football. Clary Anderson, who was a […]
ORANGE, NJ – At Orange High School, over the years, sports fans have enjoyed watching such talented athletes as Monte Irvin in baseball, Greg Tynes in basketball, and Terrell Willis in football. And on a team basis, Orange fans will always remember such squads as the 1973-74 hoops team which racked up an impressive 29-1 […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – In the rich sports history of Essex County, one of the activities that has always been in the spotlight is track and field. Heck, people still talk about the achievements of such talented performers as Columbia’s Joetta Clark, who starred in the late 1970s, and Essex Catholic’s Marty Liquori, who sparkled […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Nutley vs. Livingston, Greater Newark Tournament final, May 20 NUTLEY, NJ – When a team loses a championship game or championship series, it’s always a disappointing feeling for the players and coaches. But after a loss to Livingston in the Greater Newark Tournament final on the afternoon of May 20 at […]