EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team, which finished a perfect 13-0 season that included the North 1, Group 5, sectional and North, Group 5, regional championships this fall, featured 14 players who earned all–Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division honors. First team offense: Raeden Oliver, senior quarterback. Damon Phillips, senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last week the Seton Hall Prep wrestling team participated in the Sam Cali Battle for the Belt Wrestling Tournament held at Fairleigh Dickinson University–Madison at the Ferguson Recreation Center. Seton Hall entered 12 wrestlers, and four placed in the tournament. At 138 pounds, sophomore Brandon Bauer took home the title belt. […]
VERONA/GLEN RIDGE — The Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team is enjoying a good season so far. The team had a three-game winning streak that was snapped with a 7-3 loss to Mendham on Dec. 26 in the Essex Holiday Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena to move to an 8-3-1 overall record this […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Following their exciting high school season, during which both players had crucial roles in getting the West Orange High School boys soccer team to both the Essex County and the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, finals, Mason Bashkoff and Arthur Rosu traveled to Tampa Bay, Fla., in mid December […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — Yosh Nijman, a 2014 Columbia High School graduate, is a starting left tackle for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL this season. Nijman, shown during a preseason practice for the Cougars in 2013, played at Virginia Tech and signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. The Packers, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team traveled to Matawan High School in Aberdeen Township to participate in the Husky Holiday Classic last week. They went 3-0 to capture the tournament title. In their opener, the Pirates defeated host team Matawan 77-41. Junior Jackson Bleecker led the scoring with 19 points and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Several Irvington High School football team players earned all–Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division honors this season. They are: First team offense: Saquan Gordon, senior quarterback. Famah Toure, junior skill player. Jeffrey Gunn, senior lineman. First team defense: Justin Evans-Jenkins, senior lineman. Tafari Thompson, senior lineman. Lensley Therlonge, senior linebacker. Isaiah Augustin, senior […]
Makhi Green signs with Monmouth; Jasuah Philemon signs with Lehigh
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School seniors Makhi Green and Jasuah Philemon have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers on athletic scholarships. Green, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound running back, signed with Monmouth University, while Philemon, a 6-4, 265-pound defensive lineman, signed with Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. Monmouth and Lehigh compete […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team hosted its holiday tournament to begin the season. WOHS, under head coach Caniece Montague Williams, went 1-2 in the tournament, losing to Holmdel and New Providence before defeating Union City. WOHS this season is led by returning senior guard Kiley Capstraw, returning junior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar performances at the Essex County Indoor Relay Championships on Dec. 30 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. On the girls’ side, Olivia Prescott won the shot put at 42 feet, and Jessica […]