Seton Hall Prep’s Sheppard Jr. notches his 800th victory

Seton Hall Prep’s Sheppard Jr. notches his 800th victory

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team went 4-1 last week to raise its record to 13-3-1 on the season. On a cool afternoon at Millburn High School on May 10, Seton Hall Prep defeated their Super Essex Conference–American Division rival 11-2. This victory gave head coach Mike Sheppard Jr. his 800th […]

Bloomfield boys volleyball falls to Payne Tech. 2-0

Bloomfield boys volleyball falls to Payne Tech. 2-0

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On May 10, Payne Technology’s boys volleyball team defeated Bloomfield 2-0. The Bengals lost the first game 25-11, but rallied for the second game, turning it into a true nailbiter. Nevertheless, Payne Tech. pulled out the win 26-24. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon

Nutley BOE names JD Vick as head varsity football coach

Nutley BOE names JD Vick as head varsity football coach

NUTLEY, NJ — At the April Board of Education meeting, the board voted to appoint JD Vick as head varsity football coach at Nutley High School. Vick has been with the program since 2004 and served as interim head football coach in 2019, when coach Steve DiGregorio was on medical leave. “It’s an honor to […]

Seton Hall Prep lacrosse stuns Delbarton

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall Prep lacrosse — ranked second in the Star-Ledger Top 20 and ranked 23rd in the country by Inside Lacrosse Magazine — defeated Delbarton — ranked No. 1 in the Star-Ledger Top 20 and No. 10 in the country by Inside Lacrosse Magazine — on Wednesday, April 28, in convincing […]

Seton Hall Prep baseball undefeated over the last two weeks

WEST ORANGE, NJ — After going 1-2-1 to start the 2021 baseball season, the Pirates have won eight straight games to improve their record to 9-2-1 on the season.  They started the streak by defeating Nutley 3-2 in nine innings at Porcello Field. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, junior Luke Mahala […]

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 […]

A winning week for the Bloomfield Bengals

A winning week for the Bloomfield Bengals

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — For the week of May 3, the Bloomfield Bengals saw many wins. The golf team continued to excel, sweeping three league matches against West Orange, Belleville and Nutley to ensure qualification for the state team tournament. Boys tennis also had an unblemished week as the players captured the Mayor’s Cup with triumphs […]

SEC announces ‘all conference’ swimming teams

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The selections of the Super Essex Conference “all conference” swim teams were calculated by reviewing the fastest recorded times this past season. Because of the pandemic, no SEC championship meet was conducted. Named to the boys swimming first team were: Seton Hall Prep’s Jaeden Yburan, Dylan Negron, Richard Poplawski and Jack […]