Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team getting back to winning tradition

  WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 5, 10:42 a.m.) – In the winter of 1977-78, Seton Hall Prep emerged for the first time as a state power in high school hockey, capturing the Gordon Cup in the New Jersey Interscholastic League. A key player for John Warchol’s squad was a superb freshman forward named […]

Seton Hall Prep hockey team moves to 2-0-1

WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 5, 10:35 a.m.) – The Seton Hall Prep hockey team had a great week, going 1-0-1 to raise its record to 2-0-1 on the season. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Pirates traveled to Lisa McGraw Rink on the campus of Princeton Day School and defeated them in come-from-behind fashion, […]

Quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson leads DePaul HS football team to state title victory

WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Sunday Dec. 3, 7:37 p.m.)  – With his future college head coach in attendance, Ta’Quan Roberson certainly showed he knows what it takes to deliver a state championship. The junior quarterback accounted for the only touchdown of the game in directing the top-seeded DePaul Catholic High School varsity football team to […]

Nutley Female Athlete of the Month

Lauren Holden NHS senior, girls’ soccer “Lauren started every game in four years at sweeper for us. It is a huge accomplishment. I truly feel that she is one of the best defenders in the state. You really can’t replace a player like Lauren. It is going to be very difficult to do so, but […]

Nutley Male Athlete of the Month

Kevin Zhang – NHS junior Boys’ cross-country How did you get interested in cross-country? A few of my friends were on the cross- country team freshman year and they really liked it. Because of that, I decided I’d give cross-country a try sophomore year. What’s going through your head when you are running? When I’m running, […]

Nutley HS winter schedules

NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity winter teams will gear up for their seasons. The ice hockey team will open the season Friday, Dec. 1. The team is coming off a 12-8-4 season last winter. Here are the schedules: Boys Basketball Dec. 15, at Arts, 7 p.m. Dec. 19, Weequahic, 4 p.m. Dec. […]

Community First U9 soccer teams enjoy successful seasons

MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Community First Sports Club U9 boys soccer teams, both consisting of players from Maplewood and South Orange, completed winning fall campaigns over the weekend. The Dragons compiled a 12-4-1 record this season, finishing in second place in the Mid-New Jersey Youth Soccer Association first division and winning the Parsippany Pride […]

Old Guards of East Orange and Barringer come together to celebrate 107th meeting of Thanksgiving football rivalry game

EAST ORANGE, NJ – Thanksgiving Eve marks the beginning of the annual rivalry weekend for most high schools and communities around the country.  Every level in the sport of football  prepare  for their annual battle with their crosstown rivals with traditions that go back generations. This is especially true for a particularly special group. Their […]