West Orange Hall of Fame induction is Oct. 5

The 23rd West Orange Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 5, at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. The following individuals will be honored: DAVE ALFANO, 2004 An exceptional Cross-Country runner from 2001-2004, Alfano achieved All-State and All-County honors. In 2004, he captured the Essex County Cross-Country Championship and was Spring […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team enjoys fine 3-0-1 start to season

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity soccer team continued its fine start to the season. The Ridgers defeated Verona, 3-0, Sept. 12, at Watsessing Park in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. Senior Lindsey Jaiyesimi scored two goals; sophomore Tara Feenaghty had one goal and one assist; and junior Jenny […]

Bloomfield HS boys’ soccer team wins two in a row

Photos by Jerry Simon: Bengals (white uniform) vs. East Orange Campus (blue uniforms), Sept. 18 BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ soccer team won two straight games after an 0-3 start to the season. The Bengals defeated Ferris of Jersey City, 3-2, Sept. 15, at Foley Field for their first win of the […]

East Orange Campus HS football team gets payback vs. Columbia

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team defeated Columbia HS, 20-18, Saturday, Sept. 16, at Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Complex to improve to a 2-0 record. The Jaguars avenged last year’s 34-28 loss to Columbia at Robeson Stadium. In the Saturday’s win, sophomore quarterback Quadir Scott had a slew […]

East Orange football Rams receive donations from Browns rookie Jabrill Peppers and NFL Play Smart program

Photo 1: Players of the East Orange Rams Flag Football Team show off their new cleats that were donated to them by Cleveland Browns rookie Jabrill Peppers, a former Rams player who attributed his football start with the Rams. Pictured with the players, from left: Rams Flag Coaches Tayana Gilmer and Addler Nicolas; Osner L. Charles, […]

East Orange football Panthers prevail in Week 2 action

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange football Panthers played host to the Silk City Cardinals and Union County Warriors this past Sunday, Sept. 17, at Paul Robeson Stadium. The Panthers 8U team were coming off a four-touchdown performance last week against Union County but ran into trouble when rival Silk City came calling. Silk […]

West Orange HS girls’ volleyball team wins Garfield Tournament

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ volleyball team defeated Garfield, 25-23, to win the annual Garfield Tournament on Sept. 16. The Mountaineers have a 2-1 overall record, beating Bloomfield, 26-24, 21-25, 25-15, on Sept. 7 at home in the season opener; and defeating West Essex, 25-22, 12-25-26-24, on Sept. 14 in […]

West Orange HS boys’ soccer team wins two straight to move to 2-0-2

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity soccer team has enjoyed a good start to the season. The Mountaineers defeated Memorial of West New York, 2-0, at home on Sept. 16 for their second straight win to improve to 2-0-2. “The team had a great win against a tough Memorial team,” […]

Seton Hall Prep football team falls to Paramus Catholic in overtime

PARAMUS, NJ – For the second consecutive week, the Seton Hall Prep varsity football team lost a real tough game, dropping a 33-30 overtime decision to Paramus Catholic on  Friday night, Sept. 15, at Paramus Catholic. The Pirates are 0-2. Trailing 7-0, junior placekicker Zach Hoban connected on the first of a school-record three field […]