Corrected: West Orange HS football team battles Livingston to 21-21 tie

By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ (corrected Friday Nov. 2, 10:47 a.m.) – On Friday night, October 27, the West Orange High School varsity football Mountaineers tied with the Livingston Lancers, 21-21, in the Mountaineers’ regular season home finale. WOHS moved to a 3-4-1 record. Jordan White scored three TDs for the Mountaineers. After […]

Bloomfield HS girls’ soccer team falls to Livingston in state tournament to end season

Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield (white jerseys) vs. Nutley, Oct. 26, at Foley Field. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The 13th-seeded Bloomfield High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost at fourth-seeded Livingston, 3-1, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Monday, Oct. 30. Senior Anatalia Pena scored the goal […]

Irvington HS girls’ volleyball team wins SEC-Freedom title with undefeated division mark

IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity girls’ volleyball team defeated West Side, Oct. 26, at home, to win the Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division championship. The victory capped an undefeated season in the division. The Blue Knights, under head coach Paul Tortorella, finished 18-0 in the divison. IHS also improved to 18-2 overall on […]

Nutley HS girls’ soccer team kicks up solid efforts

Photos by Jerry Simon. Nutley (maroon uniforms) vs. Bloomfield, Oct. 26, at Foley Field, Bloomfield. Nutley won, 2-1. NUTLEY, NJ – The Nutley High School varsity girls’ soccer team has enjoyed a highly competitive season. The Lady Raiders, under the guidance of Mike DiPiano, posted a solid run in the Essex County Tournament. As the […]

Glen Ridge HS field hockey team advances in state tournament

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Gretchen Gilmore scored two goals and Caroline Keavey and Elizabeth O’Connell each had a goal to lead the seventh-seeded Glen Ridge High School varsity field hockey team to a 4-1 win over 10th-seeded Florence in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state tournament on Oct. […]

State tournament pairings for girls’ volleyball released

The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for varsity girls’ volleyball. The following Worrall Community Newspapers teams in Essex County have qualified for their respective state tournaments: Irvington, Orange, East Orange Campus, Columbia and Bloomfield. Columbia will visit Bloomfield in the preliminary round on Oct. 30. First round matches will take place Oct. 31. Group […]

West Orange HS girls’ soccer team falls in PK shootout vs. MKA in the Esssex County Tournament semifinals

Photos by Steve Ellmore: West Orange (white uniforms) vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals, Oct. 25, at Millburn HS. MILLBURN, NJ –The top-seeded West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost a heartbreaking decision to fifth-seeded Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals held at Millburn HS on […]

NJSIAA state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ soccer released

The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer. The Worrall Community Newspapers schools in Essex County that have made the state tournament are: Boys Soccer: Irvington, Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Seton Hall Prep, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge Girls Soccer: Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Bloomfield and Glen […]