Seton Hall Prep football team sparked by solid players

Seton Hall Prep football team sparked by solid players

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Despite finishing with a 2-8 record, the Seton Hall Prep varsity football team featured several outstanding contributors. The Pirates, under second-year head coach Vito Campanile, were led senior linebacker Paul Theobald, senior running back/safety Michael Mughetto, senior receiver Dwayne Warren, sophomore linebacker Jonathan Alvarado, junior defensive lineman Johnathon Weir, junior receiver Andrew […]

East Orange Campus HS football players earn All-NJSFC honors

East Orange Campus HS football players earn All-NJSFC honors

EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team, under second-year head coach Al-Majid Hutchins, featured several outstanding players during their 6-4 playoff season. The Jaguars had six players earn All-North Jersey Super Football Conference-Liberty Blue Division honors. Rady Rojas, Khalil Holcomb, Nasir Neal and Naseem White made First Team; Giovanni […]

Orange HS football players earn All-NJSFC honors

Orange HS football players earn All-NJSFC honors

ORANGE – The Orange High School varsity football team had an inspiring run this season. After upsetting second-seeded Ridgefield Park in the first round to avenge last year’s opening-round playoff loss to the same opponent, the seventh-seeded Tornadoes were just one win away from reaching the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 playoff championship […]

Quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson has good effort despite loss to St. Joseph in state football championship game at MetLife Stadium

Quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson has good effort despite loss to St. Joseph in state football championship game at MetLife Stadium

Sophomore starting quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson, of Orange, led the DePaul Catholic High School varsity football team to the state Non-Public Group 3 championship game at MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 3. Unfortunately, DePaul lost to St. Joseph Regional of Montvale, 26-17. DePaul, based in Wayne, was seeking its second straight state Non-Public 3 championship and […]

HS wrestling season set to begin Dec. 16, with changes to road to Atlantic City

HS wrestling season set to begin Dec. 16, with changes to road to Atlantic City

  The high school varsity wrestling season begins Dec. 16, and this season offers changes when it comes to the road to Atlantic City, site of the invididual championships. The NJSIAA realigned the district and region tournaments for the 2016-17 season. The districts will be held the weekend of Feb. 17-18. The regions will be […]

Jabrill Peppers earns major Big Ten Conference football individual awards; finishes fifth in Heisman voting; named First Team All-American

Jabrill Peppers earns major Big Ten Conference football individual awards; finishes fifth in Heisman voting; named First Team All-American

EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 6, 9:40 a.m.) – Jabrill Peppers is highly regarded as one of the top college football players in the nation. The East Orange native proved it on the field this season as he earned three major Big Ten Conference individual awards. Peppers, a junior linebacker for the University of Michigan, […]

UPDATE: Camille McPherson named to D3hoops.com Team of Week to start the season

UPDATE: Camille McPherson named to D3hoops.com Team of Week to start the season

Note: This article is from moraviansports.com WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Dec. 6, 9:53 a.m.) – Moravian College (Pa.) senior basketball forward Camille McPherson has been honored on the first D3hoops.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware of the 2016-17 season after her performance over the first two weeks of the season. McPherson, a […]

Irvington HS cross-country teams gain valuable experience

Irvington HS cross-country teams gain valuable experience

IRVINGTON, NJ – Though the boys finished with a 2-7 record and the girls were 1-7, the Irvington High School cross-country teams had some individual success and gained valuable experience. The boys were led by junior Michael Veltz (18:50) and sophomore Desmond Marfo (19:24). The girls were led by senior Anathalie Thelemaque (26:59), who had […]

Columbia HS girls’ tennis players gain accolades

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School varsity girls’ tennis team featured eight players on the All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. The First Team honorees are first doubles players Lexie Fox and Marissa Bowles and second doubles players Becca Brown and Janine Bacchus-Joseph. On the Second Team are first singles player Hannah Gross and second singles […]