West Orange HS boys’ soccer team tops Newark Tech for eighth win in a row

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity soccer team defeated Newark Tech, 5-1, Oct. 20, in Newark. Diego Pedrido had two goals and an assist; Kevin Zeligson had two goals and Brent Llewellyn had the other goal for the Mountaineers. Pancho Pozzoli, Russel Hoffer, Wes Rideau-Winds, and Jonathan Banks had assists, […]

Columbia HS boys’ soccer team tuning up for state tournament

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity soccer team has a  7-8-1 on the season through Oct. 20, with two highly anticipated North 2, Group 4 opponents on the schedule this week in Dickinson and East Orange. The Cougars are hoping for a berth in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ soccer team tops Millburn in overtime in ECT

GLEN RIDGE, NJ – Katie Liu scored the game-winning goal in overtime on an assist from Galen Lew to lift the eighth-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity soccer team to a 3-2 win over ninth-seeded Millburn in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Oct. 19 at Watsessing Park. Leslie Jaiyesimi scored […]

Bloomfield HS girls’ volleyball team advances in ECT

Bloomfield HS girls’ volleyball team advances in ECT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The seventh-seeded Bloomfield High School girls’ varsity volleyball team defeated 10th-seeded West Essex, 25-21, 25-23, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Oct. 19 at BHS. The Bengals, who moved to a 12-8 overall record, will advance to the quarterfinals on or by Oct. 25.  The winner of No. […]

Bloomfield HS cross-country ‘throws down’ in throwback threads

Bloomfield HS cross-country ‘throws down’ in throwback threads

BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Monday Oct. 24, 1:35 p.m.) – As the varsity cross-country teams get amped up for the Essex County Championship on Friday Oct. 28, Bloomfield High School had great performances at the Essex County Track Coaches Association Class Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15, with the Junior boys’ team taking second place overall and […]

West Orange HS girls’ tennis team concludes banner season

West Orange HS girls’ tennis team concludes banner season

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity tennis team, under head coach Jeff Mazurek, concluded a banner season. The Lady Mountaineers finished with an 11-6 overall record and shared the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division title with Nutley. They finished 9-1 in the division. Mazurek was proud of his team for overcoming […]

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin statue unveiled in Orange

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin statue unveiled in Orange

    ORANGE, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 21, 12:09 with additional comments) – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a bronze statue of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Orange native Monte Irvin in Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Mr. Irvin was among the first group of […]