Lady Jaguars defeat Piscataway to reach a sectional final for fourth straight season
EAST ORANGE – The second-seeded East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team, under 13th-year head coach Derrick Johnson, will host fourth-seeded and nemesis Franklin in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament championship game on Tuesday, March 8 at EOCHS at 7 p.m. It marks the fourth straight year that EOCHS […]
EAST ORANGE – The 12th-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a strong run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament. The Jaguars lost to top-seeded and three-time defending champion Linden, 67-35, in the semifinals on Saturday, March 5, at Linden. Senior guard Jordan Taylor scored 12 points […]
WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School wrestlers Victor Lopez and Brian Velez enjoyed good efforts at the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-5. The preliminary round and pre-quarterfinals took place Friday, March 4. Lopez, unseeded in the bottom bracket, decisioned seventh-seeded Anthony Capece of Cranford, 6-3, in the preliminary round. […]
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield High School wrestlers Barak Pipkins and Adam Lutick, both juniors, ended their stellar seasons at the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-5. Pipkins was seeded No. 8 in the bottom bracket of the 170-pound class, while Lutick was seeded No. 7 seed in the top bracket of the […]
NUTLEY – Nutley High School senior Darwin Pena has put himself in position to earn a bronze medal in the state wrestling tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Pena, the No. 6 seed in the bottom of the bracket of the 152-pound class, bounced back from losing in the pre-quarterfinals on Friday, March 4, […]
MAPLEWOOD – The 16th-seeded Columbia High School girls’ varsity basketball team had a good run in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament. The Cougars stunned top-seeded Bayonne, 50-41, in overtime in the first round on Tuesday, March 1, at Bayonne. The Cougars trailed 19-17 at halftime and 32-25 at the end of […]
By Thomas Chen/SHU Assistant Athletics Director for Digital Media & Communications SOUTH ORANGE – Five influential individuals who made a significant impact on Pirate Athletics have received the call to be inducted into the Seton Hall University Athletics Hall of Fame, including Kristen Downing ’97 of women’s tennis, Andre McCloud ’86 of men’s basketball, Father Frank […]
EAST ORANGE – The second-seeded East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated 15th-seeded Ridge and 10th-seeded Westfield to advance to the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament semifinals. Senior guard Marvellous Osagie-Erese had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the 46-36 home win over Ridge […]
WEST ORANGE – “A Night of Hoops” will be held at Liberty Middle School in West Orange on Friday, March 18, from 7-9 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for St. Cloud Elementary School’s graduating fifth grade class. The event will include Kids vs. Parents/Teachers game in which third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders from all West […]
EAST ORANGE – After pulling off a second straight upset victory, the East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team will face three-time defending champion Linden in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on Saturday, March 5, at 7 p.m. The 12th-seeded Jaguars defeated fourth-seeded Ridge, 65-58, in […]
