Started on record-setting unbeaten teams in late 1950s
BLOOMFIELD – Stan Kaminski, who played on the legendary Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball teams in the late 1950s, died March 16. He was 76. Kaminski played on the BHS boys’ basketball teams that won 64 straight games in three straight seasons from 1956-1958 under legendary head coach George Cella. The win streak was the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School spring varsity teams will gear up for their seasons. The boys’ lacrosse team will visit Morristown-Beard on March 30 in the season opener. The team then will visit Livingston on April 1. The baseball, softball, girls’ lacrosse and boys’ tennis teams will open their seasons April 1. The […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – Columbia High School senior forward Dominique Rayam was selected to the girls’ basketball All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division first team this season. Rayam, who also made Worrall Media All-Area first team, averaged 15.2 points per game this season. Senior forward Shadekay Haughton and junior guard Courtney Miller also made honorable mention on the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team featured five players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors. Senior center Henry Voorhees was selected to the first team; senior forward Kevin Bostic was selected to the second team and sophomore forward Stephan Gabriel, senior forward Davidson Racine and freshman guard Russell Ayala […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep spring varsity teams will begin their seasons next week. The lacrosse seasons will begin March 30. The SHP lacrosse team won the Essex County Tournament title for the third straight season last year. The baseball and softball seasons begin April 1. The SHP […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team, despite finishing with a losing record, made good strides this season. The Lady Mountaineers defeated a good Bloomfield team twice in the Essex County Tournament and in the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament. Both times, the WOHS prevailed in overtime […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team was blessed with outstanding players who helped in producing another banner season. The Jaguars, who repeated as Essex County Tournament champions and won a state sectional title for the second year in a row, were led by senior guard Marvellous Osagie-Erese, sophomore […]
ORANGE – Orange High School has started a boys’ volleyball program this spring. Melissa Natalie is the head coach and Blas Ortega is the assistant coach. Mohammed Abdelaziz, Vice Principal/Athletics, noted the strong interest from students about forming a boys’ volleyball program. “We had students interested,” he said. “I brought it to the attention of […]
ORANGE – Orange High School girls’ basketball players Lorenzah Hammer and Imani May, both juniors, made All-Super Essex Conference-Colonial Divisiono first team. In addition, May made first team and Hammer made second team on the Worrall Media All-Area. May averaged 13.9 points per game. The Lady Tornadoes finished with a 14-11 record this season.
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School girls’ varsity basketball team, which finished with a 16-10 record under head coach Rashawnah French, featured players who have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division honors. Junior guard Jessica Washington and senior forward Jasmine Williams made first team; senior forward Atonie Johnson made second team and junior guard Rhoda Agyemang […]