WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep bowling team had a great week as the Pirates won three matches to improve to 13-0 on the season, including winning a tournament. All the matches were bowled at Hanover Lanes in East Hanover. On Monday, Jan. 22, the Pirates defeated Caldwell, 7-0, behind senior Brendan Blaesser […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington native Raheem Morris is getting another shot at being an NFL head coach. Morris reportedly has been named as the Atlanta Falcons head coach. The 1994 Irvington High School graduate, who got his first NFL head-coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 years ago and was recently the defensive coordinator […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams had a stellar weekend with several wins in the CYO league. With a month away from playoffs, the Celtics clocked win after win, sometimes turning the tables on teams that had beaten them before. The rematch to watch was Saturday’s game between the Junior Varsity girls […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep track and field team traveled to the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y. to participate in the Essex County Athletic Directors Association’s Indoor Track and Field Individual Championships on Sunday, Jan. 28. The Pirates finished in second place in the team standings. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School indoor track and field teams posted stellar showings at the Essex County Athletic Directors Association’s Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 28. On the girls side, Corbin Raston won both the 55-meter dash […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Jesse Gibbs, a senior, won the third-place medal in the 215-pound weight class to lead the Glen Ridge High School boys wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Gibbs pinned David Cheng of Millburn in 1 minute and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar showings at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Championships on Sunday, Jan. 28. On the boys side, Shakur Taylor won the 200-meter dash in 21. 70 seconds and Jordane Johnson took fifth […]
Belleville coach combines his passions by opening local beer-making place
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Mark Costa has a passion for making beer. He also has a strong love for the sport of soccer. For the Bloomfield resident, who coaches soccer in Belleville, it was a win-win for him to open up a soccer-inspired brewery in the town where he lives. The brewery, Varitage Brew Works, located […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team went 1-2 last week to make its record 6-9 on the season. On Saturday, Jan. 27, the sixth-seed Pirates defeated No. 11 seed Columbia, 68-59, in the first round of the 77th Essex County Tournament at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium. Following a 13-13 tie after […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Junior Nicholas Adams and senior Arthur Rosu won their respective weight classes to lead the West Orange High School boys wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 24-25, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Adams (120 pounds) put on a show offensively, as he outscored […]