ORANGE, NJ — The late Monte Irvin, an Orange native and Hall of Fame baseball player, is part of the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame class. Irvin, who died Jan. 11, 2016 at the age of 96, played left field and right field in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball for the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — “When was the last time East Orange Campus started with a record of 6-0 or better?” asked East Orange Campus High School head coach Rae Oliver after his squad walked out of Sparta with a big win over non-public Pope John XXIII Regional High School. As piece of trivia and speculation […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The following are nominees for the inaugural East Orange High School Basketball Hall of Fame: • 1960s: Lenny Williams, Ken Macklin, Hassan Greg Ali James, Billy Raye, Bobby Sheffield, *Briscoe Belcher, Bob Pierce, Luther Bowen, *Harry James, *Billy Lovett, *Gary Turner, Myron Turner, Morris Turner, *Ken Moss and Roger Marshall. • […]
Click here for the bracket Livingston is the No. 1 seed in the 2021 Essex County girls volleyball Tournament. Montclair Kimberley Academy is the No. 2 seed. Verona is third and Newark Academy is fourth. Play-in matches, on or by Oct. 12 No. 25 North Star Academy at No. 24 Arts No. 26 Newark […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – It’s Week 5 and all over the state of New Jersey, high school football has already sped into the midseason. For some teams, that means playoffs or bust. For East Orange, there was a new target in its crosshairs. But first let’s take a quick look at their hit list so […]
If you were to say that the East Orange Campus High School and West Orange High School football teams were both vying for the top spot in the Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division, then the conversation would start like this: “East Orange Campus and West Orange for the past two seasons have decided the game […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team defeated Columbia, 52-0, on Sept. 17, to improve to a 3-0 record on the season. With two teams tied for the top spot in the Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division, there was bound to be one sole winner. On one hand you have […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — When it comes to high school boys basketball, East Orange undoubtedly has a storied history. The East Orange High School boys basketball program boasted dominant teams in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The 1960s included such star players as Lenny Williams, Ken Macklin, Hassan Greg Ali James, the late Billy Lovett […]
On a day of remembrance, Sept. 11, there was something missing from the steady fanfare at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange: a familiar boom that can be heard several blocks away, yelling a familiar catchphrase — “Touchdown Jaguars!” That catchphrase was from the Jaguars’ longtime public address announcer Mike Davis, who died in the […]
The high school football season kicked off for most teams last weekend in Essex County, but not without some disruption. The remnants of Hurricane Ida forced teams to change the logistics of their games. The most severe damage was seen at Foley Field in Bloomfield. As a result, Bloomfield’s home game against Nutley on Friday, […]