EAST ORANGE, NJ – East Orange natives Darin Patrick and Jarrod Johnson were game officials during the 2018-19 NCAA Football Championship Series (FCS) Division 1 Playoffs. Both officials work in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and have been officiating games for several years. Patrick is a Side Judge in the conference. He is a graduate […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – Jabrill Peppers is coming home. Peppers, an East Orange native who spent his first two seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, was acquired by New York Giants as part of a mega trade involving super star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Peppers, a 5-11, 213-pound safety who […]
Sophomore Cory Poole was part of the University of Florida men’s indoor track and field team that captured the NCAA Division 1 indoor national championship for the second year in a row, March 7-9, at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. Poole, a 2017 East Orange Campus High School graduate, participated in the 60-meter hurdles […]
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE – East Orange Campus High School senior Christopher Stultz and Orange High School senior Nigil Thomas were among the recipients of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Essex County Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award during a recent ceremony at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Stultz, a defensive lineman, will play at American […]
Baseball coach had over 1,000 wins, mostly at Rutgers University
EAST ORANGE, NJ – Fred Hill, a legendary athlete and coach who grew up in East Orange, died last weekend. He was 84 years old. As an athlete at Clifford Scott High School and Upsala College in East Orange, Hill sparkled in football, basketball and baseball. He was a successful coach at several schools, particularly […]
Jaguars drop heartbreaker to Bloomfield in North 1, Group 4 semifinals to end solid 14-11 campaign
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School girls varsity basketball team made an inspiring run in the postseason. The ninth-seeded Jaguars went on the road and pulled off two upsets, including one against recently-crowned Essex County Tournament champion West Orange. The Jaguars almost made it back to another sectional final, but unfortunately, […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The 16th-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys varsity basketball team fell to top-seeded Clifton, 61-54, Monday, Feb. 25, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament. Justin Singh-Smith had 16 points; Izaiah Poole had 14 points; Kaleb Harmon had 12 points; and Mario […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School girls varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the postseason. The ninth-seeded Jaguars will visit eighth-seeded Fair Lawn in the first round Feb. 25. A victory would most likely give head coach Derrick Johnson’s team another shot at West Orange. The winner […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – East Orange Campus High School’s Malcolm Barnes and Al-Shadee Salaam enjoyed fine efforts at the NJSIAA boys indoor track and field Group 4 State Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River, Friday, Feb. 15. Barnes, a senior, finished in second place in the finals of the 55-meter hurdles in 7.64. […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The sixth-seeded East Orange Campus High School girls varsity basketball team defeated No. 11 seed Nutley, 32-29, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9 at home. The Jaguars won their fifth straight and improved to 11-8. EOCHS beat Nutley for the second time during […]