High school fans were saddened to learn the passing of Bill Allen, a longtime sports photographer and sports writer. Allen, who died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 14, at the age of 58, always had a happy-go-lucky disposition while taking photos of countless scholastic events and writing feature stories and game stories for more than three decades. […]
EAST ORANGE – With the summer coming to a close in a few weeks, East Orange-based Promoting Progress for Youth has announced its upcoming events that will lead into the start of football season. “We already have had a couple basketball tournaments with our sixth grade and eighth grade teams that had the opportunity to […]
In an effort to even the number of the teams and achieve parity, a proposal has been made to realign high school wrestling teams in the 32 districts and eight regions for state postseason individual competition. The proposal was presented to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League and Conferences committee Aug. 11. Once […]
EAST ORANGE – This past winter, the East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team continued its dominance. The Lady Jaguars swept the Super Essex Conference-American Division, Essex County Tournament and state sectional tournament titles, all for the second year in a row, finishing with a stellar 24-4 record under longtime head coach Derrick […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Great talent doesn’t always win. A great team culture almost always does. So how do teams (no matter what level) become strong and unified and the absolute best they can be? Three of New Jersey’s most accomplished sports figures – basketball Hall of Famer Bob Hurley Sr., two-time Super Bowl champion Chris […]
EAST ORANGE – Every summer for the past decade, the East Orange Football Mini Camp has drawn hundreds of young talent. The three-day camp, held at Paul Robeson Stadium, again was a success. The camp took place July 13-15 with about 200 campers in attendance. EOCHS head football coach Al-Majid Hutchins directed the camp for […]
Essex County players from the Worrall Media publishing area helped the North All-Stars to a 7-0 win over the South All-Stars in the 38th annual Phil Simms High School Senior All-Star Classic on June 27 at Kean University in Union. Seton Hall Prep quarterback Zach Keller threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Pascack Valley’s Mike […]
EAST ORANGE – The year is 1990. The time is a rainy Thanksgiving Day. It would be the last time many of the class of 1991 from both East Orange High School and Barringer High School would play each other in the Muddy Martin Stadium. East Orange had the likes of QB James Garret, RB […]
(Updated Thursday June 309, 10:55 a.m.) The following high school track and field athletes have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: BOYS 100M: First Team: Jean Julien, Orange; Akeem Lindo, East Orange Campus; Nick Parisi, Seton Hall Prep; Owen Tuck, Glen Ridge; Dominic Dazzell, EO Campus. Second Team: Albert Kolubah, Orange. 200M: First Team: Akeem Lindo, […]
EAST ORANGE (updated Tuesday June 28, 3:05 p.m.) – East Orange Campus High School recent graduate Keneek Tomlinson was named North All-Star Defensive Most Valuable Player in leading the North All-Stars to a 7-0 win over the South All-Stars in the 38th annual Phil Simms New Jersey North-South High School Senior All-Star Classic on Monday night, June 27, […]