IRVINGTON, NJ – Dwight Henry won both the 110-meter high hurdles (14.53) and the 200-meter dash (22.18) to lead the Irvington High School boys track and field team at the Essex County Championships May 16-17 at West Orange High School’s Joe Suriano Stadium. Henry also took second in the 100-meter dash in 10.83. The Blue […]
IRVINGTON – IHS Blue Knights took on Benedictine in the 10 a.m. game of the 2019 Blue Knights Softball Tournament held at Weequahic Park Saturday, May. The game was won by Benedictine, which also went on to become the tournament champions, with a perfect record of 3-0, undefeated this day. First baseman Molly Burke, third […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys track and field team won the boys team title at the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division Championship meet held at Schools Stadium in Newark May 11. The Blue Knights amassed 127 points, edging second place West Side by three points among the eight teams. The following are IHS […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame held its 2019 induction ceremony on May 9 at IHS. This year’s inductees are: The following are the rest of the 2018 IHS Hall of Fame induction class: JOSH EVANS, Class of 2009 Evans is the only athlete in school history to be selected […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – In 1995, the Irvington High School football team was a bit of an unknown. Gil Bragg, who was the freshman coach and later an assistant varsity coach for the program for a few years, was promoted to head coach, and admitted he didn’t know what to expect from his team during preseason […]
The 61st Annual Essex Awards, sponsored by The Men of Essex, Inc., will take place May 15 at Cedar Hill Golf and Country Club in Livingston at 7 p.m. Reception begins at 6 p.m. The Essex Awards recognizes the achievements of the best and brightest high school athletes and scholar-athletes throughout Essex County. The Men […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The alumni group known as the Irvington Varsity Club held its Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 26 at the Kenilworth Inn in Kenilworth. Irvington alumnus Eddie Kirchgessner requested the district to induct scholar-athletes from 1960-1975 into the IHS athletics Hall of Fame who had previously been overlooked for enshrinement due […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys track and field team, under venerable head coach Marvin Hawkins, defeated Millburn, 76-64, April 29 at IHS to clinch the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division championship with a undefeated 9-0 record. IHS first-place finishers: 400-meter intermediate hurdles: Cordell Litus, 1:01.9 100-meter dash: Dwight Henry, 11.2 1,600-meters: Desmond Marfo, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity softball team hosted Linden April 25. Though the Blue Knights lost to remain winless, their spirits remain high as they look to continue to develop as the season progresses. Photos by Felicia Laguerre Owens To see more photos, go to Facebook.com/IHS.NJ
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys track and field team won the Jimmy Smalls Invitational held at Phil Rizzuto Stadium in Hillside April 13. IHS first place finishers 800-meter sprint medley relay: Peterson Francois, Emmanuel Abarah, Dwight Henry, Jared Manifold, 1:37.1. 4×100 relay: Francois, Manifold, Matthias Litus, Henry, 44.0. 4×200 relay: Manifold, Litus, […]