Al-jay Henderson's 2 touchdowns lift Blue Knights; home opener is Sept. 20 against tough Ridgewood team
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team earned a hard-fought 21-12 win over Union City on Friday night, Sept. 13, in Union City to improve to 2-0 on the season. Al-jay Henderson, a transfer from Columbia High School, ran for two second-half touchdowns to rally the Blue Knights. After a scoreless first half, […]
Voted by fellow Super Essex Conference schools, Irvington gains honor for the first time
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School athletic director Dr. John Taylor announced that IHS has received the 2018-19 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award. IHS was voted by fellow Super Essex Conference schools as the award winner. “On the NJSIAA website, there are winners dating back to 1987, but I’m told by some […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys and girls cross-country teams gave good efforts during a Super Essex Conference race on Sept. 10 at Branch Brook Park. Taliyah Hayes finished first in the win over West Caldwell Tech to lead the girls team, which improved to 3-2 on the season. Jared Manifold finished second […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls volleyball team, under fifth-year head coach Paul Tortorella, hopes to have a successful season. The Blue Knights will be led by captains Taylor Phillips and Shamara Southerland. The rest of the team includes Aniyah Massey, Ruqaiyah Pollard, Malika Springer, Tyler Pendergrass, Kellisha Patterson, Brianna Ragsdale, Daniela Meija, […]
IRVINGTON — The Irvington High School football team posted a convincing 32-7 win over Orange to kick off the 2019 season on Friday, Sept. 6, at Bell Stadium in Orange. Head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre is in his fourth year as the head coach of the Blue Knights. Under Pierre, the Blue Knights have posted […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington undoubtedly has been one of the best public schools teams in North Jersey, if not the state, ever since Irvington native Smoke Pierre took over as head coach at the start of the 2016 season. In each of Pierre’s years, the Blue Knights have posted consecutive eight-win seasons while going further […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls cross-country teams have a strong returning group from last year’s successful season. The teams are guided by longtime head coach Marvin Hawkins. The girls team finished with a 10-3, fourth in the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division. The returning girls are: Taliyah Hayes, senior Ariana Ruiz, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – With the new school year, Irvington High School athletic director Dr. John Taylor announced a few changes in the athletic department. The golf program was approved by the Board of Education in June. The program was defunct for 33 years. Troy Bowers, who was the IHS head baseball coach for the past […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington boasts several current collegiate players. Among them are Hasise Dubois, Jasiah Provillon and Lancince Turay, who compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference on the Football Bowl Subdivision level. Dubois, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound wide receiver, is a senior at the University of Virginia. Last season, he appeared in all 13 games with […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The New Jersey Fencing Alliance, located at 50 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood, will host the United States Fencing Junior Cadet Regional Circuit tournament this weekend, Aug. 24-25, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. More than 600 fencers, including prominent nationally-ranked fencers, will be competing from numerous states on the U.S. east coast […]
