IRVINGTON, NJ — Former Irvington High School football and track and field star Josh Evans was inducted into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony on Sunday, March 23, at the Westin at Forrestal Village in Princeton. Evans, a 2009 graduate, who was an All-State selection in football […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Several Irvington High School boys basketball players have earned All–Super Essex Conference honors, as selected by the coaches in their respective divisions. Colonial Division First Team Junior guard Jazmir Taylor. Second Team Junior guard Jayden Bermudez. Honorable Mention Junior forward Amari Harper. The Irvington Blue Knights went 16-12. Taylor was one of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman Jr., a South Orange native who grew up playing for the Maplewood Packers Pop Warner team, understands the importance of giving back to the community. Hickman’s foundation – Fourteen21 Cares – held a community event on Saturday, March 22, on Nye Avenue in Irvington. The foundation collaborated […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys volleyball team is looking forward to the upcoming season. Irvington will visit Arts in the season opener on Friday, March 28, in Newark at 4 p.m. The Blue Knights will host Orange High School on Thursday, April 3, in their home opener at 4 p.m. Under second-year […]
EAST ORANGE/IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School’s Jachai Littlejohn and Jordan Ogbewele, and East Orange Campus High School’s Shakur Taylor and Wazyn King have been selected to participate in the annual Phil Simms New Jersey North–South High School All-Star Football Classic on Sunday, June 8, at Kean University’s Alumni Stadium. Littlejohn is a linebacker, Ogbewele […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team finished a great season after going 1-1 in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. Junior guard Jazmir Taylor scored 32 points, hitting three 3-pointers and 11 two-pointers, to lead the 11th-seeded Blue Knights to a 58-47 […]
Irvington High School graduate Janasia Wilson has signed the first name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal awarded by Nike for girls’ flag football. “My Mom always pushed me not to give up when I was growing up, no matter what,” said Wilson. “She would say, ‘You can inspire someone else.’ That’s what motivates me now. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Sharifa Trocard, a junior, won the 400-meter dash in 58.13 seconds and the 4×400-meter relay team took fifth place in 4 minutes, 22.96 seconds to lead the Irvington High School girls indoor track and field team at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Ocean Breeze Track […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Under the leadership of head coach Nhemie Theodore and assistant coach Matthew Anthony, the Irvington High School boys freshman basketball team captured the Essex County Freshman Tournament championship, defeating Newark Collegiate, 65-55, in the title game on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Bloomfield High School. The team was led by standout performances from […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team hopes to make a strong run in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state tournament. The Blue Knights, under head coach Elias Brantley, will visit No. 6 seed Scotch Plains–Fanwood in the first round on Thursday, Feb. 27, […]