Blu e Knights to host Middletown North in quarterfinals after posting third straight shutout
IRVINGTON, NJ — One can make a strong case about the Irvington High School football team being the most feared team going into the postseason. Indeed, the Blue Knights are red hot after finishing the regular season with their third consecutive shutout victory. Irvington, under eighth-year head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre, gained the No. 4 […]
IRVINGTON, N.J. — As the state playoffs loom, the Irvington High School football team is making a strong statement: watch out for the Blue Knights. Irvington is as hot as ever. The Blue Knights posted another lopsided shutout victory with a 44-0 win over Livingston on Friday, Oct. 13, at Livingston. It was the second […]
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – NORTH BERGEN – Irvington boxer Jean Pierre Valencia solidified his status as the best 165-pound amateur boxer in the state after winning the New Jersey Diamond Gloves open class championship on Sunday night, Oct. 15. The 23-year-old Valencia put on a show for boxing fans at the Recreation Center in North […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated a good Montclair High School team, 27-0, Saturday, Oct. 7, at Woodman Field in Montclair in a Super Football Conference–Freedom Division game. The Blue Knights snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the division on the season. Montclair moved […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls volleyball team defeated Newark Lab, 25-16, 25-12, at home on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The IHS Blue Knights improved to 6-9 overall on the season. Irvington, seeded No. 28 seed, defeated No. 37 seed Newark West Side in the first preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team hopes to bounce back after losing to Union City, 7-0, at home on Saturday, Sept. 30, for its second straight defeat to fall to 2-4. The Blue Knights will visit Montclair on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. Montclair defeated East Orange, 42-27, Sept. 30, to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls tennis team, under first-year head coach Kyle Steele, has been working hard this season and hopes to make more progress. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School golf program has thrived for the past few years. In fact, IHS girls have shown a strong interest in the sport. Though there are more girls than boys in the program, girls-only matches have been difficult to arrange. But that will change, as the Super Essex Conference and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Amateur boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia scored his third straight victory in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 21, defeating experienced veteran Francisco Frometa by unanimous decision at the New York Athletic Club. Valencia, of Irvington, punched his way through the defense of the skillful Frometa, a Brooklyn resident who boxes out […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team hopes to get back on the winning track. The Blue Knights dropped a tough 23-12 decision to Seton Hall Prep on Friday, Sept. 22, at Ralph C. Steele Football Complex at IHS. Irvington’s two-game winning streak ended. The Blue Knights moved to 2-3. Sophomore quarterback Na’cir […]