ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 29th Paul Robeson High School Football Classic will be held at Belleville High School on Tuesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. This is the first time that the game will not be played at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. The East team consists of seniors from Essex, Union and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School girls track and field standout Nouseline Georges enjoyed a stellar showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 State Championships at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, Friday and Saturday, June 2-3. Georges, a junior, took second place in the 400-meter hurdles […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Tosca Blanford-Bynoe, a 1982 Irvington High School graduate who won the girls 100-meter hurdles title at the state track and field Meet of Champions in her senior season, was recently appointed as a superior court judge in Gloucester County. Blanford-Bynoe was nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy. For the past three-plus decades, she […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony on Thursday, May 25, at IHS. The ceremony entailed classes for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The following are the inductees: 2020 Hall of Fame Class: 2011-2012 Girls Track Team Dan Olsson – Baseball, Class of 1983 Jamar […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls flag football team hosted the first round and the quarterfinals of the Super Football Conference playoffs on Tuesday, May 23. The Blue Knights defeated Newark Laby 27-0 in the first round and Ramapo 43-13 to improve to 8-0. The semifinals were scheduled for Wednesday, May 31, at […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Nouseline Georges took second place in the 400-meter hurdles to lead the Irvington High School girls track and field team at the Essex County Championships, May 18-19, at Schools Stadium in Newark. Georges was clocked in 1 minute, 06.67 seconds. Georges also took fourth place in the 400-meter dash in 1:00.73. Melldjy […]
Led by coach’s passion, Blue Knights win repeat divisional title, earn second straight state tourney berth
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School second-year head golf coach Tom Larranaga has an unbridled passion for the sport of golf. So it’s no wonder his love of the game has been infectious for his IHS golf team, which won its second straight Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship with a 6-0 divisional record. “This is […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School seniors Lloyd Odimegwu, and Ashley Rodriguez are honored as 2022-2023 Karen Fuccello Essex County Scholar Athletes during a banquet on Tuesday, May 9, in Belleville. This award is given to the top senior scholar-athletes in the county. The award is named after the late Karen Fuccello, who was the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Hunter College, under first-year head coach and former longtime Irvington High School head coach Marvin Hawkins, turned in a strong performance on Saturday, May 6, to win the 2023 CUNYAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Icahn Stadium. The Hawks scored 204 points at the meet, securing their third consecutive conference […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Nouseline Georges took first place in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1 minute, 03.80 seconds to lead the Irvington High School girls track and field team at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships at Schools Stadium in Newark on Friday, May 12. Georges also took second place in the 100-meter […]