Former three-sport standout is a 2022 Irvington HS Hall of Fame inductee
IRVINGTON, NJ — Like many people who reside in town, Troy Bowers loves Irvington. He was a three-sport star at Irvington High School, in football, basketball and baseball, graduating in 1987. In fact, he was named the IHS Athlete of the Year as a senior. After playing football and baseball at Montclair State University, Bowers […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Jeff Bertoncin, the new Irvington High School head boys soccer coach, has high hopes for his team this fall. Bertoncin has raved about his players since taking over the helm. The Blue Knights have been working out at Irvington Park. The workouts will end August 5, and the official start of practice […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team has three players who are ranked among the top 25 rising seniors in the state by 247sports.com. Adon Shuler, a 6-foot, 197-pound safety, is ranked No. 2 behind offensive tackle Chase Bisontis of Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey. Shuler committed to the University of Notre Dame […]
IHS cross-country and track coach cherishes memories after nearly 30 years
IRVINGTON, NJ — Marvin Hawkins is simply marvelous. As the Irvington High School cross-country and track-and-field coach, Hawkins has guided countless championship teams and individual athletes on the conference, county and state levels. Hawkins, who announced his decision to step down from his IHS coaching positions at the end of the outdoor track-and-field season a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Since becoming the Irvington High School athletic director in the summer of 2017, John Taylor has accomplished many things. Taylor, a native of Washington state, helped launch new sports programs, such as girls lacrosse, girls flag football, girls wrestling, boys volleyball, boys and girls golf, and competitive cheerleading. He also revived the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Cashieve Blair ended his amazing high school track-and-field career at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday, June 18. Blair took 17th place in the 400-meter dash in 48.8 seconds. Blair and IHS senior Zaheem Crawford-Patterson qualified for the New Jersey State […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School senior Justin Evans-Jenkins was among the honorees at the Men of Essex Inc.’s 64th Essex Awards ceremony on Wednesday, June 15. Evans-Jenkins, a lineman on the IHS state championship football team last fall, was named one of the defensive players of the year for football by the Men of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Cashieve Blair has blazing speed. Zaheem Crawford-Patterson can really jump. The two Irvington High School seniors demonstrated their remarkable athletic talents to capture individual titles at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 state track-and-field championships at Franklin High School in Somerset on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Senior Cashieve Blair won both the 100-meter dash in 10.91 seconds and the 400-meter dash in a school-record 47.67, and senior Zaheem Crawford-Patterson won the triple jump with a school-record 45 feet, 11 ¼ inches to lead the Irvington High School boys track-and-field team at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Assocation’s […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Men of Essex, Inc., has selected Newark Academy tennis phenom Nicolas Kotzen as the recipient of the 64th annual Essex Award. Kotzen was a standout tennis player and was selected first team all-state and All-American. He will attend Columbia University on a full tennis scholarship in the fall. The 64th […]