IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team hopes to make a strong state playoff run. The fifth-seeded Blue Knights, under first-year head coach Marco Soto, will visit No. 4 seed Bridgewater-Raritan in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs on Friday, Nov. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls volleyball team hosts North Star Academy during a match on Friday, Oct. 25. The Blue Knights won 25-14, 25-15. Irvington then defeated Orange High School 25-27, 25-16, 25-21 on Monday, Oct. 28, at Orange to improve to 12-9 on the season. Orange moved to 10-10. Photos Courtesy of […]
PICK 6️⃣#GoIrish☘️ | @adon_shuler pic.twitter.com/EPc1jgn3UA — Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) October 19, 2024 Every defensive player dreams of making a pick 6, especially at the end of a football game. Adon Shuler did just that. The Irvington High School alum returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown with 2:37 left in the game to […]
SOUTH BEND, IND. — For the second week in a row, Irvington High School football fans got to witness former Blue Knights play against each other collegiately. Adon Shuler is a sophomore safety for the University of Notre Dame and Cam Richardson is a freshman defensive back for Stanford University. Notre Dame hosted Stanford on […]
NEWARK, NJ — Irvington’s own Jean Pierre Valencia scored a knock out in the first round of his fight in New Jersey’s biggest venue on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 24-year-old boxer had dreamed of fighting at the Prudential Center after watching world champions like Shakur Stevenson compete at the venue. Valencia finally made that dream […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team made an emphatic statement. The Blue Knights defeated a strong Passaic County Tech team 24-21 on Saturday, Oct. 12, at IHS’ Ralph C. Steele Sports Complex/Matthew Field. The victory boosted the Blue Knights’ state sectional playoff hopes, as they won their second straight game to improve […]
The Irvington High School football program was well-represented when the University of Nebraska hosted Rutgers University at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., in front of a crowd of 87,464. Junior linebacker Mikai Gbayor and sophomore offensive left guard Justin Evans, both IHS alumni, were among the Nebraska captains and starters for the game. Meanwhile, Rutgers […]
IRVINGTON — An Irvington boxer will be fighting on the biggest stage in New Jersey when he enters the ring at the Prudential Center in Newark for his second pro fight. Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Jean Pierre Valencia returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 12 when he faces Cody Jenkins. The fight will be the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore quarterback Jahmir Howell rushed for two touchdowns and accounted for close to 200 yards, and junior running back Jayden Herron ran for three touchdowns to lead the Irvington High School football team to an emphatic 38-7 win over Columba on Saturday, Sept. 28, at a soggy Underhill Sports Complex/Lynn V. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team will visit Columbia on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Underhill Field Complex in Maplewood. Kickoff is at noon. The IHS Blue Knights are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. Irvington lost to Bayonne, 21-14, on Friday, Sept. 20, at Ralph C. Steele Sports Complex at IHS […]