IRVINGTON, NJ — After losing for the first time this season following an 8-0 start, the Irvington High School boys basketball team bounced back with three straight wins to improve to 11-1 on the season through Jan. 19. The Blue Knights lost at Newark Tech, 66-60, in overtime Jan. 14. Senior guard Dezlyn Sebastien had […]
Edwin Louis wins 220-pound weight class to lead Blue Knights
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School wrestling team enjoyed a good showing at the 45th Essex County Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange Jan. 16-17. The Blue Knights finished seventh overall in the team standings among the 21 scoring teams. Seton Hall Prep won the team title for the fifth straight […]
LODI — Felician University freshman Briana Lee, of Irvington, has been selected as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Basketball Co-Rookie of the Week for the period ending Jan. 12, the CACC announced. Lee has won or shared that award for the third time this season. Lee, a 5-foot-9 guard/forward, earned her latest honor during […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The shuttle hurdles team took first place and set the fastest time in the nation this season to lead the Irvington High School boys indoor track and field team at the Essex County Relays held at the Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 12. Matthias Litus, a junior, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team defeated Bloomfield and Passaic Valley to improve to 8-0 on the season. Senior guard Dezyln Sebastien had 19 points and five rebounds and senior forward Moses Pierre had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead the Blue Knights to a 57-49 home win over Bloomfield […]
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Freshman swing player Briana Lee, a 2019 Irvington High School graduate, scored a season-high 26 points and freshman guard Kiera Dunhill netted a season-high 18 points to lead Felician University to a 73-61 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women’s basketball victory over host Bloomfield College on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, at the Bloomfield […]
Thomas paces Blue Knights with 20 points
HILLSIDE, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team improved to 4-0 on the season after winning the 57th annual Joe Silver Holiday Tournament championship in Hillside for the second year in a row. The Blue Knights defeated Marion P. Charter, East Orange Campus and Hillside to win the tournament. To read the […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Irvington High School boys indoor track and field team finished in third place overall at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships at Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. on Monday, Dec. 23. Dwight Henry, a senior, won the 55-meter hurdles and took second place in the 55-meter dash, while […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team, under sixth-year head coach Elias Brantley, is looking to post another great season. The Blue Knights return a strong nucleus from last year’s team that finished with a 21-6 record. The returning seniors are 6-2 forward Shawn Bessellieu, guards Karriem Thomas, Nazamier Brooks, Dezyln […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School football players Nasir Clerk, Mikai Gbayor, twins Zakee Swann and Zahir Swann and Taiyon Battle recently received awards. Clerk, a senior defensive back, Gbayor, a junior linebacker, Zakee Swann, a senior running back and Zahir Swann, a senior wide receiver, were named to the Jersey Sports Zone all-state team […]