IRVINGTON, NJ – The 14th-seeded Irvington High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost at third-seeded Warren Hills, 72-29, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournametn on Monday, Feb. 26. Tiara Mahon had nine points; Celine Cesaer and Charizma Thomas each had six points; Aniya Massey had three […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School boys’ indoor track and field runner Dwight Henry gave a good effort at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions on Sunday, Feb. 25. Henry finished 30th in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles in 8.19 seconds. The sophomore was the lone IHS competitor at the Meet of Champions, which […]
Correction: This is the second year that the top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the state finals. IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School senior wrestler Carl Napoleon finished in fourth place in the 285-pound weight class at the Region 4 tournament to advance to the NJSIAA state finals in Atlantic City. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington Board of Education approved the following athletes and teams into the Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame: MODERN PLAYER Ramadan Brunson, boys’ basketball, 1990-93 HISTORICAL PLAYER Terence McSherry, football, 1940-44 COACH Marvin Hawkins, track and field/cross-country, 18 seasons HIGHEST VOTE TOTAL Alshermond Singleton, football, 1990-93 TEAM 1992-93 boys’ basketball […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School head varsity softball coach/Irvington Middle School physical education teacher Jenna Weis was named a “Teachers Who Rock” award recipient by the New Jersey Education Association. The award goes to teachers who “go beyond the call of duty” for their students outside the classroom. There are 24 teachers who earn […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 state tournament. The Blue Knights, seeded fifth, will host No. 12 seed Nutley in the first round on Monday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. The winner will face the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Carl Napoleon and Carl Banks each finished in second place and Brisner Xavier and Nashawn Brook each took third place in their respective weight classes to lead the Irvington High School varsity wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 15 tournament held at Westfield on Feb. 17. Napoleon lost to Jacob Pidgeon of […]
Correction: The Meet of Champions is Feb. 25. IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School’s Dwight Henry finished third in the boys’ 55-meter hurdles at the NJSIAA indoor track and field Group 3 State Championships held at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Feb. 16. Henry, who was timed in 7.81, qualified for the NJSIAA […]
Correction: Irvington will play Nutley in the state tournament. IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ varsity basketball team, seeded 15th, had a good run in the Essex County Tournament. Kymani Dunbar had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Kevin Kirkpatrick had 10 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in the 48-35 home win […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Marvin Hawkins, the venerable longtime head coach of the Irvington High School cross-country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams, will be inducted into the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The NJSCA Hall of Fame is run by the New Jersey State Scholastic Athletic Association. The awards ceremony […]