IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams seek to have successful seasons. The teams, under head coach Marvin Hawkins, will begin their seasons Sept. 7 at Branch Brook Park. The boys’ team will look to rebound from last year’s 2-7 season. They will be led by senior Michael Veltz and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity football team has several players ranked among the best in Essex County and in the state by The McCarthy Report, 2017. Jasiah Provillon, a wide receiver/defensive back, is ranked as the No. 1 overall senior player in Essex County and No. 8 overall senior in the state. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – When people talk about the best high school football players to ever come out of Essex County, names like quarterback Frank Tripucka of Bloomfield and running back Aubrey Lewis of Montclair are always in the spotlight. Tripucka starred for the Bengals in the World War II era, while Lewis competed for […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School hosted perennial powerhouse Bergen Catholic in a JV football scrimmage on Monday night, August 21. The photos are from the game. Photos by Dr. John Taylor/IHS Athletic Director.
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School football team is getting ready for the upcoming season. The Blue Knights, under second-year head coach “Smoke” Pierre, have held practices at the IHS Sports Complex since the beginning of the month. They participated in their first scrimmages of the preseason last Saturday at Pope John HS in […]
The Irvington High School varsity football traveled to Sparta on Saturday, August 19, to particpate in a quad scrimmage with host school Pope John, West Morris, and Mater Dei. Photos courtesy by Dr. John Taylor/IHS Athletic Director. Photo captions Photo 1 – Freshman running back Zahir Abdus-Salaam running down the sidelines during a 29-yard run […]
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Monday August 7, 12:21 p.m.) – Irvington High School rising senior Darryl Hill was named the Most Valuable Player at the 2017 Kenneth A. Carter Football Camp held at Delaware State University on July 29. Hill is a cornerback. “Darryl moved back home from North Carolina ,” said IHS head coach “Smoke” […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Jamir Brown, of the Jersey Heat Track Club, which is based here in Irvington, won the finals of the 11-year-old boys 80-meter hurdle finals at the 2017 AAU Junior Olympic Games contested at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, located in the Detroit area, on August 3. Jamir had a personal-best performance of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity football team has been reclassified to North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association for the postseason. Last season, the Blue Knights were moved to Section 1, Group 4 for the first time. The other schools that have moved to Section […]
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Wednesday August 2, 8:45 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team needed to find an opponent for Sept. 22, after its game against Barringer was cancelled. The Blue Knights not only found an opponent, it’s one of the best in the state of Delaware. The Blue Knights will travel […]