ROXBURY, NJ — The Irvington High School football team was on the verge of reaching the state sectional championship. Against an undefeated and top-seeded Roxbury High School team, the fourth-seeded Blue Knights had a 12-0 lead in the third quarter. But Roxbury dashed Irvington’s hopes, scoring two unanswered touchdowns en route to a 15-12 victory […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team took one more step toward reaching its goal of a second state sectional championship. The fourth-seeded Blue Knights defeated fifth-seeded Middletown North, 26-7, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 state playoffs on Friday night, Oct. […]
Blu e Knights to host Middletown North in quarterfinals after posting third straight shutout
IRVINGTON, NJ — One can make a strong case about the Irvington High School football team being the most feared team going into the postseason. Indeed, the Blue Knights are red hot after finishing the regular season with their third consecutive shutout victory. Irvington, under eighth-year head coach Ashley “Smoke” Pierre, gained the No. 4 […]
IRVINGTON, N.J. — As the state playoffs loom, the Irvington High School football team is making a strong statement: watch out for the Blue Knights. Irvington is as hot as ever. The Blue Knights posted another lopsided shutout victory with a 44-0 win over Livingston on Friday, Oct. 13, at Livingston. It was the second […]
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – NORTH BERGEN – Irvington boxer Jean Pierre Valencia solidified his status as the best 165-pound amateur boxer in the state after winning the New Jersey Diamond Gloves open class championship on Sunday night, Oct. 15. The 23-year-old Valencia put on a show for boxing fans at the Recreation Center in North […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated a good Montclair High School team, 27-0, Saturday, Oct. 7, at Woodman Field in Montclair in a Super Football Conference–Freedom Division game. The Blue Knights snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 3-4 overall and 2-1 in the division on the season. Montclair moved […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls volleyball team defeated Newark Lab, 25-16, 25-12, at home on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The IHS Blue Knights improved to 6-9 overall on the season. Irvington, seeded No. 28 seed, defeated No. 37 seed Newark West Side in the first preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team hopes to bounce back after losing to Union City, 7-0, at home on Saturday, Sept. 30, for its second straight defeat to fall to 2-4. The Blue Knights will visit Montclair on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. Montclair defeated East Orange, 42-27, Sept. 30, to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls tennis team, under first-year head coach Kyle Steele, has been working hard this season and hopes to make more progress. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School golf program has thrived for the past few years. In fact, IHS girls have shown a strong interest in the sport. Though there are more girls than boys in the program, girls-only matches have been difficult to arrange. But that will change, as the Super Essex Conference and […]