For high school football teams and fans, this is the best time of the year. The NJSIAA state playoffs begin this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11. Seven teams in the Worrall Media area in Essex County have qualified for their respective playoffs: Irvington, Nutley, Orange, East Orange, Seton Hall Prep, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – (updated Sunday Nov. 5, 9:24 a.m.) – A year ago, the Irvington High School varsity football team lost at Wayne Hills in a game that decided the inaugural North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom White Division title. This time, the Blue Knights returned the favor. In the same scenario as last year – […]
The Irvington High School varsity football team will get a shot at redemption. The Blue Knights, under second-year head coach “Smoke” Pierre, will host Wayne Hills this Friday night, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in a game that will decide the North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom White Division championship. It’s the same scenario as last […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity girls’ volleyball team defeated West Side, Oct. 26, at home, to win the Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division championship. The victory capped an undefeated season in the division. The Blue Knights, under head coach Paul Tortorella, finished 18-0 in the divison. IHS also improved to 18-2 overall on […]
The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for varsity girls’ volleyball. The following Worrall Community Newspapers teams in Essex County have qualified for their respective state tournaments: Irvington, Orange, East Orange Campus, Columbia and Bloomfield. Columbia will visit Bloomfield in the preliminary round on Oct. 30. First round matches will take place Oct. 31. Group […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Irvington (blue uniforms) vs. Belleville, Oct. 21 IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 28, 5:14 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team defeated Belleville HS by a lopsided score of 84-0 at home on Saturday, Oct. 21. While people have been in an uproar about what they perceived Irvington running […]
The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer. The Worrall Community Newspapers schools in Essex County that have made the state tournament are: Boys Soccer: Irvington, Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Seton Hall Prep, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge Girls Soccer: Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Bloomfield and Glen […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – It was another great week for the Irvington Golden Knights football program as all of the competing teams won. The GK Flag (ages 5-6) ended their season with a win over the Jackie Robinson Bears in the Pumpkin Bowl. The Tiny Mites, a.k.a. “The Money Team” (ages 6-7), remained undefeated with a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been dormant for 26 years. But now it’s being resurrected, thanks to Dr. John Taylor, the first-year IHS Athletic Director. The Irvington Board of Education on Wednesday, Oct. 18, approved a proposal to revive the Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Taylor, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Joseph Stoichkov scored the lone goal to lift the 18th-seeded Irvington High School varsity boys’ soccer team to a 1-0 win over No. 27 seed Shabazz in the first preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament at IHS on Oct. 14. Frank Peprah had the assist on the goal as the Blue […]