IRVINGTON (updated Tuesday August 9, 10:03 a.m.) – Kareem Walker is getting ready to begin his football career at the University of Michigan this fall. Walker, who turned 18 in May, was ranked as one of the nation’s top high school running backs last year. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Irvington native led DePaul Catholic in Wayne […]
Blue Knights to compete in newly-formed league under first-year head coach
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School football team will embark on a new era this season on several fronts. The Blue Knights will be led by new head coach Ashley Pierre, an Irvington native. Pierre joined the coaching staff last season and served as the defensive coordinator under Pete Pascarella, who stepped down this past […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Great talent doesn’t always win. A great team culture almost always does. So how do teams (no matter what level) become strong and unified and the absolute best they can be? Three of New Jersey’s most accomplished sports figures – basketball Hall of Famer Bob Hurley Sr., two-time Super Bowl champion Chris […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington Golden Knights football program has seen a strong turnout this summer, and is looking to add a few more youngsters. The players have been training each day at Orange Park, Monday through Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. in preparation of the upcoming season. Competing in the Newark Pop Warner League, […]
IRVINGTON – Josh Evans is getting ready for his fourth season with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. The safety from Irvington has spent his entire career with the Jaguars, who selected him in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida. The Jaguars will begin training […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange Recreation Summer Basketball League began the week of June 27. The Third-Fourth Grade Boys Division, Fifth-Sixth Grade Boys Division, and Fifth-Sixth Grade Girls Division games are held at West Orange High School. The Seventh-Eighth Grade Boys Division and Seventh-Eighth Grade Girls Division games are held at Liberty Middle School. […]
IRVINGTON – Cullen Jones was looking to qualify for his third straight Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, the Irvington swimmer came up short. Jones, who made the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, finished in third place in the 50-meter freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. on July 2. Jones, 32, clocked 21.75, just […]
Essex County players from the Worrall Media publishing area helped the North All-Stars to a 7-0 win over the South All-Stars in the 38th annual Phil Simms High School Senior All-Star Classic on June 27 at Kean University in Union. Seton Hall Prep quarterback Zach Keller threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Pascack Valley’s Mike […]
(Updated Thursday June 309, 10:55 a.m.) The following high school track and field athletes have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: BOYS 100M: First Team: Jean Julien, Orange; Akeem Lindo, East Orange Campus; Nick Parisi, Seton Hall Prep; Owen Tuck, Glen Ridge; Dominic Dazzell, EO Campus. Second Team: Albert Kolubah, Orange. 200M: First Team: Akeem Lindo, […]
IRVINGTON – From Friday, June 24, through Sunday, June 26, 11 members of the Irvington-based Jersey Heat Track Club completed the second round of the AAU Junior Olympic series by participating in the 2016 AAU Region 1 National Qualifier, which was contested at West Haven High School in West Haven, Conn. Out of the 35 […]