IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will begin their seasons this weekend. The boys’ team, under head coach Elias Brantley, will visit Memorial of West New York in the season opener on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2:30 p.m. The Blue Knights’ home opener is Dec. 20 against Bloomfield […]
The high school varsity wrestling season begins Dec. 16, and this season offers changes when it comes to the road to Atlantic City, site of the invididual championships. The NJSIAA realigned the district and region tournaments for the 2016-17 season. The districts will be held the weekend of Feb. 17-18. The regions will be […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Though the boys finished with a 2-7 record and the girls were 1-7, the Irvington High School cross-country teams had some individual success and gained valuable experience. The boys were led by junior Michael Veltz (18:50) and sophomore Desmond Marfo (19:24). The girls were led by senior Anathalie Thelemaque (26:59), who had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Head coach Kyle Steele has reason to feel excited about his Irvington High School varsity wrestling team this season. The Blue Knights return all but two wrestlers from last year’s team that finished with an impressive 16-10 record. The key returnees for the Blue Knights include Tyhmir Lassiter, Clerson Xavier, Terrell […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Emmy-winning MLB Network anchor Brian Kenny will discuss all things baseball, followed by a signing of his acclaimed new book, Ahead of the Curve: Inside the Baseball Revolution at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. One of the game’s most intelligent and passionate observers, Kenny […]
2016 High School Boys’ Soccer All-Super Essex Conference AMERICAN DIVISION First Team Mason Toye, Seton Hall Prep Walter Hernandez, Newark East Side Bryce Millington, West Orange Matthew Howlett, Montclair Tommy Falus, Livingston Nick Cerrigone, West Essex Ryan Vazquez, Seton Hall Prep Jonatas Barbosa Pereira, Newark East Side Pancho Pozzolli, West Orange Ryan Murphy, West Essex […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ – Owners of vintage sports memorabilia or other pieces of Americana can learn “What’s It Worth?,” a special appraisal day at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, on Saturday, Dec. 3 from noon to 4 p.m. John Brigandi, of Brigandi Coins & Collectibles in New York City, one of the nation’s […]
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Monday Nov. 21, 11:06 a.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team’s dream season came to a heartbreaking finish. The second-seeded Blue Knights fell to seventh-seeded Randolph, 13-12, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 playoffs at the IHS Sports Complex on Friday night, Nov. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – After several hours of a hearing conducted by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, Wayne Hills was reinstated into the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 playoffs. As a result, Irvington is the No. 2 seed behind top-seeded Wayne Hills. The Blue Knights will host seventh-seeded Randolph in the first […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – For Irvington High School, the football playoffs have turned into a yo-yo affair. And the games haven’t even started yet. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association will rule on whether Wayne Hills is eligible for the playoffs. Three days after being disqualified for allegedly using three […]