Photo caption: Irvington High School senior Ali Abbas, seated middle, signed with the University of Buffalo during a ceremony on Friday, June 17. Seated with Abbas are his mother, Mariama Yusifu, left, and sister, Amina Abbas. Standing from left are IHS head football coach Ashley Pierre, IHS athletic academic advisor Stephanie Kaplan, IHS athletic […]
IRVINGTON – Irvington High School offensive tackle Dejah Grier, pictured No. 70, participated in the 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange on Monday night, June 13. The East All-Star team, comprising seniors from Essex County and eastern Passaic County, defeated the West All-Star team, comprising […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School varsity softball team ended the season with a record of 9-14 overall. In their second year in the Colonial Division of the Super Essex Conference, the Blue Knights ended the conference with a 5-9 record, one win better than last season. “Our season had many accomplishments as well […]
The 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will be held Monday, June 13, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange at 7 p.m. The game pits seniors from Essex County and eastern Passaic County (East team) against seniors from Morris, Sussex, and western Passaic counties (West team). Photos by Bill Allen-NJSportAction.NET Photo 1: […]
IRVINGTON – The Sixth Annual Kareem Huggins Football Camp was held Saturday, June 4, at the Irvington High School Sports Complex. The camp was offered to players from K to 12. Huggins, who grew up in Irvington, was a standout running back at Hofstra University. Huggins, now 30, signed with three National Football League teams: the […]
IRVINGTON (updated Friday June 3, 2:07 p.m.) – Irvington High School senior Ali Abbas committed to Division 1 University of Buffalo to continue his football career this week. Abbas, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound strong safety, said he was enamored with Buffalo. He also thanked all who gave him support. “It was a long process. I couldn’t do it […]
(Updated Tuesday June 7, 9:30 a.m.) – The 23rd annual Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic will be held Monday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. The game pits seniors from Essex County and eastern Passaic County (East team) against seniors from Morris, Sussex, Warren and eastern Passaic […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School varsity football program over the years has boasted several players who have earned collegiate football scholarships. Add a few more to that list. Jasiah Provillon, a wide receiver, and quarterback Jyvon Brown have received several scholarship offers. Provillon, only a sophomore, was offered by the University of Michigan and […]
IRVINGTON – James Ely finished in fourth place in the triple jump and fellow junior Da’John Graves placed sixth in the 110-meter high hurdles to lead the Irvington High School boys’ track and field team at the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 Championships at Ridge HS in Basking Ridge, May 27-28. Ely leaped […]
The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, hosted the annual Super Essex Conference Best Teammate Award ceremony on Thursday, May 19. The Best Teammate Award is given annually to SEC student-athletes for promoting team unity, selflessness and positively impacting their team’s culture. The following are this […]