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 […]
IRVINGTON – James Ely finished eighth in the boys’ pole vault to lead the Irvington High School track and field teams at the Essex County Championships held at Woodman Field in Montclair, May 20-21. Ely, a junior, leaped 10 feet-6 inches. Ely also placed 10th in the triple jump at 47-7 1/4. The IHS boys’ […]
Correction: Justin Jackson of Caldwell is second from right. Amir Copher of Orange is not in the photo. The Phil Simms 38th annual New Jersey North-South High School Football Senior All-Star Classic will take place June 27 at Kean University in Union. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Pictured are players from Essex County schools, during […]
Baseball Experts Examine Which Baseball Team Had the Best Cluster of Championship Seasons
LITTLE FALLS — Baseball has always had supreme rulers. Even teams more known for their ineptitude – the St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs – once dominated America’s pastime. As Casey Stengel once said: You could look it up: The Browns won four straight pennants in the late 1880s and the pre-cursed Cubs won four […]
IRVINGTON – Pictured, above, the Good Shepherd Academy track and field team placed first in the 19th Annual Our Lady of Sorrows Track and Field Invitational on May 7. The meet was held at Union Catholic High School and had 13 Catholic grammar schools and more than 300 students participate. GSA had very strong finishes […]