IRVINGTON, NJ — Senior forward Corey Pearson scored 22 points and senior guard Jaden Pearson scored 15 points to lead the Irvington High School boys basketball team to a 68-45 win at Newark East Side on Wednesday, Feb. 14, in a Super Essex Conference crossover divisional game. Senior forward Jordan Ogbewele had 9 points, senior […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Senior forward Keon Sampson scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds, senior forward DJ Mangan had 11 points and senior forward Corey Pearson had 10 points to lead the Irvington High School boys basketball team to an 87-48 home win over Newark Lab on Saturday, Feb. 10, in a Super Essex Conference […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team hosted Columbia High School of Maplewood on Thursday, Feb. 8. Columbia won, 53-49. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens
IRVINGTON, NJ — The 2024 Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet will take place on Thursday, May 16, at Mamma Victoria’s, located at 160 Franklin Avenue, in Nutley, beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s induction class includes Nashawn Brooks, who will be inducted posthumously; Yvonne Bradford; Randy James; current girls flag football, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls track and field team enjoyed good efforts at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 State Championships at the “Bubble” in Toms River on Saturday, Feb. 3. On the girls side, senior Nouseline Georges took third place in the 55-meter hurdles […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team defeated Morris Knolls and Newark Tech in consecutive games. Senior guard Jaden Pearson had 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals to lead the Blue Knights to a 47-45 home win over Morris Knolls on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Sophomore Jazmir Taylor had 12 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington native Raheem Morris is getting another shot at being an NFL head coach. Morris reportedly has been named as the Atlanta Falcons head coach. The 1994 Irvington High School graduate, who got his first NFL head-coaching job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 years ago and was recently the defensive coordinator […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The 16th-seeded Irvington High School boys basketball team nearly pulled off a monumental upset in the Essex County Tournament. The Blue Knights led 33-28 at halftime against top-seeded Immaculate Conception of Montclair in the round of 16 on Saturday, Jan. 27. Immaculate tied it 45-45 at the end of the third quarter […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls indoor track and field team posted fine showings at the Essex County Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 28. Nouseline Georges took third place in the 400-meter dash and fifth place in the 55-meter hurdles. Sharif […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — In his six-plus years as the athletic director at Irvington High School, Dr. John Taylor’s main focus was about giving opportunities to the students. To accomplish his goals, all he needed was support from the school board and Superintendent April Vauss. Thanks to that support, not to mention the commitment from his […]