SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — All boys and girls, ages 9 to 14, are invited to participate in the local level of competition of the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition is being run by Regina Pacis Council No. 4066 and will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Our Lady […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team received the No. 16 seed in the 41-team field of the 77th Essex County Tournament. Under head coach Elias Brantley, the Blue Knights will host a preliminary third-round game on Thursday, Jan. 25, against No. 17 seed Bloomfield High School, which defeated No. 32 seed […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls indoor track and field team enjoyed an impressive showing at the Essex County Indoor Relay Championships on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Ocean Breeze Track and Field Facility on Staten Island, N.Y., finishing in seventh place in the team standings. The 4×400-meter relay team took third place […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls basketball team won its fifth straight game with a 48-38 victory over Arts High School, of Newark, on Thursday, Jan. 11, in a Super Essex Conference–Independence Division game. Janasia Wilson scored 22 points, and Selena Fagan and London Richardson each had 6 points to lead the Blue […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School track and field coach and cross-country coach Barnes Reid was among the inductees of the 2024 New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame induction class. The induction ceremony took place on Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Pines Minor in Edison. For the past 45 years, Reid has served […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Senior guard Jaden Pearson scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack and the Irvington High School boys basketball team defeated Newark West Side, 66-57, Saturday, Jan. 6, at West Side. Senior forward Keon Sampson, senior forward-guard Corey Pearson and senior forward DJ Mangan each had 10 points; sophomore guard Jazmir Taylor […]
IRVINGTON, N.J. — State bragging rights will be at stake when Irvington boxing standout Jean Pierre Valencia faces New York champion Melvin Martinez on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Stereo Garden in Patchogue, N.Y. The vacant Strong Island Fight Night Series Interstate Championship will be contested in the 165-pound bout, which features two of the best […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School indoor track and field teams posted several solid performances at the Merli Invitational at the The Bubble—Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Saturday, Jan. 6. On the girls side, the 4×400-meter relay took first place in 4 minutes, 25.49 seconds, senior Melldyj Metellus took third place […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls basketball team, under head coach Brett Cannon, defeated Belleville, 35-30, Saturday, Jan. 6, at home for its fourth win in a row to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division. During the game, the Blue Knights wore throwback uniforms with the old […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys basketball team, under head coach Elias Brantley, has enjoyed a good start to the season. The Blue Knights had a 4-3 record through Dec. 30. After losing at North Star Academy, 64-61, in the season opener on Dec. 14, in Newark, the Blue Knights won three straight games. […]