South Orange Elks lodge to hold free-throw contest

South Orange Elks lodge to hold free-throw contest

SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Elks Lodge No. 1154 will be holding its Elks Hoop Shoot Free-Throw Competition on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at St. Joseph’s School gym, located at 240 Franklin St., in Maplewood. Registration and warmups are from 9 to 9:25 a.m. The contest will begin […]

Orange HS receives donation for Wellness Room

New York Jets player Solomon Thomas visits school in partnership with STOMP Out Bullying

Orange HS receives donation for Wellness Room

ORANGE, NJ— STOMP Out Bullying, in partnership  with New York Jets and Jets defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, co-founder of The Defensive Line, are proud to kickoff the 18th Annual World  Bullying Prevention Month with the donation of a new custom Wellness Room for students at Orange High School. The check  presentation was held at Orange […]

Orange HS football team looks to get back on the winning track

Orange HS football team looks to get back on the winning track

ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team hopes to snap a two-game losing streak. The Tornadoes will host Union City on Friday, Oct. 11, at Bell Stadium, at 7 p.m. Orange lost at Newark East Side, 18-9, on Friday, Oct. 4, at Eddie Moraes Stadium in Newark  to move to 2-4 on the […]

East Orange Campus HS football team defeats Orange HS

East Orange Campus HS football team defeats Orange HS

ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team defeated Orange High School, 27-0, to improve to 3-1 on the season. Orange’s two-game winning streak ended, as it moved to 2-3. The “War Of the Oranges” came to a head when the East Orange Campus Jaguars took the short drive through the neighborhood […]

Orange HS football team rallies past Columbia

Orange HS football team rallies past Columbia

ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team defeated Columbia, 22-14, Sept. 12, at Bell Stadium for its first win of the season and improved to 1-1. The “Battle of the Oranges” was starting to look more like the “War of the Oranges” as Columbia High School made the short 10-minute trip up Scotland […]

Irvington HS football team tops Orange in the season opener

Soto is victorious in his debut as the Blue Knights head football coach

Irvington HS football team tops Orange in the season opener

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated Orange High School, 42-18, at IHS’ Ralph C. Steele Complex on Friday, Sept. 6, in the season opener for the Blue Knights, who gave Marco Soto his first win as the IHS head coach. Sophomore quarterback Jamir Howell completed five of 11 passes for 59 […]

Yogi Berra Tribute Day to take place at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on Sept. 22

Yogi Berra Tribute Day to take place at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on Sept. 22

UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will host their annual Yogi Berra Tribute Day, with free admission for all Museum visitors, on Sunday, Sept. 22. The date coincides with the day of Yogi’s passing in 2015, and also commemorates the day in 1946 when he played his first game in […]

Mountaineer Football Classic at West Orange is a big success

Mountaineer Football Classic at West Orange is a big success

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mountaineer Football Classic was a big success during the Labor Day weekend. It was the highlight of all things high school football in an action-packed Week 0 schedule that saw 14 Essex County schools in action highlighting top college recruits who are making their names felt throughout the local, regional, […]

HS football coaches share their views on field-goal kicking

HS football coaches share their views on field-goal kicking

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In the NFL and college, field-goal attempts are common. A team drives deep into the opposing team’s territory and will go for a field goal if the march stalls, because the distance for the first down or end zone is unfavorable. But in high school, it’s very rare to see field-goal […]

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