Orange High School wrestler Merlin Senat had a great run this season. Senat, competing in the 113-pound weight class, lost both of his matches in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 5. In the first round, Senat, seeded 29th, was pinned by fourth-seeded Cooper Stewart […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The second-seeded Irvington High School boys basketball team defeated 15th-seeded Orange High School, 79-75, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament on March 2 at IHS. Senior guard Karriem Thomas had 23 points and four rebounds, senior forward Moses Pierre scored 21 points and grabbed 15 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Merlin Senat’s perseverance paid dividends. After losing in the quarterfinals, the Orange High School wrestler recovered to finish in fourth place in the 113-pound weight class at the Region 3 tournament at West Orange High School on Feb. 26, 28-29. As a result, Senat, a junior, earned a berth in the […]
ORANGE, NJ — In his seven years as the Orange High School athletic director, Mo Abdelaziz has recognized the long, rich history of sports in the school. To Abdelaziz, people in Orange, especially children, should learn about that history and feel the pride of being an Orange Tornado. So he came up with a unique […]
Zephania Cordes had 21 points and 14 rebounds and Giovanni Paterkin had eight points and 13 rebounds to lead the Orange High School boys basketball team to a 44-41 win over Livingston on Feb. 20 at Livingston. Elijah Thompson had seven points, Prophet Leflaeur had four points, Nyzeek Mann had three and Kason Smartt added […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Orange High School wrestling team gave a good effort at the District 9 tournament at Livingston HS on Feb. 22. The Tornadoes were led by Merlin Senat and Tashon May. Senat took second place in the 113-pound weight class. In the final, Senat lost to Cross Wasilewski of Delbarton by an […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School boys basketball team won all three games last week to improve to 14-9. Senior Zephaniah Cordes had 14 points and 14 rebounds and senior Nyzeek Mann had 11 points in the 56-52 home win over North Star Academy on Feb. 10. Senior Giovanni Paterkin had five points and […]
ORANGE, NJ — The 15th-seeded Orange High School boys basketball team had a good run in the Essex County tournament. Hassan Hester scored 15 points and Elijah Thompson had 10 points in the 57-30 win over No. 18 seed Caldwell in the preliminary third round on Feb. 4 at OHS. Zephania Cordes had eight points […]
ORANGE, NJ — Jamari Hall-Hawkins, a junior, scored 18 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead the Orange High School boys basketball team to a 59-46 home win over West Caldwell Tech on Jan. 25. The Tornadoes snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 8-8. Paul Metelous had seven points and seven rebounds, senior […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Recreation Department and Orange Police Athletic League will hold spring football registration Monday, Feb. 3, at the Orange Preparatory Academy, located at 400 Central Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Flag Football for ages 6 to 8 and Full Contact Football for 12U to 14U and 15-year-olds are offered. Both programs are […]