ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School varsity football team, which qualified for the postseason and finished with a 4-6 record this season, featured several key contributors this season. Junior quarterback George Crespo enjoyed a solid year. He completed 43 of 91 passes for 908 yards and nine touchdowns; and rushed for 557 yards and […]
ORANGE/WEST ORANGE (updated Monday Nov. 20, 1:58 p.m.) – For the second year in a row, Orange native and West Orange resident Ta’Quan Roberson has sparked the DePaul Catholic High School varsity football team to the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 3 championship game. The junior quarterback passed for six touchdowns to lead the DePaul Spartans to a […]
ANNANDALE, NJ – The Orange High School varsity football team started off fast. The upset was in the making. But second-seeded North Hunterdon regrouped and ended the Tornadoes’ season on a cold night. North Hunterdon scored 26 unanswered points to beat seventh-seeded Orange, 26-9, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, […]
For high school football teams and fans, this is the best time of the year. The NJSIAA state playoffs begin this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11. Seven teams in the Worrall Media area in Essex County have qualified for their respective playoffs: Irvington, Nutley, Orange, East Orange, Seton Hall Prep, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield. The […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Orange (dark uniforms) vs. Chatham, Nov. 3. ORANGE, NJ – (updated Monday Nov. 6, 11:01 a.m.) – The Orange High School varsity football team dominated the Chatham HS Cougars, 40-2, at Bell Stadium on Friday night, Nov. 3 for its second straight win to improve to 4-5. The OHS Tornadoes […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School varsity football team defeated Newark Central, 41-6, Friday night, Oct. 27, at Newark Shabazz Stadium. The Tornadoes snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 3-5. “We came into the game in the same situation as Orange,” stated Newark Central Head Coach Mark Ingram. “We were on a […]
The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for varsity girls’ volleyball. The following Worrall Community Newspapers teams in Essex County have qualified for their respective state tournaments: Irvington, Orange, East Orange Campus, Columbia and Bloomfield. Columbia will visit Bloomfield in the preliminary round on Oct. 30. First round matches will take place Oct. 31. Group […]
The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer. The Worrall Community Newspapers schools in Essex County that have made the state tournament are: Boys Soccer: Irvington, Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Seton Hall Prep, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge Girls Soccer: Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Bloomfield and Glen […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School varsity football team lost to Parsippany Hills, 34-28, in overtime on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21, at Bell Stadium. It was the Tornadoes’ second straight overtime loss and dropped their record to 2-5. “We were stunned last week against Nutley,” said OHS head coach Randy Daniel, “and we […]
ORANGE, NJ – For the second week in a row, the Orange High School varsity football team suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss. The Tornadoes fell to Parsippany Hills, 34-28, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 21, at Bell Stadium to fall to a 2-5 record. Quarterback Nick Verducci threw four touchdown passes – three to Jayson Marte – […]