ORANGE, NJ – Moving up to a higher division in the conference, the Orange High School varsity boys’ basketball team is ready for the challenge. Sure, the Tornadoes lost their top scorer and rebounder to graduation in Zahier Childs and Rasheed Boyd, respectively. But head coach Jamaal Cooper’s squad returns five seniors from a team […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Orange (gray unforms) vs. Hillside, scrimmage, Dec. 8, at Orange HS ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will tip off their seasons Dec. 15. The boys’ team, under head coach Jamaal Cooper, will host Newark Central at 7 p.m. The girls’ team, under head […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Sunday Dec. 3, 7:37 p.m.) – With his future college head coach in attendance, Ta’Quan Roberson certainly showed he knows what it takes to deliver a state championship. The junior quarterback accounted for the only touchdown of the game in directing the top-seeded DePaul Catholic High School varsity football team to […]
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 […]