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 – […]
ORANGE, NJ – Reny Lafortune and Miracle G. Obi each had a goal and an assist and Francisco Soto also had a goal to lead the 19th-seeded Orange High School varsity boys’ soccer team to a 3-0 win over 26th-seeded West Side in the first preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament at home on […]
NUTLEY, NJ – The Orange High School varsity football team lost to Nutley, 21-14, in overtime on Saturday, Oct. 14. The Tornadoes moved to a 2-4 record, while Nutley won its third straight to move to 3-3. Needing this game and the next two games, the Tornadoes traveled to the Park Oval in Nutley […]