HS Girls’ Basketball Essex County Tournament, second preliminary round and first round

High School Girls’ Basketball Essex County Tournament Second preliminary round, on or by Feb. 11 17-West Essex at 16-Caldwell 21-Verona at 12-Columbia 13-Orange defeated 20-Arts, 56-33 18-Irvington at 15-Mount Saint Dominic 22-Montclair Kimberley Academy at 11-Millburn 19-Livingston at 14-Barringer First round, Feb. 13 winner of West Essex-Caldwell at 1-East Orange Campus 9-Bloomfield at 8-West Orange […]

HS Boys’ Basketball Essex County Tournament, third preliminary round and first round

HS Boys’ Basketball Essex County Tournament Third preliminary round, on or by Feb. 11 17-Verona at 16-Millburn 21-Livingston at 12-West Orange 20-Irvington at 13-Newark Tech 18-Orange at 15-Barringer 23-West Essex at 11-Columbia 19-North 13th Street Tech at 14-Bloomfield First round, Feb. 13 winner of Millburn/Golda Och-Verona at 1-Seton Hall Prep 9-Immaculate Conception at 8-American History winner […]

H.S. Girls’ Basketball Essex County Tournament pairings

2016 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL  42nd ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT First preliminary round, on or by Feb. 6 Game 1: (29) Belleville at (16) Caldwell Game 2: (28) West Side at (17) West Essex Game 3: (24) Glen Ridge at (21) Verona Game 4: (32) North Star at (13) Orange Game 5: (25) North 13th Street […]

2016 H.S. Boys’ Basketball Essex County Tournament pairings

2016 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL 70th ESSEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT First preliminary round, on or by Feb. 4 (36) North Star Academy at (33) Montclair Kimberley Academy (35) Science Park at (34) Caldwell Second preliminary round, on or by Feb. 6 Game 1: (29) Golda Och Academy at (16) Millburn Game 2: (28) Belleville at […]

Orange’s Khalid Muhammad sparks New Jersey City University men’s basketball team to victory

Editor’s note: This article was written by Ira P. Thor, New Jersey City University Sports Information Director. ORANGE – Senior small forward Khalid Muhammad, an Orange High School graduate, broke out a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double and the New Jersey Athletic Conference-leading New Jersey City University men’s basketball team knocked down a dozen three-pointers overall in […]

UPDATE: Orange HS girls’ basketball team wins fourth straight game

ORANGE – Lorenzia Hammer, a junior, had 17 points and five steals and sophomore Jada Hamilton had six points and seven rebounds to lead the Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 42-38 home win over Baringer on Jan. 28 for their fourth straight victory to improve to a 10-4 record. Imani Paul, […]

UPDATE: Orange HS boys’ basketball team defeats Livingston

ORANGE – Andre Pete scored 25 points and fellow junior Rasheed Boyd had 15 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 65-55 win over Livingston on Saturday, Jan. 30. The Tornadoes improved to a 6-11 record.   In earlier action, Pete scored 15 points and senior […]

Jason Alford’s Super Bowl experience is recognized; National Football League gives ‘Golden Ball’ trophy to his alma mater, Orange High School

Jason Alford’s Super Bowl experience is recognized; National Football League gives ‘Golden Ball’ trophy to his alma mater, Orange High School

ORANGE – In his rookie season, Jason Alford played a big part in helping the New York Giants beat the then-undefeated New England Patriots to win Super Bowl 42 in Glendale, Ariz., eight years ago. As part of its celebration of Super Bowl 50 this year, the National Football League has given a “Golden Football” […]