ORANGE – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team rallied to defeat Irvington, 62-57, at home on Jan. 21, snapping a three-game losing streak and improving to a 5-10 record. The Tornadoes trailed 28-25 at halftime and 45-42 at the end of the third quarter but outscored Irvington, 20-12, in the fourth quarter. OHS […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Caldwell and St. Vincent Academy to improve to 9-4. Imani May had 19 points, five rebounds, six assists and six steals to lead the Lady Tornadoes to a 45-40 come-from-behind victory over Caldwell at home on Jan. 19. Lorenzia Hammer had 12 points, 15 […]
CALDWELL – Powered by a balanced effort which saw points produced by 10 of the 11 players on the varsity roster, the Mount Saint Dominic Academy basketball contingent tripled the total registered by homestanding Weequahic, as the Lady Lions roared to a 66-22 victory on Tuesday, Jan. 19, in Newark. Leading the Lady Lions, who […]
ORANGE – Imani May had 18 points; Lorenzia Hammer had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Imani Paul had five points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead the Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 35-22 win at Verona on Jan. 12. OHS used a 21-3 second quarter to take a 33-7 […]
EAST ORANGE – In the past few years, the East Orange Campus High School and Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball teams have engaged in nail-biters in the OHS Martin Luther King Jr. Classic. But the EOCHS Jaguars made sure this year’s game didn’t go down to the wire, as they defeated the OHS Tornadoes, […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – For over a half century, Marty Glickman was the pre-eminent voice of New York sports, and became arguably the most influential sports broadcaster of all time. He announced games of virtually every team, beginning as the radio announcer of the New York Knicks when they were formed in 1946. And he was […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will hold a Character Building Program and Screening of “The Sandlot” on President’s Day, Feb. 15, from 1-4 p.m. for children in grades 3-5. The first in a series of four classes, children will participate in a new inter-disciplinary way to build character and learn […]
ORANGE – Monte Irvin, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who grew up in Orange, died Jan. 11. He was 96. One of the greatest athletes to ever come out of New Jersey, Irvin was one of the first African-American players to play in the Major Leagues. In eight seasons, Irvin had a .293 […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team will play East Orange Campus High School in the seventh annual OHS Martin Luther King Jr. Classic on Monday, Jan. 18. Tip-off is at 5 p.m., which caps the four games for the day. Admission is charged. The teams have met each year in the […]
ORANGE – Imani May had 16 points, nine steals, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks and Lorenzia Hammer had nine points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks to lead the Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 39-27 home win over Irvington on Saturday, Jan. 9. Imani Paul had seven points […]