The Men of Essex, Inc. has selected track phenom Reanda Richards of West Essex Regional High School to be the recipient of the 2018 “Essex Award.” The 60th Anniversary Essex Awards dinner banquet was held on Wednesday, May 16, at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston. Richards broke a 36-year-old meet record in […]
Photo courtesy of Randy Nathan The West Orange High School varsity softball team defeated Belleville, 12-11, on Senior Night at home on May 11 to improve to a 13-11 record. Megan Barry, one of the Mountain Top League volunteer coaches, coordinated the Senior Night game for the players. In the past few weeks, MTL invited […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity baseball team hopes to make a strong run in the NJSIaA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament that begins May 21. The seeding pairings were scheduled to be released May 17. The Mountaineers, under head coach Stephan Zichella, are enjoying a solid season. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep track and field teams enjoyed impressive performances at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships meet on May 11 at Schools Stadium in Newark. SHP finished second with 106 points and WOHS finished third with 80 points in the boys’ team standings. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team had a 3-1 week, capped by a 3-2 loss to Nutley in the semifinal round of the 86th Greater Newark Tournament. The Pirates were the five-time defending GNT champion. On Monday, May 7, the Pirates traveled to West Caldwell and defeated Caldwell, 8-1. Steven […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – As a sports fan, one of the greatest joys for Seton Hall Prep senior Charlie Smollen was watching the Cubs win the 2016 World Series over the Indians. After all, Smollen grew up in Chicago, just minutes away from Wrigley Field. But as an athlete, the top thrill for Smollen came […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sean Brown earned his second win of the season, allowing one hit and striking out six in five innings pitched, to lead the West Orange High School varsity baseball team to a 10-3 win over Glen Ridge on Monday, May 7. Leading the Mountaineers with three hits was Julian Lee. Chris […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall Prep and West Orange High School won the boys’ and girls’ track and field team titles respectively at the Essex County Relays, Friday, May 4, at Livingston High School. The WOHS boys’ team also finished third overall in the boys’ standings. The WOHS girls edged Columbia by 1.33 points. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Saturday, May 5, Seton Hall Prep honored two stalwart supporters of the school with a pair of dedications at the Kelly Athletic Complex on Prospect Avenue. That morning, G. Kelly Martin ’77 cut the ribbon on the Junior Varsity Baseball Field as President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly dedicated the field […]
Photos by Rich Morris/courtesy of SHP. Seton Hall Prep vs. Caldwell, ECT final. WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity lacrosse team continued its dominance in Essex County. The top-seeded Pirates put on quite a show in the Essex County Tournament final with an emphatic 22-11 win over third-seeded Caldwell on Saturday night, […]