Golda Och girls basketball star enjoys terrific career
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In the game of basketball, when people think of players that can dominate a game, “big men” usually come to mind. For example, the NBA was ruled by players like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the center position. And in women’s hoops at the college level, 6-foot-4 Rebecca […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kiley Capstraw had 15 points and eight rebounds and Mackenzie Dover had 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and four blocks to lead the West Orange High School girls basketball team to a 54-24 home win over Bloomfield on Feb. 20. Natalie Nevins had 12 points and five assists and Tracey […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys basketball team defeated Newark Central and Bloomfield to extend its win streak to three games and improve to 8-15. Maxwell Dent had 13 points and Chris Latimer had 12 points in the 49-44 home win over Newark Central on Feb. 17. Gustav Hall had nine […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team defeated No. 11 seed St. John Vianney, 10-0, in the first round of the NJSIAA Non-Public Schools tournament on Monday, Feb. 24, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange to raise its record to 10-12-2 on the season. The Pirates’ quarterfinal-round opponent […]
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep wrestling traveled to Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School to compete in the NJSIAA District 16 tournament on Saturday, Feb. 22. With a dominating performance, the Pirates captured their 21th district team title, scoring 246 points to St. Peter’s Prep of Jersey City’s 192.5 points. The Pirates had six […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team defeated Irvington in the semifinals before losing to Immaculate Conception of Montclair in the championship game of the 74th Essex County Tournament. Seton Hall, seeded third, defeated second-seeded Irvington, 62-60, at West Orange High School on Feb. 18. This was the 14th consecutive victory for […]
UNION, NJ — The West Orange High School girls wrestling team finished in second place overall in the team standings at the North Region tournament on Feb. 23 at Union HS. High Point won the team title. Precious Opara and Sandra Guerrero won their respective weight class titles to lead WOHS. In the finals, Opara […]
EAST RUTHERFORD — The West Orange High School wrestling team enjoyed a great showing at the District 12 tournament at Becton Regional HS in East Rutherford on Feb. 22. The Mountaineers finished in third place in the team standings. Adonis May and Amadu Kamara won the 182- and 220-pound weight class titles to lead WOHS. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls indoor track and field team finished in second place in the girls team standings at the Essex County Individual Championships at Ocean Breeze Complex in Staten Island on Feb. 19. The WOHS girls team then finished third overall at the North Jersey Section 1, Group […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School sophomore Kieryn Knox enjoyed a stellar performance at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Bowling Championships at Bowlero in North Brunswick on Feb. 14. Knox finished in fourth place out of 99 bowlers with a 651 series and 729 series to qualify for the stepladder […]