Mountaineers are honing skills as they look to continue their impressive run of success
By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – Despite the fact that there is still plenty of summer vacation left, the West Orange High School girls soccer team has already begun preparations for the upcoming season this fall. WOHS ended last season with a 19-1-2 record, winning the Essex County Tournament and North 1, Group […]
The West Orange High School football team won its first-ever “Bergen Shootout” on July 13 under the direction of new Head Coach Darnell Grant. The tournament consisted of 16 teams and was held at the newly-opened Pulis Field in Franklin Lakes. According to Grant, the tournament is run by the Ramapo High School football program, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep basketball team went 1-1 on the week to make their current record 18-7 on the season. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the Pirates traveled to West Orange High School to take on the top-seed East Side in the semifinal round of the 73rd Essex County Tournament. In an […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team raised its record to 14-8-3 as the Pirates defeated St. John Vianney, 3-0, in the NJSIAA / New Jersey Devils Ice Hockey State Tournament Non-Public Round of 16 game at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Freshman goalie Jake Schunke stopped 17 shots […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep wrestling team gave a record performance in the NJSIAA Region 4 Wrestling Tournament at Union High School, Feb. 21-23. Under 10th-year head coach Jack Decker, the Pirates advanced a school-record six wrestlers to compete in the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Feb. 28, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School’s Denae Hill and Olivia Prescott enjoyed impressive efforts in the shot put event finals at the NJSIAA girls indoor track and field State Meet of Champions, Feb. 24 at the Bennett Center in Toms River. Hill, a junior, finished 15th with a throw of 37 feet-3.5 inches, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Essex County features a slew of talented high school girls basketball teams. West Orange stands above them all. Behind a tenacious defensive effort and the terrific duo of senior guard Mya Bembry and freshman guard Kiley Capstraw, the third-seeded West Orange HIgh School girls basketball team held off a stingy Immaculate […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School wrestlers Colin Morgan and James Benjamin finished in second place and third place, respectively, in their weight divisions at the NJSIAA Region 3 tournament hosted by WOHS, Feb. 21-23. As a result, Morgan and Benjamin, both seniors, qualified for the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk Hall in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The quarterfinals of the Region 3 wrestling tournament at West Orange HS took place Friday night, Feb. 22. The semifinals, wrestlebacks, third-place consolations and finals will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, all at WOHS. The top four finishers in each weight division will advance to the NJSIAA state finals at Boardwalk […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The first round of the Region 3 wrestling tournament at West Orange HS took place last night, Feb. 21. The quarterfinals will take place tonight, Feb. 22, and the semifinals, wrestlebacks, third-place consolations and finals will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, all at WOHS. The top four finishers in each weight […]