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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The third-seeded West Orange High School girls basketball team defeated second-seeded University, 41-29, in the Essex County Tournament semifinals doubleheader at Weequahic HS in Newark, Feb. 21. Senior guard Mya Bembry scored 25 points, pulled down 16 rebounds and blocked five shots to lead the Mountaineers, who improved to a 19-3 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The fourth-seeded Seton Hall Prep basketball team defeated American History, 68-50, in the quarterfinal round of the 73rd Essex County Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 16, at Frank J. Tracey Gymnasium at SHP. The Pirates won their 10th straight game and improved to 17-6. Ashton Miller led the Pirates in scoring with 22 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team lost to Delbarton, 4-0, in the quarterfinal round of the 61st Gordon Cup Tournament at Aspen Ice in Randolph, Feb. 11. Following the game, Delbarton head coach Bruce Shatel said, “Seton Hall did a good job today. They came out with a lot of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School junior Daniela Tacuri won the North bracket 111-pound championship at the first-ever NJSIAA girls wrestling state regional tournament held at Red Bank Regional HS, Sunday, Feb. 17. Tacuri decisioned New Brunswick’s Katy Ayala, 12-6, in the final. Sandra Guerrero finished in second place in the North bracket […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep wrestling team competed at the NJSIAA District 16 Wrestling Tournament at Scotch Plains High School, Feb. 16. The Pirates finished in second place behind St. Peter’s Prep of Jersey City, 220.5 points to 213.0 points. They had four champions, led by Niko Diakides, who won the 285-pound […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – It was a hard-fought battle from the start , but the third-seeded West Orange High School girls varsity basketball team managed to squeak past sixth-seeded East Orange Campus, 46-44, in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 16, at WOHS. West Orange trailed, 18-10, after the first quarter and the […]