By Max Shadow WEST ORANGE, NJ — In the glow of the television screen during the 2016 Summer Olympics, a spark ignited within Jade Burnett. The sport she witnessed – fencing – struck a chord with her, leading her down a path she could have never foreseen. Now, as part of the graduating class of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls track and field teams gave strong performances at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships on Saturday, May 11, at Schools Stadium in Newark. The boys team finished in fourth place in the team standings with 69 points, led by senior Chaas McCoy, who […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team won three games last week to extend its winning streak to 12 games and improve to 18-2-1 on the season. The Pirates defeated West Essex and Caldwell to advance to the Greater Newark Tournament championship game. They will face the top-seeded Livingston High School Lancers […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team won three games last week to improve to 15-2-1 and continue its winning streak to nine games. On Tuesday, April 30, the Pirates traveled to Underhill Field in Maplewood to take on Columbia. The Pirates defeated the Cougars, 9-3. In the top of the first […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep track and field team captured the Essex County Relays title with 77 points at Allen “Jake” Jacobson Memorial Field at Livingston High School on Friday, May 3. The Pirates were led by the Dunn brothers, Tyler and Brandon. One would be hard pressed to find a throwing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In its only game scheduled last week, the Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team played host to Montclair at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in West Orange. The Pirates defeated the Mounties, 15-9, to raise their record to 6-5 on the season and extend their winning streak to four games. Senior Tyler […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys 4×1,600-meter relay team took first place to lead the WOHS track and field teams at the Essex County Relay Championships on Friday, May 3, at West Orange High School Junior Lyfe Smith, sophomore Evan Kerr, junior Sahli Negassi and senior Henry Pfeifer combined to run […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team has continued to surge. The Mountaineers defeated Newark Academy, 10-0, Saturday, May 4, at home in a Super Essex Conference crossover divisional game. West Orange improved to 9-9 on the season. Senior Eli Cohen had two doubles, a home run and three RBI; senior […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 14th-seeded West Orange High School softball team went 1-1 in the Essex County Tournament. The Mountaineers defeated No. 19 seed Technology, 22-3, in the preliminary round on Wednesday, May 1, at home. Senior Mikayla Nathan went 4-for-4 with three singles, a double and an RBI. Nathan also pitched three innings […]
Girls lacrosse co-captain wears his Hobart College No. 15 in his honor
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Skylar Lassiter steps on the lacrosse field, she undoubtedly is inspired by her late grandfather, George Lassiter, who was an All-American lacrosse player at Hobart College (Geneva, N.Y.) in the 1950s. In fact, Skylar wears No. 15 on her jersey, the same number that her grandfather wore. The senior co-captain […]