West Orange HS girls’ hoop star Mya Bembry hits 1,000th point

By Cynthia Cumming Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School junior Mya Bembry scored her 1,000 career point during a 61-36 girls’ basketball win over Teaneck at home on Jan. 30. Bembry scored 18 points and hit her 1,000th point in the third quarter. She also had 10 rebounds and five steals to […]

West Orange HS boys’ basketball team is No. 5 seed in ECT

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team is the No. 5 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Mountaineers will host a first-round game on Feb. 10 against either No. 12 seed East Orange or No. 21 Verona. Jelani Jackson and Goddy Marc each had 12 points and Anant […]

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team wins second straight SEC-American Division title to cap 18-0 regular season

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team traveled to Cedar Grove High School on Wednesday, Jan. 31, and defeated them, 57-9, to capture its second consecutive and fourth overall Super Essex Conference-American Division title. SHP completed its regular season with an 18-0 dual-meet record. The Pirates will now concentrate on the […]

Ice hockey league Cup finals are set for Feb. 16 and 17

  WEST ORANGE, NJ – During the winter of 1958-59, hockey fans in the local area weren’t all that interested in the NHL because the New York Rangers were having another disappointing season. Forward Andy Bathgate was playing at a high level and eventually would win the Hart Trophy, but N.Y. did not make the […]

Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team moves to 10-7-4 record

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team went 1-1 last week to raise its record to 10-7-4. On Monday, Jan. 29, the Pirates hosted St. Peter’s Prep in their last Gordon Conference match and defeated them, 4-1. Trailing 1-0 after the first period, SHP tied the match at 1-1 when John […]

Essex County Tournament for HS girls’ basketball

Newark University received the No. 1 seed in the Essex County Tournament for high school girls’ varsity basketball. Newark Tech, the defending champion, is seeded second, followed by West Orange, East Orange Campus, Montclair Immaculate Conception, Newark Arts, Bloomfield Tech, and Nutley rounding out the top eight seeds in the 29-team tournament. The quarterfinals are […]

Essex County Tournament for HS boys’ basketball to begin

The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team, with a 16-0 record, is the No. 1 seed in the Essex County Tournament for high school boys’ basketball The tournament includes 38 teams. Newark East Side is seeded No. 2. Newark West Side is the No. 3 seed. Montclair Immaculate Conception, West Orange, Newark Central, Bloomfield and […]

Seton Hall Prep baseball coach Mike Sheppard Jr. receives Steve Lembo Memorial Award

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Mike Sheppard Jr.,  head  baseball coach of Seton Hall Prep, was honored by the New York Professional Baseball Hot Stove League with the group’s Steve Lembo Memorial Award last Friday night at Leonard’s in Great Neck, N.Y. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of amateur baseball, was presented […]