West Orange HS girls’ soccer team wins in state tournament first round

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team came back from its heartbreaking loss to Montclair Kimberly Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals to shut out Bergen County Tech, 5-0, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Oct. 30 at […]

West Orange HS girls’ volleyball team wins second straight division title

See all the photos from the Senior presentation and WOHS v. Belleville game here. WEST ORANGE NJ – Slowly, steadily, and perhaps not so quietly, the West Orange High School varsity girls’ volleyball team captured its second division championship on Oct. 27, beating Belleville in two sets. West Orange and Bloomfield are the co-champs of the […]

Seton Hall Prep soccer team captures ECT title

  Photos by Rich Morris/courtesy of SHP. Seton Hall Prep (white uniforms) vs. Millburn, Essex County Tournament final, Oct. 28, in Caldwell. CALDWELL, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity soccer team captured its fifth Essex County Tournament title, defeating Millburn, 2-1, in double overtime in the championship game Saturday night, Oct. 28, at Bonnel […]

Seton Hall Prep’s Dan Gizzo wins Essex County Cross-Country meet; West Orange HS girls’ team finishes second overall

Seton Hall Prep senior Dan Gizzo captured the overall individual title at the Essex County Cross-Country Championship meet held at Brookdale Park in Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 27. Gizzo won the 5K race in a time of 15:27 in a field of 142 runners. Senior Michael DiDonato was seventh (15:51.1) and sophomore Nolan Orr was […]

Corrected: West Orange HS football team battles Livingston to 21-21 tie

By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ (corrected Friday Nov. 2, 10:47 a.m.) – On Friday night, October 27, the West Orange High School varsity football Mountaineers tied with the Livingston Lancers, 21-21, in the Mountaineers’ regular season home finale. WOHS moved to a 3-4-1 record. Jordan White scored three TDs for the Mountaineers. After […]

State tournament pairings for girls’ volleyball released

The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for varsity girls’ volleyball. The following Worrall Community Newspapers teams in Essex County have qualified for their respective state tournaments: Irvington, Orange, East Orange Campus, Columbia and Bloomfield. Columbia will visit Bloomfield in the preliminary round on Oct. 30. First round matches will take place Oct. 31. Group […]

West Orange HS girls’ soccer team falls in PK shootout vs. MKA in the Esssex County Tournament semifinals

Photos by Steve Ellmore: West Orange (white uniforms) vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals, Oct. 25, at Millburn HS. MILLBURN, NJ –The top-seeded West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team lost a heartbreaking decision to fifth-seeded Montclair Kimberley Academy in the Essex County Tournament semifinals held at Millburn HS on […]

NJSIAA state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ soccer released

The NJSIAA released the state tournament pairings for boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer. The Worrall Community Newspapers schools in Essex County that have made the state tournament are: Boys Soccer: Irvington, Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Seton Hall Prep, Bloomfield and Glen Ridge Girls Soccer: Nutley, Belleville, Orange, West Orange, Columbia, Bloomfield and Glen […]