By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – Preparation for the upcoming season of West Orange High School football has begun, and Head Coach Jim Matsakis already has a few ideas on how the team can excel this fall. Mainly focusing on “getting bigger, faster, and more disciplined,” Matsakis has a lot to deal with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – When Seton Hall Prep was located in South Orange, the parochial school was known for producing great teams in sports like football and basketball. Tony Verducci’s grid squads of the late 1970s still rank among the best in state history. Players like linebacker Chet Parlavecchio and back John Merklinger were legendary. […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange resident Justice Sims, a recent graduate at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, was one of the top track and field jumpers during the high school season this spring. Sims capped his high school career with a second-place finish in the triple jump in the Emerging Elite Division at the New Balance […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Saturday, May 2, Seton Hall Prep honored two stalwart supporters of The Prep with a pair of dedications at the Kelly Athletic Complex on Prospect Avenue. That morning G. Kelly Martin, Class of 1977, cut the ribbon on the Junior Varsity Baseball Field as President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly dedicated […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Pirates baseball team, comprising Seton Hall Prep players, is currently in its second year of existence. They are coached by all former SHP players – head Coach Dan Fornaro (Class of 1999), and assistants Stephen Kress (2003), Nick Mascelli (2013), and Mike Sheppard Jr. (1977). They play against the top […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – More than two decades ago, when Janet Herman took over as Athletic Director at Golda Och Academy – which was then called Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union – there weren’t many athletic programs at the small West Orange-based school. Plus, there weren’t many girls’ programs. But Herman was […]
By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Wave is a competitive summer swim team that competes in the North Jersey Summer Swim League. The West Orange Wave competes during the summer season and holds their tryouts shortly after Memorial Day. The team is open to West Orange residents ages 8 through […]
Get ready for two major changes in high school football in New Jersey. The first change is an additional round of playoffs. The second change is the installation of instant replay to review turnovers and scoring plays. PLAYOFFS The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs will now add one more round, crowning a […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange PAL 8U team won the North Metro division of the United States Amateur Baseball League. The USABL is one of the oldest, most established leagues in the state of New Jersey that now provides travel league play to not only NJ, but eastern Pennsylvania and New York metro […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Jules Heningburg has enjoyed a fine start to his professional lacrosse career. The Maplewood native is playing for the Florida Launch of Major League Lacrosse. The Florida Launch selected Heningburg with the seventh overall pick this spring out of Rutgers University. On May 19, Heningburg, 22, recorded the first goal of his […]