Fourteen junior tennis players from Essex County representing The Maplewood Club in Maplewood, Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, and West Orange Tennis Club in West Orange participated in a Net Generation Kids on Court demonstration sponsored by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) at the 2017 US Open. The demonstration took place at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (corrected Wednesday Sept. 6, 10:35 a.m.) – Since moving from South Orange to West Orange in 1985, Seton Hall Prep has experienced some special moments on the gridiron. The first came in the late fall of 1985 when Tony Verducci’s squad blanked St. Peter’s Prep to capture the North Jersey, Parochial […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jim Matsakis, the personable head football coach at West Orange, feels his team has the potential to have a successful season in 2017. But Matsakis, who had great success coaching at Butler High School and Jefferson, admits he’s concerned about the squad’s lack of experience. On the line, that’s particularly true. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – At Seton Hall Prep, the two sports programs that Pirate fans expect to do well every year, are basketball and baseball. Both squads have won countless conference, county and state titles. Another sport that is close to those two is soccer. Marty Berman, who competed for the late Gene Chyzowych […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity football team is getting ready for the 2017 season. The Mountaineers hosted a scrimmage on Friday, August 25, against Lacey Township. WOHS, under head coach Jim Matsakis, will open the season on Friday night, Sept. 8, on the road against Union City at 7:15 p.m. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity soccer team is poised to have another stellar season. The Mountaineers, under head coach Sean DeVore, return 10 starters from last year’s team that finished with a 12-6-3 record. The returning players are senior goalkeeper Samantha Herbert, senior forward Kaylese Gist, junior midfielders Kaitlyn […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep football and soccer teams this fall will have a home field. For football, it will be the first time since October 22, 2011, and for soccer, it will be the first time since October 26, 2015 that they will have games at a home field. The new […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Coming off a successful season last fall, the West Orange High School girls’ varsity soccer team has been working hard this summer, looking to build off a stellar 12-6-3 season in which the team reached the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament, falling to powerhouse […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School boys’ soccer coach Doug Nevins is conducting his annual soccer camp for boys and girls in grades K-12. The camp, held at Lincoln Field near WOHS, takes place Mondays through Fridays this summer and runs through August 11.
Tyler Galantini, a rising junior at West Orange High School, captured the 47th New Jersey Junior Golf Championship title at Watchung Valley Golf Club in Watchung on July 26. Galantini, the top seed, defeated fourth-seeded Dean Greyseman, 4-3, in the semifinals before beating third-seeded Charlie Cummings, 3-2, in the final. This past spring during the […]