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 […]

West Orange HS girls’ volleyball team advances to ECT quarterfinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The eighth-seeded West Orange High School varsity girls’ volleyball team defeated ninth-seeded Newark Academy, 25-20, 10-25, 25-22, Saturday, Oct. 21, in the first round of the Essex County Tournament at home. The Lady Mountaineers, who improved to a 12-7 record, will visit top-seeded Verona in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Oct. 24, […]

Seton Hall Prep football team loses to DePaul

WAYNE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity football team dropped a 48-14 decision to DePaul Catholic High School at Alumni Field at DePaul in Wayne on Friday night, Oct 20. The loss snapped the Pirates’ two-game winning streak and moved their record to 2-5. SHP took the opening kickoff and went 71 yards in […]