West Orange HS boys’ soccer team upsets No. 2 seed Morris Knolls to advance to state tournament semifinals

  ROCKAWAY, NJ – Senior co-captain Maurice Williams scored in the first overtime to lift the seventh-seeded West Orange High School varsity boys’ soccer team to a 1-0 win over second-seeded Morris Knolls in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Friday, Nov. 3, in Rockaway. Senior co-captain […]

West Orange HS girls’ soccer team concludes historic 13-0-5 season

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity girls’ soccer team concluded an historic season. The Lady Mountaineers, under second-year head coach Sean DeVore, finished the season unbeaten at 13-0-5. They won the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division championship and were the first state-ranked team in program history. West Orange ended the season with a […]

West Orange HS girls’ volleyball team enjoys another banner season.

Photo: The West Orange High School varsity girls’ volleyball team won a Super Essex Conference division championship for the second year in a row. Bottom row from left: Charlene Ramos, Saniyiah Richardson, and Jada Jones. Second row: Hannah Winter, Jazmin Chavez, Kena Arthus, Selene Headley, and Kaija Jones. Third row from left: Head coach Jackie […]

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 […]