West Orange HS rising junior Tyler Galantini wins New Jersey Jr. Golf Championship crown

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 […]

West Orange HS boys’ basketball team enjoys stellar summer

WEST ORANGE, NJ – In his first year at the helm last winter, Demond Cowins guided the West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a respectable season as the Mountaineers finished just under .500 with a 12-13 record. In fact, the 16th-seeded Mountaineers gave No. 1 seed and eventual champion Bloomfield a competitive […]

West Orange HS Summer baseball team captures Essex County title

West Orange HS Summer baseball team captures Essex County title

By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – It seems the boys of summer are alive and well in West Orange. Earlier this week, the 2017 West Orange High School Summer baseball team confronted the Montclair team in its first game of the Essex County Developmental Summer League Silver playoffs. Team Coach and Richard Stockton […]

West Orange HS football team 2017 schedule

West Orange HS football team 2017 schedule

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Looking to pick up from where it left off last season, the West Orange High School varsity football team will begin official practice next month. The Mountaineers, under fifth-year head coach Jim Matsakis, will kick off the regular season Friday night, Sept. 8, against Union City on the road. The home […]

Seton Hall Prep Baseball Program enjoying success this summer

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Baseball Program at Seton Hall Prep has put together a travel team this summer consisting of 22 players who competed on the freshman team this past spring. The group is  “playing up,” meaning they are opposing other top travel programs that are a year older, thus affording them better competition. […]

West Orange Rec Summer Basketball League tips offs

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange Recreation Summer Basketball League tips off Tuesday, June 27. The local teams in the Worrall Media area are West Orange, Glen Ridge, Good Shepherd-Irvington, St. Joseph-Maplewood, Belleville, and St. Thomas of Bloomfield. West Orange has two teams in each boys division. 2017 West Orange Recreation Summer Basketball League […]

West Orange HS softball team features five All-SEC-Liberty Division honorees

West Orange HS softball team features five All-SEC-Liberty Division honorees

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity softball team featured five players who made All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. First Team: Nahtali Simpson, junior shortstop Second Team: Emma Scalora, senior pitcher Erin Vermeal, junior outfielder Third Team: Amanda Scalora, senior first baseman Danielle Fastiggi, junior center fielder Despite finishing with a 7-18 […]

Essex County Executive Divincenzo announces international youth soccer tournament will be played in Essex County Riverbank and Independence parks from June 23 to 25

NEWARK – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that an international youth soccer tournament will be played in Essex County from June 23 to 25. The Ironbound Soccer Club is hosting the La Liga Promises 2017 International Under 12 Boys Soccer Tournament, which will take place in Essex County Riverfront Park and Essex […]