High school wrestling teams gear up for district tournaments

High school wrestling teams gear up for district tournaments

For high school wrestlers, the road to Atlantic City, site of the NJSIAA tournament, begins this weekend with district tournaments. The top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the regions the following weekend. This year, the NJSIAA realigned the districts and regions, with different teams in different sites. The following are districts […]

West Orange HS ice hockey team advances to McMullen Cup semifinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The fifth-seeded West Orange High School ice hockey team defeated fourth-seeded Newark East Side, 4-2, in the quarterifnals of the McMullen Cup playoffs on Feb. 10 at the Prudential Center in Newark. WOHS was scheduled to face top-seeded Bayonne in the semifinals on Feb. 15 at Bayonne. The other semifinal pits […]

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team gives good effort in Non-Public North ‘A’ semifinals; Pirates now gear up for district tournament

WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Seton Hall Prep wrestling team traveled to Morris Township to take on Delbarton in the Non-Public “A” North semifinal round. In exciting match before a great crowd of Seton Hall Prep supporters that included Pirate Nation, the Pirates dropped a 39-22 decision. Seton Hall Prep won […]

Yogi Berra Museum Softball and Baseball Camps scheduled: Former MLB All-Star Harold Reynolds to appear as guest instructor for July 31-Aug. 4 youth baseball camp

UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center has announced the dates of its popular 2017 baseball and softball camps, both ideal for ages 7-13. The YBMLC softball camp will run from June 26-30 (daily from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.), with all outdoor activities at the Montclair State Softball Stadium, under the direction of […]

West Orange HS junior Julia Edelman, a member of The Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team that won Gold at Eastern Sectionals

West Orange HS junior Julia Edelman, a member of The Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team that won Gold at Eastern Sectionals

WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School junior Julia Edelman is a member of the Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team that captured Gold in the Intermediate Division at the 2017 Eastern Synchronized Sectional Championships in Hershey, Pa.  recently. In fact, the Skyliners became the gold-medal champions in every division they entered: Preliminary, Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile, Intermediate […]

West Orange HS wrestler Victor Lopez sets school record for career wins

West Orange HS wrestler Victor Lopez sets school record for career wins

WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School senior wrestler Victor Lopez, 17, broke the school record for career wins on Feb. 11, breaking the previous mark of 126 career wins by Tommy Lorenzo in 2006. Lopez pinned Andrew Kyper of Roxbury in the 120-pound category to set the new school record. In addition, Lopez […]

West Orange HS boys’ basketball team jolts East Orange in ECT

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Gabe Silvera led all scorers with 25 points and Stephon Sheard had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the 15th-seeded West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 63-55 win over 18th-seeded East Orange in the Essex County Tournament preliminary third round on Friday, Feb. 10 at WOHS. […]

HS hockey league playoffs schedule

The following are hockey league playoff pairings involving Nutley, Verona/Glen Ridge, West Orange and Seton Hall Prep, which are Essex County teams in the Worrall Media publishing area: Gordon Cup (Gordon Conference) Quarterfinals 8-Gloucester Catholic vs. 1-Delbarton, Feb. 13, 4 p.m., at Randolph Aspen Arena 5-St. Augustine at 4-Christian Brothers Academy, Feb. 13, at Wall […]

State tournament brackets for girls’ basketball released

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released the seedings for the girls’ basketball state tournaments. West Orange, with a record of 18-1 through Feb. 8, is the No. 2 seed in North 1, Group 4. Bloomfield is the No. 3 seed and East Orange Campus is the No. 12 seed in the same section. […]