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. […]

West Orange HS girls’ basketball team clinches SEC-Liberty Division title for the first time

Mountaineers also recognize the 31st annual National Girls and Women in Sports initiative

West Orange HS girls’ basketball team clinches SEC-Liberty Division title for the first time

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated the Millburn HS Millers, 66-39, to clinch the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division title for the first time in program history The Feb. 7 game was held at WOHS. WOHS sophomore Mya Bembry was the top scorer with 26 points and seniors […]

ECT Basketball games are set for Feb. 9, but forecasted snowstorm could alter schedule

(updated Wednesday Feb. 8, 11:52 a.m.) The following is an annoucement from the Super Essex Conference regarding the Essex County Tournaments for Boys and Girls Varsity Basketball: The third, and final, Preliminary Round of the Essex County Boys, and Girls, Basketball Tournaments are scheduled to be played on Thursday, February 9th. However, weather may become […]

West Orange HS wrestling team advances in North 1, Group 5 state tournament

West Orange HS wrestling team advances in North 1, Group 5 state tournament

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The 2017 wrestling season began tenuously for the West Orange High School Mountaineers, but they have found their stride, advancing to the semifinal team round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 state tournament with a win over Hackensack, 42-36, in the quarterfinal round on Monday night, Feb. 6. “It […]

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team advances in State Tournament

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The fourth-seeded Seton Hall Prep wrestling team defeated fifth-seeded Don Bosco Prep, 44-19, in the quarterfinal round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association/Rothman Institute Team Wrestling Tournament on Monday, Feb. 6. SHP improved to a 25-1 overall record, including 16-1 against teams that qualified for the state tournament. This is […]