High school fans were saddened to learn the passing of Bill Allen, a longtime sports photographer and sports writer. Allen, who died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 14, at the age of 58, always had a happy-go-lucky disposition while taking photos of countless scholastic events and writing feature stories and game stories for more than three decades. […]
WEST ORANGE – Kyrie Irving and the United States Olympic men’s basketball team, as expected, brought home the gold. Irving, a West Orange native who helped the Cleveland Cavaliers to the National Basketball Association title just a few moths ago, had four points, four assists and three rebounds as the starting point guard as the […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School fall varsity teams will begin their seasons next month. The football team will host Union City, Sept. 9, to kick off the season. The boys’ soccer team last season won the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament championship and finished as state Group 4 runner-up […]
MONTCLAIR – Twenty-four Montclair YMCA Dolphins swimmers who met the qualifying standards for the 2016 NJ Long Course Junior Olympics Championships attended the meet held at Rutgers University, July 28-31, with 46 other teams from across the state. Among the age-group swimmers aged 12 and under, seven swimmers achieved a total of 16 top-20 finishes: […]
In an effort to even the number of the teams and achieve parity, a proposal has been made to realign high school wrestling teams in the 32 districts and eight regions for state postseason individual competition. The proposal was presented to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League and Conferences committee Aug. 11. Once […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange PAL Travel 12U baseball team won the New Providence 12U Gold Division Championship on Thursday, July 28 with a 14-8 win over Livingston. Pictured, top row from left are Coach Edwin Johnson, Michael Cassels, Owen Hagstrom, Chance Garguilo, Ty Kelly, Malachi Jones, Matthew Bove, and Coach Rob Kost. Bottom […]
WEST ORANGE (updated Friday August 5, 8:50 a.m.) – The inaugural “Over the Hill” Soccer Tournament/Fundraiser, hosted by the Mountain Top League, will take place Sunday, Aug. 28, at O’Connor Park. The games will involve 4-on-4, with four to six players per team and no goalies. There will be two, 12-minute halves for each game. […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange Seventh-Eighth Grade Boys Basketball team defeated Maplewood, 80-44, to win the West Orange Recreation Seventh-Eighth Grade Boys Basketball Summer League championship, July 28, at Liberty Middle School. West Orange finished undefeated. Leading 33-30 at halftime, West Orange broke open the game in the third quarter. “The team started out […]
WEST ORANGE – Kyrie Irving just won an NBA championship. Now, the West Orange native is ready to bring home the gold from Rio. Irving, who led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA championship in June, is a member of the Team USA Basketball Team for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. […]
WEST ORANGE – Baseball came alive in West Orange this past spring season. In its second year since the West Baseball Committee tasked the Police Athletic League with overseeing the Travel Baseball program, the PAL continued to provide a competitive and educational experience for its talented young athletes. Tryouts were held in January, followed by […]