West Orange HS football team is red-hot entering the playoffs

Mountaineers will visit No. 1 seed Ridgewood; top East Orange Campus for fifth straight win

WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Monday Nov. 7, 2:52 p.m.) – The West Orange High School varsity football team is on a roll, and it comes at the best time. The Mountaineers, who have won their past five games, are the eighth seed in the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 playoffs and will visit […]

West Orange HS girls’ soccer team stuns Ridgewood to advance to section semifinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Saturday Nov. 5, 1:19 p.m.) – The seventh-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity soccer team stunned second-seeded Ridgewood in a penalty-kick shootout in the quarterfinals of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Friday, Nov. 4, in Ridgewood. WOHS trailed 2-0 with nine minutes left in regulation. […]

West Orange HS boys’ soccer team advances to section semifinals

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Senior Ricardo Carias scored two goals to lead the third-seeded and defending champion West Orange High School boys’ varsity soccer team to a 4-1 home win over sixth-seeded Clifton in the quarterfinals of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Nov. 3. Junior Kenneth Vazquiz and senior Kevin […]

West Orange HS girls’ varsity volleyball team finishes great season

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity volleyball team concluded a great season. The Lady Mountaineers, under head coach Jackie Cruz, finished as Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division champions with a perfect 12-0 mark in the division. WOHS had a 21-7 overall final record after losing Westfield, 18-25, 8-25, in the first […]

Seton Hall Prep Msgr. Kelly recalls his playing days

WEST ORANGE – In its storied football history, Seton Hall Prep has certainly had its share of great quarterbacks. Heck, people still talk about the play of Mike Ragan who led Tony Verducci’s Pirates to unbeaten campaigns in 1976 and 1977 (21-0-1). Or Zach Keller, who completed a superb career last fall. All Keller did […]