UPPER MONTCLAIR – The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will be conducting one of its series of new Character Development Programs for children in grades 3-5 this Sunday, March 13 at 1 p.m. Developed by the Museum’s team of educators, the dynamic, innovative workshops help promote the honorable values – respect, courage, inclusion and […]
WEST ORANGE – West Orange High School wrestlers Victor Lopez and Brian Velez enjoyed good efforts at the state tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, March 4-5. The preliminary round and pre-quarterfinals took place Friday, March 4. Lopez, unseeded in the bottom bracket, decisioned seventh-seeded Anthony Capece of Cranford, 6-3, in the preliminary round. […]
WEST ORANGE – “A Night of Hoops” will be held at Liberty Middle School in West Orange on Friday, March 18, from 7-9 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for St. Cloud Elementary School’s graduating fifth grade class. The event will include Kids vs. Parents/Teachers game in which third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders from all West […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a terrific season. The Mountaineers, seeded third, lost to 14th-seeded Mount Olive, 66-61, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1. WOHS, under head coach Greg Tynes, finished the season with a stellar […]
WEST ORANGE – Senior guard Sidney Gordon scored 26 points and the 14th-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team upset third-seeded Bloomfield, 52-47, in overtime, in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on Tuesday, March 1, at Bloomfield High. West Orange squandered a 20-point lead going […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – On April 7, former Mets star Mookie Wilson will appear at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center with best-selling author Erik Sherman to discuss and sign copies of Sherman’s new book, “Kings of Queens: Life Beyond Baseball with the ’86 Mets.” This year marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous world […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR – Just in time for the upcoming baseball season, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, will host a special screening on March 22 of the acclaimed documentary “Fastball,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Featuring MLB stars and 20 Hall of […]
Senior Brian Velez, at 285-pound class, has enjoyed remarkable turnaround; junior Victor Lopez, at 113-pound class, is one win from 100
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity wrestling team certainly enjoyed a great Region 4 tournament this past weekend at WOHS. Overall, WOHS head coach Stephan Zichella, who had six wrestlers make it to the tournament with four participating, said that when the dust settled, two of the WOHS wrestlers – Victor Lopez […]
Mountaineers finish unbeaten in the division; gear up for postseason
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team, under third-year head coach Greg Tynes, clinched the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division title. The Mountaineers finished 12-0 in the division. Last season, the Mountaineers were co-SEC-Division champions with Barringer. Senior forward Jeremiah Moore scored 20 points and senior guard Patrick Jamison had 15 […]
Pirates down East Side in the final for 17th ECT crown
WEST ORANGE – The top-seeded Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team showed much resolve in the second half in defeating second-seeded Newark East Side, 50-44, to win the 70th Essex County Tournament championship for the second consecutive season on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Essex County College in Newark. Senior guard and University of Notre Dame-bound […]