West Orange’s Andrea Galea and Kaitlyn Ianiro help Mount Saint Dominic Academy Lady Sea Lions make a big splash, start season 3-1

by W. L. BILL ALLEN, JR. Contributing Writer CALDWELL– It was not all that long ago that the swim squad from Mount Saint Dominic Academy went 12-1 and won an Essex County Championship meet and Super Essex Conference regular season and championship meet titles, as well. Since 2012, however, the Lady Sea Lions have posted […]

West Orange HS girls’ basketball team boasts strong returning core

WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team has a strong returning nucleus, which bodes well in achieving a successful season. Losing just one player to graduation (Jasmine Boone-Alexander, who was a great defensive presence on the defensive end), the Mountaineers’ leading returning players are 5-foot-3 senior guard Sidney Gordon, 5-4 […]

Seton Hall Prep basketball team enjoys 3-0 start to season

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team opened the season with wins over Newark Tech,  Columbia and Delbarton to improve to a 3-0 record. Senior guard T.J.Gibbs had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists and junior forward Treyvon Bennett had 12 points, nine rebounds and three steals in the 69-48 win […]

Seton Hall Prep wrestling team has good effort at Morris Knolls Tournament to open the season

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team opened its season on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Morris Knolls Wrestling Tournament at Morris Knolls High School in Rockaway, finishing in fifth place with 105 points. The Pirates entered 10 wrestlers, seven of whom placed second, third, or fourth place. The following Pirates finished […]

TJ Gibbs-led Seton Hall Prep hoops seek another great season

WEST ORANGE – Led by University of Notre Dame-bound senior guard TJ Gibbs, the Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team looks to have another stellar season. The Pirates, under fifth-year head coach Kevin Williams, will tip off the season Friday, Dec. 18, at Newark Tech in a Super Essex Conference-American Division game. The Pirates won […]

UPDATED Dec. 20: Seton Hall Prep basketball and wrestling schedules

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team will visit Newark Tech on Friday, Dec. 18, in the season opener. The SHP varsity wrestling team will compete in the Morris Knolls tournament on Saturday, Dec. 19, to begin the season. The following are their schedules: Basketball Dec. 18, at Newark Tech, 5:30 p.m. […]

West Orange HS boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling schedules

WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School boys’and girls’ varsity basketball teams will begin their seasons on Friday, Dec. 18. The boys’ team will visit Millburn, while the girls’ team will host Newark Tech. The WOHS wrestling team will compete in the Dover Holiday Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 19, to begin the season. The […]

West Orange HS ice hockey team tops Bayonne for first win

WEST ORANGE – After tying Newark East Side, 1-1, Dec. 1 in the season opener and losing to Oratory Prep, 6-1, Dec. 6, the West Orange High School varsity ice hockey team defeated Bayonne, 3-2, Dec. 7, in Bayonne for its first win of the season. Charles Aborisade, Davey Campbell and Luke Starbinski each had […]

Seton Hall Prep hockey team falls to 1-2

WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team lost twice last week to drop to 1-2 on the season. On Monday, Dec. 7, the Pirates hosted Pope John of Sparta and lost 4-1 at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. After falling behind 2-0, SHP sophomore forward Stephan Buck scored with […]