WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School wrestling team was forced to cancel their upcoming dual meets, including the Friday, Jan. 15 home match with Seton Hall Prep, after two of its wrestlers were found to have skin infections. The Mountaineers postponed their match with Nutley on Wednesday, Jan. 13. In addition to the […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity basketball team defeated Newark Central, Newark East Side and St. Peter’s Prep last week to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to a 9-1 record. Senior guard TJ Gibbs had 19 points and four steals; junior guard Austin Williams scored 11 points; and senior […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity wrestling team finished in second place in the Pioneer Classic at New Providence on Saturday, Jan. 9. Entering 11 wrestlers, the Pirates had 178.5 points with eight medalists. Sophomore Charlie Cunningham (126-pound weight class), junior Aidan Monteverdi (152), junior TJ Calas (160) and freshman Jonathan Alvarado (220) […]
WEST ORANGE – The Seton Hall Prep varsity ice hockey team lost to Gloucester Catholic and Bishop Eustace to move to a 2-7-2 record. The Pirates hosted Gloucester Catholic on Monday, Jan. 4, at Codey Arena, losing, 3-2. Down 2-0, senior defenseman Alexander Cautela scored on assists by freshman forward Thomas Colucci and senior forward […]
WEST ORANGE – Mya Bembry scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 50-34 home win over Millburn. Sidney Gordon had five points and five rebounds and Dawn Flood had eight points and six rebounds for the Mountaineers, who improved to a 3-4 […]
WEST ORANGE – Jeremiah Moore scored on a put-back shot with one second left to lift the West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a thrilling 62-61 triple-overtime win over Barringer on Saturday, Jan. 9, in Newark. Moore finished with a team-high 26 points. Pat Jamison had 12 points; Nashiem Harte had eight; […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity wrestling team lost to Seton Hall Prep, 41-40, Jan. 6 at home. The score was tied 40-40 at the end of the match. SHP won the tiebreaker on a criteria. Results: 152-pound weight class: Aidan Monteverdi (SHP) pinned Damon Farms, 2:13. 160: TJ Calas (SHP) major decisioned Elijah […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School varsity ice hockey team lost all three of its games in the Essex County Holiday Tournament at Richard J. Codey Arena, falling to Tenafly, 4-0, Dec. 26; Pequannock, 5-1, Dec. 28, and Old Tappan, 10-4, Dec. 30. Charles Aborisade, Davey Campbell and Ryan Rosa each had a […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High girls’ varsity basketball team lost to both Delaware Valley and Bayonne in the Cranford Cougar Holiday Tournament to move to a 2-2 record. Sidney Gordon had 16 points; Jewell Burnett had five points and Mya Bembry had five points in the 51-35 loss to Delaware Valley on Dec. […]
WEST ORANGE – Head coach Stephan Zichella knows this year’s West Orange High School varsity wrestling team will have their work cut out for them. “This is the most inexperienced team we’ve had in about 15 years,” admitted the coach, noting this season’s group will feature two seniors. “We’re very young this year.” Despite the […]