WEST ORANGE, NJ – In the years that Seton Hall Prep has been located in West Orange, several graduating classes have been quite special. A prime example is the 1991 class which spotlighted basketball star Ira Bowman. In his senior campaign for Coach Bob Farrell in the winter of 1990-91, Bowman led the Pirates to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ soccer team, a perennial championship contender under head coach Doug Nevins, enjoyed a strong summer season. The Mountaineers competed in the annual Kearny Summer League where they finished with a stellar 7-1 record. The lone loss was to Kearny’s top team. In that game, the […]
Head coach Demond Cowins also provides assistance to players and parents via social media
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School head boys’ varsity basketball coach Demond Cowins has been quite impressed with his team’s play this summer. The Mountaineers competed in the annual Bloomfield College Summer League, reaching the semifinals where they lost to Dwight Morrow. WOHS also had its JV team compete in the league. Cowins […]
South Orange native, 19, says it’s been ‘great’ while playing for Minnesota United
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Mason Toye is living his dream of playing professional soccer. Just 14 months after graduating high school, the 19-year-old South Orange native is enjoying his rookie season playing for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer. Toye is the youngest member on the 32-man team. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound forward, who wears No. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Tommy O’Rourke, a 6-3, 185-pound right-hander from Seton Hall Prep, has been selected to compete in The Underclass Area Code Games on August 10th through 12th at the Major League Baseball Youth Academy in Los Angeles, Calif. The top 150 underclass baseball players from across the country in the class of […]
By Josh Baker Correspondent Preparation for West Orange High School fall sports season has begun, and that includes the girls’ soccer team. With their main goals of competing, working hard every day, and winning the state championship, head coach Sean DeVore wants to keep the team’s focus on their chemistry, because “when you graduate your […]
SOUTH ORANGE/WEST ORANGE, NJ – When Marty Berman, the veteran head soccer coach at Seton Hall Prep, was competing for Columbia High School in the 1960s, not all that many people in the area paid that much attention to the sport. True, people might have heard of Pele, the great soccer star from Brazil, but […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Golda Och Academy is pleased to announce that Dennis Kozar will be taking over as the new athletic director, replacing Janet Herman, who will be retiring after 25 years of dedicated service to the school. Kozar has worked in the Upper School (grades 6-12) as a member of the health and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Doug Nevins Summer Soccer Camp is taking place in West Orange. There is one week left (August 6-10). The camp is open to boys and girls in grades 2-12 and runs Mondays through Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Registration available at www.dougnevinssoccer.com […]
By Josh Baker Correspondent WEST ORANGE, NJ – Preparation for the upcoming season of West Orange High School football has begun, and Head Coach Jim Matsakis already has a few ideas on how the team can excel this fall. Mainly focusing on “getting bigger, faster, and more disciplined,” Matsakis has a lot to deal with […]