WEST ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — This past week, the East Orange Campus High School football team experienced tragedy close to school grounds. One of their own, Letrell Duncan, a standout sophomore on the basketball team, was shot multiple times in the head on the way home from school. The 16-year-old did not survive. For what […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School football team fell to Columbia High School of Maplewood, 13-3, on Friday night, Oct. 7, at Foley Field. The Bengals fell to 2-4 on the season. It was Columbia’s first win of the season. Columbia moved to 1-5. Senior running back Jayden Evans rushed for 93 yards on […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School girls volleyball program enjoyed success at tournaments on Saturday, Oct. 8. The JV team won the second annual Payne Tech JV tournament title. Columbia defeated Payne Tech in the final by scores of 25-22, 25-12. Junior outside hitter Caroline Schmidt was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Election season in West Orange began on Sept. 28, when the four candidates running for mayor participated in a debate at United Presbyterian Church. Hosted by the West Orange African Heritage Organization, United Asian Voices of West Orange and West Orange Hispanic Foundation, the debate was moderated by the League of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls tennis team, under first-year head coach Wikenson Jean-Pierre, clinched the Super Essex Conference–Independence Division title this season. The Lady Blue Knights had a 6-4 overall record, 5-0 in the division, through Sept. 27. One of the wins came in the Essex County Tournament preliminary round against Belleville. […]
CHS 2001 graduate credits her family and former CHS head coach Johanna Wright for her success
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 2000-01 Columbia High School girls basketball team, under legendary head coach Johanna Wright, was one of the best in school history. The team finished with a stellar 28-4 record, winning county, sectional and state championships before finishing as runner-up in the state Tournament of Champions. One of the top players […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team is on a roll. The Mountaineers won their second straight game, beating Bayonne, 35-0, on Friday night, Sept. 30, at WOHS’ Joe Suriano Stadium. West Orange improved to 4-1 on the season. Jehki Williams rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last Friday night, Sept. 30, the Seton Hall Prep football team traveled down the shore to Count Basie Field in Red Bank to take on Red Bank Catholic. The Pirates shut out the Caseys 17-0. This victory was the Pirates’ second in a row and raised their record to 4-1 on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep soccer team improved to 8-1 on the season with two victories last week. On Wednesday night, Sept. 28, before a big crowd at Lincoln Field at West Orange High School, the Pirates defeated the WOHS Mountaineers, 3-2. In the opening half, with 29:34 left, junior Jack Dvorin […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team defeated Montclair, 20-7, on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Woodman Field in Montclair. The Jaguars won their second straight game, to improve to 2-3 on the season. The story of the week was, who will win the Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division, with Montclair […]