IRVINGTON, NJ — It’s been a memorable couple of months for Irvington High School football coach Ashley Pierre, affectionately known as “Coach Smoke.” He was recently named NJ.com’s football Coach of the Year and, on Sunday, Jan. 30, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Coffee4Coaches contest named Pierre as one of this fall’s winners. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Raheem Morris is getting ready for the Super Bowl. Morris, a 1994 Irvington High School graduate, is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, who will face the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl this Sunday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium, home of the Rams. In a press […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — For almost a decade, children with developmental disabilities, ages 8 to 18, and members of the Sharing the Arts Club at Glen Ridge High School, have been staging musicals. According to Jill Landgraber, club adviser and GRHS counselor, the Sharing the Arts program started in 2005 at Ridgewood High School and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange School District honored its Governor’s Educator of the Year winners at a meeting on Jan. 24, wishing them good luck in their quest to be named the county educator of the year and then ultimately the state educator of the year. Teachers, school counselors, paraprofessionals and school nurses […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Despite the snow canceling all their games on Saturday, Jan. 29, St. Joseph’s Celtics basketball teams still had a busy week as they headed into the final month of the regular season. The St. Joseph’s fifth grade JV girls continued their hot streak Sunday, Jan. 30, knocking off St. Aloysius 25-6. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School wrestling team, which affectionately refers to itself as Pin City, enjoyed an impressive showing at the Essex County Tournament held at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The Blue Knights finished in fourth place in the team standings out of 22 teams. Irvington […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team went 1-1 last week to raise its record to 10-9-1 on the season. On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Pirates traveled to SportsCare Arena in Randolph to take on Delbarton. Seton Hall lost 3-0, as Delbarton scored in the last second of the second period […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School wrestling team, under head coach Kyle Steele, captured the 2022 Rumble in the Pines tournament championship at Lakewood High School on Sunday, Jan. 16. The Blue Knights, who refer to themselves as “Pin City.” were led by gold medalists Jayson Turner, Justin Evans-Jenkins, Zaahmir Anderson, Demo Clenord and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep basketball team traveled to Matawan High School in Aberdeen Township to participate in the Husky Holiday Classic last week. They went 3-0 to capture the tournament title. In their opener, the Pirates defeated host team Matawan 77-41. Junior Jackson Bleecker led the scoring with 19 points and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Last week the Seton Hall Prep ice hockey team participated in the Ice Vault Classic at the Ice Vault Arena in Wayne and also played a Gordon Conference match against St. Joseph of Montvale. On Monday, Dec. 27, the Pirates defeated Ramapo 6-1. After a scoreless first period, sophomore Christopher McIntyre […]