IRVINGTON, NJ — After losing to Newark Tech 17-0 on Wednesday, April 26, the Irvington High School baseball team bounced back to defeat College Achieve Paterson 15-7 on Friday, April 28, at Irvington Park to improve to 6-4-1 on the season. Photos Courtesy of Felicia Laguerre Owens Irvington vs. Newark Tech (Wednesday, April 26)
IRVINGTON, NJ — Former Irvington High School head coaches John ‘Doc’ Gantz and Chet Parlavecchio were inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Association Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Pines Manor in Edison. Gantz was the head coach of the baseball team for 25 years until his […]
Former three-sport standout is a 2022 Irvington HS Hall of Fame inductee
IRVINGTON, NJ — Like many people who reside in town, Troy Bowers loves Irvington. He was a three-sport star at Irvington High School, in football, basketball and baseball, graduating in 1987. In fact, he was named the IHS Athlete of the Year as a senior. After playing football and baseball at Montclair State University, Bowers […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Junior Justin Manuel went 2-for-5 with six RBIs, and sophomore Paul Dire was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs to lead the Irvington High School baseball team to a 15-14 win at Orange on Wednesday, April 20. It was the first win of the season for the Blue Knights, under first-year […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School baseball team’s new coach is quite familiar with his players. Ariel Medina was the Union Avenue Middle School coach when the current IHS players were in middle school. Moreover, Medina helped out the IHS Blue Knights last spring. For Medina, it has been great to work with players […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Super Essex Conference recently named students to all-conference teams in baseball and softball. Baseball In the American Division, first team honors went to Millburn High School’s Daniel Cifu; Montclair High School’s Anthony Anzaldi, Brett Janifer and Jeremy Sacks; Nutley High School’s Lou Raffaelli; Bloomfield High School’s Nico Ong and Andre […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee has announced this year’s inductees. The inductees are: Josh Evans (modern player category, played in the last 30 years). Chris Love (historical player category, played more than 30 years ago). Barnes Reid (coach category, must have coached in eight seasons). 2006 boys’ track […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity baseball team enjoyed a strong turnaround season. After going winless in 2017, the Blue Knights finished in third place in the Super Essex Conference-Independence Division with a 7-4 divisional record, and 7-8 overall. Indeed, interim head coach Anthony Veiga and his coaching staff were proud of the […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Irvington vs. Orange, April 9, at Orange IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity baseball team, under head coach Troy Bowers, has made good strides this season. The Blue Knights defeated Weequahic and East Orange and lost to Orange and Central. “This year we have a mixture of returning players […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School varsity baseball team hopes to make progress during the course of the spring season. The returning players are seniors Jose Hernandez, Steven St. Pierre and Naseem Goodwin; junior Nickoa Nieves; and sophomores Devonte Gary, Marlon Seepersad, Brisner Xavier and Mardochee Charles. The first-year players are seniors Rodelvens Desir, Jason […]