EAST ORANGE/IRVINGTON, NJ — The Rutgers University football team this season features several players from East Orange and Irvington. Junior wide receiver Nasir Montgomery, junior running back Al-Shadee Salaam and sophomore quarterback Raeden Oliver are East Orange Campus High School graduates. The Irvington graduates are Famah Toure and Zaire Angoy. Montgomery, a 6-foot-1, 190-pounder who […]
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE/IRVINGTON, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School, Orange High School and Irvington High School football teams are preparing for their respective season openers. The OHS Tornadoes and IHS Blue Knights will both kick off on Friday, Aug. 25. The Tornadoes, under third-year head coach Khalfani Alleyne, will visit Wayne Hills at 6:30 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — High school football is back. A number of area teams will kick off the season in Week 0, including Irvington High School. Irvington will host Camden Eastside at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. Irvington originally was scheduled to begin its season in Week 1 at Millville. Last season, Irvington and Millville […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School rising seniors and safeties Vaboue Toure, Cam Richardson, Eric Lee and Jasin Shiggs recently announced their verbal commitments in accepting football scholarships. Toure committed to Penn State University. Richardson committed to Stanford University in California. Lee committed to the University of New Hampshire. Shiggs committed to the University of […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls flag football team gathers for a group pose. The Blue Knights, who are the reigning state champions, recently defeated Nutley 31-0 to improve to 5-0 on the season and clinched the Super Football Conference Liberty Division championship. They were scheduled to host East Orange Campus in the […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School seniors Zaahmir Anderson and Tyler Wint have been selected to play in the 29th Paul Robeson High School All-Star Football Classic on Tuesday, June 13, at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. The game features seniors from six counties. The East team comprises Essex, Hudson and Union counties. The […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School running back Kyshir Desir has been selected to participate in the 45th Phil Simms New Jersey North/South All-Star Football Classic on Sunday, June 11, at Kean University in Union. The all-star game features some of the best senior high school football players in the state. Desir made first team […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Ralph Steele simply loved Irvington sports. Whether it was the Irvington Golden Knights Pop Warner football and cheerleading program or Irvington High School teams, especially football, basketball and wrestling, Steele was a staunch supporter. The Irvington community was stunned to learn that Steele died on Saturday, March 18. Tributes poured in on […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Irvington High School held a ceremony for several IHS senior football players who signed with their respective universities. The ceremony took place in the IHS gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Famah Toure, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound wide receiver, signed with Rutgers University. Nasir Addison, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound cornerback, signed with the University of […]
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 […]