IRVINTON, NJ — In the photos above, former Irvington High School track and field and cross-country head coach Marvin Hawkins, second from right, poses with his former Irvington athletes at the 127th Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The meet was held Thursday to Saturday, April 27-29. From left are Anaika Bazile and Geraldy […]
Former Meet of Champs winner nominated to superior court judge position
IRVINGTON, NJ — As a track-and-field standout, Tosca Blandford-Bynoe unquestionably was one of the greatest athletes in Irvington High School history. In her senior year in 1982, she won the 100-meter hurdles in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state outdoor Meet of Champions, becoming the school’s first Meet of Champions winner. Track-and-field […]
Brother and sister are the boys and girls track-and-field head coaches this spring
IRVINGTON, NJ — Nhemie Theodore has been named the new Irvington High School girls track-and-field head coach for the upcoming spring season. A 2004 IHS graduate, Theodore has been an assistant football coach for the successful IHS Blue Knights for the past few years. During his playing days at IHS, he was a defensive lineman […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School girls indoor track-and-field team finished in 10th place overall with eight points at the Essex County Indoor Individual Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Sunday, Jan. 29. Nouseline Georges, a junior, took third place in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.86 seconds and […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls indoor track-and-field teams competed at the Merli Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. On the girls side, Nouseline Georges took first place in the 400-meter dash in 1 minute, 3.83 seconds, and the 55-meter hurdles in 9.18 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls indoor track-and-field teams posted good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division championships on Friday, Dec. 23, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. On the girls side, Nouseline Georges took first place in 9.18 seconds and Landy Roseme took eighth place […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls indoor track-and-field team competed at the Essex County Track Coaches Association Season Invitational to begin the season on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. On the girls side, Nouseline Georges took seventh place in the varsity 55-meter hurdles […]
He is a member of the 2023 Irvington athletic hall of fame induction class
IRVINGTON, NJ — Rob Osieja has deep roots in Irvington. He grew up in Irvington. His father was an Irvington police detective, Irvington Board of Education member, and was involved with the Irvington Police Athletic League and the little league. At Irvington High School, Rob Osieja lettered in track and field and soccer before graduating […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Former longtime Irvington High School cross-country and track and field head coach Marvin Hawkins is in his first year as the head track and cross-country coach at Hunter College. This fall, Hawkins guided the Hunter College mens’ and women’s cross-country teams to the CUNY Athletic Conference championships. After leaving Irvington in June, […]
The 1990 alumnus and military veteran is a member of the 2022 IHS athletic hall of fame class
IRVINGTON, NJ — As a track-and-field team member at Irvington High School three decades ago, Brandon Gantt felt blessed to have inspirational mentors in head coach Barnes Reid and assistant coach Willie Sheppard, who helped him develop both as an athlete and a person. Gantt turned out to be a tremendous hurdler who won numerous […]