ORANGE, NJ — High school wrestling in the state of New Jersey is often considered to be the domain of more suburban and rural areas of the state. It is also a popular sport that flies under the radar. Orange High School’s wrestling team does not fit the normal profile, but the program has gained […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange High School wrestling brothers Pierre Senat and Merlin Senat gave good efforts at the NJSIAA Region 3 tournament held at West Orange HS, Feb. 21-23. Pierre, a senior, finished in fifth place in the 120-pound division. In the first round Feb. 21, Pierre pinned West Orange’s Damianlee Torres in 38 seconds. […]
ORANGE, NJ – Merlin Senat and Pierre Senat, both brothers, enjoyed stellar performances to lead the Orange High School varsity wrestling team at the District 9 tournament at Nutley HS, Feb. 16. Pierre, a senior, finished in second place in the 120-pound weight class. In the finals, he lost to Delbarton’s Anthony Clark by technical […]
ORANGE, NJ – Pierre Senat finished in third place to lead the Orange High School varsity wrestling team at the NJSIAA District 10 tournament at Belleville HS on Feb. 17. Senat pinned Verona’s Sam Zamloot in 5:24 in the 113-pound weight class in the third-place consolation bout. Senat advanced to the Region 3 tournament at […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE – The Orange High School varsity wrestling team enjoyed a good showing at the Essex County Tournament, Jan. 18-19, at Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. The Tornadoes finished in 11th place in the team standings. Pierre Senat, competing in the 113-pound weight class, Ebenson Macenat, at 126, and Divad Drakeford, at […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team clinched a share of the Super Essex Conference-Colonial Division championship with Bloomfield and Verona. All three teams finished 9-3 in the division. The OHS Tornadoes split their two games with Bloomfield and also split two games with Verona. The Tornadoes’ other divisional loss was […]
High School Wrestling REGION 3 at West Orange HS QUARTERFINALS, Feb. 24 106: Cullen Day (Phillipsburg) p. Michael Rodriguez (Becton) 2:49; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) d. Matt DeStefanis (Randolph) 5-4; Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Darren Jones (Caldwell) 2-1; Quinn Melofchik (Belvidere) d. Anthony Clark (Delbarton) 3-2. 113: Anthony Petrillo (Livingston) d. Alex Strashinsky […]
Region 3 At West Orange H.S. Feb. 22 First Round 106: Michael Rodriguez (Becton) d. Dominic Cofone (Nutley) 8-6; Darren Jones (Caldwell) d. Jacy Jones (Montclair) 7-1; Jake Bursese (Hanover Park) t.f. Kenneth Ramos (North Bergen) 5:33 (15-0); Will Grater (Queen of Peace) d. Matthew Nichter (Livingston) 9-2. 113: Alex Strashinsky (Delbarton) d. Alex Lyon […]
ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School wrestling team enjoyed a good showing at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 10 tournament held at Nutley High School, Feb. 17-18. The Tornadoes finished sixth out of 10 teams. Ezechiel Conserve finished second in the 285-pound weight class to lead the Tornadoes. Conserve was pinned […]
ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Jan. 24, 12:13 p.m.) – Ezechiel Conserve won the 285-pound title to lead the Orange High School varsity wrestling team at the Essex County Tournament at Codey Arena in West Orange, Jan. 19-20. In the finals, Conserve decisioned Seton Hall Prep’s Niko Diakides, 4-3. The Tornadoes had other place-winners. Divad Drakeford […]