WEST ORANGE, NJ — After going 1-2-1 to start the 2021 baseball season, the Pirates have won eight straight games to improve their record to 9-2-1 on the season. They started the streak by defeating Nutley 3-2 in nine innings at Porcello Field. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, junior Luke Mahala […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Seton Hall Prep baseball team opened its season last week going 1-2. On Monday, April 19, the Prep hosted Millburn and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Millers. The Pirates’ lone run came in the sixth inning when junior Ryan Sprock singled to center, driving in junior Chris Maldonado, who […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — As the 2021 baseball preseason started March 26 for pitchers and catchers and April 1 for the rest of the team, Seton Hall Prep head coach Mike Sheppard Jr. was really looking forward to the season. Shep is starting his 35th season as the head man at Seton Hall Prep and […]
A stellar group of 16 individuals has been selected to comprise the 2018 induction group for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Gallagher/Bollinger Hall of Fame. The class was chosen by a statewide committee made up of media members and active and retired school administrators, and was chaired by NJSIAA assistant director Jack […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In the years that Seton Hall Prep has been located in West Orange, several graduating classes have been quite special. A prime example is the 1991 class which spotlighted basketball star Ira Bowman. In his senior campaign for Coach Bob Farrell in the winter of 1990-91, Bowman led the Pirates to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – When Seton Hall Prep was located in South Orange, the parochial school was known for producing great teams in sports like football and basketball. Tony Verducci’s grid squads of the late 1970s still rank among the best in state history. Players like linebacker Chet Parlavecchio and back John Merklinger were legendary. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – On Saturday, May 2, Seton Hall Prep honored two stalwart supporters of The Prep with a pair of dedications at the Kelly Athletic Complex on Prospect Avenue. That morning G. Kelly Martin, Class of 1977, cut the ribbon on the Junior Varsity Baseball Field as President Msgr. Michael E. Kelly dedicated […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Pirates baseball team, comprising Seton Hall Prep players, is currently in its second year of existence. They are coached by all former SHP players – head Coach Dan Fornaro (Class of 1999), and assistants Stephen Kress (2003), Nick Mascelli (2013), and Mike Sheppard Jr. (1977). They play against the top […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team, which finished with a stellar 24-5 record this season, was led by several outstanding players. The following SHP players made All-Super Essex Conference-American Division: FIRST TEAM Nick Maldonado, junior infielder and pitcher Ryan Sheppard, senior outfielder SECOND TEAM Brian Kelly, senior outfielder and first […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team completed its season on Tuesday, June 5, in Morris County with a an 8-0 loss to second-seeded Delbarton in the NJSIAA Non-Public “A” North Jersey state tournament. The Pirates, who were the No. 4 seed, finished the season with a stellar 24-5 record. Delbarton […]