West Orange HS baseball team returns strong group

West Orange HS baseball team returns strong group

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team is looking forward to the season. “We have some key senior players returning this season and our expectations are to compete for the (Super Essex Conference)–Liberty (Division) title,” said WOHS head coach Tim Blumkin in an email to the West Orange Chronicle. “Our biggest […]

West Orange HS baseball team has good run, ends fine season

West Orange HS baseball team has good run, ends fine season

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team had a good run this season. The eighth-seeded Mountaineers defeated ninth-seeded Memorial of West New York, 4-1, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament on Wednesday, June 1, at home for their […]

West Orange HS baseball team enters state tourney on a roll

West Orange HS baseball team enters state tourney on a roll

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team entered the postseason on a hot streak. The Mountaineers, under head coach Tim Blumkin, had an eight-game winning streak going into the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, tournament. West Orange received the No. 8 seed in the […]

West Orange HS baseball team seeks strong GNT run

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team hopes to make a good run in the Greater Newark Tournament.  The Mountaineers, seeded 11th, will visit sixth-seeded Nutley in the first round on Friday, May 6. The winner will face the winner of No. 3 seed Cadwell and No. 14 seed Montclair Kimberley […]

West Orange HS baseball team defeats Glen Ridge in eight innings

West Orange HS baseball team defeats Glen Ridge in eight innings

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team defeated Glen Ridge, 3-2, in eight innings on Wednesday, April 13, in Glen Ridge. Senior Noah Stennett hit a homer and drove in all three runs for the Mountaineers. Sophomore Eli Cohen had two singles in four at-bats, and junior Curtis Battle and senior […]

West Orange HS baseball team posts wins

West Orange HS baseball team posts wins

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team defeated Caldwell and Belleville in consecutive games. Riley Moses went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, and Amir Stewart had a single and an RBI in the 5-2 win at Caldwell on Monday, April 4, for the team’s first win of the season. Matthew Bove and […]

West Orange HS baseball team drops tough game in opener

West Orange HS baseball team drops tough game in opener

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School baseball team dropped a tough 5-4 decision to Verona in the season opener on Friday, April 1. Curtis Battle and Jason Lamont Jackson each had a single and an RBI, and Riley Moses had a double and an RBI. Matthew Bove went 1-for-3 with a triple […]

West Orange HS baseball team begins new era

First-year head coach Blumkin excited as Mountaineers seek to have strong season

West Orange HS baseball team begins new era

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Tim Blumkin, the new West Orange High School head baseball coach, is looking forward to leading the Mountaineers this spring. The team has great chemistry, he said, which bodes well for a successful season. “I’m extremely excited for this opportunity in my new role,” Blumkin said in an email to the […]