WEST ORANGE, NJ — It was history in the making at West Orange Town Hall on Dec. 10 as the community gathered for a Hometown Champions Celebration to recognize the exceptional fall sports season at West Orange High School. Here are the teams that were honored. Football: North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 champions, first […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Hometown Champions’ Celebration will take place on Saturday Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at West Orange Town Hall, located at 66 Main St. Free parking is available at 57 & 80 Main St. WOHS alum Justin Davis is the deejay, and Kevin Connelly, of NFHS Network, is the guest […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a year filled with challenges, the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry was able to provide more than 400 turkeys and Thanksgiving side bags to needy families via its distribution on Nov. 21 and 22, mainly due to the generosity of the West Orange community. “Don’t believe the naysayers that have […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team battled Passaic County Tech in the Group 5 state championship game on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Franklin High School. West Orange lost, 21-7, to finish an 8-4 season. This is the first year for public group state championship games. The current playoff format began […]
Mountaineers fall to Passaic County Tech in Group 5 state semis after wining first sectional title, players earn SFC divisional accolades
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When the season began, the West Orange High School football team had a mission: to reach its first-ever state sectional championship game and win the title. The Mountaineers accomplished that feat. Though their hopes for a state group championship fell short, head coach Darnell Grant’s team can look back at this […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Darnell Grant, a 1991 Irvington High School graduate and former IHS head football coach, guided the West Orange High School football team to its first-ever state sectional championship. West Orange, the No. 6 seed, defeated top-seeded and previously undefeated Phillipsburg, 28-7, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football program has been in existence for a long time. The Mountaineers can finally say they are state sectional champions! Playing in their first-ever state sectional championship game, the sixth-seeded Mountaineers defeated top-seeded and previously-undefeated Phillipsburg, 28-7, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team’s thrilling victory over Ridgewood will certainly be remembered for a long time. For the first time in program history, the Mountaineers have reached a state sectional championship game. The sixth-seeded Mountaineers defeated second-seeded Ridgewood, 34-31, in overtime in walkoff fashion in the semifinals of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The sixth-seeded West Orange High School football team upset third-seeded Watchung Hills, 18-10, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs on Friday night, Oct. 28, at Watchung Hills. The Mountaineers, who improved to 6-3 on the season, will visit […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Jay Strayker and Irvington High School senior Zaahmir Anderson were recognized as nominees for the 2022-23 Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year award prior to the start of the West Orange versus Irvington football game held in West Orange High School’s Suriano Stadium on Friday, […]