West Orange HS girls basketball team tops Columbia

West Orange HS girls basketball team tops Columbia

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Freshman Rhyan Watt and junior Kyley Gary-Grayson each had 17 points to lead the West Orange High School girls basketball team to a 71-45 win over Columbia (Maplewood) on Saturday, Jan. 6.  Junior forward Anaya Karriem had 14 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks; senior forward Morgan Baskin had 9 points […]

West Orange HS girls basketball team boasts strong experience

West Orange HS girls basketball team boasts strong experience

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team has high hopes for this season. The Mountaineers, under head coach Caniece Williams, return five seniors from last year’s team that finished with a 16-12 overall record, including 8-4 in the Super Essex Conference–American Division, which is the top division in the conference. […]

West Orange HS basketball and wrestling seasons to begin

West Orange HS basketball and wrestling seasons to begin

WEST ORANGE, N J — The West Orange High School boys basketball and girls basketball teams will tip off their seasons on Thursday, Dec. 14. The boys basketball team, under first-year head coach Chuck Keegan will visit Nutley in the season opener on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. The girls basketball team will host […]

West Orange HS seniors honored at awards ceremony

West Orange HS seniors honored at awards ceremony

WEST ORANGE, NJ — After a rescheduling caused by air quality concerns stemming from the Canadian wildfires, West Orange High School held its highly anticipated Senior Sports Awards on Tuesday, June 20.  The prestigious event took place in the energetic atmosphere of the Tarnoff Gymnasium, where parents, guardians, coaches, administrators, staff and, most importantly, the […]

Yale hoopster Capstraw gains Ivy rookie honor for fifth time

Yale hoopster Capstraw gains Ivy rookie honor for fifth time

WEST ORANGE, NJ — First-year guard Kiley Capstraw, a West Orange High School graduate, who scored 9 points as the Yale University women’s basketball team earned a 63-42 win at Cornell on Saturday, Feb. 25, has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week. The league announced the award on Monday, Feb. 27. This […]

West Orange High School girls basketball enjoys strong season

West Orange High School girls basketball enjoys strong season

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team finished a strong season. The WOHS Mountaineers ended with a 16-12 overall record. The ninth-seeded WOHS Mountaineers, under head coach Caniece Montague Williams, defeated No. 9 seed Memorial High School of West New York 59-27 in the first round of the New Jersey […]

Touze is the WOHSSMA Scholar Athlete of the Week

Touze is the WOHSSMA Scholar Athlete of the Week

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Jhensen Touze is the West Orange High School Sports Media Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Week. Touze, a member of the class of 2023, is a two-sport varsity athlete in both football and basketball, and has been an integral part of his school’s sports teams for three years. He helped his […]

West Orange HS girls basketball team defeats Dwight-Englewood

West Orange HS girls basketball team defeats Dwight-Englewood

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls basketball team defeated Dwight-Englewood High School 49-41 on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at home. Sophomore Kyley Gary-Grayson had 16 points, junior Myra Bushrod had 8 points, junior Adrienne Taylor-Kamara had 7 points and senior Anna Deer had 4 points for West Orange, which improved to a […]