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 […]
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, 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 […]
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, 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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Anna Deer is the West Orange Sports Media Association’s Scholar Athlete of the Week! Anna is a quadruple threat, excelling in soccer, basketball, softball and academics. She is a true representation of what it means to balance both sports and academics. Anna’s academic achievements are equally impressive, boasting a GPA of […]
Mountaineers fall to University in the semifinals; seek good run in the state tourrnament
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The third-seeded West Orange High School girls basketball team enjoyed a good run in the Essex County Tournament. The Mountaineers, under head coach Caniece Montague Williams, lost to second-seeded University High School of Newark 51-33 in the semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 11. West Orange High School hosted the semifinals. Junior Mya […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kyley Gary-Grayson, a sophomore, had 21 points with seven rebounds, and junior Mya Bushrod had 18 points with six rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls basketball team to a 55-35 win over sixth-seeded West Essex Regional High School of North Caldwell in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Kyley Gary-Grayson had 17 points with five steals and Alexa Chapman had 10 points to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls basketball team to a 51-31 home win over No. 14 seed Nutley High School in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28. Mya […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore Kyley Gary-Grayson had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and junior Anaya Karriem had 10 points and 10 rebounds, including her 100th rebound of this season, to lead the West Orange High School girls basketball team to a 51-42 win over Columbia High School of Maplewood on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at […]