WEST ORANGE, NJ – Senior 6-foot-2 guard Mya Bembry and freshman 5-10 guard Kiley Capstraw hit three-pointers in the final two minutes to spark the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 43-42 win over Immaculate Heart Academy on Sunday, Jan. 13, at IHA in Washington Township. On the heels of their […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Newark Academy and Morris Catholic to remain unbeaten on the season. Senior guard and Penn St.-bound Mya Bembry and freshman guard Kiley Capstraw each scored 19 points to power the Mountaineers to a 67-35 win over Newark Academy on Jan. 3 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated East Orange Campus, 41-30, Friday, Dec. 14 at East Orange in the season opener. Freshman guard Kiley Capstraw had 11 points and 19 rebounds and senior guard Mya Bembry had seven points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and four blocks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Led by Mya Bembry, one of the best players in the state, the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team produced its best season ever last winter. Head coach Caniece Williams’ team captured its first-ever state sectional title with a 56-50 win over Hackensack in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School senior Mya Bembry signed a National Letter of Intent in accepting an athletic scholarship to continue her basketball career at Penn State University on the NCAA Division 1 level, as family, friends and coaches cheered her on during a ceremony on Nov. 20 at WOHS. After […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The annual West Orange High School Sports Awards were held June 5, and the evening celebrated not only outstanding athletes and team members, but another stellar year for the high school teams. The list of championships for the 2017-18 contain returning champions and first-time champions: SEC DIVISION CHAMPIONS: Girls’ Cross-Country, Girls’ […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team, which won the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament for its first state sectional title in program history this season, featured four players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors. Junior guard Mya Bembry, arguably the best player in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – This winter in Essex County, the two girls’ basketball teams which got the most attention were University, which won a state title, and Newark Tech, which won the Essex County Tournament championship. But another team which grabbed headlines was West Orange High School, which chalked up a 22-8 record. The Mountaineers, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Blessed with a strong returning nucleus that keyed a stellar 2016-17 season, the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team had many goals this season. Of course, one of them was to win the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament for the first time in program […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The postseason always is filled with excitement. The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team experienced such exhilaration in back-to-back games to advance to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament championship game. Junior guard Mya Bembry, arguably one of the best girls’ basketball players in the area, […]