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, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Don’t be fooled by the low seed. The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team is as dangerous as any team going into the postseason. The Mountaineers, seeded ninth, will visit eighth-seeded Randolph in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Feb. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team was riding high. The third-seeded Mountaineers brought a 10-game winning streak into its Essex County Tournament semifinal matchup with second-seeded Newark Tech on Feb. 21 at Weequahic HS in Newark. One of the wins in the streak was against Newark Tech eight […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Junior guard Mya Bembry had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 41-35 home win over sixth-seeded Newark Arts in the quarterfinals of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 17. Nahtali Simpson had eight points; Mackenzie Dover had six; […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Mya Bembry had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals, seven blocks and three assists to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 47-30 home win over 14th-seeded Caldwell in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 10. Bianca Fede had eight points […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls’ basketball team celebrates the 32nd anniversary of “National Girls and Women in Sports Day” on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at a home game against Newark Tech. Freshmen will play at 4 p.m., JV at 5:30 p.m. and varsity at 7 p.m. Admission is charged. To purchase […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Junior guard Mya Bembry had 18 points, including the 1,000th point of her career, and added 10 rebounds and five steals to lead the West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 61-36 home win over Teaneck on Jan. 30. Senior guard Nahtali Simpson had 12 points, four rebounds […]