West Orange HS girls’ basketball players earn All-SEC honors

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 HS junior star Mya Bembry proves unstoppable on the court

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 HS girls’ basketball team enjoys historic season

  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 HS girls’ basketball team tops Morristown and Ridgewood in thrillers to advance to North 1, Group 4 state championship game

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 HS girls’ basketball team advances to ECT semifinals

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; […]

Celebrating women in sports

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 […]