The following is an updated bracket for the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament for high school girls’ varsity basketball, after Paterson Eastside was forced out of the tournament by the Paterson Public School District, which imposed penalties against the Eastside athletic department in the wake of an alleged system of allowing foreign […]
WEST ORANGE – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team added another memorable highlight to its sensational season. The Lady Mountaineers have advanced to the championship game of the 43rd Essex County Tournament this Saturday, Feb. 25, in which they will face top-seeded Newark Tech at Essex County College in Newark at 1 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jewel Burnett, a senior co-captain of the record-breaking West Orange High School girls basketball team, has been named to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North All-Star Team. The NJSIAA North-South All-Star game is set for March 19 at Rider University in Lawrenceville. “I was surprised when Mr. Bligh (West […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sophomore guard Mya Bembry had 21 points, 13 rebounds, six steals and four assists; junior guard Nahtali Simpson had 11 points and senior guard Dawn Flood had eight points to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 45-42 home win over sixth-seeded Montclair in the […]
Mayor gives updates on transportation, redevelopment in annual address; honors community members
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mayor Robert Parisi announced that the township will be getting a sixth jitney route this year in his State of the Township Address during the West Orange Chamber of Commerce’s annual breakfast at the Wilshire Grand Hotel on Feb. 8. Parisi revealed that West Orange will add a service line covering […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sophomore guard Mya Bembry had 15 points, eight rebounds, six steals and four assists and senior guard Dawn Flood had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the third-seeded West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 61-42 home win over No. 14 seed Newark Arts in the first […]
Mountaineers also recognize the 31st annual National Girls and Women in Sports initiative
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated the Millburn HS Millers, 66-39, to clinch the Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division title for the first time in program history The Feb. 7 game was held at WOHS. WOHS sophomore Mya Bembry was the top scorer with 26 points and seniors […]