WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls indoor track-and-field team finished in second place overall at the Essex County Indoor Relay Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y., on Saturday, Jan. 21. West Orange had 42 team points. Montclair won the girls team title with 50 points. The […]
Sebastian DeSimone sets national inclusivity precedent
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2021 alumnus Sebastian DeSimone is not only enjoying his college experience at Gwynedd Mercy University, in Gwynedd Valley, Pa., he is also changing the face of sports for students with intellectual disabilities at the national level. DeSimone was a popular student and teammate at WOHS, where […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls track-and-field team finished the season with strong showings at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., and the New Balance Nationals Outdoor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., both held June 16-19. Head coach […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Rahim Samuel finished in 14th place in the boys long jump at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Meet of Champions on Saturday, June 18, at Franklin High School in Somerset. Samuels leaped 20 feet, 6 ½ inches.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Olivia Prescott took second place in the girls discus and third place in the shot put at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Group 4 state track-and-field championships at Franklin High School in Somerset on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. Prescott threw 128 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good performances at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4, championships at Clifton on Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4. The boys team finished in third place overall based on the top-six finishers […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Makhi Green, Rahim Samuel, Nathaniel Smith and Kourtney Adams took first place in their respective events to lead the West Orange High School boys and girls track-and-field teams at the Essex County individual championships on Thursday and Friday, May 19 and 20, at Woodman Field in Montclair. On the boys side, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School student-athlete Sebastian DeSimone has been named the WOHS recipient of the 2022 Super Essex Conference Best Teammate Award. “This is one of our school’s most prestigious awards,” said acting Athletic Director Stephan Zichella. “The praise I’ve received from his coaches, teachers and teammates makes us confident that […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Track-and-field teams from across New Jersey gathered to participate in the second-ever Joe Suriano Memorial Twilight Invitational, held May 9 in Suriano Stadium. The event honored beloved West Orange High School track coach Joe Suriano, who died in 2020 from COVID-19. Suriano’s family, along with Rutgers University–Newark assistant track coach Bruce […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls track-and-field teams gave good efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division championships on Saturday, May 14, at Newark Schools Stadium. The girls team finished in third place overall. Senior Kourtney Adams won both the high jump at 5 feet and the triple jump […]