WOHS’ Sebastian DeSimone named Best Teammate Award recipient

WOHS’ Sebastian DeSimone named Best Teammate Award recipient

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 […]

rack teams gather for Suriano Memorial Twilight Invitational

rack teams gather for Suriano Memorial Twilight Invitational

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 HS track teams give good efforts at SEC

West Orange HS track teams give good efforts at SEC

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 […]

West Orange HS girls track team excels at Penn Relays

West Orange HS girls track team excels at Penn Relays

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School girls track-and-field team enjoyed stellar efforts at the prestigious Penn Relays held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. On Thursday, April 28, the first day of the meet, the girls 4×100 meter relay team — Nadya Coleman, Taylor Aska, Kourtney Adams and Nicole Oshodi — took […]

West Orange HS indoor track athletes victorious at Group 4 state meet; advance to state Meet of Champions

West Orange HS indoor track athletes victorious at Group 4 state meet; advance to state Meet of Champions

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Makhi Green and freshman Taylor Aska won the boys’ and girls’ 55-meter dashes, and WOHS senior Olivia Prescott won the girls’ shot put event at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track and field Group 4 state championships at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic […]

West Orange indoor track athletes victorious at Group 4 state meet; advance to state Meet of Champions

West Orange indoor track athletes victorious at Group 4 state meet; advance to state Meet of Champions

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Makhi Green and freshman Taylor Aska won the boys’ and girls’ 55-meter dashes, and WOHS senior Olivia Prescott won the girls’ shot put event at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s indoor track and field Group 4 state championships at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic […]

Olivia Prescott leads West Orange HS girls track team

Olivia Prescott leads West Orange HS girls track team

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams enjoyed stellar performances at the Essex County Indoor Relay Championships on Dec. 30 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. On the girls’ side, Olivia Prescott won the shot put at 42 feet, and Jessica […]

Taylor Aska leads West Orange HS girls track at SEC meet

Taylor Aska leads West Orange HS girls track at SEC meet

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Taylor Aska, a freshman, won both the 55-meter dash in 7.38 and the 200-meter dash in 26.05, and the 4-x-400-meter relay team took first place in 4:20.53 to lead the West Orange High School girls indoor track-and-field team at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex […]