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By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer

Knives were flashing and food was flying at West Orange high School last week as local culinary students assisted some of the state’s best professional chefs in an Iron Chef-style cooking competition. This fundraising event drew crowds of local parents and school staff…

The Seton Hall Prep track and field team finished second in the North Jersey Non-Public A Championships last Friday and Saturday May 25-26 in Basking Ridge.

The Pirates had 86 points based on the top-six finishes in each event.

Michael Maduabum won the high jump. Joseph Cuntrera and Dominic D’Antonio finished 1-2 in the pole vault.

The top-six finishers in each event qualified for the Non-Public A state Championships tomorrow and Saturday in Old Bridge.

TEAMS: 1-Union…

West Orange resident Ashlynn Fields took second in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:20.68 and placed fifth in the 1,600-meter run in 5:14.64 to help lead the Mount St. Dominic track and field team to the team title at the North Jersey Non-Public B Championships last Friday and Saturday May 25-26 in…

Photo: Kent Place senior Keyanna Harris of West Orange signed a letter of intent for track and field at Division 1 Georgia Southern University. Pictured with her is Kent Place coach Brendan Tennant, who has been the winter and spring track and field coach at Kent Place for eight…

The fourth-seeded Seton Hall Prep lacrosse team had a good run in the Non-Public A state tournament, losing to top-seeded Don Bosco Prep, 14-12, in the semifinals last Saturday May 25 in Ramsey.

Tim Mulrenan had three goals and one assist; Paul Werner had three goals; Joe Gillis and Ethan Bliss each had two goals and one assist; and Ryan Giordano and Chris Donovan each had one goal for the Pirates, who fell to 12-6. George Peck made nine saves for SHP.

The West Orange High School boys' and girls' track and field teams each finished second in their respective team standings at the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 Championships last Friday and Saturday May 25-26 in Randolph.

The boys had 85 points and the girls had 76 1/2 points based on the top-six finishes in each event.

Dexter Valley won the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash; Jared Mason won the 800-meter run and both were on the winning 4-x-400-meter relay to lead the…

    Helen Terry (nee Holzberg) of West Orange, NJ, passed away at home on May 22, 2012, surrounded by her loving family.

    Mrs. Terry was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, David. Surviving are her two children, Peter and his wife, Janet, of Baltimore, MD; Paula Waldman of West Orange, NJ and her husband, Herbert, and her four grandchildren, Jonathan Terry and his wife, Carmen, of Lewisburg, PA; Benjamin Terry of Orlando, FL; Matthew Waldman and his wife, Alyson, of Hoboken, NJ,…

By David Jablonski, Managing Editor

There were smiles everywhere on Friday when Golda Och Academy hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to kick-off the renovation project which will modernize and revitalize its 60-year-old Lower School Campus.

This renovation will ensure that Golda Och…

The West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep track and field teams enjoyed impressive performances at the Essex County Championships last Friday and Saturday May 18-19 at Woodman Field in Montclair.

In the boys’ team standings, WOHS finished second with 59 points and Seton Hall Prep was third with 53 points based on the top-six finishes in each event.

Karl Cajuste won the 110-meter hurdles and was part of the winning 4-x-400-meter hurdles to lead WOHS. Clay Austin won the…

By Steve Carfagna

Staff Writer

Entering the postseason, head coach Stephan Zichella can't help but have mixed emotions.

Sure, he wants his West Orange High School varsity baseball team to do well and continue its season. However, with a recent 7-14 record, the coach knows his team is playing with house money at this point.

Either way, the Mountaineer coach said his team was to face a tough challenge in the first round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4…

The West Orange United Soccer Club teams gave competitive showings for the week-ending May 20:

Barcelona U7 boys lost to Nutley, 4-2. Joaquin Neihenke and Brian Babovic scored the goals. Kent Schmidt and Noah Wadih were outstanding defensively.  Jared Charles, Anay Badlandi and Mason Bashkoff controlled the midfield. Okan Vural and Squire Thomas provided strong offense. Jackson Ward, George Herbert and Riley Moses were solid in goal.

Liverpool U8 boys tied Ironbound, 3-3. Liverpool…

The Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team received the No. 1 seed in the North Jersey Non-Public A tournament.

The Pirates will host a quarterfinal game on May 29 against the first-round winner between No. 9 seed Bergen Catholic and No. 8 seed Union Catholic. The quarterfinal winner will face the winner between No. 5 seed Pingry and No. 4 seed Delbarton in the semifinals on June 1 at the higher-seeded team. The final is June 5 at Belleville High School.

The Pirates won all four games…

The Reds, Giants and Mets won in West Orange Mountain Top League Baseball games for the week of May 14 that was shortened by weather and field conditions.

Reds defeated Dodgers, 11- 5: The Reds received strong pitching from Garrett Fitschen and Eitan Kaynan. Jonah Braverman hit a monster grand slam to lead the offense.  Mike DePalma starred at catcher, throwing out a runner at second base.  For the Dodgers, Erick Castro hit a two-run home run.

Giants defeated…

The West Orange High School boys’ and girls’ track and field teams each finished second in their respective boys’ and girls’ team standings at the Super Essex Conference-American Division Championships at Millburn High on Friday May 11. Columbia won the boys’ and girls’ team crowns.

Aliya Barnes, Chinwe Igwe and Amanda Marcelin set meet records for the WOHS girls.

Anfernee Larue won both hurdle events for the WOHS boys. SHP finished fourth overall.

Boys’ winners:

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Photo: From left, Garrett Fitschen, Aziel Jackson, Nico Rosamilia and Giovanni Amato.

Four boys from West Orange won the U-10 NJ State Championship in soccer on Sunday, May 13.  The boys, who have been great friends and teammates since the age of 5, are members of the Ironbound SC Fever team. …

In a modest office in the West Orange High School, Principal Arthur Alloggiamento sat quietly doing paperwork and thinking about what needed to be done around the school last Friday morning. Hanging on the walls around his office were student art work and picture collages from this year’s homecoming and…

The ninth-seeded West Orange High School varsity softball team dropped a tough 2-0 decision to undefeated and top-seeded Livingston in the Essex County Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday in Livingston.

Junior righty Greer Manton was solid on the mound for the Mountaineers despite taking the loss, firing a two-hitter with no walks and three strikeouts.

After Manton was perfect through three innings, Kylie McLaughlin hit a leadoff homer to right in the fourth inning to give…

The West Orange United Soccer Club teams gave solid efforts for the week-ending May 13.

The Magic U8 girls lost to North Caldwell, 3-1. Samantha Galantini and Anya Steigbigel scored the goals. Eliza Sanders was tough offensively. Drew France and Cindy Palaguachi controlled the backfield. Anna Shelley and Sara LaVar blocked numerous shots on goal. Anna Deer, Victoria Figueroa, Victoria Rideau-Winds, Fiorella Gonzalez-Correa and Neysa Lopez provided strong field play.

The Fury U8…

The top-seeded Seton Hall Prep varsity lacrosse team lost to second-seeded and defending champion Glen Ridge in the final of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday May 12 at Centennial Field in Verona.

Ryan Giordano, Ethan Bliss and Chris Hartman each had two goals; Paul Werner had one goal and one assist and Brent Croonquist, Christian Breslin and Jayson Bevacqua each had one goal for the Pirates, who fell to 10-5. Chris Donovan and Tim Mulrenan each had one assist for SHP, which…