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By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

Teana Muldrow had 16 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks and Jamie Cejour had 15 points, three assists and four steals to lead the fourth-seeded East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 72-22 win over 13th-seeded Cedar Grove in the round of 16 of the Essex County Tournament last Saturday Feb. 4 at EOCHS.

Nyla Allen had 12 points, 12 rebounds and four steals; Angel Osagie-Erese…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports Editor

The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team came up short in its rematch with Bloomfield.

After losing to Bloomfield in a one-point heartbreaker in Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division play, the 14th-seeded Tornadoes lost Saturday Feb. 4 to the Bengals, 73-61, in the round of 16 of the Essex County Tournament in Bloomfield.

Adam Maduro scored 18 points, Khalid Muhammed had 15 points and Cornelius Wilson added 11…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

The East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team had a valiant run in the Essex County Tournament.

Donald Denasto scored 17 points and Jahreal Cadogan had 10 points, but the 16th-seeded Jaguars lost to top-seeded and defending champion Seton Hall Prep, 58-44, in the round of 16 last Saturday Feb. 4 at SHP in West Orange.

Yonnick Bob had seven points and Kenneth Grant had six points for the Jaguars,who lost…

The Orange High School varsity football team featured several solid players this past fall en route to a 7-3 playoff season.

Among them were senior linebacker Kassan Messiah and senior place-kicker Marcquiso Jean, who both signed national letter of intent on Feb. 1 in accepting athletic scholarships to continue their football careers.

The 6-foot-4 Messiah signed with the University of Massachusetts, while Jean signed with Alcorn State.

OHS head coach Randy Daniel…

By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer

The East Orange City Council voted to remove the word “acting” from the titles of Fire Chief Charles Salley and Police Chief William Robinson during Monday night’s meeting.

The vote to approve Salley as the permanent fire chief was unanimous. The vote to approve…

Essex County Tournament

Second round preliminary

No. 16 East Orange Campus defeated No. 17 Caldwell, 66-32, Jan. 30

No. 24 Millburn at No. 12 Bloomfield Tech, Feb. 2, 4 p.m.

No. 20 Verona at No. 13 Livingston, Jan. 31

No. 18 Weequahic defeated No. 15 Montclair Kimberley Academy, 63-62, Jan. 30

No. 22 North 13th St. Tech at No. 11 Central, Feb. 2, 6 p.m.

No. 19 West Orange at No. 14 Orange, Feb. 2, 5:30 p.m.

Round of…

Essex County Tournament

Second round preliminary

No. 17 Montclair Kimberley Academy defeated  No. 16 Millburn, 40-35, Jan. 30

No. 21 Newark Academy at No. 12 Caldwell, Jan. 31

No. 20 Arts at No. 13 Cedar Grove, Feb. 2, 4 p.m.

No. 15 Central defeated No. 18 Orange, 47-46, Jan. 28

No. 23 West Side at No. 11 Irvington, Feb. 2, 4 p.m.

No. 19 Bloomfield defeated No. 14 Nutley, 36-35, Jan. 30

Round of 16, Feb.…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

The 16th-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated 29th-seeded Glen Ridge and 17th-seeded Caldwell in the first and second preliminary rounds of the Essex County Tournament.

Junior guard Jahreal Cadogan scored 15 points, senior forward Yonnick Bob had 13 points and sophomore forward Tayshaun Douglas added 12 points in the 79-29 home win over Glen Ridge last Saturday Jan. 28. Sophomore guard Xavier…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

Khalid Muhammed scored 30 points and added 13 rebounds and three steals and fellow senior guard Adam Maduro had 17 points and 12 rebounds to power the 14th-seeded Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 79-55 win over No. 31 seed West Side in the first round preliminary of the Essex County Tournament last Saturday Jan. 28 at OHS.

Senior guard Luis Williams had six points, senior forward Ramon Mustapha had five…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team, seeded fourth, will begin play in the Essex County Tournament this Saturday Feb. 4 at EOCHS.

The Jaguars, who received byes in the first and second preliminary rounds, will host the winner between No. 20 seed Arts and No.13 seed Cedar Grove in the round of 16.

Junior forward Teana Muldrow scored a game-high 30 points with 11 rebounds and four blocks and senior…

By Joe Ragozzino

Sports editor

The 18th-seeded Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost to 15th-seeded Central, 47-46, on a buzzer-beating layup in the second round preliminary of the Essex County Tournament last Saturday Jan. 28 in Newark.  Esther Adams gave Orange a 46-45 lead on mid-range jumper with 12.5 seconds remaining in regulation. But Central answered when Nijah McQueen took a halfcourt pass and delivered a heave to Zhane Robinson, who hit a…

By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer

Members of the the East Orange Clergy Association and city officials last week joined in a service to celebrate the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The city’s secular and religious leaders engaged in a community service Jan. 16 inside the Calvary Baptist Church…

The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team received the No. 4 seed in the Essex County Tournament.

The Lady Jaguars will begin play on Feb. 4. Newark Arts, seeded 20th, will host No. 25 seed Golda Och on or by Saturday Jan. 28. The winner will visit No. 13 seed Cedar Grove on or by Feb. 2. The winner of that game will then visit EOCHS on Feb. 4.

Shabazz is the No. 1 seed in the 26-team field. Montclair is seeded second and Mount St. Dominic is third.

Orange…

The East Orange Campus and Orange high school boys’ varsity basketball teams hope to make strong runs in the Essex County Tournament.

EOCHS, seeded 16th, will host No. 29 seed Glen Ridge, while Orange, seeded 14th, will host No. 31 seed West Side in the first preliminary round on or by Saturday Jan. 28

The winner between EOCHS-Glen Ridge will face No. 28 seed Cedar Grove, while the winner between OHS-West Side will face the winner between No. 19 seed West Orange and No. 26 seed…

By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer

Within a week of announcing his intention to seek re-election, Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins Jr. turned in the petitions which should allow him to run for a second term.

According to the Hawkins campaign, the mayor filed more than enough signatures with the…

The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated University and Wings Academy of New York to extend their winning streak to five games.

Precious Osagie-Erese had 20 points, nine rebounds and six steals and Teana Muldrow had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks to power the Lady Jaguars to a 55-52 win over University on Jan. 12 in Newark. Nyla Allen had eight points and 10 rebounds and Jamie Cejour had seven points for the Jaguars, ranked No. 11 in the…

The Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team defeated Cedar Grove in overtime before losing to Summit.

Aquiyah Williams had 15 points, seven steals, six rebounds and three assists and Ruth Adams had nine points, 12 rebounds and two steals to lead OHS to a 41-34 overtime win over Cedar Grove on Jan. 12.

The Tornadoes outscored Cedar Grove, 10-4, in the fourth quarter to force overtime. OHS dominated overtime, outscoring Cedar Grove, 8-1.

Esther Adams had four points, six…

Photo by W.L. Bill Allen Jr./NJ Sportaction

Among the athletes who helped power the winter track contingent from Mount Saint Dominic Academy are four localites: Raina Glover, a senior from West Orange, Alana Herran, a ninth-grader from Orange, Ashlynn Field, a senior from WO, and…

By Chris Sykes, Staff Writer

Mayor Robert Bowser’s address to the City Council last week included a request for them to make acting Police Chief William Robinson’s appointment to the Police Department permanent during 2012.

“In public safety, our city continues to maintain its global leadership position with respect to the pioneering law-enforcement technology that continues to deliver a greater measure of safety and security for our citizens,” Bowser said Jan. 2 during the…