Athletics – The Pioneer

West Orange Bowling Team Strikes Again

January 2, 2020

WEST ORANGE, NJ- The West Orange High School bowling team is ready to build upon their impressive 2018-19 season and defend their title as Super Essex Conf...

Girls Volleyball Team Outstanding 2019 Season

January 2, 2020

West Orange, NJ - The West Orange High School Girls Volleyball team has done a remarkable job this fall season. The Girls Volleyball team consists of three ...

Girls Basketball 2019 Preview

January 2, 2020

WEST ORANGE NJ- Now that football and the other fall sports have come to an end, Girls Basketball is now occupying the spotlight. Coming off a 21-4 se...

Swim Team Preview

December 19, 2019

Interview With Coach Navata The West Orange Swim Team looks to make a statement this year after months of preparation. The team is lead by Coach Navata...

Pinning West Orange Wrestling for the New Season

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor

December 16, 2019

After finishing last season with an overall record of 14-8, West Orange Wrestling has raised the bar for the 2019-2020 season. Head Coach of the Mountaineers Stephan Zichella revealed what goals he and his coaching staff have this season. “Right now our goal is to develop our wrestlers. We have so many new faces and this is the least experienced team I've ever coa...

Mason Murdock Awarded the September Athlete of the Month

December 2, 2019

After leading his team to a 3-1 record for the month junior Quarterback, Mason Murdock, was awarded WOHS Athlete of the Month for September. Standing a...

Jayson Raines: A Shining Star on the Field and in the Classroom

November 21, 2019

For junior Jayson Raines, football has always been a part of his life. Although he started playing competitively in third grade for the West Orange PAL M...

Five Mountaineers invited to partake in the EKB Unsigned Senior Showcase

November 20, 2019

On Thursday October 10, West Orange High School Seniors, Johan Atwell, Gustav Hall, Elijah Milington, and Ismail Taylor-Kamara played in the unsigned senior s...

Semi-Final Football: Union Ends the Mountaineers’ Spectacular Season, 20-14

November 18, 2019

UNION, NJ -- After the eruption of the Union faithful as the final whistle blew during Friday night’s semi-final round of the Section 2, Group 5 New J...

Natalie Nevins Commits to Saint Joseph’s University

November 15, 2019

On November 11th, West Orange girls soccer star Natalie Nevins signed her letter of intent to play Division 1 soccer at Saint Joseph’s University in ...

Senior Night: The Mountaineers Win Big Over Barringer, 52-21, for the Verducci Brothers

November 6, 2019

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- West Orange High School took the win over Barringer, 52-21, during their Senior Night game on November 1, 2019, and dedicated it to tw...

West Orange Boys Soccer Senior Night

October 31, 2019

On Thursday October 24th the West Orange Boys Soccer team took on Perth Amboy for their annual Senior Night. They won by a crushing score of 6-0. Goals...