Caldwell (6-7) broke open a scoreless game with a six-run third inning then added five more runs in the fifth to secure the victory The fifth-seeded Chiefs will advance to face the winner of fourth-seeded Livingston and 13th-seeded Payne Tech in the quarterfinals Sophia Rodriguez was dominant in the circle for Caldwell striking out six batters and walking three while allowing just three hits and one run over four innings She also contributed offensively with a double and two RBIs  Skikus pitched the final inning in relief The Chiefs’ offense erupted for 14 hits in the contest Ava Rodriguez had a perfect day at the plate Alyssa Favata added a double and three RBI for Caldwell while Anna Dee drove in a run and scored once West Orange (11-5) scored its lone run in the fourth inning but couldn’t generate much offense against Caldwell’s strong pitching The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story which was reviewed and edited by NJ Advance Media staff Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices in the first round of the Essex County Tournament in West Orange Millburn (5-6) trailed 3-0 after the first quarter but outscored West Orange (9-2) 7-3 the rest of the way to secure the upset victory The Millers will now face second-seeded Montclair Kimberley in the quarterfinals on Monday Millburn began its comeback with a goal in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 3-1 at halftime The Millers then exploded for three goals in the third quarter matching West Orange’s two scores to make it 5-4 heading into the final period Millburn completed its comeback with three more goals in the fourth quarter while limiting West Orange to just one Balady led the Millers with three points on two goals and one assist while Reiter contributed two goals and collected three ground balls and Isabelle Rosner each added one goal for Millburn Goalkeeper Sophia Skalkotos made seven crucial saves for the Millers Ellis Lombardy was active defensively with four ground balls and Balady each recorded one assist in the victory Millburn finished with 14 shots on goal and 14 ground balls showing strong effort on both ends of the field The victory advances Millburn to a quarterfinal matchup against second-seeded Montclair Kimberley on Monday The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) The views expressed here are the author's own Please join us for a mesmerizing evening of Hindustani Classical Vocal rendition by Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar Ji A prodigy under the tutelege of Pandit Jasraj Thursday, 4:00 pmMaplewood, NJ Saturday, 9:00 amNewark, NJ Saturday, 10:00 amVerona-Cedar Grove, NJ By on May 2 2025Comments Off on West Orange linebacker Cody Simon drafted by the Arizona Cardinals NJ — Cody Simon is officially an NFL player who helped The Ohio State University football team capture the College Football Playoff national championship in January was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the NFL Draft on the third and final day of the draft on Saturday was the 13th selection in the round and 115th overall as he was selected to the All-Big Ten Conference First Team he posted 11 tackles to earn Defensive Most Valuable Player honors After registering seven tackles in the 28-14 win over the University of Texas in the semifinals at AT&T Stadium Simon posted eight tackles in the national championship game Simon graduated in December with his degree in finance was a Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic all-Big Ten Conference selection Simon was among 14 Ohio State players who were drafted Photo Courtesy of The Ohio State University Athletics    West Orange linebacker Cody Simon drafted by the Arizona Cardinals added by on May 2, 2025View all posts by Joe Ragozzino → --  Although New Jersey got shutout in its attempt to qualify for the boys 4x800 Championship of America race West Orange still had a big reason to celebrate on the opening day of the 129th Penn Relays presented by Toyota kicked off on Thursday in front of a day record crowd of 27,376 at Franklin Field Every parent wants their child to be happy NJ - The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges will celebrate Mental Health ...