Sports

DENVILLE, NJ – Morris Knolls remains undefeated with a decisive 31-6 victory against neighboring rival, Morris Hills, on Saturday, Sept. 25, in Rockaway Borough.

The Golden Eagles scored at least one touchdown in each quarter. Dom DelleMonache began the scoring with a 33-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Quarterback Nick Tavarone picked up the team’s second with a two-yard ...

CHATHAM, NJ -- When Jax Ulbrich bolted 53 yards for his third touchdown of the game to give Chatham a 29-point lead with 34 seconds left in the third quarter, even head coach Evan Picariello admitted he thought to himself "We've got this."

It took Montville a little more than a minute to wipe away all the happy thoughts on the Cougar sideline as the Mustangs scored 14 points ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - One of the unintended consequences of COVID-19 was that Hasbrouck Heights did not get a chance to give legendary football coach Nick Delcalzo the sendoff he truly deserved.  

That has been rectified.  

Thursday night, Nick Delcalzo’s Retirement Dinner took place at Season’s in Washington Township, as 175 former players, coaches, ...

West Orange, NJ — In a 21-14 upset, the East Orange Jaguars outpaced the West Orange Mountaineers in a hotly contested home game in Suriano Stadium on Sept. 24.

It was a standing-room-only crowd as East Orange took a quick lead with a touchdown by Joshua Richards. West Orange's Makhi Green responded with a TD in the second quarter and the game was 7-7 at halftime. Damon ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Mayor Josh Losardo announced plans for the Scotch Hills Country Club (820 Jerusalem Rd., Scotch Plains) to revert to its original name, the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club, during the Scotch Plains Council meeting held on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The announcement was made exactly 100 years from the day it was purchased by the Progressive Realty Company, a ...

FRENCHTOWN, NJ - Delaware Valley defended its home turf against Governor Livingston Friday night as they defeated the Highlanders 40-7 to remain atop the Big Central conference standings at 4-0. 

The Highlanders came into the game as underdogs, and were only hurt by the fact that their leading tackler and rusher, senior Joe Riggi, was out due to an illness. Nonetheless, the Highlanders ...

FRENCHTOWN, NJ - Delaware Valley defended its home turf against Governor Livingston Friday night as they defeated the Highlanders 40-7 to remain atop the Big Central conference standings at 4-0. 

The Highlanders came into the game as underdogs, and were only hurt by the fact that their leading tackler and rusher, senior Joe Riggi, was out due to an illness. Nonetheless, the Highlanders ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Just over a week ago, after a suffering humbling and heavy defeat at Cranford, Summit Head Coach Kevin Kostibos spoke of the need to go "back to the drawing board." For those without a super-secret Hilltopper decoder ring, 'drawing board' appears to translate into 'basics'.

'Basics', in Summit Football-speak, means be physical and ...

SPARTA, NJ – Playing on Field 3 at Station Park the Sparta girls soccer defeated Morristown on Friday 4-1.  It was a slow start with Sparta netting the only point in the first half. 

“Once we figured out how they play we were able to break them down,” Captain Kate Mazzella said. “Once they tied it, we stepped up.”

Morristown came back to bring it to a ...

   At all levels of sport, from the professional ranks to those just beginning their athletic careers as a youth, proper leadership is quite important.

   Let it be clearly known that competent leadership is not at all an issue for the South Plainfield High School girls tennis program this season.

   The Tigers are fortunate to have a duo of captains, Jada ...