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By TAPINTO MADISON STAFF
February 18, 2026
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison girls ice hockey team has received the No. 9 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Ice Hockey Tournament. The Dodgers will face No. 8 seed Summit in the First Round of the Tournament.The brackets and matchups are as follows: No. 1 seed Morristown Beard (bye)No. 3 seed ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls ice hockey team has received the No. 13 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Ice Hockey Tournament. The Colonials will face No. 4 seed Kent Place in the First Round of the Tournament.The brackets and matchups are as follows: No. 1 seed Morristown Beard (bye)No. 3 ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Bloomfield High girls' wrestling team will be preparing for the second season, beginning on March 1.In the meantime, the Bengals will compete at the Nutley Jamboree, on Feb. 20, starting at 6 p.m., at Nutley High.From there, the focus shifts to the district championships, on ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--With a week left in the regular campaign, the anticipation of the 'second season' in high school wrestling is beginning to reach the apex.At Bloomfield High, the Bengals have done well on the mat recently. Head coach Ryan Smircich's team has a busy week upcoming, with four matches ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Hilltoppers boys ice hockey team (6‑12‑3) battled back from a 2‑0 deficit to tie Marlboro 3‑3 in an overtime thriller on Tuesday, with Ethan Nelson scoring twice and Zach Battistella adding the late equalizer.Summit now heads to the first round of the 2026 NJSIAA North ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - The high school boys ice hockey team has received the No. 13 seed in the NJSIAA Boys Ice Hockey - North, Public Tournament. The Panthers will face Northern Highlands in the first round.The matchups and rounds are as follows: No. 1 seed Ridgewood vs No. 16 seed RoxburyNo. 2 seed ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's boys basketball team held off West Milford for a 62-61 victory Tuesday.With the win, Passaic Valley improved to 7-18, while West Milford fell to 6-19.Jaden McGuire led the Hornets with 22 points, that helped the Hornets secure the narrow win. McGuire knocked down ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Junior Owen Keough scored a game-high 21 points and knocked down five 3-pointers to lead Gov. Livingston to a 53-49 overtime victory over Hackettstown on Tuesday night.Keough continued a hot stretch from beyond the arc, following up Saturday’s 19-point performance against ...
MANVILLE, NJ – Dayton recovered after a very slow start but was not able to overtake Manville in a 53-45 road loss on Tuesday.Manville (16-8) broke out to a 19-2 lead and led by 22 points at the half before Dayton (11-13) turned in a much stronger effort in the second half.Nick Perez led the ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison High School boys ice hockey team has received the No. 12 seed in the NJSIAA Boys Ice Hockey - North, Public Tournament. The Dodgers will take on No. 5 seed Morristown in the First Round.The matchups and rounds are as follows: No. 1 seed Ridgewood vs No. 16 seed ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown High School boys ice hockey team has received the No. 5 seed in the NJSIAA Boys Ice Hockey - North, Public Tournament. The Colonials will take on No. 12 seed Madison in the First Round.The matchups and rounds are as follows: No. 1 seed Ridgewood vs No. 16 seed ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence boys basketball team continued its upward rise in February with a 73-42 victory over Bernards on Tuesday night.Senior guard Devin Cumiskey finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four assists for New Providence (7-16), which is 5-2 in ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Brad Pankiewicz scored 13 points to lead Caldwell to a 54-46 boys basketball victory over Newark East Side on Tuesday night.Michael Arvanites finished with 11 points for the Chiefs (16-7), who outscored East Side, 14-9, in the second quarter to take a 25-17 halftime lead.Ryan ...
IRVINGTON, NJ – Four players scored in double figures as the Millburn boys basketball team defeated Irvington, 87-66, in Tuesday.Chase Plotkin, a senior guard, sank eight 3-point baskets and finished with 27 points for Millburn (21-4), which broke out to a 30-13 lead after one quarter.Junior guard ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ — Mountain Lakes used a strong fourth-quarter performance to pull away from Madison and earn a 44–37 victory Tuesday night.The game was tightly contested through three quarters, with Madison (18–6) holding a slim edge entering the final period. But Mountain Lakes (14–10) erupted ...
The Camden High Panthers boys basketball team overwhelmed Paulsboro, 74-34, at home in the first round of the Camden County Tournament. The win was powered by a 29-point performance by Camden's Alex Pace, and gives the Panthers a 13-9 record. Next up for second-seeded Camden High is a quarterfinal ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - With the Greater Middlesex Conference Girls Basketball final between top-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas High School and second-seeded East Brunswick High School set to take the court on Friday at Monroe Township High School, the GMC is recognizing its All-Division and All-Conference ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Kenilworth Rec recently announced that registrations for Middle School Track & Field are now open. Please see the following message that was posted on the Rec's social media page. Middle School Track & Field is open to all Kenilworth Students grades 6th-8th. The season ...
SAYREVILLE/SOUTH AMBOY – Sayreville and South Amboy HS students at the 2026 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Outstanding Female High School Student-Athlete of the Year Awards on Feb. 8. A recognition ceremony was conducted on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, as part of the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team returned to the court on Tuesday to face David Brearley High School in an out-of-conference game. It was a tight, back-and-forth match-up that saw the Chargers defeated by one point, losing 42-41. Spotswood went into the halftime ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Junior Owen Keough scored a game-high 21 points and knocked down five 3-pointers to lead Gov. Livingston to a 53-49 overtime victory over Hackettstown on Tuesday night.Keough continued a hot stretch from beyond the arc, following up Saturday’s 19-point performance against ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Nawel Ibazatene Lefebvre scored 14 points as Morristown used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Morris Knolls for a 40-30 win Tuesday night.Morristown (18-6, 8-2) led 25-24 after three quarters before clamping down defensively and outscoring Morris Knolls 15-6 in the final ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The NJSIAA Team Tournament run for Piscataway wrestling ended Monday night with a loss to powerhouse Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers, but not before the Chiefs delivered a strong showing in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 bracket.Piscataway (11-10) ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY —The margins have defined St. Bonaventure’s season.Close losses. Late swings. One or two possessions separating wins from defeats.The Bonnies will return to the Reilly Center on Wednesday night to host Saint Joseph’s University.The Hawks took the first meeting 68-64 on Jan. 14 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown boys basketball closed strong on Tuesday night, outscoring Morris Hills by 11 in the second half to earn a 53-43 victory.After Morris Hills carried a 28-21 lead into halftime, Morristown (15-10, 9-3) flipped the game with a defensive surge and a balanced scoring effort, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Nawel Ibazatene Lefebvre scored 14 points as Morristown used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Morris Knolls for a 40-30 win Tuesday night.Morristown (18-6, 8-2) led 25-24 after three quarters before clamping down defensively and outscoring Morris Knolls 15-6 in the final ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – It was a two-match day for Whippany Park wrestling in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 team tournament Monday, as the Wildcats rallied past Roselle Park in the quarterfinals before facing top-seeded Cedar Grove in the semifinals.QuarterfinalWhippany Park 46, ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ – It was a two-match day for Whippany Park wrestling in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 team tournament Monday, as the Wildcats rallied past Roselle Park in the quarterfinals before facing top-seeded Cedar Grove in the semifinals.QuarterfinalWhippany Park 46, ...
ROSELLE, NJ – The Millburn ice hockey team won the McMullen Cup with a 4-0 victory over A.L. Johnson/Dayton/Roselle Park on Tuesday.Owen Golon gave Millburn (7-7-2) a 1-0 lead with a goal with 14:12 left in the second period with assists from Ari Kremmidas and Arthur Bor.Jax Thomases scored on a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Even elite defenses are bound to have off nights.With the postseason looming for reigning Skyland Cup champion Bridgewater-Raritan High School: New Jersey’s No. 11 ranked ice hockey team, it would probably rather have that happen now than in a true win-or-go-home setting.On Monday ...