Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
February 15, 2026
EAST HANOVER, NJ - On Wednesday, February 18th, Park Regional Ice Hockey will be facing number one seed, West Morris Central, in the Halvorsen Cup Final. The puck drops at 5:45.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Ridge continued its hot play in February with a 46-33 boys basketball victory over Livingston on Saturday afternoon.Junior guard Gabe Kielb scored 18 points, handed out three assists and came up with three steals for Ridge (13-11), which outscored Livingston, 12-7, in the second ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Former Roxbury High School baseball player Justin Ford, who suffered a gut-wrenching leg fracture Feb. 13 while rounding the bases after hitting a home run for Seton Hall University, is handling the incident like a true athlete, said Roxbury High School Athletic Director Stu Mason.The ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Passaic Valley's boys basketball team defeated Garfield, 62-49, on Saturday.Passaic Valley (6-18) was led by Jaden McGuire, who poured in a game-high 21 points. CJ Moore added 20 points, including a three-pointer and three free throws, to give the Hornets a strong one-two punch ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — Third-seeded and defending champion Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 8 in the latest NJ.com Top 20 rankings, retained their title for the second straight season, upending top-seeded and No. 6 Westfield, 93-76.5, in the NJSIAA North 2, Group A Sectional Final Thursday at Raritan Bay YMCA ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - Spotswood High School's junior varsity wrestling team headed to Sayreville War Memorial High School on Saturday for the Greater Middlesex Conference Junior Varsity Wrestling Tournament. It was a great showing on the mat for the Chargers, who finished second overall in the team ...
UNION, NJ – Union pulled away in the second half for a 55-30 girls basketball victory over Newark Global Studies on Saturday.Tahirah Greenwood collected 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks for Union (12-7), which outscored Global Studies, 17-8, in the third ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Jayvon Rogers scored 27 points, came down with eight rebounds and passed for six assists to lead Columbia to a 55-36 boys basketball victory over Newark Academy on Saturday in the semifinal round of the Essex County Invitational.Zach Alexander finished with 13 points for the Cougars ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Ridge continued its hot play in February with a 46-33 boys basketball victory over Livingston on Saturday afternoon.Junior guard Gabe Kielb scored 18 points, handed out three assists and came up with three steals for Ridge (13-11), which outscored Livingston, 12-7, in the second ...
COLONIA, NJ – Fourth-seeded Colonia advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 58-45 girls basketball victory over fifth-seeded Spotswood on Saturday.Ariana Sosa scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made six steals for Colonia (19-2), which jumped ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Adelaide Minnella, a member of the West Essex field hockey team and the Class of 2026, has been named New Jersey State and Region Player of the Year.The West Essex senior forward led the state with 54 goals and 22 assists, finishing as New Jersey’s leader in both goals and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Dayton had an eight-point lead after one quarter, but New Providence rallied for a 76-66 boys basketball victory on Saturday.Cole Merrick scored a career-high 23 points for New Providence (6-16), which outscored Dayton, 23-7, in the third quarter to take a 50-44 lead.Peyton ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Dayton had an eight-point lead after one quarter, but New Providence rallied for a 76-66 boys basketball victory on Saturday.Cole Merrick scored a career-high 23 points for New Providence (6-16), which outscored Dayton, 23-7, in the third quarter to take a 50-44 lead.Peyton ...
COLONIA, NJ — With both teams' leading scorers on the season completely neutralized for one half of the game, Colonia proved to be a little more resourceful in finding alternative sparks as the third-seeded Patriots warded off a fourth-quarter rally to hold on for a 51-48 boys basketball victory ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech’s Hannah Kim took second place at the Bergen County Girls Bowling Championship held on Saturday in Hackensack.“Hannah had an amazing day from start to finish,“ stated Bergen Tech head coach Hank Kuipers. “She came in calm in her approach and continued to execute shot ...
WAYNE, NJ — Wayne Hills and Wayne Valley wrestling competed through the same demanding division schedule this winter and met head-to-head in one of the season’s key duals. By the time the regular season ended, both programs had arrived at the same place.At the top of the standings.Wayne Hills and ...
DENVILLE, NJ — Emma Ryan scored 17 points and Summit withstood a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Morris Knolls, 48-44, Saturday morning in girls basketball action.With the win, Summit improved to 11-13 overall and evened its UCC–Mountain Division record at 6-6.Summit set the tone early, taking a ...
The following article originally appeared on the Jersey High School Sports Blog (www.jerseyhighschoolsports.com) which is run by Plainfield resident and high school sports enthusiast Noel Pyne. Pyne's site is one to bookmark, and he has been covering virtually all boys basketball games this season, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior forward Gavin Baden scored a game-high 20 points to lead four Hunterdon Central players in double figures as the Red Devils defeated Phillipsburg High School, 59-52, in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament semifinal boy’s basketball game on Saturday at Wallkill Valley High ...
Randolph, NJ - CCMBOYS - Third-seeded Morris Catholic turned a close game into a runaway before halftime and never looked back, defeating Montville 80-53 in the Morris County Tournament Boys semifinal on Feb. 14.The Crusaders (20-4), ranked No. 11 in the state, put together a dominant second ...
Denville, NJ - A strong fourth-quarter push wasn’t enough for Morris Knolls on Saturday, as Summit held on for a 48-44 victory in a tightly contested girls basketball matchup.Summit (11-13) used a balanced scoring effort and a big third quarter to build a cushion, then withstood a late rally from ...
HAMBURG, NJ – Fourth-seeded Hunterdon Central advanced in the semifinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 59-52 boys basketball victory over Phillipsburg on Saturday.Gavin Baden scored 20 points for Hunterdon Central (11-14), which outscored Phillipsburg, 14-8, in the third ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – A year ago, it took a buzzer-beating layup by Ryan Leach vs. Mendham to send the Chatham boys basketball team into the 2025 Morris County Tournament final.The senior point guard made sure that no last-second heroics would be necessary this time around when he scored 13 of his ...
COLONIA, NJ - Fifth seeded Spotswood High School's girls varsity basketball team took on fourth-seeded Colonia High School on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Spotswood was down 37-15 at the half and picked up their offense in the second half, outscoring ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Lyndhurst/North Arlington 68-12 on February 12th in a wrestling dual meet at Hasbrouck Heights High School. The Aviators improved to 15-3 with the win. Lyndhurst/North Arlington is now 3-12. Before the meet, Hasbrouck Heights honored six ...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Hasbrouck Heights' Michael Napolitano captured the Bergen County title on February 11th in the boys 55-meter dash, setting a new school record, at the Bergen County Championships held at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York.Napolitano finished third in the event in ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech’s Hannah Kim took second place at the Bergen County Girls Bowling Championship held on Saturday in Hackensack.“Hannah had an amazing day from start to finish,“ stated Bergen Tech head coach Hank Kuipers. “She came in calm in her approach and continued to execute shot ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Wood-Ridge’s Christian Nario had 24 points as the Blue Devils defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 49-44 in a non-divisional boys basketball match-up between the two traditional rivals. Wood-Ridge is now 11-12, while Hasbrouck Heights falls to 6-16.Hasbrouck Heights led 15-14 at the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – A year ago, it took a buzzer-beating layup by Ryan Leach vs. Mendham to send the Chatham boys basketball team into the 2025 Morris County Tournament final.The senior point guard made sure that no last-second heroics would be necessary this time around when he scored 13 of his ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team lost 56-18 against Morris Hills when they played them away on Thursday, February 12 in a night game.106 lbs.: Dom Lombardi (MH) won due to forfeit113 lbs.: Travis Dimick (MH) won over Immanuel Nichols (N) with a pin at 3:42120 lbs.: Jacob Soriano ...