Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO MILLBURN/SHORT HILLS STAFF
February 10, 2026
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Millburn advanced in the quarterfinal round of the McMullen Cup with a 6-3 ice hockey victory over Bayonne on Monday.Millburn (5-7-2) outscored Bayonne, 3-0, in the third period after the game was knotted, 3-3, after two periods.Brenden Shaykevich, who finished with four goals, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Sophomore Ellie Kisselbach returned to action after an arm injury to record two wins including a decision in Phillipsburg High School’s 39-30 victory over West Orange in a girl’s wrestling tri-match in the Stateliners gym on Friday.In addition to Kisselbach’s victory in the West ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ — Justin Vaca scored 19 points to lead South Plainfield to a 66-58 boys basketball victory over Hunterdon Central on Monday.Andrew Bena finished with 15 points for South Plainfield (14-9), which outscored Hunterdon Central, 22-13, in the third quarter to take a 53-43 lead.Boresa ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — South Plainfield advanced in a preliminary round game in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 49-36 girls basketball victory over South River on Monday.Jiselle Lennon scored 18 points, handed out a pair of assists and went 8-for-9 at the foul line for South ...
MADISON — The No. 2 seed Madison’s boys swimming team stayed unbeaten and punched its ticket to the next round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group C Tournament with a 93-77 victory over No. 3 seed New Providence on Monday afternoon.Madison opened by grabbing key points in the 200 medley relay, placing ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — New Providence High School celebrated Senior Night on the hardwood Thursday, honoring Julia DiMaggio, Annie Connover, Megan Henn, Ava Kelly and Hayley Kessler along with their families before the Pioneers earned a 38-27 victory over Oak Knoll.The win improved New Providence ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ — Justin Vaca scored 19 points to lead South Plainfield to a 66-58 boys basketball victory over Hunterdon Central on Monday.Andrew Bena finished with 15 points for South Plainfield (14-9), which outscored Hunterdon Central, 22-13, in the third quarter to take a 53-43 lead.Boresa ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Summit advanced in the quarterfinal round of the McInnis Cup with a 4-3 ice hockey victory over West Essex/Caldwell on Monday night.Robbie Klevit scored in the third period to give Summit (6-11-2) a 4-3 lead.Cale White, Silas Levy and Dante Gallucci scored the goals for West ...
UNION, NJ – Union advanced in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament with a 48-39 girls basketball victory over Dayton on Monday.Tahirah Greenwood collected 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Union (11-6), which outscored Dayton, 11-6, in the second quarter to take a 25-13 ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Boys Basketball Team secured its 12th victory of the season on Friday, defeating Sussex Tech 61-26. Daniel Mahon led the way for the Hillbillies, scoring 21 points. Josh Loudon had six points. Richard Mack and Richard Camacho each had five points. Next up for Verona is a ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights swept Secaucus, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Monday in North Arlington. The Aviators are now 21-2 overall, 19-0 in the Meadowlands, and face North Arlington on Tuesday with a chance to win the Meadowlands Division title outright. Cyril DeGuzman ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Tuesday kicks off the NJSIAA team bowling championships, as Wood-Ridge hosts Lenape Valley in the opening round of the North 2, Group 1 Bowling championships. The Blue Devils, who finished 5-15 in the competitive NJIC Meadowlands Division, face a Lenape Valley squad that ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Jacob Metcalfe scored 23 and Jack Carpio 16 as Wood-Ridge defeated North Warren, 61-37 in an independent boys basketball game in Wood-Ridge on Monday. Wood-Ridge is not 10-11 with the win, while North Warren falls to 10-8.Wood-Ridge led 15-12 at the end of one quarter, before ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – Raritan rallied from an early six-point deficit for a 46-35 boys basketball victory over Barnegat on Monday.Aiden Mehmeti scored 14 points for Raritan (9-11), which outscored Barnegat, 13-4, in the second quarter to take a 19-16 halftime lead.Mario Diamantis finished with nine points ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Danielle Gonzalez scored 26 points to lead Middletown North to a 61-51 girls basketball victory over Calvary Christian on Monday.Hope Yetman connected for 11 points for Middletown North (6-13), which outscored Calvary Christian, 14-2, in the second quarter to take a 28-20 halftime ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School boys swim team advanced to the NJSIAA North 2, Group B Sectional tournament final with an impressive semifinal victory over Princeton at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on Monday, Feb. 9.Competing in front of a home crowd, the Raiders ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta’s wresting teams honored their seniors on Thursday. They first recognized the three girls from Jefferson High School who are part of the girls squad. “Once a part of this program, always part of this wrestling family. The coaches would also like to thank and recognize the three ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ—The Newton Lenape Valley hockey team beat High Point 7-2 during the quarterfinal round of the Haas Cup tournament, at Mennen Arena on Saturday, February 7.NLV started the tournament as the fourth-seeded team and took on High Point the fifth-seeded team, while top seeded Parsippany ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville rallied for a 63-61 boys basketball victory over Holmdel on Monday night.Anthony Serini scored 18 points for Holmdel (12-6), which held a 32-20 lead at halftime.Sam Jones, the all-time scoring leader in school history, pumped in 27 points for Sayreville (14-9), which ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Christopher Selby scored 19 points and took down 12 rebounds to lead Bayonne to a 70-54 boys basketball victory over McNair Academic on Monday.Noah Shaw totaled 12 points, four rebounds and four assists for Bayonne (19-5), which outscored McNair, 28-20, in the third quarter after ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Millburn advanced in the quarterfinal round of the McMullen Cup with a 6-3 ice hockey victory over Bayonne on Monday.Millburn (5-7-2) outscored Bayonne, 3-0, in the third period after the game was knotted, 3-3, after two periods.Brenden Shaykevich, who finished with four goals, ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- the Randolph boys basketball team was seeded No. 13 out of 26 teams entered into the Morris County Tournament for the 2025-26 season. That put the Rams into the Play-In round, where they hosted the No. 20 seed Boonton. Randolph defeated the Bombers in that game by the score of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Scotch Plains–Fanwood High School girls basketball team dropped a hard-fought home contest to Cranford, 43–33, on Feb. 7.The Raiders stayed competitive early, matching Cranford’s intensity on the defensive end. After trailing for much of the opening period, they ...
MELBOURNE, FL – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Sunday during the half-marathon portion of the Florida Marathon and Half Marathon Weekend, Melbourne police said.Police said a vehicle struck a pedestrian during the half-marathon and that the injured person was taken to a local hospital. “No ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills girls basketball topped Mount Saint Mary’s on Senior Night Monday, 58-47. Prior to the game, the Warriors celebrated their five seniors, Alysha Yang, Eleni Esposito, Zoe Gallic, Adele Coslet, and Martyna Kubicz. Freshman Ava Parra led the way with 15 points and Senior ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills girls basketball topped Mount Saint Mary’s on Senior Night Monday, 58-47. Prior to the game, the Warriors celebrated their five seniors, Alysha Yang, Eleni Esposito, Zoe Gallic, Adele Coslet, and Martyna Kubicz. Freshman Ava Parra led the way with 15 points and Senior ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Peyton Johnson scored 25 points to lead Dayton to a 68-47 boys basketball victory over Lakeland on Monday night.Patrick Ferguson finished with 11 points for the Bulldogs (9-10), who outscored Lakeland, 17-6, in the second quarter to take a 34-21 lead.Jalen Waldron totaled 10 ...
UNION, NJ – Union advanced in the preliminary round of the Union County Tournament with a 48-39 girls basketball victory over Dayton on Monday.Tahirah Greenwood collected 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Union (11-6), which outscored Dayton, 11-6, in the second quarter to take a 25-13 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The first time the two top girls' basketball teams in Essex County met last month, Caldwell trailed West Orange by 11 points at halftime and rallied to win the game by four points.In the regular-season rematch on Monday afternoon, West Orange built a 12-point lead early in the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The first time the two top girls' basketball teams in Essex County met last month, Caldwell trailed West Orange by 11 points at halftime and rallied to win the game by four points.In the regular-season rematch on Monday afternoon, West Orange built a 12-point lead early in the ...