Sports Top Stories
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE
February 8, 2026
TOTOWA, NJ - Passaic Valley's wrestling team used strength at the upper and middle weights to pull away from Passaic and earn a 50–22 victory on Saturday, improving to 12–9 on the season while handing Passaic a setback that dropped it to 9–8.The Hornets set the tone early with back-to-back ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jaden Then scored 27 points and came down with 11 rebounds to lead West Orange to a 71-54 boys basketball victory over West Essex on Saturday.Max Bleecker totaled 18 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Mountaineers (12-10), who outscored West Essex, 21-9, in the second ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Jaden Then scored 27 points and came down with 11 rebounds to lead West Orange to a 71-54 boys basketball victory over West Essex on Saturday.Max Bleecker totaled 18 points, six rebounds and three assists for the Mountaineers (12-10), who outscored West Essex, 21-9, in the second ...
MANVILLE, NJ — Manville High School senior standout Josh D’Ambrosio etched his name into the record books this week, surpassing the 1,000-career-point milestone in a performance Head Coach William Rooney described as "storybook."The achievement came during a high-stakes matchup that saw the ...
MADISON, NJ - The No 3 seed Madison boys ice hockey came out sharp and never let up, rolling to an 8-1 win over No. 6 seed Bernards in the Halvorsen Cup quarterfinal round.The Dodgers (16-4) struck first in the opening period when Ryan McSherry finished a setup from Lucas Gero and Luke Cumming to ...
NEW YORK – History was made last weekend at the Ocean Breeze Invitational on Staten Island, where senior runner Tommy Proscia became the first Chatham athlete to ever compete in a Pentathlon. “I have never met an athlete before in my seven years as a coach who is able to do so many different ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Michael MacAniff's family traveled from Florida, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and points in New Jersey to see the Chatham senior score his 1,000th career point. They didn't get to see the milestone point scored, but they witnessed something even better when the 6-2 senior ...
CRANFORD, N.J. — The Morristown girls ice hockey team’s third-period surge nearly erased a nightmarish start, but Cranford built too big a cushion and held on for a 6-4 win Friday night, Feb. 6.Cranford (7-9) opened the scoring in the first period on a goal by Emerson Murphy, then blew the game ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - CBR traveled to The Club at Woodbridge on Friday to take on another tri-op, JP Stevens High School. The Chargers-Bears-Rams scored three unanswered goals in the first period to set the tone for the game. CBR completed the season sweep over JP Stevens with a 7-3 victory. It was the ...
LAKEWOOD, NJ — Bergen Tech took second place in the Boys division of the New Jersey Super Bowl presented by the Shore Conference Bowling league on Saturday. The Knights qualified for the finals in third place, and faced the Tom River East Raiders in the semi-final, which were bowled Baker Style. ...
OAKLAND, NJ – Indian Hills defeated Wood-Ridge, 77-59, in an independent boys basketball game on Saturday at Indian Hills High School in Oakland. Wood-Ridge falls to 9-11 on the season with the loss. Indian Hills is now 14-7.Christian Nario led Wood-Ridge with 22 points. Jack Caprio chipped in 11 ...
CHATHAM, NJ —After starting the season with just five wins in its first 16 games, the Chatham girls basketball team is starting to hit its stride with five straight wins, including Saturday's 58-46 Morris County Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Mountain Lakes.“I think our early schedule (against 5 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Speed up the opposition and slow down the half-court offense.That was the combination that turned the tide for the Chatham boys basketball team in its 69-54 win vs. No. 3-seeded Morristown-Beard in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament on Saturday.The Crimson, led by ...
RED BANK, NJ – East Brunswick fell behind early, but overtook Red Bank Catholic with a big third quarter on its way to a 55-45 boys basketball victory on Saturday.Senior guard Matt Mikulka scored 18 points for East Brunswick (18-5), which outscored RBC, 20-7, in the third quarter to take a 41-31 ...
NEW MILFORD, NJ – The Newton boys wrestling squad had a strong outing on Friday beating New Milford 52-21. Braves’ wins:132 lbs Jake McNamara with a pin in 3:22138 lbs Micky Varga in a 13-3 major decision144 lbs Caulder Tellbuescher in a 9-7 decision150 lbs Tellbuescher with a pin in 2:35157 lbs ...
STAFFORD – Behind a strong performance from junior Noah Perna and a rare pair of double-doubles, the Southern Regional boys basketball team secured a 68-59 victory over St. Rose on Saturday. The win moves the Rams to 11-8 on the season, while the Purple Roses fall to 4-19.Southern set the tone ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The university’s women’s basketball team defeated the Duquesne Dukes by 1 point in an overtime buzzer beater Saturday afternoon in the Reilly Center. The score was 72-71.“It was a great team effort with a few people down,” head coach Jim Crowley said after the game.The Bonnies ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Sophomore center Brooke Gathman delivered a dominant performance on Friday, scoring a game-high 14 points to lead Toms River East to a 54-34 victory over BarnegaThe Raiders (11-7, 5-3) established control early, outscoring the Bengals 31-13 across the first two quarters. The ...
MANAHAWKIN — In a match billed as a showdown between New Jersey’s premier public school programs, Southern Regional defended its home mat Saturday afternoon, outlasting South Jersey powerhouse Delsea in a back-and-forth thriller.The dual carried massive implications for the South Jersey Group 5 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Michael MacAniff became the 10th Chatham boys basketball player to reach 1,000 career points during his team's 69-54 Morris County Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Morristown-Beard on Saturday.No. 6-seeded Chatham (16-4), winner of eight straight, meets No. 2-seeded Madison (14-6), ...
LINWOOD — In a matchup between two winning programs, the Southern Rams didn't just win; they made a statement. Behind a breakout performance from their freshman core, Southern (13-8) dismantled Cedar Creek (14-4) on Saturday, coasting to a decisive 50-27 victory.The Rams took control from the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The point watch has been on all season as Spotswood High School's Gabrielle Hill closed in on the 1,000-career point milestone. Hill reached that milestone on Saturday at Bridgewater-Raritan High School as she anchored the Chargers girls varsity basketball team's offense, dropping ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta Jefferson high school girls wrestling team beat Clifton 48-21 on Wednesday, Jan 4 on their home mat.The Sparta Jefferson girls’ wins:107 lbs Alexa Scholz with a pin in 1:06126 lbs Yesenia Connors with a pin in 3:34132 lbs Paige Weiss with a pin in 0:29138 lbs Alyssa Aiello ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - CBR traveled to The Club at Woodbridge on Friday to take on another tri-op, JP Stevens High School. The Chargers-Bears-Rams scored three unanswered goals in the first period to set the tone for the game. CBR completed the season sweep over JP Stevens with a 7-3 victory. It was the ...
WARREN, NJ - Much of the talk this weekend was of the Super Bowl , the logistics, and the ads. But not surprising given Warren's love of animals, it was also of the Puppy Bowl.Who will win the LombarkyTrophy?Puppy Bowl XXII airs on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT, serving as ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Senior Marcus Valenzuela won 3200 for the third straight year, breaking the meet record with a time of 9:16.29 and also won gold in the 1600 for Chatham at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 track & field indoor meet held Friday at the Rothman Center.Senior Brady Bryne ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Chatham senior Sarah Nacinovich repeated as NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state indoor track champion in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.83 on Friday night at the Rothman Center.Chatham placed sixth as a team wit 20 points, as the 4x400 relay placed second and Molly ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne built a 16-point lead by halftime and went on to a 66-49 boys basketball victory over North Bergen on Saturday.Noah Shaw scored 15 points and came up with two steals for Bayonne (18-5), which outscored North Bergen, 14-4, in the second quarter to take a 30-14 lead.Chris Selby ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne erased a one-point deficit in the fourth quarter and went on to a 42-37 girls basketball victory over Hudson Catholic on Saturday.Sophia Feeney scored 20 points for Bayonne (18-3), which outscored Hudson Catholic, 14-8, in the fourth quarter.Tatyanna Watson hauled down 13 ...
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The streaking Colonia boys basketball team put an end to undefeated Wall's winning streak with a 52-46 victory on the road Saturday afternoon.Sophomore guard Jayce Rodriguez scored 24 points and passed for three assists for Colonia (14-8), which has won eight game in a row.Wall ...