Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WOODBRIDGE/CARTERET STAFF
February 7, 2026
ISELIN, NJ – JFK of Iselin rallied from a seven-point deficit after three quarters for a 68-56 boys basketball victory over East Brunswick Magnet in a Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament play-in game on Saturday.Grant Lorentzen scored 26 points for JFK-Iselin (11-12), which outscored EB Magnet, ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 seed Madison girls basketball team set the tone early and withstood a second-quarter surge from No. 6 seed Mendham to earn a 44-35 victory in the Morris County Tournament quarterfinal round on Saturday, Feb. 7.The Dodgers (16-3) opened with an 18-7 first quarter to build ...
UNION, NJ – On the brink of opening play in the Union County Tournament, the Union boys basketball team tuned up with a 79-39 regular-season victory over Rahway on Saturday.Junior guard Reed Flood scored 25 points and handed out four assists for Union (17-3), which outscored Rahway, 19-9, in the ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The No. 2 seed Morristown girls basketball team put together a dominant defensive effort and surged in the opening quarter Saturday, powering past No. 10 seed Morris Knolls, 50-23, in the Morris County Tournament quarterfinal round on Feb. 7.The Colonials (15-6) jumped out early ...
MADISON, NJ – It may have taken more than 30 minutes of game time, but with 1:53 left in the fourth quarter, Gavin Randall made history on Saturday afternoon. As time was winding down in Madison’s 59-45 win over Mendham in the Morris County Tournament Quarterfinals, Randall hit a three-pointer ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton came back from a five-point deficit after one quarter for a 54-41 boys basketball victory over Whippany Park on Saturday.Senior guard Nick Perez scored a season-high 27 points for Dayton (8-10), which outscored Whippany Park, 17-8, in the third quarter to take an ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Junior swingman Leo Dalton scored a career-high 24 points to lead Millburn to a 75-63 boys basketball victory over Cranford on Saturday.Dalton drained six 3-pointers for the Millers (18-4), who outscored Cranford, 23-15, in the fourth quarter to pull away.Enzo Madrini finished with ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Top-seeded Caldwell remained undefeated with a 67-43 girls basketball victory over Columbia to advance in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday.Senior guard Tea Fiore poured in a career-high 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Caldwell (18-0), ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Top-seeded Caldwell remained undefeated with a 67-43 girls basketball victory over Columbia to advance in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday.Senior guard Tea Fiore poured in a career-high 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Caldwell (18-0), ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The second-seeded West Orange girls basketball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 62-30 victory over seventh-seeded West Essex on Saturday.Rhyan Watt collected 25 points, six assists and six steals for West Orange (20-3), which erased a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The second-seeded West Orange girls basketball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 62-30 victory over seventh-seeded West Essex on Saturday.Rhyan Watt collected 25 points, six assists and six steals for West Orange (20-3), which erased a ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany girls wrestling team held off a late push from Cliffside Park to secure a hard-fought 33–31 victory Friday night in a closely contested girls wrestling match.Parsippany built an early cushion behind a string of decisive wins in the lower weights. Genesis ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - In one of the most dramatic dual wrestling meets of the season, Montville edged Hanover Park, 34-33, Friday night in a tightly contested competition that came down to the final bout.Hanover Park jumped out to an early lead at 106 pounds when Alex Spagnuolo needed just 51 seconds to ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Kharington Schwindt, a Bloomfield resident and senior at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, achieved a major milestone in her high school basketball career by scoring her 1,000th career point during Senior Night.Schwindt poured in 29 points to lead the Hawks to a ...
RED BANK, NJ: With temperatures stuck near 15 degrees, a vicious wind chill it driving below minus 10, and winds screaming at 30 mph with gusts pushing 50+, the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club held off racing as the river was blasted by howling winds.The NSIB&YC race committee ...
BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ — The sound of wheels on pavement is returning to the North End of LBI. Registration is officially open for the 3rd Annual Skateboard Workshop in Barnegat Light, a community-favorite event designed to get local youth active and confident on their boards.Hosted by FCA Surf LBI, ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — In a bumpy season for the New Providence boys basketball season, senior guard Devin Cumiskey has provided both leadership and stability.A thin backcourt player who at first glance looks like he might be physically overmatched by some of the opposing guards that play against the ...
BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ — The sound of wheels on pavement is returning to the North End of LBI. Registration is officially open for the 3rd Annual Skateboard Workshop in Barnegat Light, a community-favorite event designed to get local youth active and confident on their boards.Hosted by FCA Surf LBI, ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech’s Sebastian Bray is the Boys Bergen County bowling champion, defeating Hasbrouck Heights’ Will Munoz in a high-scoring shootout in the final to win the title.Bray qualified for the step-ladder finals in first place, watching and waiting for his opponent in the final ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Bergen Tech took a pair of 5–2 victories over Demarest in Big North non-division action. The boys improved to 14-4 on the season. Demarest boys fell to 15-4 with the loss. The Bergen Tech girls are now 15-1, the Demarest girls are now 16-3.Liam Zamora set a blazing pace on the day, ...
CLARK, NJ — On Tuesday, February 3, the Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School girls basketball team celebrated its five seniors prior to its home game against Governor Livingston. Three senior cheerleaders were also recognized, along with their friends and family.Those senior basketball players ...
Denville, NJ - Morris Knolls delivered a strong, well-rounded performance to earn a 20-7 victory over Morris Catholic in a boys fencing match.The Golden Eagles set the tone early in foil, dominating the weapon with an 8-1 edge. Sumner Stiles led the way with a perfect 3-0 record, while Aniket ...
Denville, NJ - Morris Catholic’s depth across two of the three weapons proved decisive as it handed Morris Knolls a 17-10 loss in a girls fencing match.Morris Knolls got its strongest showing in foil, where the Golden Eagles dominated the strip with an 8-1 advantage. Isabelle Cumming and Bailey ...
Denville, NJ - Morris Hills used a strong run through the lower and middle weights to build an early cushion and went on to defeat Morris Knolls, 41-27, in a high school wrestling showdown.The Scarlet Knights jumped out in front immediately, winning the first three bouts to seize a 13-0 lead. Dom ...
Rockaway, NJ - Morris Knolls held off a furious fourth-quarter rally to edge Morris Hills, 39-37, in a tightly contested girls basketball matchup between evenly matched teams with identical 8-11 records.The Golden Eagles built a slim but steady advantage through three quarters, leading 12-7 after ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - Clifton United used a three-goal third period to break open a tie game and defeat Tenafly, 6–3, on Friday in the quarterfinal round of the Big North Silver Cup boys ice hockey tournament.Clifton United, a cooperative program made up of students from Cedar Grove, Clifton and ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville pulled away in the second half for a 65-44 boys basketball victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Friday night.Ethan Reichl scored a career-high 15 points for Robbinsville (13-8), which led, 31-25, at the half before breaking it open in the next two ...
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 ...
LINDEN, NJ - A late surge sealed the deal for Linden High School’s boys wrestling team on Wednesday night, as the Tigers rallied for a 42–37 victory over Arthur L. Johnson High School to capture the Union County Conference Mountain Division championship. The matchup carried winner-take-all ...
Sussex County Community College (SCCC) is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Jamie Brylawski, a first-year student in the College’s Adult Transition Center program, who recently earned top honors at the Special Olympics Winter Games.Brylawski captured Gold in the Super-G and Silver ...