Sports Top Stories
By DAWN MILLER
February 4, 2026
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team returned to the court on Tuesday for the annual East Brunswick Classic game against the Bears. Up for grabs were bragging rights and the Noppenberger/Visokay Cup. Spotswood won last year's game and got to keep the cup, but ...
MADISON, NJ – Madison continued to run roughshod over their competition on Tuesday, picking up their eighth straight victory with a 42-23 win against Parsippany in the second round of the Morris County Tournament. The Dodgers last lost came three weeks ago and since then the team has been locked ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - It’s a good time to take a glance at local student athletes who are doing outstanding things at the college level this winter season.Jianni Moran (Fair Lawn High School) is a sophomore guard for the William Paterson University (Wayne, NJ) men’s basketball team this season. Moran ...
UNION, NJ — The Summit Hilltoppers girls ice hockey team fell 5‑4 in overtime to Chatham‑Millburn‑Livingston (CML) Tuesday at Union Sports Arena, despite a third‑period goal from Kate Cornell that tied the game and forced extra time. CML’s Simone Claps scored the game‑winner with 31 seconds ...
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 ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano Beach native Alex Gladding has been named a unanimous selection to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Preseason All-Conference Team, cementing her status as one of the premier defenders in collegiate lacrosse. The standout junior leads a trio of Vanderbilt University ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Ava Catanho scored 23 points to lead East Brunswick to a 73-59 girls basketball victory over Spotswood on Tuesday night.Ava Krzywdzinski turned in an outstanding floor game, passing for a team-high 11 assists for the Bears (17-4), who led, 30-22, after a fast-paced first ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany High boys basketball team surged past Hanover Park, 68-38, in the Morris County Tournament play-in round on Saturday evening, using a strong third quarter to pull away and secure the victory.After building a modest 33-16 halftime lead, Parsippany put the game out of ...
As the regular season begins to wind down, the Bloomfield High boys' wrestling team continues its upward trendThe Bengals were scheduled to host Lyndhurst High, on Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. On Feb. 4, the team visits Newark East Side, at 6 p.m. and on Feb. 11, Clifton comes to Bloomfield for a 6 p.m.
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - CBR ended a four-game skid on Monday when the Chargers-Bears-Rams defeated the JP Stevens High School tri-op 9-1 at the ProSkate Ice Arena. Sebastian Whyte scored a shorthanded goal in the first period on a pass from Marcello Ferrari. It was the only goal of the first ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — No. 3 seed Morristown-Beard used a fast start and a deep, balanced scoring attack to defeat No. 14 seed Morristown, 81-48, Tuesday night, Feb. 3. in the Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament. The Crimson opened the game with a 27-point first quarter and never let up, taking a ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Sophomore Nawel Ibazatene Lefebvre reached a major milestone Tuesday night, scoring her 1,000th career point as No. 2 seed Morristown pulled away for a 65-52 win over No. 15 seed West Morris on Feb. 3 in the Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament. Lefebvre powered the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s basketball team tried something different on the offensive end in the third quarter of its second round Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament game and it paid dividends immediately.With the Stateliners running its offense by feeding freshman ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Leah Wilson scored 30 points and Natalie Sroka added 22 to lead ninth-seeded Belvidere to a 56-40 victory over host Phillipsburg High School on Tuesday in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex second round girl’s basketball game. The County Seaters (10-7) advance to play at top-seeded Pope ...
MADISON, NJ – Madison continued to run roughshod over their competition on Tuesday, picking up their eighth straight victory with a 42-23 win against Parsippany Hills in the second round of the Morris County Tournament. The Dodgers last lost came three weeks ago and since then the team has been ...
SPARTA, NJ – It was an exciting finish to the Sparta v Pope John boys basketball game on Tuesday. Playing the first round of the H/W/S tourney at home, the Spartans snatched the game from the Lions 49-50.With minutes left on the clock, Sparta was down by six. The Spartans drained three 3s to bring ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s swimming team won a NJSIAA first-round meet for the third straight season, 98-71 over visiting Piscataway on Monday, after an emotional and intense win over arch-rival Easton on the road on Saturday to improve to 5-2 on the season.The ...
MADISON, NJ – The dynamic duo of Gavin Randall and Cal Regan showcased their skills once again and led Madison to a dominating 90-60 win over West Morris in the second round of the Morris County Tournament. The senior duo both tied their career highs in points, Randall with 34 and Regan with 29, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Alec Novotny scored twice to lift Gov. Livingston to a 2-2 tie with Summit on Monday night in NJIIHL McInnis Division action.Summit struck first late in the opening period when Robbie Kievit scored at 11:24 to give the Hilltoppers a 1-0 lead after one.Gov. Livingston ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Hamilton West shut out Florence in the second quarter and went on to a 48-24 girls basketball victory on Tuesday.Adisin Smith scored 14 points for Hamilton West (5-14), which outscored Florence, 12-0, in the second quarter to take a 24-7 halftime lead.Kimani Harlan finished with 13 ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton built on a two-point halftime lead in the second half and went on to a 51-44 boys basketball victory over Roselle Park on Tuesday night.Peyton Johnson scored 20 points, including 8-for-9 from the foul line, for the Bulldogs (7-9), who outscored Roselle Park, 34-28, in the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken built a 16-point halftime lead en route to a 56-28 girls basketball victory over Memorial of West New York on Tuesday.Patricia Brown scored 18 points for Hoboken (16-3), which outscored Memorial, 17-7, in the third quarter to open a 47-21 lead.Emma Conway totaled 10 points for ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Bill Humes, the varsity boys basketball coach at West Essex High School, recently reached 300 victories for his career.The milestone came with a 46-43 Knights victory over University on Jan. 27.Humes has been at West Essex since 2011, following tenures at Passaic Valley and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In a battle of two girls basketball teams that were both runners-up in their respective group state championship games last March at Rutgers University, West Orange defeated Glen Ridge, 42-26, on Tuesday.Rhyan Watt collected 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan pulled away in the second half for a 70-56 boys basketball victory over North Plainfield on Senior Night Tuesday.Richie Gardner scored 21 points for the Panthers (13-5), who outscored North Plainfield, 21-15, in the third quarter to take a 48-42 lead.Tyler ...
RAHWAY, NJ — A large cross-section of the Union County boys' basketball community should be very happy tonight.Art Cattano, the dean of basketball coaches within the county, got the 600th victory of his career on Tuesday night, when his New Providence Pioneers held Rahway without a field goal in ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Michael MacAniff scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to advance the Chatham boys basketball team in the Morris County Tournament and put him within reach of 1,000 career points in the 61-40 win vs. Morris Hills on Tuesday night.The sixth straight win by No.
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 ...
Brought to you by: WAYNE, NJ – Multi-sport athlete Benedetto (Ben) Cooper has been having a remarkable senior year. He was named captain of the Wayne Valley football team in the fall and captain of the wrestling team this winter, and had great success in both sports, earning the Young Man of the ...
NEWARK, NJ – Joe Diorio scored 19 points to lead Caldwell to a 60-56 boys basketball victory over Newark West Side on Tuesday.Dan Vybihal sank three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points for the Chiefs (14-4), who led, 32-24, at the half before West Side came back.Brad Pankiewicz connected for 10 ...