Sports Top Stories
By ED BARMAKIAN
February 4, 2026
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone knocked down a single-game personal best of five 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 24 points as Chatham bombarded Pequannock from the three-point line in its 63-34 girls basketball win on Tuesday in the second round of the Morris County Tournament.The ...
COLONIA, NJ – Colonia warded off an upset bid by Monroe to hold on for a 48-45 girls basketball victory on Tuesday night.Samantha Howell scored 12 points for Colonia (16-1), which trailed, 38-36, after three quarters.Nashaelah Hooker grabbed 18 rebounds to go with 10 points for the Patriots. Hooker ...
EDISON, NJ – Qorey Carter scored 20 points and dished out six assists as Carteret held on for a 56-55 boys basketball victory in overtime over J.P. Stevens on Monday.Carter sank two free throws with 53 seconds left in overtime to give Carteret (7-12) a 56-52 lead.Jeremiah Arrington collected 19 ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Tea Fiore scored 25 points to lift undefeated Caldwell to a 63-40 girls basketball victory over University on Tuesday.Fiore finished with six rebounds, three assists and three steals for Caldwell (17-0), which outscored University, 16-5, in the second quarter to take a 30-15 ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Ridge broke things open in the second quarter and went on to a 60-30 boys basketball victory over Bernards on Tuesday night.Junior guard Gabe Kielb scored 23 points for Ridge (9-10), which outscored Bernards, 23-9, in the second quarter to take a 29-13 halftime lead.Dmitri ...
DAYTON, Ohio — The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team lost its eighth game decided by 10 or fewer points this season to Dayton, 72-70, on Tuesday at UD Arena.Bonnies junior guard Darryl “Buddy” Simmons II led the team with 17 points while senior forward Frank Mitchell grabbed a ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Columbia broke away from a four-point lead after three quarters for a 69-48 girls basketball victory over Newark Academy on Tuesday.JoJo Yarde collected 21 points, 17 rebounds, six steals and four assists for Columbia (14-5), which closed out the game on a 25-8 tear.Gabriella Ervin ...
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 ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – East Brunswick built on a nine-point halftime lead with a huge second half to roll to a 72-43 boys basketball victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night.Senior guard Matt Mikulka fired in 24 points for East Brunswick (17-5), which led, 44-34, after three quarters and then ...
FREEHOLD BOROUGH, NJ – Nate Sloane scored 19 points to lead Colts Neck to a 53-44 boys basketball victory over Freehold Borough on Tuesday.Dillon Younger finished with 16 points for Colts Neck (11-7), which outscored Freehold, 18-10, in the third quarter to take a 43-30 lead.Liam Collura ...
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — The Piscataway High School girls swimming team saw its postseason run come to an end Monday afternoon with a 98-71 loss to Phillipsburg in the first round of the 2026 NJSIAA North 2, Group A Tournament.Piscataway, which entered the meet with a 4-4 record, finished the season at ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park wrestling team delivered another winning performance on the mat Saturday, rolling past Mountain Lakes, 51-17, to remain unbeaten in NJAC Liberty play.The Hornets (12-5, 3-0 NJAC Liberty) set the tone early and piled up points throughout the lineup, earning pins, ...
UNION, NJ – Chatham senior Alex Donoghue scored a hat trick to tie the state's all-time goal record and junior Simone Claps won the game by breaking the final tie with 31 seconds left in overtime as the Chatham-Millburn-Livingston girls ice hockey team edged Summit, 5-4, on Tuesday at Union Sports ...
SPARTA, NJ - Tuesday evening, the Sparta girls basketball team hosted the Kittatinny Cougars in the second round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament. Sparta’s trio of Brooke Shust, Kaelyn Sabanosh and Izzy Van Winkle helped the Spartans to blow out Kittatinny to advance to the quarterfinals, ...
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 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - In their game against New Brunswick on Jan. 28, the Somerset County Vocational & Technical HS Boys' Basketball team was down 3 points with just seconds left to play. That's when the Jaguars David Yacka got the ball and drained a full-court shot to send the Group I game into ...
LAKEWOOD, NJ — The momentum continues to build for the Barnegat High School girls' bowling program as standout junior Jamie White captured the individual championship at the New Jersey Singles Classic this past Saturday, January 31 at Ocean Lanes. White’s victory at the state-wide showcase serves ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND — In a postseason clash that lived up to the hype, the Southern Regional girls swimming team edged out Washington Township 90-80 on Monday in the opening round of the NJSIAA South, Group A tournament.While the final score shows a 10-point gap, the meet was a "back-and-forth ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND — In a postseason clash that lived up to the hype, the Southern Regional girls swimming team edged out Washington Township 90-80 on Monday in the opening round of the NJSIAA South, Group A tournament.While the final score shows a 10-point gap, the meet was a "back-and-forth ...
MILLBURN, NJ – With Chace Redler, one of Millburn's two top scorers, on the bench and unavailable for Tuesday's game against Montclair, Chase Plotkin went out and did enough scoring for the both of them.Redler, a junior guard, averages 20.8 points. Plotkin, a senior guard, averages 20.1 points.On ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Whippany Park girls basketball team earned a 41–33 victory over Wallkill Valley on Monday afternoon in county and conference tournament play, pulling away late to secure the win on their home floor.After leading 18-13 at halftime, Whippany Park entered the fourth quarter ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — Junior winger Sam Rubinshteyn of Summit High School was named this week’s Salerno Duane Player of the Week after tallying a goal and an assist in games against Cranford and Pascack Valley. Rubinshteyn’s contributions helped fuel the Hilltoppers’ offense and highlighted his growing ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS boys’ basketball team outdueled Mohonasen (3-5, 8-7) on Friday, Jan. 30, in a Colonial Council contest, by a score of 49-39. Mohonasen came into the evening on a two-game winning streak after upending both Saratoga and Voorheesville over the past week. The Ravens ...
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 ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Panthers racked up their 12th victory of the season on Monday, defeating Kent Place 57-30. The win moves Roselle Park to 12-4 on the season. Sidney Smith scored more points than Kent Place combined, dropping a team-high 37 points to go along with five assists, ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ - After a short break following the Greater Middlesex Conference Wrestling Championships, the Chargers wrestling team returned to the mat on Groundhog Day to take on Middlesex High School. Spotswood lost a tight match to the Blue Jays 41-36. The Chargers' loss to Middlesex dropped the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Gov. Livingston dropped a 56-47 decision to Dayton on Thursday night in a boys basketball matchup, with the Bulldogs using a strong middle stretch to pull away.After Gov. Livingston took a 13-10 lead following the first quarter, Dayton responded by outscoring the Highlanders ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's boys varsity basketball court won its second straight on Monday, defeating Edison High School 90-85 in an out-of-division match-up. The Chargers took a 53-36 edge into the halftime break, which proved to be a difference-maker in the game. Edison mounted a ...
The Jefferson boys wrestling team has been shorthanded all season, and Monday’s match against New Milford was no exception.“Not the numbers I expected coming out,” Jefferson head coach Chris Lantz said. “It hurts the team. These guys put a lot of time in just to lose a lot of duel meets — it takes ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Although there's still well over 6 inches of snow on the ground, the first high school baseball tryouts and practices are just about five weeks away.But Jonathan Dayton High School doesn't have a varsity baseball coach right now.David Steinman, who had been hired as the ...