Sports Top Stories
By BOBBIE PEER
February 3, 2026
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 ...
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 ...
BAYVILLE - In a Shore Conference clash that remained neck-and-neck going into two overtimes, Central Regional (14-5) utilized a balanced scoring attack and a dominant performance on the boards to secure a 76-70 victory over Southern (9-8).Despite a relentless perimeter assault from Southern, ...
BAYVILLE - In a Shore Conference clash that remained neck-and-neck going into two overtimes, Central Regional (14-5) utilized a balanced scoring attack and a dominant performance on the boards to secure a 76-70 victory over Southern (9-8).Despite a relentless perimeter assault from Southern, ...
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 ...
RAHWAY, NJ — On Sunday, February 8, Rahway High School (RHS) senior Danielle Maher will receive the National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) Award at Rutgers University. The NGWSD Award is a prestigious honor that recognizes female athletes, coaches, and those making a difference in women's ...
Hockey is a sport that’s enjoyable enough to watch on TV, but witnessing a game live gives one a whole new appreciation of the action and intensity that occurs on the ice.Well, the Nutley High School ice hockey program is surely providing their share of excitement at each and every opportunity ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Wednesday, February 4 is a big night for the Chargers-Bears-Rams ice hockey program. CBR is celebrating its seniors with the annual Senior Night game. To make the evening even more special, the puck is dropping in the inaugural game at the East Brunswick Ice Arena. The East ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison boys swim team has grabbed the No. 2 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA North 2, Group C Tournament. The Dodgers have a bye in the first round and will face the winner of No. 3 New Providence vs No. 6 Bernards in the Semis.The brackets are: No. 1 seed MendhamNo. 2 seed MadisonNo. 3 ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls swim team has grabbed the top seed in the 2026 NJSIAA North 2, Group C Tournament. The Dodgers have a bye in the First, Quarterfinals rounds. Madison will face the winner of No 4 seed Mendham vs No. 5 seed West Morris in the Semifinals.The brackets are: No. 1 seed ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls swim team has grabbed the No. 2 seed in the 2026 NJSIAA North 1, Group A Tournament. The Colonials have a bye in the first round and will face the winner of No. 3 Montclair vs No. 7 Sparta.The brackets are: No. 1 seed Passaic TechNo. 2 seed MorristownNo. 3 ...
MENDHAM, NJ — Morristown boys ice hockey scored in every period and overcame an early two-goal deficit to earn a 3-2 win over Mendham Minutemen ice hockey on Monday night, Feb. 2.Mendham struck first when Kacper Lesiak opened the scoring in the first period, and later added a second tally from ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood scored a solid victory over Cranford in the first round of the North 2, Group B of the NJSIAA Tournament held at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.Fresh off a solid performance in the Union County Championships over the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Gov. Livingston built an early advantage and carried a lead into halftime, but Union closed the game with a strong fourth-quarter surge to earn a 51-49 victory Saturday morning.The Highlanders jumped out quickly, outscoring Union 15-10 in the opening quarter and extending ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Nottingham buried 11 3-point baskets in a 73-34 boys basketball victory over Piscataway Magnet on Monday.Liam Cox, despite having none of those 3-point buckets, ended up being the leading scorer for the North Stars (12-7) with 15 points.Quashawn Roberts, who had 13 points, and Tom ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Robbinsville pulled away from a tie score after three quarters for a 57-53 boys basketball victory over Toms River North on Monday.Jackson Davis scored 20 points for Robbinsville (11-7), which outscored Toms River North, 19-15, in the fourth quarter.Tyler Bunnell finished with 18 ...
WAYNE, NJ – Emma Conway scored 18 points to lead Hoboken to a 56-38 girls basketball victory over Wayne Valley on Monday.Patricia Brown finished with 14 points for Hoboken (15-3), which outscored Wayne Valley, 31-21, in the second half.Jasmin High connected for 12 points for the RedWings.Sophia ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan scored the only two goals in the third period and held on for a 2-0 ice hockey victory over Toms River East on Monday.Jackson Rutkowski broke the 0-0 tie with a goal with 10:51 left in regulation. He got assists from Stanley Xenakis and John Ciesla.Alex ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Andrew Ruffo and Justin Anderton each scored one goal and had two assists in West Orange's 4-2 ice hockey victory over Bayonne on Monday.Lukas Ahmadi and RJ Scott each had one goal and one assist for West Orange (7-9-3), which led, 3-1, after two periods.Jack Ruffo passed for two ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — New Providence High School will host its annual Spread the Word: INCLUSION basketball event on Saturday, Feb. 7, bringing together student-athletes, families and community members in support of inclusive education and athletics.The event, organized by the school’s character ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Despite 41 points from Sayreville center Chidi Chukwurah, Hunterdon Central came away with a 71-67 boys basketball victory on the road on Monday night.Kieran Livingston scored 20 points for Hunterdon Central (8-11), which took a 20-12 lead after one quarter and led by nine at ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood scored a solid victory over Cranford in the first round of the North 2, Group B of the NJSIAA Tournament held at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.Fresh off a solid performance in the Union County Championships over the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex broke open a close game in the third quarter and went on to a 69-53 boys basketball victory over Science Park in the first round of the Essex County Invitational Tournament on Monday.Gaetano Iavarone scored 25 points for West Essex (7-10), which outscored Science ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South took an eight-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 51-38 girls basketball victory over Middletown North on Monday.Megan Moller scored 12 points to lead a balanced scoring sheet for Middletown South (11-7), which outscored North, 12-7, in the third quarter ...
HOWELL, NJ – Middletown South jumped out to a 16-point lead after one quarter and went on to an 84-53 boys basketball victory over Howell on Monday.Evan Wells poured in 24 points for the Eagles (12-7), who led, 23-7, after one quarter.Ryan Gannon clicked for 23 points for Middletown South, which ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Andrew Ruffo and Justin Anderton each scored one goal and had two assists in West Orange's 4-2 ice hockey victory over Bayonne on Monday.Lukas Ahmadi and RJ Scott each had one goal and one assist for West Orange (7-9-3), which led, 3-1, after two periods.Jack Ruffo passed for two ...
KEYPORT, NJ – Kai Arrington scored 35 points to lead Keyport to a 79-53 boys basketball victory over win-less Asbury Park on Monday.Arrington made 13 2-point field goals, two 3-pointers and three foul shots.Demetrious Attia finished with 10 points for Keyport (9-9), which had a 25-5 lead after one ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Gina Minichiello scored 20 points and Hasbrouck Heights was able to shut down Secaucus in the fourth quarter, as the Lady Aviators posted a 47-34 win over Secaucus in NJIC Meadowlands Division girls basketball on Monday in Secaucus.The win raises Hasbrouck Heights' record to 9-10 ...
RED BANK, NJ: Red Bank Catholic hit the Shore Conference circuit again last week, taking on Middletown South as they looked to keep their streak alive.RBC set the tone early, grabbing the only goal of the first period when Ryan Crooker converted off a setup from Joey Barbutti.The Caseys blew the ...
LYNDHURST, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights/Garfield swim team finished fifth in the girls' division and eighth in the boys' division of the NJIC Swim Championships on February 1st at Lyndhurst High School.Leonia/Palisades Park won both the boys and girls divisions. New Milford/Waldwick was second in ...