Sports Top Stories
By JAMES OLIVOLA
January 31, 2026
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Now in his fourth year as the Panthers’ skipper, Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ basketball head coach achieved one key milestone to close out last season.Qualifying for the state tournament.While his team is still seeking its first postseason victory, Bridgewater-Raritan ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – When both of your boys’ and girls’ swimming teams are deep championship contenders, you may not have to travel very far to find your best competition.For members of the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams, those key opportunities to grow can be ...
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 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls varsity basketball team returned to action on Friday against West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School in an out-of-conference game. Friday night was the Chargers annual Senior Night. Chargers seniors Sofia Canastra, Brianna Del Aversano and Alex Nault ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Union girls basketball team rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit for a 51-49 victory over Gov. Livingston on Saturday.Tahirah Greenwood scored 19 points, handed out four assists and grabbed four rebounds for Union (10-4), which outscored GL, 23-10, in the fourth ...
Dom Bok scored a game-high 18 points and John Machtemes added 10 points to pace the 25th-seeded Nutley High boys basketball team to a 68-38 victory over 40th-seeded Technology in the opening round of the Essex County Invitational Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Nutley. The Raiders will next ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park girls basketball team used a strong all-around effort after the opening quarter to earn a 33–18 girls basketball victory over the Parsippany Regional girls team on Thursday afternoon.After a low-scoring first quarter that ended with Hanover Park clinging to a ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park girls basketball team used a strong all-around effort after the opening quarter to earn a 33–18 girls basketball victory over the Parsippany Regional girls team on Thursday afternoon.After a low-scoring first quarter that ended with Hanover Park clinging to a ...
VERNON, NJ – Taking advantage of winter conditions, the Sparta High School ski teams have been performing well so far this season.At the third All Varsity Cup, the boys team finished fourth, less than five seconds behind third-place Delbarton. The boys move their rank to number three in a field of ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ —-Senior Eleni Esposito led the way with 24 points, including five 3 pointers, as #9 Watchung Hills topped #8 Somerville in Somerville on Saturday, 69-33. Freshman Hailey Seubert added 14 points and Senior Alysha Yang pitched 9 points for the Warriors (7-8). Kaylee Lauber paced the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ —-Senior Eleni Esposito led the way with 24 points, including five 3 pointers, as #9 Watchung Hills topped #8 Somerville in Somerville on Saturday, 69-33. Freshman Hailey Seubert added 14 points and Senior Alysha Yang pitched 9 points for the Warriors (7-8). Kaylee Lauber paced the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The New Providence High School girls swim team has drawn the top seed in the NJSIAA girls Central C section, and senior Larissa Kavanagh has been a big reason why.Kavanagh specializes in sprint freestyle events, as well as the backstroke. However, she has scored points in dual ...
Chatham, NJ - Morris Knolls put together a complete effort on the ice, riding timely scoring and a flawless night in goal to a 3-0 victory over Chatham.After a scoreless first period, Morris Knolls (7-12) broke through early in the second. Ryan Nevins opened the scoring at the 3:05 mark, finishing ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown’s girls fencing team earned a 16-11 win over St. Benedict’s on Jan. 30, 2026.Morristown set the tone early, taking the opening round 5-4, then duplicated that edge in the second to carry a 10-8 advantage into the final segment. The Colonials finished the job with a ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown’s boys fencing team came up just short Friday, dropping a tight 15-12 decision to St. Benedict’s on Jan. 30, 2026.St. Benedict’s carried a 5-4 edge after the first round, and Morristown answered in the second, outscoring the visitors 5-4 to take a 9-9 tie into the final ...
ISELIN, NJ — The JFK-Iselin boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night with an 81-73 victory over Edison on Thursday.Senior guard Grant Lorentzen scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for JFK-Iselin (9-10), which had a 39-31 lead at halftime. Lorentzen had made a season-high 10 steals the ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Boys Basketball Team snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday, defeating Rahway 45-40. Muwahid Williams had 14 points, three rebounds, a steal, and a block. Sekhi Fryson had 13 points and five rebounds. Sincere Jones had eight points, seven rebounds, three steals, ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Basketball Team recorded its 10th victory of the season on Thursday, defeating Westfield 62-49. Jayden Johnson led the Minutemen in scoring with 25 points. Jalen Maldonado had 14 points. Julian Hall scored 10 points. Allan Gomez scored six points. Yvenson Prophete ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s bowling team kept up its perfect season while sophomore Liam Tezlaf rolled a career-high 688 series for the boys as both teams defeated Warren Hills, 7-0, on Friday.Raylyn Cook led the Stateliners with a 535-series and 208 game, Amoura Caul ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School’s three-year old girl’s wrestling program registered another first on Friday night when five pins paved the way to a 42-30 victory over Wilson Area in the Stateliners gym.It marked the first time P’burg won back-to-back matches after beating Delaware ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — A slow, defensive first half gave way to a stronger finish as Gov. Livingston’s girls basketball team pulled away in the second half to earn a 34–24 victory over Summit on Thursday afternoon.Both teams struggled to find offensive rhythm early. Summit managed just five points ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Back-to-back NJIC Conference Champions. That is what Hasbrouck Heights accomplished on Thursday night, defeating Emerson/Park Ridge 39-27 in the conference final.Going into the final two match-ups, head coach Kurt Freund told Jayden Chicaiza and Eoin Maloney what the team ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Fort Lee in independent bowling action on Friday in Hackensack. The Bergen Tech girls improved to 13-1 with the win, while the boys are now 12-4. The Fort Lee boys are now 15-3, while the girls are 16-2Bergen Tech boys won the opening game by a score of 941-861. ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights improved to 14-0 in the NJIC Meadowlands bowling action with a 7-0 win over Harrison Thursday in North Arlington. The Aviators are now 16-2 overall. Harrison is now 2-12 in the league and overall.William Munoz rolled a 649 series to lead the Aviators. Dylan ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Hills wrestling program has spent decades chasing a banner that always seemed just out of reach. Across two recent pivotal bouts against Fair Lawn and West Milford, the Patriots finally brought that pursuit to a close.With a 40–32 home win over Fair Lawn on Jan. 21 followed by ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Wood-Ridge jumped out to a 20-9 halftime lead to defeat Lincoln (Jersey City), 35-29, in an independent girls basketball game Thursday in Jersey City. It was Wood-Ridge’s second win of the year, while Lincoln is winless in 15 games.Molly Ramsaier and Madeline McCotter each had 12 ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - The Montville boys basketball team has received the No. 4 seed in the 2026 Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament. They earned a bye for the preliminary round and will face the winner of No. 13 seed Randolph and No. 20 seed Boonton in the first round. The Mustangs currently ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – It was a night to honor senior goalie Snowden Lange, recognizing him as the all-time saves leader for the Chatham boys ice hockey team after the game vs. Morris Knolls at Mennen Arena on Friday night.During the game, Morris Knolls junior goalie Nick Trento received recognition for ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ – The United ice hockey team took down Ridgwood on Friday 6-3 on their home ice at Skylands Ice World. Braydon Sisco netted two with two assists.Cormac Gibbons added two. Caden Lombardo and Eddie Brown each scored once. Brown also contributed with two assists. Stefan Filewicz was in ...