Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO SPRINGFIELD STAFF
January 30, 2026
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Dayton avenged an earlier loss to Gov. Livingston with a 56-47 boys basketball victory over the Highlanders on Thursday night.Peyton Johnson scored 23 points for Dayton (6-8), which outscored GL, 14-2, in the third quarter to take a 41-25 lead.Jalen Waldron and Nick Perez ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Montclair advanced in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with an 80-71 boys basketball victory over West Orange on Thursday.La'Mear Singletary scored 23 points for Montclair (13-5), which outscored West Orange, 19-9, in the first quarter.Jaden Then scored 21 points ...
WEST ESSEX, NJ – The Caldwell boys basketball team advanced in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with a 61-38 victory over Newark Academy on Thursday.Junior guard Nico Sozio scored a career-high 19 points for the 10th-seeded Chiefs (13-3), who outscored Newark Academy, 21-11, in ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Sebastian Velez of the Sayreville War Memorial High School boys swim team has been named TAPinto Raritan Bay’s Athlete of the Week following another impactful stretch of performances for the Bombers, both individually and as part of a record-setting relay squad.Velez recently ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Bayonne opened a 13-point halftime lead and went on to a 75-52 boys basketball victory over Hoboken on Thursday.Jaylen Sims scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and passed for four assists for Bayonne (16-3), which outscored Hoboken, 22-12, in the second quarter to open a 38-25 ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston advanced in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with a 52-47 boys basketball victory over North Star Academy on Thursday.Sage Kornreich scored 20 points for 15th-seeded Livingston (10-4), which took a 15-8 lead at the end of one quarter.Ross Perlstein ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston advanced in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament with a 49-34 girls basketball victory over Newark Collegiate on Thursday.Lyla Feldman scored 24 points for Livingston (11-4), which outscored Collegiate, 15-5, in the second quarter to take a 21-11 ...
MANALAPAN, NJ – Ryan Gannon scored 23 points to lead Middletown South to a 71-64 boys basketball victory over Manalapan on Wednesday night.Matt Trimble finished with 17 points for the Eagles (11-6), who outscored Manalapan, 20-13, in the second quarter to take a 38-24 lead.Beckett Oliver totaled 13 ...
KEYPORT, NJ – Jenna O'Brien scored 17 points to lead Keyport to a 47-44 girls basketball victory over Dunellen on Wednesday.Skylar Breen finished with 15 points for the Red Raiders (3-7), who had a 23-21 halftime lead.Gia Aceta scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for Keyport, ...
HAZLET, NJ – Raritan built a 12-point lead by halftime and went on to a 68-55 boys basketball victory over Keansburg on Thursday.Ian Mullan scored 25 points for Raritan (6-10), which outscored Keansburg, 17-9, in the third quarter to open a 53-35 lead.Anthony Fazioli finished with 11 points for the ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Wood-Ridge defeated Weehawken, 7-0, in an NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Thursday in North Arlington. The match ended a seven-match losing streak. Wood-Ridge is now 4-12 on the season. Weehawken falls to 1-15. Nick Scalera bowled a 225 in the final game to help the Blue ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Paterson Eastside in a Big North Liberty bowling match on Thursday in Hackensack. The boys improved to 11-4 overall, 7-1 in the Liberty with the win. Eastside is now 8-6 overall, 6-4 in the Liberty Division.The girls' team improved to 12-1 overall, 4-0 in the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham hadn't beaten Summit in boys basketball for 10 years and on Thursday it looked like the Hilltoppers would push their winning streak against the Cougars to five in a row.But heroics in the second half by seniors Michael MacAniff, Ryan Leach, and Nick Fabijanic allowed them to ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – In a regular-season inter-county battle of undefeated girls basketball teams, Caldwell outscored A.L. Johnson of Clark in all four quarters for a 59-35 victory on Thursday.Senior guard Tea Fiore scored a career-high 31 points and sank four 3-point baskets for Caldwell (16-0), ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown girls wrestling ran into a strong Montville lineup Wednesday, falling 18-6 in a dual as the Mustangs collected three pins and a late decision to secure the win.Montville opened with momentum at 120 pounds, where Celenna Compton earned a pin over Emily Rosales to put the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Bayonne opened a 13-point halftime lead and went on to a 75-52 boys basketball victory over Hoboken on Thursday.Jaylen Sims scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and passed for four assists for Bayonne (16-3), which outscored Hoboken, 22-12, in the second quarter to open a 38-25 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone led all scorers with 18 points in Chatham's 54-27 girls basketball win vs. Morris Hills on Thursday night at CHS.Freshman Erin Hogan contributed nine points for Chatham (6-11), which moved to a 54-27 halftime lead. Nicole Rivera scored eight points for Morris ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Ninth-seeded Millburn hit 67 percent of its shots in the first half en route to a 74-39 boys basketball victory over 24th-seeded Weequahic in the preliminary round of the Essex County Tournament on Thursday.Senior guard Chase Plotkin and junior guard Chace Redler scored 22 points ...
CLARK, NJ — When the Union boys basketball team dealt previously undefeated A.L. Johnson its first loss of the season on Jan. 6, it was no contest.Union took the full measure of the Crusaders and won by 32 points in a game that was never close after the first quarter.The rematch in Clark on ...
COLONIA, NJ — After 11 lead changes in the first 12 minutes of a taut, evenly played second half, Colonia closed out the game with 13 straight points to pull away for a 56-44 boys basketball victory over East Brunswick on Senior Night at Colonia High School on Thursday.Sophomore guard Jayce ...
COLONIA, NJ — After 11 lead changes in the first 12 minutes of a taut, evenly played second half, Colonia closed out the game with 13 straight points to pull away for a 56-44 boys basketball victory over East Brunswick on Senior Night at Colonia High School on Thursday.Sophomore guard Jayce ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin High School senior Miles Muldrow, a Division I football recruit headed to the University of Delaware, will graduate mid-year after the Franklin Township Board of Education approved his early graduation during Thursday night’s Board meeting.The approval allows Muldrow to ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - After a string of four wins, Hillsborough's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Montclair Mounties by a score of 54-52. Previous 5 Games01/27/26 @ Montclair52-5401/24/26 vs Ewing57-4401/22/26 @ Hunterdon Central67-4101/20/26 vs ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Gov. Livingston honored six seniors and their families before Wednesday night’s home wrestling match, then nearly capped Senior Night with a dramatic comeback before falling to Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 37-36.Ancheng Bi, Thomas DiNorscio, Christopher Haddad, Calvin Prokap, Cyr ...
GALLOWAY, N.J. — The Metro Classic Basketball Showcase is back for its 2026 edition, bringing top high school teams and some of the region’s best young basketball talent to Stockton University from Jan. 29 through Jan. 31.Now in its second decade, the Metro Classic has become a staple of the winter ...
WARREN, NJ —In a tightly contested match, Watchung Hills secured a thrilling 60-55 victory over Bound Brook in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament on Thursday. Watchung Hills will travel to Hillsborough for the second round game on Saturday. “Proud of the boys — we have dealt with a ...
POINT PLEASANT, NJ — The Point Pleasant Boro girls' basketball team utilized a balanced offensive attack and a strong second-half surge to defeat Barnegat, 59-32, on Thursday afternoon.The Panthers (9-7) saw double-digit scoring performances from three different players, led by Taylor Lappke, who ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior forward Shamari Lavacia registered a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds and classmate Evan Hade hauled in a career-high 10 boards as they celebrated Senior Night at Phillipsburg High School with a 44-40 victory over Hunterdon Central in a Skyland Conference boy’s ...
WARREN, NJ —In a tightly contested match, Watchung Hills secured a thrilling 60-55 victory over Bound Brook in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament on Thursday. Watchung Hills will travel to Hillsborough for the second round game on Saturday. “Proud of the boys — we have dealt with a ...
PARAMUS, NJ — Looking to improve your at-bat skills? The Paramus Recreation Department has partnered up with Oradell Little League to bring those of all experience levels to the tee. The Challenger Baseball Program offers kids ages 5–21 with physical and developmental challenges the chance to be ...