Sports Top Stories
By BRETT PEER
January 21, 2026
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Leadership, consistency and belief have defined the Governor Livingston–New Providence ice hockey team this season, and few embody those traits more clearly than senior leaders Owen Cook and Charlie Zarinko.Cook and Zarinko have been named Joe Eberle Weichert Realtors Pioneer ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Hoboken pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 35-20 girls basketball victory over BelovED Charter on Tuesday.Emma Conway scored 17 points for Hoboken (10-2), which outscored BelovED Charter, 11-4, in the fourth quarter to extend a 24-16 advantage.Hoboken has won five games in a ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Four Raider wrestlers had outstanding performances at the Union County championships on Saturday, Jan. 17. Scotch Plains-Fanwood senior Paul Boyle, who recently committed to wrestle at Weslyan University in Connecticut, was the tournament winner at 215 lbs. "Paul had an ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – London Caldwell scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and passed for three assists to lead West Orange to a 60-36 girls basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday.Rhyan Watt collected 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (12-3), who outscored West Essex, 20-9, in the ...
For the first time this season, the Bloomfield High boys' wrestling team has eclipsed the .500 mark.Head coach Ryan Smircich's squad swept a quad match, at Kearny High, on Jan. 17, defeating the host school, as well as Belleville and Orange.The Bengals will compete at the Essex County Tournament ...
NUTLEY, NJ – Millburn opened a 13-point lead by halftime and went on to a 64-39 girls basketball victory over Nutley on Tuesday.Nola Lewis finished with 21 points, five rebounds and two assists for Millburn (10-3), which broke it open in the third quarter with a 17-9 showing to take a 49-28 ...
WHIPPANY, NJ – In a decisive performance Tuesday night, Whippany Park wrestling earned a 47-27 victory over Parsippany in a significant NJAC Independence Division match.The Wildcats won eight bouts and added bonus points, finishing with four pins, a technical fall, and two forfeits to improve to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains–Fanwood ice hockey earned a convincing 3–0 shutout victory over Cranford on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Warinanco in the Union County Tournament's Quarterfinal Round.The Raiders opened the scoring late in the first period when sophomore Charlie Sacchetti (#4) ...
ROXBURY, NJ — Morristown boys basketball made enough plays late to survive a fourth-quarter push and escape with a 53-52 victory over Roxbury on Tuesday night.The Colonials (7-7) trailed after the opening quarter, 12-11, but steadied themselves in the second, outscoring Roxbury 10-7 to take a 21-19 ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel took a 12-point halftime lead and went on to a 54-34 boys basketball victory over Red Bank on Tuesday night.Jack Vallillo scored 19 points for Holmdel (6-4), which outscored Red Bank, 14-7, in the second quarter to take a 25-13 halftime lead.Anthony Serini dropped in 14 points ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison bowling continued to look for its first victory of the season on Tuesday afternoon, dropping a 7-0 decision to Mount Olive in high school bowling action.The Dodgers (0-13) totaled 1,437 pins across three games, while Mount Olive (2-11) finished with a 2,073 series and swept ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown turned in a dominant afternoon in the pool Tuesday, sweeping a dual meet with Montville as the Colonials’ boys team earned a 115-43 victory and the girls followed with a 110-60 win.Boys: Morristown 115, Montville 43Morristown (2-7) controlled the meet from the opening ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park wrestling team delivered a winning performance Tuesday afternoon, cruising to a 65–14 victory over Madison.Hanover Park (9-3, 3-0 NJAC Liberty) set the tone early, winning the first three bouts by pin to jump out to an 18–0 lead. Marco Panarello opened the match ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown bowling ran into a strong Morris Knolls lineup on Tuesday afternoon and dropped a 7-0 decision as the Colonials were unable to convert individual points despite a competitive team total.Morristown (5-8) finished with a 2,590 series over three games, but Morris Knolls ...
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Hunterdon Central girls basketball team won, 41-36, on the road over Pingry on Tuesday.Katie Schwartz scored 14 points for Hunterdon Central (7-6), which outscored Pingry, 10-7, in the fourth quarter.Bethany Ramos connected for 12 points for the Red Devils. Liz Kellogg ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton played a strong first half before Roselle pulled away for a 66-48 boys basketball victory over the Bulldogs on Tuesday.Nick Perez scored 14 points for Dayton (3-7), which trailed by just three, 31-28, at the half.Peyton Johnson scored nine points and Chris Ramirez finished ...
WARREN, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan erased an early five-point deficit and went on to a 50-49 girls basketball victory over Watchung Hills on Tuesday.Samantha Tremarco led a balanced offense with 12 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (8-5), which outscored Watchung Hills, 18-14, in the third quarter to ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Orange pulled away in the fourth quarter to seal a 54-41 boys basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday.Jaden Then scored 17 points and came down with eight rebounds for West Orange (8-7), which outscored West Essex, 11-5, in the fourth quarter.Max Bleecker finished ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – London Caldwell scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and passed for three assists to lead West Orange to a 60-36 girls basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday.Rhyan Watt collected 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (12-3), who outscored West Essex, 20-9, in the ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown North scored all its goals in the first period and then held on for a 3-2 ice hockey victory over Brick Township on Monday.Lucas Laranjeiro scored two goals for Middletown North (9-4-2) and had an assist on the other goal by Seamus Willson.Tyler Cummings had assists on ...
LODI, NJ – Union City, one of the top Group 4 programs in North Jersey, defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 7-0, in an independent bowling match on Tuesday in Lodi. Union City improves to 10-1 overall. Hasbrouck Heights fell to 11-2 with the loss.The bowling alley was decorated with orange and black ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Montville girls basketball team fell, 41-30 to Parsippany Hills last week on Senior Night at Montville Township High School.The program honored its four seniors on this year's squad, who are: Eden Brodsky, Ruby Brodsky, Lily Smith, and Emma Spoto.Montville coach Gabe Rios said ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Union held Summit to fewer than 10 points in each quarter and built a nine-point lead by halftime on its way to a 42-27 boys basketball victory over the Hilltoppers Tuesday night.Sophomore guard Elijah Cortes-Sosa scored 15 points and handed out four assists for Union (13-1), which ...
UNION, NJ – The Union girls basketball team built a 19-point halftime lead on its way to a 53-14 victory over Hillside on Tuesday.Tahirah Greenwood scored 18 points for Union (7-3), which outscored Hillside, 16-4, in the second quarter to take a 27-8 lead. Greenwood also came up with three ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School's winter track and field season is in full swing. It's been a strong start to the winter campaign with the Tigers making their mark in their respective events. “It's been a very busy December, and we are preparing for some of the big meets in ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Five straight losses had followed the university men’s basketball into the Reilly Center on Tuesday night, and as Loyola University Chicago stretched its lead to 12 late in the first half, the crowd began to thin.What followed was the response the Bonnies (12–7, 1–5 A-10) had ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Sayreville winter teams turned in another productive week, picking up wins across the pool, court, lanes, and mat.Boys BasketballThe boys basketball team continued its strong stretch, defeating Woodbridge (72-58) and Donovan Catholic (77-59) to improve to 9-5. Against Woodbridge, ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia erased a five-point deficit after one quarter and went on to a 56-42 girls basketball victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Tuesday.JoJo Yarde scored 21 points and sank 10 of 12 free throws for Columbia (11-3), which outscored SPF, 18-11, in the third quarter to take a ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne broke out to a 19-point halftime lead, withstood a third-quarter rally by Union City and went on to a 74-61 boys basketball victory on Tuesday night.Jaylen Sims collected 20 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals for Bayonne (12-3), which outscored the Eagles, ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville held Florence scoreless in the second quarter and went on to a 54-20 girls basketball victory on Tuesday.Alexa Boss collected 11 points, five assists and four steals for Robbinsville (6-8), which outscored Florence, 13-0, in the second quarter to take a 29-6 halftime ...