Sports Top Stories
By AUDREY BLUMBERG
January 20, 2026
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Baseball & Softball is celebrating two new turf fields at the Prince Rodgers Complex, on Prince Rodgers Avenue. The organization had been saving and planning for the turf renovation for years, according to president Mike Brewster. “Thanks to all our dedicated ...
NEWARK, NJ – Caldwell held off a fourth-quarter rally by Newark East Side to hang on for a 52-48 boys basketball victory on Tuesday.Joe Diorio and Aiden Nienstadt each scored 16 points for the Chiefs (11-2), who outscored East Side, 23-16, in the third quarter to open a 48-38 lead.Ryan Keenan ...
PATERSON, NJ – Undefeated DePaul built a big lead and then had to hold off a second-half rally by West Orange for a 56-52 girls basketball victory over the Mountaineers in the Jerel Lowery Showcase on Monday.Junior guard Rhyan Watt collected 27 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and two assists for ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Watchung Hills High School's wrestling team showcased their talent and determination this past weekend at the Somerset County Tournament, ultimately securing a commendable 5th place finish in the overall team standings. The Warriors demonstrated their competitive spirit and ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Kyle Easley's hat trick carried Hunterdon Central to a 3-1 ice hockey victory over Wall on Monday.Easley scored his first goal with 11:54 left in the second period on a shorthanded play with 11:54 to go to tie the game, 1-1.Lucas Yarrow assisted Easley on his second goal with 3:29 ...
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 ...
GARFIELD, NJ — Hasbrouck Heights had four wrestlers win the Group E division and four wrestlers finished in the top eight in the George Jockish Bergen County Coaches Association County Tournament meet over the weekend at Garfield Middle School.Mateo Toledo finished in sixth at 126 pounds. Nico ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Bergen Tech girls bowling team returned to the lanes, sweeping Fort Lee, and giving them their only loss of the season, with a 7-0 sweep Monday in a Big North non-division match-up. Fort Lee is now 12-1 on the season with the defeat. Bergen Tech is 9-1.Isabella Brunson’s 242 ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Christian Nario scored 21 points to lead Wood-Ridge to a 53-42 overtime win in a NJIC independent boys' basketball game on Monday at home. The game was tied at 40-40 going into overtime. Wood-Ridge outscored Ridgefield 13-2 in the extra session for the win.Wood-Ridge led 24-16 at ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – John Gonnella and Evan Redman each scored a hat trick, accounting for six goals as undefeated Morristown-Beard, ranked No. 4 in the state, skated to a 7-1 win vs. Chatham on Monday at Mennen Arena.“They're a skilled team,” Chatham coach Brendon Herr said. “We put up a good effort, ...
SPARTA, NJ – Senior point guard Ryan Leach scored a season-high 17 points in leading Chatham to a 56-52 boys basketball win vs. Sparta on Monday night.Leach came into the game with a streak of 25 consecutive free throws made, but missed his first attempt and finished six-for-10 from the line in the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Chatham senior Alex Donoghue collected eight goals and an assist in powering the Chatham-Millburn-Livingston girls ice hockey team to a 9-3 win vs. Pingry on Monday at Mennen Arena.Donoghue now has 31 goals and eight assists on the season for CML (7-8-1), which boosted her career ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team hosted High Point on Friday, January 16 and lost 49-21.The results of the High Point matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Tommy Bansemer (HP) won due to a Newton forfeit113 lbs.: Jacob McConnell (N) won due to a High Point forfeit120 lbs.: Layne Smith ...
SPARTA, NJ – It was a record-setting night on Monday when Sparta boys basketball’s Leshem Little sank his 1000th point, finishing the night with 1007 points though they were edged out by Chatham 56-52.Little had 17 points with seven 2s and three 3s. Shane Hoover put up 14 points with four from ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway Chiefs experienced the full spectrum of competition over a busy January stretch, highlighted by a breakthrough victory for the girls wrestling program and a narrow, hard-fought setback for the boys basketball team in GMC Red American play.Girls Wrestling: Chiefs Earn ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ - Coming off the heels of an impressive come-from-behind win against Jefferson, one in which Sparta trailed by double-digits in the third quarter, the Spartans looked to continue their winning ways as they traveled to Mount Olive to face the Marauders on Monday morning.Sparta jumped ...
Whippany Park boys basketball defeated Morris Tech 63-23 Monday afternoon.The Wildcats opened the game with a strong first quarter, taking a 22-5 lead, and went into halftime ahead 39-11. Whippany Park continued to increase its lead in the second half and held Morris Tech to single digits in every ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - For the fourth time this season and the third time in the last week a Phillipsburg High School wrestling match came down to the wire. And for the third time in those four instances, the Stateliners came out victorious.Sophomore 132-pounder Matt Velez recorded his first fall of ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Ferris rallied in the fourth quarter and then went on to a 51-48 double-overtime victory over Hoboken on Monday.Romeo Johnson scored 14 points for Ferris (6-5), which trailed by five points after three quarters.Samond Walker and Kyle Wholf each scored 16 points for Hoboken (4-8), ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Ferris rallied in the fourth quarter and then went on to a 51-48 double-overtime victory over Hoboken on Monday.Romeo Johnson scored 14 points for Ferris (6-5), which trailed by five points after three quarters.Samond Walker and Kyle Wholf each scored 16 points for Hoboken (4-8), ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Chatham boys team of Brady Byrne, Braeden Tierney, Santiago Gebara and Marcus Valenzuela won the NJSIAA State Group 3 Distance Medley Relay Championship on Sunday at the Rothman Orthopaedics Sport Complex.Chatham's DMR team posted the fastest time in all groups of 10:34.64. The ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison Lacrosse is rolling out three training opportunities for young players this spring and summer, including a PK–1st Clinic, a Grades 5–8 Skills Training program, and the Rose City Lacrosse Camp led by Madison High School staff and players.Organizers said the programs are ...
Denville, NJ - A strong fourth-quarter surge lifted Morris Knolls to a 34-30 win over Pope John, as the Golden Eagles outscored the Lions 15-4 in the final period to erase a late deficit and secure the victory.Pope John (10-3) controlled much of the first half, jumping out to an 11-4 lead after the ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia turned a 12-point second-quarter deficit into a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and went on to a 53-47 boys basketball victory over Lyndhurst on Monday afternoon.It was the fifth victory in the last six games for Columbia (10-4), which trailed, 20-8, early in the second ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia turned a 12-point second-quarter deficit into a 10-point fourth-quarter lead and went on to a 53-47 boys basketball victory over Lyndhurst on Monday afternoon.It was the fifth victory in the last six games for Columbia (10-4), which trailed, 20-8, early in the second ...
EDISON, NJ - Spotswood High School boys varsity basketball team won the Chargers' third straight game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a 75-67 victory over JP Stevens High School. Spotswood took a tight 31-10 edge into the halftime break and outscored JP Stevens 44-38 in the final two quarters of ...
BUTLER, NJ - The Butler Girls Basketball Team won its third straight contest on Saturday, defeating Belleville 50-28. The win moves the Bulldogs to 8-3.Alexa Sinopoli led the way with 15 points, nine rebounds, and three steals. Anabella Cole had 11 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Allison ...
SOMERSET, NJ - Watchung Hills High School's wrestling team showcased their talent and determination this past weekend at the Somerset County Tournament, ultimately securing a commendable 5th place finish in the overall team standings. The Warriors demonstrated their competitive spirit and ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — In an impressive display of talent and determination, Anthony DiAndrea has made history as a four-time Somerset County Champion, clinching titles in each of his high school wrestling seasons. Dominating the mats in the 106 lbs category in 2023 and advancing through the weight ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — In an impressive display of talent and determination, Anthony DiAndrea has made history as a four-time Somerset County Champion, clinching titles in each of his high school wrestling seasons. Dominating the mats in the 106 lbs category in 2023 and advancing through the weight ...