Sports Top Stories
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE
January 16, 2026
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's girls basketball team continued its strong run through with a 70-22 victory over Bergen Tech on Thursday.Eastside set the tone early, opening the game with a 22-point first quarter and never allowing Bergen Tech to find a rhythm offensively. The Ghosts led 37-11 at ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Varsity Wrestling head coach Steve Johnston first noticed senior heavyweight Aaron Everitt in early 2020 while coaching middle school track. Even as a seventh grader, Everitt stood nearly six feet tall and possessed the ideal frame for a varsity heavyweight wrestler.“Anytime ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Mount Laurel resident Isabeau Levito will be taking her local training and focus to Milan, Italy when she competes as part of the U.S. Ice Skating team during the 2026 Winter Olympics next month. Levito earned her spot on the 16-member U.S. Ice Skating Team on Sunday, January 11, ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Girls Basketball defeated Newark Lab on Thursday, 48-33. The win moves the Panthers to 4-7 on the season. Ava Robinson led the way with 23 points, eight rebounds, two steals, and a block. Emma Mize recorded a 12-point, 20-rebound double-double, adding four steals ...
The Bloomfield High boys' wrestling team has won its last two matches, defeating Glen Ridge, 65-18, on Jan. 13 and Millburn, 52-21, a day later. The two wins improved Bloomfield's season record to 6-7.Head coach Ryan Smircich's squad will compete in a quad match on Jan. 17, against Kearny, Orange ...
The Bloomfield unified co-ed basketball team is off to a tremendous start for the 2025-2026 season.Led by head coach Meghan Leonard, the Bengals were 5-0, after a hard-earned win over Unified Sparta, on Jan. 12.The team is back in action, on Jan. 14, when it continues a road trip, this time to West ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--While it's true that the holiday season has just concluded, the 2026 high school football season schedules were just released for New Jersey schools.For Bloomfield High, there are a few changes coming this fall. The Bengals will once again play a nine-game schedule, with two 'new' ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Katie Corby collected 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Steinert to a 42-33 girls basketball victory over Robbinsville on Thursday.Bella Rosa collected nine points, five rebounds and two assists for the Spartans (8-4), who outscored Robbinsville, 16-8, in the third quarter to take a ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville held Steinert to two points in the first quarter and went on to a 59-31 boys basketball victory on Thursday.Senior forward Tyler Bunnell scored 22 points for Robbinsville (7-5), which outscored Steinert, 15-10, in the second quarter for a 26-12 halftime lead.Liam ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia jumped out to a 13-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 66-37 girls basketball victory over Newark Central on Thursday.Chioma Okafor led four scorers in double figures for Columbia (9-3) with 17 points.Gabriella Ervin finished with 15 points for the Cougars, JoJo ...
STAFFORD - The Stafford Roller Hockey League is opening registration for the Spring 2026 Season.Online Registration is now OPEN.There will be an In-Person Registration on January 27 from 6:30 pm to 830 pm at the Roller Hockey Concession Stand.See information below.All forms for registration can be ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech defeated Clifton, 7-0, in a Big North boys bowling match on Thursday in Hackensack. Bergen Tech is now 7-4 overall, 4-1 in the Big North, Clifton is now 1-7 overall, 0-4 in the Big North. Evan Chin led the Knights with a 662 series, highlighted by a 234 game.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School wrestling team fell to Toms River South, 35-29, despite a late comeback attempt on Senior Night on Wednesday, January 14.Head Coach Billy George said, “We have four one-takedown matches and we just had to win one of them. We were forcing it, and if ...
MONROE, NJ – Woodbridge needed triple overtime to come away with a 79-71 boys basketball victory over Monroe on the road Thursday night.Senior guard Emmanuel Cruz scored a season-high 33 points for Woodbridge (4-6), but was two shy of tying his career-best mark of 35 points against Perth Amboy last ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 63-27 victory over Gov. Livingston on Thursday.Matt Mikulka scored 12 points and Dylan McLean and Cam Vick had 11 points apiece for the Bears (13-1), who led, 40-6, at halftime.Seniors honored with their ...
RAHWAY, NJ — After two long years of being "road warriors" due to extensive facility renovations, Rahway Academy basketball finally returned to its own hardwood last week. The long-awaited homecoming was a resounding success, as the boys and girls programs debuted a state-of-the-art gymnasium and ...
STAFFORD — The Southern Regional’s girls basketball team continued its impressive run this season, improving to 9-2 with a commanding 46-30 victory over Lacey on Thursday night.The Rams set the tone in the opening frame, suffocating the Lions’ offense and jumping out to a 17-7 lead. Southern’s ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta’s wrestlers had a tough outing against Morris Knolls, dropping the match 57 – 12Sparta’s wins:106 lbs Kellen Shearer with a pin in 1:13. Shearer has five wins for the season wrestling at 106 and 113 lbs in his first year on the varsity squad.132 lbs Patrick Bruseo in a 5-0 ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Hoboken broke things open in the second quarter and rolled on to a 59-32 girls basketball victory over McNair Academic on Thursday.Samayah Blanks scored 19 points for Hoboken (8-2), which outscored McNair, 22-2, in the second quarter to take a 34-11 lead.Emma Conway tossed in 14 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech defeated Clifton, 7-0, in a Big North boys bowling match on Thursday in Hackensack. Bergen Tech is now 7-4 overall, 4-1 in the Big North, Clifton is now 1-7 overall, 0-4 in the Big North. Evan Chin led the Knights with a 662 series, highlighted by a 234 game.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield boys basketball team broke a three-game losing streak with an 82-74 victory over Sayreville on Thursday night.Sophomore Andrew Bena scored 26 points and sank 11 of 12 free throws for South Plainfield (9-4), which got back to its high-scoring ways after a ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - CBR returned to the ProSkate Ice Arena on Wednesday to host Hopewell Valley High School in an out-of-conference game. The Chargers-Bears-Rams went into the game with a two-game winning streak after ending an eight-game skid against Red Bank Regional High School last week.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Reese Reimann was named High School All American by United Soccer Coaches, the national coaches association.Players are recognized for their accomplishments at the All-America Ceremony and Reception Jan. 14.Reimann has 52 goals in total for ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Piscataway Chiefs wrestling team showed depth and resilience Wednesday night but came up short in a hard-fought 43-33 loss to Iselin Kennedy in a Greater Middlesex Conference White Division showdown on Jan. 14.Piscataway (5-5, 3-1 GMC White) earned wins in six bouts, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Kaidan Martin scored 22 points and Morristown used a strong third quarter to earn a 50-44 boys basketball win over Morris Hills on Thursday night, Jan. 15.The teams traded small runs early, with Morris Hills edging Morristown 10-8 after the first quarter. Morristown responded in ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison girls basketball team built a commanding first-half lead and then held off a late push to defeat Mountain Lakes, 49-34, on Thursday.The Dodgers came out sharp on both ends, opening with a 16-5 first quarter and following with a 14-4 edge in the second to take a 30-9 ...
Basking Ridge, NJ - The Basking Ridge High School girls basketball team is leaning into a fast-paced, defense-first approach this season, using athleticism, depth, and teamwork to fuel its progress.This year’s focus has been on creating disruption on the defensive end while maximizing scoring ...
As 2026 begins, New York and New Jersey are ready to take their place on the world stage. This summer’s FIFA World Cup will usher in a defining era of mega-sporting events in the United States. And the World Cup Final in NYNJ stands as the milestone that will shape the sports and hospitality ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Scoring goals in the McInnis Conference is never easy, and that reality makes Alec Novotny’s impact this season even more impressive.The senior captain representing Governor Livingston on the Governor Livingston–New Providence ice hockey team has been named Valairco Heating ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Bridgewater-Raritan closed out the third quarter with 11 straight points and went on to a 44-36 girls basketball victory over Ridge on Thursday.Sophomore forward Safaa Fakhry scored all of her 12 points in the second half for Bridgewater-Raritan (6-5), which trailed, 23-22, ...