Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO CHATHAM STAFF
January 15, 2026
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Junior Rory McNally scored his fourth goal of the season and senior goalie Snowden Lange came up with 31 saves in leading Chatham to a 1-1 boys ice hockey tie with Middletown North on Thursday at the Middletown Ice Rink.McNally converted a pass from freshman Luca DeNichilo to give ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys basketball team is finding their groove, having won three straight games and four of their last five contests. One of those was a 45-38 home win over neighbor and rival Roxbury on Fan Appreciation night on Tuesday, Jan. 13. ( link to game photos at end of story ...
BOONTON, NJ — Chatham’s lineup delivered steady production across all three games to earn a 5-2 victory over Morristown in a boys bowling match Thursday afternoon.The Cougars finished with a 3,125 series total and won all three team games, taking the three points available there. Morristown, which ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team won 7-0 against Wallkill Valley on Tuesday, January 13 and also won 7-0 against Hopatcong when they played them on Thursday, January 15.The high scores from the Wallkill Valley match are as follows:Brad Williams with a total score of 542Salvatore ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ—The Newton Lenape Valley Ice Hockey team got past Vernon 5-2, when they hosted them on Tuesday, January 13 at Skylands Ice World.Newton dominated the first frame, putting two in the net to Vernon’s one. In the second period, NLV got one more in to take the lead, 3-1. In the final ...
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 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls basketball program plays one game annually benefiting a local charity or desiring organization. On Wednesday, Spotswood dedicated this season's benefit game to the Midland School, which assists children with intellectual and developmental disabilities ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — In a display of pure wrestling depth and aggression, Southern Regional sent a loud message to the rest of the Shore Conference on Wednesday night. The Rams dismantled Saint John Vianney, winning 12 of 14 bouts to secure a commanding 61-9 dual meet victory.From the opening whistle, ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — In a mid-season Shore Conference clash on Wednesday night, the Barnegat Bengals faced a powerhouse performance from Toms River North, ultimately falling to the Mariners in a dual meet defined by bonus points and quick pins.Despite a raucous home crowd at Barnegat High School, the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Chatham’s lineup delivered steady production across all three games to earn a 5-2 victory over Morristown in a boys bowling match Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15.The Cougars finished with a 3,125 series total and won all three team games, taking the three points available there.
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, ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park boys wrestling team earned a 48-29 NJAC Independence Division victory Wednesday afternoon. Whippany Park opened the match with a forfeit at 106 pounds, followed by a pin from Charles “CJ” Palmisano at 113 in 14 seconds. Aidan Morris recorded a pin at 120 in 3:35, ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Boys Basketball Team nearly eclipsed the century mark in points against Newark Central on Tuesday, coming away with a 92-60 victory. Muwahid Williams led the Comets with 30 points, five rebounds, and five steals. Sincere Jones had a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double ...
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.
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Parsippany Hills built an early cushion with a string of pins and held off a late Morristown push to earn a 42-29 win in a wrestling match on Wednesday night, January 14th.The Vikings opened with back-to-back falls to seize control, as David Aguirre (144) pinned Luke McDonnell in ...
PEQUANNOCK, NJ - The Hanover Park wrestling team delivered a victorious performance Wednesday night, rolling to a 55–21 victory over Pequannock in an NJAC Liberty Division match to improve to 7–3 overall and 2–0 in the division.After dropping the opening bout at 106 pounds, Hanover Park quickly ...
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 ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--For Tyler Frantantoni, being a part of multiple team sports spoke of his passion for winning and leading.A senior at Bloomfield High, where he is a captain in two varsity sports, football and wrestling, Tyler, a lineman, had an excellent football season this past fall, when the ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - Whippany Park boys basketball was outscored by Parsippany 60-46 on Tuesday night, which ultimately determined the outcome in NJAC Independence Division play.Whippany Park trailed by four points at halftime before the game opened up in the third quarter, when the scoring margin ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Bloomfield High swimming teams are putting together some good performances so far in the 2025-2026 season.Led by head coach Sean Dugan, the girls and boys teams will be back in action on Jan. 19, when the Bengals compete in the Essex County championships, at the Jersey Aquatic ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Basketball team recorded its second straight victory on Tuesday, defeating Scotch Plains-Fanwood 77-50. The Minutemen are now 7-6. Jayden Johnson nearly recorded a triple-double, recording 26 points, nine rebounds, and 12 assists. Johnson’s impact on the defensive ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--It may look easy to someone who never competed with tremendous effort and sincerity in the great sport of high school wrestling, but winning a match is rarely, if ever, easy on the mat.Even if a wrestler wins via a pin in 30 seconds, all the hard work in the practice room helped ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — When Haley Kessler broke into the New Providence girls basketball team's starting lineup as a junior last season, she was brought along slowly.Kessler was adept at moving the ball in the Pioneers' weave offense, but she didn't take many shots.Finally, in her 16th game of that ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — Manasquan’s Board of Education meetings in December and January doubled as a celebration of a standout fall season, recognizing multiple Warrior programs for their accomplishments on the field, in the water, and across the community. From championship runs to undefeated streaks, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With just days remaining until college football's National Championship is played between Miami of Florida and Indiana on Monday, Jan. 19, all eyes will be on the final game of Indiana senior quarterback and Maxwell Award winner Fernando Mendoza to see if he can complete the journey ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Coach Todd Drevitch knew he had a short bench coming into the game because of illness and injury, so it was going to take a full 45-minute effort for his Chatham-Millburn-Livingston team to defeat Oak Knoll on Wednesday.Chatham senior Alex Donoghue was more than up to the task, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A 24-second pin by reigning TAPinto Athlete of the Week Owen Garriques gave Phillipsburg High School its first lead of the match at 24-22 and the Stateliners went on to defeat Watchung Hills, 36-28, in a Skyland Conference wrestling match on Wednesday at the ‘Liners gym.In the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A 24-second pin by reigning TAPinto Athlete of the Week Owen Garriques gave Phillipsburg High School its first lead of the match at 24-22 and the Stateliners went on to defeat Watchung Hills, 36-28, in a Skyland Conference wrestling match on Wednesday at the ‘Liners gym.In the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Ava Paone has always been one of the pieces of the puzzle that blended into the big picture of the highly successful Chatham girls basketball program.After playing as a complementary piece on two Cougar teams that reached the Group 3 state championship game, Paone has stepped into the ...
EDISON, NJ - On Wednesday, January 14, 2025, the South Plainfield High School boys varsity wrestling team traveled to Edison High School to face the Eagles in a Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) matchup. Edison entered the contest with a 6–4 record on the season.The Tigers came in focused and ...