Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE DELUCA
January 14, 2026
MADISON, NJ – Tuesday's afternoon game against Millburn could not have gotten off to a worst start for Madison. The Dodgers struggled mightily in the opening eight minutes of the game and had perhaps their worst quarter of the season as they trailed 17-2 after the first quarter. “We got to ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The Madison girls basketball team went toe-to-toe with Morristown for three quarters Tuesday night, but a tough fourth quarter proved costly as the Dodgers fell, 34-27, on January 13.The game was tight from the opening tip. After a 12-12 first quarter, Madison edged ahead in the ...
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The Morristown girls basketball used a decisive fourth-quarter push to break open a tight game and defeat Madison, 34-27, Tuesday night, January 13.The teams were even after one quarter, 12-12, and Madison carried a slim edge into halftime, 21-19, after outscoring the Colonials ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ – The Colonia girls basketball team remained undefeated with a 46-37 victory over Middlesex on Tuesday.Ariana Sosa scored 11 and passed for two assists for Colonia (10-0), which got out to a 14-8 lead after one quarter.Samantha Howell finished with 10 points and five steals for the ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - On Saturday, January 10th, 2026, the South Plainfield High School Boys Varsity wrestling team traveled to Parsippany Hills High School for a Quad against Parsippany Hills, Teaneck and Westfield.In some very tough matches versus Parsippany Hills High School, the Tigers lost 39-34.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — East Brunswick missed 15 of its first 16 shots against South Plainfield, and lived to tell about it.In fact, the Bears recovered to make 49 percent of their shots over the last three quarters, enough to rally from an 11-point deficit for a 56-46 boys basketball victory over ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior guard Gabe Kielb scored a game-high 20 points with four rebounds and three assists and Sidd Narayaanabhatla had seven assists and six rebounds to lead Ridge past Phillipsburg High School, 47-38, in a Skyland Conference boy’s basketball game at Thomas Fisher Court on ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Immaculata erased a four-point deficit to rally for a 64-56 boys basketball victory over Hunterdon Central on Tuesday.Tyler Burns scored 26 points and Riley Gorman connected for 23 points for Immaculata (8-2), which outscored Hunterdon Central, 34-22, in the second half.Gavin Baden ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Montgomery rallied for a 38-36 girls basketball victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.Samantha Tremarco scored 10 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (5-5), which led, 30-25, after three quarters.Alia Johnson had 15 points and five assists for Montgomery (5-4), which outscored ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team made a major statement with a 55-51 victory over West Orange on Tuesday night.Caldwell (9-0) remained undefeated and handed West Orange (11-2) just its second loss, two days after the Mountaineers knocked off previously unbeaten ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan scored four goals in the first period and went on to a 6-1 ice hockey victory over Pingry on Tuesday.Michael Lalor scored two goals for Bridgewater-Raritan (10-2-1), including the second goal of the opening period after Niklas Dorey had scored the first ...
MADISON, NJ – The Millburn boys basketball team delivered a statement victory on the road, 70-67, in overtime over Madison on Tuesday.Madison (6-5) reached the NJSIAA Group 2 championship game last season.Chace Redler scored 25 points for Millburn (9-2), which raced out to a 19-2 lead but ...
CLARK, NJ – A.L. Johnson built a nine-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 62-41 girls basketball victory over Dayton on Tuesday.Alisia Hamm scored 18 points for the Crusaders (8-0), who outscored Dayton, 20-5, in the second quarter to take a 38-14 lead.Maggie Hildebrand scored 20 points ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex rallied from a 14-point deficit at halftime for a 60-58 boys basketball victory over Newark West Side on Tuesday.Luke Kesack scored 24 points for West Essex (3-6), which outscored West Side, 20-9, in the third quarter and 21-16 in the fourth quarter. Kesack fired in ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — In front of a packed Blue Gym buzzing with energy, the Gov. Livingston wrestling team earned its first victory of the season Friday night, defeating Westfield 42-36 on the program’s signature “Fantastic Friday.”The annual event, known for drawing large crowds and creating a ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown South ice hockey team overcame a two-goal deficit and rallied to tie Southern Regional, 2-2, which ended up being the final score on Tuesday.Ramir Jeffcoat scored the first goal for Middletown South (7-6-1) a minute into the second period to cut Southern's lead to ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – Scoring was at a premium, but the Colts Neck boys basketball team was able to eke out a 37-32 victory over Marlboro on Tuesday.Andrew Tomkovich and Liam Collura each scored nine points for Colts Neck (6-3), which outscored Marlboro, 16-5, in the second quarter to take a 21-15 ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights bounced back from a slow start in the first game win to win the final two games and the match to remain undefeated in NJIC Meadowlands Bowling action, with a 4-3 win over North Arlington on Tuesday at North Arlington Lanes.Hasbrouck Heights is now 11-1 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Westwood in Big North Liberty Division bowling on Tuesday in Hackensack. Both the boys and girls swept, 7-0. The Bergen Tech boys team is currently 6-4 overall, 3-1 in the Liberty Division. The girls are 7-1 overall, 2-0 in the Liberty.Evan Chin rolled a 756 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – According to senior guard Sonny Arden, the Chatham boys basketball team talked about “shooting with confidence” during Monday's practice.The confidence was overflowing in the first quarter on Tuesday night as the Cougars drained eight 3-pointers over the first eight minutes and wound ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia held Newark East Side scoreless in the first quarter and went on to a 58-47 boys basketball victory on Tuesday.Jayvon Rogers collected 25 points, 17 rebounds and three assists for Columbia (8-3), which led, 15-0, going into the second quarter.Matthew Synsmir totaled 12 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Ridge built a double-digit lead by the end of the third quarter and went on to a 47-38 boys basketball victory over Phillipsburg on Tuesday night.Gabe Kielb scored 20 points for Ridge (5-6), which outscored the Stateliners, 15-7, in the third quarter to take a 38-25 lead.Dimitri ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ – Chatham’s girls and boys swim teams, both defending state champions, cruised to comfortable wins against Kinnelon on Tuesday at the Lakeland Hills YMCA. Neither Cougar team put swimmers in their strongest events and yet the girls won nine of 11 events on their way to a 120-47 ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Bayonne erased a one-point halftime deficit with a big third quarter on its way to a 47-36 girls basketball victory over Hudson Catholic on Tuesday.Sophia Feeney scored 16 points and pulled down six rebounds for Bayonne, which outscored Hudson Cathlolic, 21-11, in the third ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Brayden Faley's first goal of the game in overtime gave East Brunswick/Spotswood a 7-6 ice hockey victory over Bayonne on Monday.Alex Fiermonte collected three goals and two assists for Bayonne (3-8-1), which trailed, 6-5, before Collin Napier scored with 1:29 left in the third period ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team made a major statement with a 55-51 victory over West Orange on Tuesday night.Caldwell (9-0) remained undefeated and handed West Orange (11-2) just its second loss, two days after the Mountaineers knocked off previously unbeaten ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Piscataway Chiefs responded the way championship-caliber teams do — with force, focus and a fast finish.Two days after a tough loss on the road, the Chiefs bounced back Tuesday night with a convincing 76-57 victory over Old Bridge, improving to 10-3 overall and 4-1 in the GMC ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — East Brunswick missed 15 of its first 16 shots against South Plainfield, and lived to tell about it.In fact, the Bears recovered to make 49 percent of their shots over the last three quarters, enough to rally from an 11-point deficit for a 56-46 boys basketball victory over ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone scored a game-high 18 points in Chatham's 37-32 girls basketball setback to Morris Knolls on Tuesday.Tessa Simone scored 13 points to lead Morris Knolls (3-6), which outscored the Cougars, 15-8, in the fourth quarter.
NEW YORK – Senior Alicia Dormevil won the triple jump and the 4x400 relay of Molly Haid, Avery Bruzzo, Liv Matter and Sarah Nacinovich placed third for the Chatham girls track & field team at the SJTCA meet held Monday at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island.Dormevil won the triple jump with a ...