Sports Top Stories
By JOHN MOONEY
January 8, 2026
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls swim team evened its record to 2-2 with a solid victory over Gov. Livingston, 95-75, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA. The Raiders swept the individual freestyle races as senior Shae Trenery pulled off an impressive ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ — Jacob Metcalfe hit eight three-pointers as Wood-Ridge rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat Harrison, 78-71 in a NJIC National Boys Basketball game on Wednesday evening in Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge improves to 4-3 overall, 2-1, in the National with the win. Harrison is 1-5 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Governor Livingston boys swimming team dropped a 94-76 decision to Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a meet at the Scotch Plains YMCA, with both teams trading event wins throughout the meet.Scotch Plains-Fanwood opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, as ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The university's men’s basketball dropped its Atlantic 10 home opener Wednesday night, falling 89–80 to the University of Richmond at the Reilly Center as the Spiders pulled away with an efficient second half.The Bonnies (11–4, 0–2 A-10) struggled to contain Richmond’s guard ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swim team improved to 4-0 with a victory over Gov. Livingston on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA. The Raiders were buoyed by wins in:200 Medley Relay: Achi Balakrishnan, Aaron Frank, Harrison McClure, and Jase Villaverde ...
NEWTON, NJ – The Braves boys basketball squad had a winning night against North Warren on Wednesday beating them 53-20.Daniel Mountford put up 15 points with four 2s, two 3s and a free throw. Nick Kurilko scored 11 with five two-pointers and a foul shot.Anthony Romeo netted six with two 2s and went ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School offers its student-athletes many options when it comes to sports. Their diverse and competitive athletic program has earned the high school a spot on Niche's 2026 Best High Schools for Athletes in New Jersey list. The list ranks the top 100 high ...
WANTAGE, NJ – Newton girls basketball lost a close game to High Point on Wednesday 29-26. Cassie Corby sank four 2s, a three and a foul shot for 12 points, leading the Braves effort.Jordyn Young scored six, Caitlyn Pokrywa added four and Avery Eigner and Skylar Mims each contributed two. At ...
PITTSBURGH — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team won its second straight Atlantic-10 conference matchup, defeating Duquesne University in a low-scoring affair on Wednesday night in the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The game opened with a minute of scoreless action between the two teams, before ...
MADISON, NJ – The Chatham boys track & field team earned 44 points to place second at the Morris County Relays on Tuesday at Drew University, highlighted by the first-place finish of the 4x200 team of Gabe Challakumar, Dylan Zadourian, Braeden Tierney and Kyle Wickham.Chellakumar, Zadourian, ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School boys swim team beat Vernon 107 – 47 on Tuesday, Jan 6.Sparta’s top finishes:200 Medley Relay1st - Owen Englehardt, Espen Wespestad, Daniel Westervelt, Jack McGurrin3rd -Nick Panas, Nick Panaite, Noah Dunbar, Gabriel Nagamos200 Freestyle1st — McGurrin2nd — Robert ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School girls swimmers took the meet from Vernon on Tuesday, 100-70. Sparta’s top finishers:200 medley relay1st – Penelope Biehler, Madison Castle, Ava Anderson, Maureen Gaines3rd – Ava Papageorge, Mia Fischetti, Eve Wilkinson , Cassandra Ailara4th – Kaely Soto, Rylee Moore, ...
SPARTA, NJ – With seven pins, Sparta High School wrestlers defeated Parsippany on Tuesday, 56-22 in their home opener.Sparta’s wins:106 lbs – Kellen Shearer with a pin in 0:38113 lbs – John Dalessio in a forfeit120 lbs – Madox Giannantonio with a pin in 1:25132 lbs – Francesco Digioia with a pin in ...
KINNELON, NJ - The Hanover Park High School wrestling team delivered a victorious performance on Tuesday night, rolling to a 51–27 victory over Kinnelon to improve their record to 5–2 on the season.The Hornets set the tone early and never let up, piling up eight pins and a technical fall while ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Neither Gov. Livingston nor Dayton had played a boys' basketball game in more than a week.So, when the two teams met at Jonathan Dayton High School Wednesday evening, they both had plenty of energy to expend pressing the daylights out of each other defensively in a fast-paced and ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Neither Gov. Livingston nor Dayton had played a boys' basketball game in more than a week.So, when the two teams met at Jonathan Dayton High School Wednesday evening, they both had plenty of energy to expend pressing the daylights out of each other defensively in a fast-paced and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The defensive work of this key member of the Westfield High School boys hockey team has helped his squad emerge victorious from several matches this season. Senior goalie and captain Troy Conover is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Seniors Joe Rasley and Teneezee Boyah along with junior Gabriel Gatela all registered career-highs to help lead the rampaging Phillipsburg High School boys bowling team to another 7-0 victory, this time against Belvidere, in a Skyland Conference match on Tuesday afternoon.Rasely ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison boys ice hockey team continued its strong start to the season Wednesday afternoon, blanking Old Tappan 3-0 on January 7.After a scoreless first period, Madison broke through in the second when Lucas Gero found the net to put the Dodgers ahead 1-0. Madison then pulled away ...
MADISON, NJ – Madison's four-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday afternoon as the Dodgers were defeated by Villa Walsh, 44-37. It was a tale of two halves for the Dodgers against the Vikings in the first of two matchups this season between the conference foes. Early in the game, ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior forward Naziyah Randolph tallied a career-high 16 points to lead the Phillipsburg High School girl’s basketball team to its second victory of the season, 46-40, over host Ridge on Tuesday night in a Skyland Conference game.“Naziyah played the best game of her career,” ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - South Plainfield High School's boys and girls swim teams dove back into the pool for their first meet of 2026 at the Piscataway YMCA on Tuesday to take on Piscataway High School. The Tigers boys team swam away with a 116-52 victory over Piscataway. South Plainfield's boys varsity ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison’s boys swimming team kept its perfect start intact Tuesday night, rolling to a 112-58 victory over Hanover Park in an NJAC Liberty matchup on Jan. 6, 2026.With the win, Madison improved to 4-0 overall and 4-0 in NJAC Liberty, while Hanover Park moved to 4-2 (4-2 NJAC ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge jumped out to a 10-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 73-55 girls basketball victory over North Brunswick on Tuesday.Laila Stanford scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Woodbridge (7-1), which outscored North Brunswick, 23-15, in the second quarter to ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ — Colonia held off a late rally by Spotswood to hang on for a 59-58 girls basketball victory to remain undefeated on Tuesday.Ivana Gidado and Samantha Howell each scored 15 points for Colonia (7-0), which led, 34-26, at the half before Spotswood (3-5) charged back in the second ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Girls Varisty Basketball team is thriving this season, conquering all but one game. The Bears current record is 4-1.The team started off with three straight victories, first at Dayton following up with home wins over Roselle Park and Rahway. “We were really excited to ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Athletes at Governor Livingston High School returned to practice their respective sports in early December, with most teams opening their regular season play by mid-month. Here are some highlights of the season so far. Ice HockeyThe Governor Livingston-New Providence hockey ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Athletes at Governor Livingston High School returned to practice their respective sports in early December, with most teams opening their regular season play by mid-month. Here are some highlights of the season so far. Ice HockeyThe Governor Livingston-New Providence hockey ...
Denville, NJ - Behind a balanced effort up and down the lineup, Morris Knolls rolled past Dover for a 7-0 victory in a high school bowling matchup, improving to 6-3 on the season. Dover dropped to 2-7 despite several strong individual performances.Dover kept things competitive on the lanes early, ...
Sparta, NJ - Pope John put together a dominant performance across the middle and upper weights to pull away from Morris Knolls for a 55-19 victory in a high school wrestling dual.The Lions (5-2) set the tone immediately at the top of the lineup, as Nick Mignone (215) and Michael Morelli (285) ...