Sports Top Stories
By JENNIFER DERICKS
January 6, 2026
NEWTON, NJ – The Newton bowling team shut out Sparta 7-0 on Monday at Sparta Lanes. Newton bowlers’ totals after three frames:Lukas Straub - 568 Brad Williams - 560Cera Steinwand – 528Kaitlyn Steinwand – 384Devlin Schmid – 337Salvatore Serillo – 299The Braves finished with a total of 2676 pins to ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Dave Kobyrn scored 22 points and turned in a stellar all-around effort to pace undefeated Bayonne to a 72-55 boys basketball victory over Snyder on Tuesday.Kobryn came up with seven steals, grabbed five rebounds and handed out four assists.Noah Shaw deposited 17 points for the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — The South Plainfield High School wrestling programs were busy over the weekend, competing against some of the toughest teams in the state at high-level tournaments in Newton and Elizabeth.On Saturday, January 3, 2026, the South Plainfield High School boys varsity wrestling ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Nobody wearing a South Plainfield uniform on Tuesday night had been born yet the last time the Tigers' boys basketball program won a game over Colonia.In a very physical and sometimes disjointed game, South Plainfield broke a 23-game losing streak against Colonia with a 56-42 ...
UNION, NJ – After missing a couple of practices with a hamstring injury, Ezenna Asawabelem found himself coming off the bench for the Union boys basketball team.Asawabelem didn't play in the first quarter of Union's game against A.L. Johnson on Tuesday afternoon, but when he entered the game in the ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Whippany Park Wrestling edged Boonton 42-40 Tuesday night to open NJAC Independence Division dual meet action with a victory.The Wildcats built an early cushion with back-to-back forfeits at 106 and 113 pounds, as Matt Facchino and Mateo Casano put Whippany Park ahead ...
MADISON, NJ — Kaitlyn Henkes posted Madison’s top series and top game, but Kinnelon’s lineup proved too much as Madison fell 7-0 on Tuesday, January 6.Kinnelon (7-2, 6-1 NJAC-East) won all three games on the way to the sweep, finishing with a 3,169 team series, while Madison totaled 855 across its ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Dominick Ruglio put together a three-game set over 200 in every game and Morristown’s boys bowling team turned in its most complete performance of the season, blanking Dover 7-0 on Monday, January 5.Morristown (4-4) won all three games, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0, and secured the match-point ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown girls swim team won three events — including two relays — but visiting Chatham’s depth across the individual races proved decisive as the Colonials fell 99-71 on Tuesday, January 6. Morristown (2-2) set the tone immediately in the opening event, capturing first place ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown boys swim team ran into a deep Chatham lineup Tuesday afternoon, dropping a 139-31 decision in an NJAC-American conference meet.Morristown’s top finish of the meet came in the 200-meter medley relay, where Joseph Ross, James Rodas, Giorgi Bolkvadze, and Chace Peirson ...
ISELIN, NJ - It was a big weekend on the mat for the Spotswood High School wrestling team at John F. Kennedy Memorial High School on January 3. Spotswood participated in a quad meet with host JFK along with Plainfield and Carteret High Schools. The Chargers came away with three victories to improve ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Sayreville winter teams continued to build momentum last week with strong performances on the court and on the mat.Girls BasketballThe girls basketball team improved to 5-1 on the season with wins over Metuchen, Monmouth Regional (48-30), and Highland Park (58-33). In the victory ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls basketball program is holding its annual Youth Night on Friday, January 9 at the Spotswood High School Gymnasium. On the court, the Chargers are taking on South Plainfield High School at 6:30 p.m. All girls youth basketball players are invited to come ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The Cedar Grove Boys Basketball Team improved to 3-3 on Saturday, defeating Technology 72-43. Jermaine Russell led the way for the Panthers, scoring a team-high 23 points. Owen Greene had 15 points. Will Taggart scored nine points. Marcus Kuilan had six points. Next up for Cedar ...
Denville, NJ - Morris Knolls delivered one of its strongest performances of the season, sweeping all three games to defeat Chatham, 7–0, and improve to 5-3 in boys bowling action.The Golden Eagles set the tone immediately in Game 1, rolling a 984–874 victory behind steady efforts throughout the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Massimo Gonzalez is a four-year varsity wrestler at Phillipsburg High School who struggled as a freshman before emerging as one of the best grapplers on the team by his senior season.His two victories on Saturday helped the Stateliners sweep the Cranford Duals in their first two ...
Morris Twp, NJ - Delbarton used balanced scoring and a decisive middle stretch to pull away from Morris Knolls for a 70–51 victory, handing the Golden Eagles their second loss of the season and improving to 8-1.The opening quarter was competitive, with Delbarton holding a slim 12–10 edge, but the ...
Denville, NJ - Summit used a strong first period and stellar goaltending to hold off Morris Knolls, 2–1, in a boys ice hockey matchup Sunday night. John Conniff scored the eventual game-winning goal while Brooks Walker turned aside 32 shots as Summit improved to 3-4-1 on the season. Morris Knolls ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS boys’ basketball team closed out 2025 on Dec. 30 with a Christmas break, nonleague game versus Cairo-Durham. The Mustangs play in the Patroon Conference (2-4, 3-5) and were coming off a 4-point victory over Maple Hill. If you recall, Maple Hill knocked off RCS in a ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — With a Chatham defense intent on smothering New Providence's All-State guard Annie Conover at every turn, the savvy senior never resorted to forcing the issue.She didn't have to. Sophomore wing Addy Fitzgerald scored 13 of her 14 points in the first half, helping to stake ...
Basking Ridge, NJ - The girls track team started the new year by breaking not one, not two, but three school records during the Somerset County Relay Championships. The meet was held January 2 at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island where the girls team dominated, achieving first place finishes in 9 of ...
MENNEN ARENA - The Parsippany Regional ice hockey team delivered another winning performance on Thursday afternoon, overwhelming Morris Catholic 11–1 to improve to 9–1 overall and remain perfect in MCSSIHL Haas Division play.Parsippany Regional set the tone early and never looked back, scoring in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School led Howell 23-13 after the first seven bouts of the night before the Rebels came back to win six of the final seven in posting a 46-29 victory in a non-conference wrestling match on Monday at the ‘Pit’ at the Phillipsburg Middle School. There wasn’t one ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Millburn and West Orange skated to a 5-5 tie in ice hockey on Monday at Codey Arena.West Orange (2-5-3) rallied from a 4-3 deficit after two periods. Justin Anderton and R.J. Scott each scored two goals and had one assist for the Mountaineers. Lukas Ahmadi had one goal and two ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School sophomore Mikaela Perez received the “We Play for Those Who Came Before Us” award at the annual girls soccer program banquet at the Bridgewater Manor Dec. 10. The award is given to a player who embodies everything a Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer ...
METUCHEN, NJ — Carteret rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit for a 41-35 girls basketball victory over Metuchen on Monday.Samantha Woode scored 17 points for Carteret (6-2), which outscored Metuchen, 28-15, in the second half after trailing, 20-13, at halftime.Nadia Momoh finished with 10 ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Cole Martinez scored three goals and had two assists and Jake LaChance also scored three goals to lead Robbinsville/Allentown to an 11-2 ice hockey victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Monday night.Alex Margolin had one goal and four assists for Robbinsville (9-2), which ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Millburn and West Orange skated to a 5-5 tie in ice hockey on Monday at Codey Arena.West Orange (2-5-3) rallied from a 4-3 deficit after two periods. Justin Anderton and R.J. Scott each scored two goals and had one assist for the Mountaineers. Lukas Ahmadi had one goal and two ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Ridgewood erased a one-goal deficit with four unanswered goals in the third period for a 6-3 ice hockey victory over West Essex-Caldwell on Monday.Cale White's second goal of the game had given West Essex (5-6) a 3-2 lead with an assist from Joe Weber. That was the only goal for ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison bowling team ran into a deep Roxbury lineup on Monday, as the Gaels earned a 3-0 victory in a bowling matchup that dropped Madison to 0-8 on the season.Madison posted team-game scores of 374, 435 and 406 for a 1,215 series total. The Gaels finished with a 2,846 series and ...