Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
January 3, 2026
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Addison Keenan and Tea Fiore combined for 44 points in Caldwell's 58-30 girls basketball victory over Wayne Hills on Saturday.Keenan, a junior guard, finished with 23 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals for the Chiefs (5-0). She has 1,002 points in her ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Ava Catanho collected 25 points, five rebounds and three steals to lead undefeated East Brunswick to a 71-43 girls basketball victory over Piscataway on Saturday.Julianna DelosSantos-Branson finished with 15 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Bears (7-0), who ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Kaidan Martin scored 20 points and Morristown turned a tight game into a runaway with a dominant third quarter, rolling past Whippany Park, 58-42, on Saturday afternoon.Morristown (4-3) held a slim 12-10 edge after the first quarter, but Whippany Park (3-5) answered in the second, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Park Regional ice hockey team dropped a 5–2 decision to West Morris on Saturday, January 3rd in a late afternoon game. Park Regional (5–3–1, 2–2 MCSSIHL Halvorsen) struck first in the opening period when Landon Link found the back of the net finishing a play set up by Chase ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne remained unbeaten with a 73-37 boys basketball victory over Lincoln on Saturday.Sophomore guard Dave Kobryn completed a quadruple-double, finishing with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals for Bayonne (7-0). Kobryn also blocked five shots.Noah Shaw had 12 points ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The New Providence boys basketball team won for the first time this season, defeating South Brunswick, 55-52, on Saturday.Senior guard Devin Cumiskey, who had missed the last two games, was back in the lineup and led New Providence (1-6) with 22 points and eight steals.
HAMILTON, NJ — The Ridge boys basketball team inched closer to .500 with a 60-38 victory over Hamilton West on Saturday.Junior guard Gabe Kielb scored 21 points for Ridge (3-4), which outscored Hamilton West, 18-7, in the third quarter to take a 50-25 lead.Dimitri Romer had 10 points for the Red ...
ALLENTOWN, NJ – Hunterdon Central rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit for a 64-50 boys basketball victory over Allentown on Saturday.Gavin Baden scored 20 points for the Red Devils (4-3), who are on a four-game winning streak.Owen Landi connected for 12 points for Hunterdon Central, which ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls varsity basketball team returned to regular season action on Saturday against Middlesex High School. The game with the Blue Jays was a Greater Middlesex Conference Red National Division match-up. Both teams went into the January 3 game with a 3-2 ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison boys basketball team used a dominant second half—highlighted by a 19-point third quarter—to pull away from Randolph for a 63-49 win Saturday afternoon, Jan. 3, improving to 5-3 on the season.Randolph (5-3) came out strong and led 17-14 after the opening quarter, then ...
CRANFORD, NJ — After Cranford rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game, East Brunswick won its third overtime game already this season with a 72-70 boys basketball victory over the Cougars on Saturday afternoon.Andrew Caruso's 3-pointer from the right wing with 50 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange built a 13-point lead by halftime and went on to a 63-37 boys basketball victory over Rahway on Saturday.Max Bleecker finished with 20 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots for West Orange (4-4), which outscored Rahway, 28-15, in the second half.Jaden ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Hoboken broke the game open with a big third quarter en route to a 50-38 girls basketball victory over Dayton on Saturday morning.Emma Conway scored 20 points for the RedWings (5-1), who outscored Dayton, 15-4, in the third quarter to take a 38-27 lead.Felicity Dallara tossed in ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Gabriella Ervin scored a season-high 29 points to lead Columbia to a 66-60 girls basketball victory over Hasbrouck Heights on Saturday.Myla Defreitas finished with 16 points for the Cougars (5-2), who had a 34-30 halftime lead. Ervin led Columbia at the foul line by making 11 of 15 ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Montville knocked Millburn from the ranks of the undefeated with a 65-55 boys basketball victory over the Millers on Saturday morning.Senior guard Chris Ferrare scored 37 points for Montville (4-1), which outscored Millburn, 18-9, in the second quarter to take a 32-23 lead.Chase ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Anthony Straface had a game-high 14 points, Dom Bok added 12 points and Nicholas DelTufo in eight to pace the Nutley High boys basketball team to a 64-40 victory over Kearny in the championship game of the Charlie Dolan Holiday Tournament on Tuesday afternoon in Kearny. The Raiders ...
CLARK, NJ — Tickets for the Clark Family Night with the New Jersey Devils are almost gone. Get yours before it's too late.On Thursday, January 29, at 7 p.m., the Devils take on the Nashville Predators. The Clark Recreation Department has secured a block of seating for Clark residents.For all the ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bayonne defeated Bergen Tech, 5-2, in an independent boys bowling match on Friday afternoon in Hackensack. Bayonne improves to 7-2 on the season.Bergen Tech edged Bayonne in game one, 1,075 -1,073. Liam Zamora’s 247 led the Knights, while Andrew Kong chipped in with a 233.
NEWARK, NJ – Bayonne took a 15-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 54-34 girls basketball victory over Newark Central in the Garden State New Year's Ball at Weequahic High School.Sophie Feeney scored 15 points and passed for two assists for Bayonne (7-1), which built a 34-15 lead by ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany High School boys basketball team continued its victorious start to the season on Monday morning, rolling past Kinnelon 78–26.The Redhawks jumped out to control early and never looked back, outscoring Kinnelon 24–8 in the opening quarter and 23–8 in the second to take ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville heavyweight Kacper Trzeciak has been named TAPinto Raritan Bay’s Athlete of the Week following another strong showing on the mat.Competing in the 285-pound weight class, Trzeciak capped off his weekend at the Holmdel Holiday Tournament with a hard-fought 7–4 decision ...
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls basketball team has shown in the first couple games that they will be a force to be reckoned with this season in Essex County. In the second game of the season, Mount St. Dominic (1-1) won its first game of the 2025-26 season with a 50-22 win over ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Boys Basketball emerged victorious for the fourth time this season on Friday, defeating North Bergen 44-38. Shawn McElroy and Richard Camacho each scored 12 points for the Hillbillies. Ben Herman and Richard Mack each had six points. Josh Loudon had five points. Next up for ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Girls Basketball Team emerged victorious in the Panther Holiday Classic on Monday, defeating Newark Collegiate 66-36. Aylei Gordon led the Minutemen with 24 points, three rebounds, five assists, and six steals. Sanaii Mayers had 13 points, four rebounds, six assists, ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Girls Basketball Team secured its second victory of the season on Tuesday, defeating McNair 66-50 in the Semifinal Round of the Joe Silver Holiday Tournament. Aaron Clarke recorded 12 points. Aaron White recorded 11 points. Yashua Cheeseboro had 10 points. Sekhi Fryson ...
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights won its second tournament of the year, as they captured the Elmwood Park Crusader Classic on December 30th at Elmwood Park High School.The Aviators had six wrestlers make their individual finals as Nicolas Carvajal, Nico Nipitella, Eoin Maloney and Harris ...
WAYNE, NJ — Behind a tournament title from Benedetto Cooper, Wayne Valley wrestling earned a third-place finish at the Parsippany Hills Tournament, continuing a strong start to the season despite lineup absences and recent schedule disruptions.Cooper led the Indians by winning the heavyweight ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bayonne defeated Bergen Tech, 5-2, in an independent boys bowling match on Friday afternoon in Hackensack. Bergen Tech slips to 4-3 on the season with the loss, while Bayonne improves to 7-2.Bergen Tech edged Bayonne in game one, 1,075 -1,073. Liam Zamora’s 247 led the ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany High School boys basketball team continued its victorious start to the season on Monday morning, rolling past Kinnelon 78–26.The Redhawks jumped out to control early and never looked back, outscoring Kinnelon 24–8 in the opening quarter and 23–8 in the second to take ...
A busy holiday season provided some good results for the Bloomfield High girls' wrestling team.Led by coaches Ryan Smircich and Jason Galioto, the Bengals had won the Bloomfield Holiday Tournament, on Dec. 21, then traveled to Ramsey on Dec. 23. On Dec. 29, the team competed at the North Brunswick ...