Sports Top Stories
By CHIP ARMONAITIS
December 30, 2025
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge rallied from a slow start to defeat Wallington, 55-37, in the final round of the Herb Cohen Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament in Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge improves to 3-2 on the season. Wallington falls to 4-3 overall. It is the second time the Blue Devils and Panthers ...
MONTVALE, NJ - Bergen Tech boys bowling team finished off 2025 with a win in the Winter Break-er Tournament held on Monday morning in Montvale. The Knights defeated Demarest, 231-176, 200-169, to capture the championship.Bergen Tech beat Fort Lee (which was a co-ed team), 232-208, in the ...
LITTLE SILVER, NJ – Middletown South raced out to a 25-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 77-54 boys basketball victory over Long Branch in a consolation game in the Albert E. Martin Buc Classic on Monday.Matt Trimble scored 20 points and sank five 3-pointers for the Eagles (4-1), who ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Middletown North won its second game in a row and won the KWCC Tournament with a 53-51 boys basketball victory over Brick Township on Monday.Nate Tyburczy scored 19 points and handed out three assists for Middletown North (2-4), which has bounced back from an 0-4 start to the ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Hoboken pulled away in the fourth quarter to put the cap on a 76-61 boys basketball victory over Raritan in the first round of the Joe Pepe Tournament on Monday at Jonathan Dayton High School.Samond Walker scored 17 points, came up with three steals and passed for two assists for ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham tightened up its defense and senior guard Ava Paone pumped up her offensive game with a career-best 21 points as the Cougars defeated Cranford, 42-35, in the “Cougar Classic” on Monday.Paone was a steady offensive presence for Chatham (3-4), scoring 10 points in the first half ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ – The Columbia girls basketball team came away with a victory in the third-place game of the Crusader Classic, 50-31, over Oak Knoll on Monday.JoJo Yarde scored a season-high 30 points for Columbia (4-2), which pulled away with a 16-4 spurt in the fourth quarter.Chioma Okafor ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Ava Catanho scored 25 points to lead East Brunswick to a 67-46 girls basketball victory over Marlboro in the Holmdel Holiday Showcase round-robin event on Monday.Catanho made three steals and passed for three assists.Sophia Tannura pumped in five 3-pointers and scored 17 points for ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team defeated Wallkill Valley twice this week, once on Monday, December 22 during a regular season game and once on Friday, December 26, during the Wallkill Valley Holiday Tournament.During the tournament,the Braves won a close game of 42-38, when ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 65-47 against Wallkill Valley when they played them away on Friday, December 26.The Braves trailed 30-23 as they entered halftime against the Rangers and tried to make up the difference, putting up 11 points in the third and 13 more in the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Sayreville resident Ava Mason has been nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year, another major honor for an outstanding high school soccer career.Mason, a four-year varsity defensive starter and senior captain at Rutgers Prep, helped lead her team to sustained success at both the ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Montville ice hockey goaltender Dylan Hunter will be away from his team this week, and for good reason.The senior was selected to represent the Philippines in the 2025-26 U18 Elite Youth International Tournament.He will be playing in games for the Philippines on Tuesday, Wednesday, ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Hackettstown defeated Dayton, 59-34, in the first round of the Joe Pepe boys basketball holiday tournament on Monday.Dayton will host Raritan in the third-place game of the tournament on Tuesday morning, and Hackettstown will play Hoboken for the championship at Dayton on Tuesday ...
MONROE, NJ — After losing its first four games of the season, the Ridge boys basketball team came away with the championship of the Monroe Falcon Holiday Classic with a 52-29 victory over Monroe on Monday afternoon.Owen Kovacs scored 12 points and came down with nine rebounds for Ridge (2-4), which ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston girls basketball team took a nine-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 52-22 victory over Abundant Life Academy in the first round of the Whitey Dukiet Classic on Monday.Amanda Weinberger and Aubrey Cohen each collected 11 points and six rebounds and ...
MILLBURN, NJ – The Union girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the Millburn Holiday Tournament with a 43-36 victory over Old Bridge on Monday.Kiziah Morgan scored 17 points, pulled down nine rebounds and passed for two assists for Union (3-1), which outscored Old Bridge, 10-4, in the ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne remained undefeated with a 69-55 boys basketball victory over West Orange in the Bayonne Holiday Classic championship game on Sunday night.Noah Shaw scored 28 points and drilled in five 3-pointers for Bayonne (6-0), which outscored West Orange, 19-13, in the second quarter to ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne remained undefeated with a 69-55 boys basketball victory over West Orange in the Bayonne Holiday Classic championship game on Sunday night.Noah Shaw scored 28 points and drilled in five 3-pointers for Bayonne (6-0), which outscored West Orange, 19-13, in the second quarter to ...
STAFFORD — The future of Southern Regional girls' basketball was on full display Monday afternoon as a trio of underclassmen powered the Rams to a 55-41 victory over Our Lady of Mercy in the Score at the Shore Holiday Showcase.The Rams (4-2) relied on a balanced attack and a breakout performance ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Bloomfield Boys Varsity Basketball team has been on a roll as of late, winning its last three games. They beat a feisty Hackettstown team in the Never 4 Get Classic 50-45. In regular-season play, they fended off a second-half comeback by West Essex, winning 47-41. They then ...
STAFFORD — In a game defined by gritty comebacks and individual brilliance, the Southern Regional Rams fell just one point short of a trip to the finals, losing a 66-65 overtime heartbreaker to the Lawrence Cardinals in the Score at the Shore tournament on Monday.The game was a heavyweight battle ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The undefeated record the Millburn boys basketball team carries into its last game of December has been forged not only on all the good things the Millers have been able to do on the court, but also on some things that they haven't done.In its 54-41 victory over Summit in the first ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Junior guard Addison Keenan scored 28 points, grabbed six rebounds and passed for three assists to lead Caldwell to a 58-38 girls basketball victory over West Essex in the championship game of the West Essex Holiday Classic on Monday.Tea Fiore finished with 14 points, six rebounds ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Although the team has a much different cast than last year, the Caldwell boys basketball program nonetheless repeated as the winner of the West Essex Holiday Classic.Caldwell defeated West Essex, 57-42, in the tournament final on Monday.Aiden Nienstadt scored 19 points for the Chiefs ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS wrestling team turned in a strong showing on its home mats Dec. 20, finishing fourth overall at the Lewis Johnson Memorial Duals.Competing against a deep field that included Shaker, Corinth and Queensbury, who took first, second and third in the tournament, ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS girls’ basketball team picked up back-to-back wins over winter break in the Hudson Holiday Tournament. And they did it in style.The team defeated Lansingburgh on Dec. 27 by a score of 68-35, and followed that up the next day with another big win against Hoosick ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS boys’ basketball team was back on the hardwood last Tuesday night versus the Hoosic Valley Hawks. This is the first of four straight home games that will take us into the new year. Hoosic Valley plays in the Wasaren League, where they had a 2-2 record entering the ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS boys’ basketball team was back in action Dec. 19 versus the Troy Flying Horses, at Clement H. Zotto Gymnasium in Troy. This gym is unlike any other in the Colonial Council. The experience begins standing in line sandwiched between barricades, working your way ...
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ – In what was a light week for Scotch Plains-Fanwood sports because of the holidays, here are who the Raiders performed last week:Boys BasketballThe Raiders have rebounded nicely after a challenging start to the season. Following a narrow opening loss to Westfield and a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Considering the circumstances Phillipsburg High School boy’s wrestling had a great tournament at the Bethlehem Holiday Classic with a seventh-place finish while Nazareth took home first place in the team standings where a total of 30 schools competed.The Stateliners haven’t ...