Sports Top Stories
By ELISE PHILLIPS MARGULIS
December 23, 2025
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — West Orange resident and Gwynedd Mercy University senior Sebastian DeSimone was the only athlete to receive the 2025 Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association Men’s Cross-Country Academic All-Area Team for the second consecutive year. Academic All-Area Team ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Twenty-eight girls from Arbor and Martin Luther King Intermediate Schools brought national recognition to Piscataway after earning first place at a major cheerleading competition in North Carolina.The Piscataway Braves 10 & Under Cheerleading Team captured the top spot in the ...
KINNELON, NJ - The Kinnelon Girls Varsity Basketball Team emerged victorious for the first time this season on Monday, defeating Dover 51-25. Kylie Whalen led the way for the Colts, scoring a team-high 18 points. Taylor Mulch and Gia Scicutella each had nine points. Amelia Olsen had six ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona Boys Varsity Basketball Team extended its win streak to three games on Monday, defeating Barringer 46-24. The win moves the Hillbillies to 3-1. Shawn McElroy led the way with 12 points. Richard Mack and Richard Camacho scored nine points each. Ben Herman had 8 points. Next ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Coming off a tough loss to Cranford on Thursday, December 18, Gov. Livingston boys basketball returned to the court Monday night looking to respond. The Highlanders had led at halftime and were tied entering the fourth quarter against Cranford before falling, 56-53.Facing ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville junior Morgan Koonce turned in a strong all-around performance in the Bombers’ meet against Mother Seton, earning TAPinto Raritan Bay Athlete of the Week honors.Koonce played a key role on Sayreville’s first-place 200 Medley Relay, helping the Bombers touch first with a ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School swimming program has a big board with all of its record times in every event hung up on a wall at their home pool at the Phillipsburg Elementary School. Senior Nick Berger, one of the most established boys' swimmers at P’burg in the last few years, ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - CBR is glad to see the back of 2025 as the Chargers-Bears-Rams lost their final game of the year to Freehold Borough High School in dramatic fashion on Monday at the ProSkate Ice Arena. Marcello Ferrari tied a back-and-forth game for CBR with about six minutes left in ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Coming off a tough loss to Cranford on Thursday, December 18, Gov. Livingston boys basketball returned to the court Monday night looking to respond. The Highlanders had led at halftime and were tied entering the fourth quarter against Cranford before falling, 56-53.Facing ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Cale White scored two goals and had an assist to help West Essex/Caldwell to a 5-3 ice hockey victory over Mount Olive in the Essex Holiday Tournament on Monday.Silas Levy's goal for West Essex broke a 2-2 tie in the third period with assists from White and Jesse Friedman.Joe ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Despite playing in a new conference, with much more travel and not being familiar with the opposition, the Bloomfield College men's and women's basketball teams are each off to 8-3 starts to its respective season.Both teams are back in action on Dec. 31, after a Christmas break. The ...
STATEN ISLAND, NY - The New Providence winter track and field teams opened their season Friday, Dec. 19, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Center in Staten Island. Both the boys and girls teams turned in strong performances, posting several personal records and multiple top-10 finishes.The Pioneer girls ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — Senior captain Robbie Kievit of the Summit boys hockey team was named the Salerno Duane Player of the Week after scoring five goals in three games. The right-winger scored a goal against Bridgewater and Park Regional and added a hat trick against Ridge on Sunday. Kievit finished the ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park varsity girls wrestling team enters the 2025–26 season with momentum, confidence, and high expectations after building a strong foundation during the 2024–25 campaign. With the entire roster returning and several talented newcomers joining the program, the ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan scored both of its goals in the third period to forge a 2-2 ice hockey tie against Hillsborough on Monday.Alex Abolenskiy scored with 57 seconds left in the third period for Bridgewater-Raritan (5-1-1) to tie the game, 2-2.Jason Rutkowski scored the other ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne took a 15-point halftime lead and pulled away for an 80-45 boys basketball victory over Hoboken on Monday night.Noah Shaw scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and came up with three steals for Bayonne (4-0), which outscored Hoboken, 26-9, in the third quarter to take a ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville girls basketball team won for the first time this season, rolling to a 57-19 victory over Pemberton on Monday.Alexa Boss collected 16 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Ravens (1-2).Keira Pierini totaled 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown's Andrew Summa scored two goals and Artie Conover made 24 saves as Morristown rallied past Kinnelon for a 3-1 win Monday night, Dec. 22, at Mennen Arena. The Colonials improved to 4-2 overall.After a scoreless first period, Kinnelon struck first in the second when Ryan ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown boys basketball survived a late push from Pequannock to secure a 52-49 win and move to 2-2 on the season.The Colonials built an early cushion with an 11-point first quarter, taking an 11-5 lead after eight minutes. Morristown maintained control through the second ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park girls basketball team lost to Roselle Park, 55-15, in a non-conference game played Monday, Dec. 22.Roselle Park led 27-7 after the first quarter and extended its advantage in each period, holding a 35-9 lead at halftime and a 45-13 edge after three quarters.Larissa ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne took a 15-point halftime lead and pulled away for an 80-45 boys basketball victory over Hoboken on Monday night.Noah Shaw scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and came up with three steals for Bayonne (4-0), which outscored Hoboken, 26-9, in the third quarter to take a ...
MANALAPAN, NJ – The Middletown South girls basketball team rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit for a 36-34 victory over Manalapan on Monday.Madison Lane collected 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists for Middletown South (1-1), which outscored Manalapan, 21-12, in the second ...
RUMSON, NJ – Rumson-Fair Haven rallied from a seven-point deficit for a 47-44 girls basketball victory over Colts Neck on Monday.Erin Reid scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for RFH (3-0), which outscored Colts Neck, 18-10, in the second quarter to take a 25-24 halftime lead.Julianna Jasina ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Christian Nario had 23 points as Wood-Ridge defeated Wallington, 55-49, in a NJIC National boys basketball game Monday evening in Wood-Ridge. The Blue Devils are now 1-2 overall, and 1-0 in National division play. Wallington falls to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the National.The Blue ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights rallied from a 38-36 deficit after three quarters to defeat Eastern Christian, 56-49, in a NJIC Meadowlands girls basketball game in Hasbrouck Heights on Monday afternoon. The Lady Aviators are now 2-1, 1-0 in the Meadowlands, on the season, while Eastern ...
LODI, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights swept Bogota, 7-0, in a NJIC non-divisional bowling matchup Monday afternoon at Lodi Lanes. The Aviators improved to 6-0 overall with the win; Bogota is now 2-3.William Munoz continued his hot start for the Aviators, rolling a 713 series, highlighted by a 278 in the ...
WAYNE, NJ — Success in fencing is rarely loud. It shows up in repetition, long weekends on the road, endless practice and matches sometimes decided by a single touch. That steady progression has defined the rise of Wayne Valley senior fencer Carina Festa, whose path from local tournaments to the ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston scored three unanswered goals in the first period and went on to a 6-1 ice hockey victory over Ridge on Monday.Matthew Zocks finished with two goals and two assists and scored the first goal of the game for the Lancers (6-1).David Weinrib also had two goals. Jayden ...
GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The Livingston boys basketball team rallied from a five-point halftime deficit for a 56-43 victory over Glen Ridge on Monday.Sage Kornreich scored 19 points for Livingston (3-0), which outscored the Ridgers, 31-13, in the second half to erase a 30-25 deficit. Kornreich was 9 for 11 ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Here's a look at how the Raiders did last week:Boys BasketballWestfield Spoils Scotch Plains-Fanwood's Season Opener, 56-55 On Saturday, Dec. 20, the Raiders fell to Linden, 53-33, but then earned their first victory of the year against Morris Knolls, 57-48, in the Rose ...