Sports Top Stories
By JENNIFER DERICKS
December 20, 2025
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta boys basketball squad has dropped their first two games of the season. On Tuesday they fell to Chatham on the road 69-39 and Thursday they lost their home opener to Delbarton 65-54.Leshem Little led the Spartans in the game against Delbarton with five 2-pointers and three ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The two Parsippany high schools' girls basketball teams are combining forces on the basketball court.Beginning this season, the girls' basketball programs at Parsippany Hills Vikings and Parsippany Redhawks have officially merged into one unified program.School officials say the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Senior guard Matt Mikulka scored a career-high 35 points to lead East Brunswick to a 77-72 boys basketball victory over South Plainfield on Saturday.Mikulka has scored more than 1,400 points in his career, and he had eclipsed the 30-point mark several times in his four-year ...
MILLBURN, NJ - The Hanover Park girls basketball team continued its strong early-season run on Saturday afternoon, defeating Millburn 38–26 at Livingston High School to remain unbeaten at 3–0 overall and 2–0 in NJAC Liberty play.Hanover Park set the tone early, building a 13–0 lead in the opening ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Jiselle Lennon scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out two assists and made four steals to lead South Plainfield to a 48-33 girls basketball victory over North Brunswick on Saturday.MaKenzie Harris collected 11 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS wrestling team put together a dominant performance Thursday night, rolling past Mohonasen 54-28 in a home dual meet highlighted by a flurry of pins up and down the lineup.The Ravens secured victories in nine of the 14 varsity weight classes, including seven pins ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Adrian Bernknopf scored 18 points to lead Dayton to a 67-32 boys basketball victory over Brearley on Saturday.Nick Perez finished with 14 points for the Bulldogs (1-1), who took command with a 20-6 showing in the first quarter.Danny Perez totaled 12 points in the win. Chris ...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - CBR's on ice woes continued on Friday with a 6-3 loss to Arthur L. Johnson High School at the ProSkate Ice Arena. The game started strong with CBR going into the first intermission up 2-1.Sammy Zapotka got Johnson on the scoreboard first. James Garfinkle tied it up for CBR ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls varsity basketball team won its second in a row with a 59-49 victory over Old Bridge High School on Saturday in the Chargers home opener. The Chargers took a decisive 30-19 lead into the halftime break, which proved to be the difference maker in the ...
HILLSIDE, NJ – The Union boys basketball team continued its undefeated start to the season with a 50-38 victory over Hillside on Saturday.Ezenna Asawabelem scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds for Union (3-0), which finished with 15 free throws in 26 attempts. Asawabelem knocked down four ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS wrestling team came in 12th place in the 2025-26 Mat Mania tournament in Glens Falls.The team from Niskayuna topped the list in the 15-team contest with 168.0 points, followed by Shaker, Hoosick Falls, and Granville-Whitehall. RCS scored 55.5.Carter Castagna won ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - West Orange High School (WOHS) junior Isabella Chen was selected by the United States Figure Skating National Development Team following an outstanding performance at the 2026 Eastern Sectional Finals in Charleston, South Carolina, in November. After placing in the top 10 in the ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS girls’ basketball team fell to Troy on their home court Friday night by a score of 64-34.Masey Raymond led the Ravens with 14 points in the game, including four three-pointers, with Hayden Wolfe adding 13. Also putting points on the board were Reagan Wolfe with 3 ...
SPOKANE, WA — Last weekend, the nation’s best scholastic chess players from 42 states competed in this year's largest and most important chess event. Three Millburn High School 9th grade students: Bobby Qian, Ryan Zhu and David Zhang played through seven rounds of intensive competitions and won the ...
The RCS boys’ basketball team was back in action last Tuesday night versus the Cohoes Tigers at Alumni Gym in Cohoes. On paper this may look like a contest that would favor the Ravens, but everyone knows that Colonial Council games on the road are always difficult no matter the records. “When you ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Whippany Park girls basketball team lost 35-19 to High Point this Saturday morning in NJAC Independence Division play.High Point led 8-0 after the first quarter. Whippany Park scored 10 points in the second quarter, and the teams were tied 10-10 at halftime. High Point ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Senior guard Matt Mikulka scored a career-high 35 points to lead East Brunswick to a 77-72 boys basketball victory over South Plainfield on Saturday.Mikulka has scored more than 1,400 points in his career, and he had eclipsed the 30-point mark several times in his four-year ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Woodbridge held J.P. Stevens scoreless in the first quarter and went on to a 66-29 girls basketball victory on Saturday afternoon.Senior guard Angel Smith collected 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Woodbridge (3-0), which outscored J.P. Stevens, 16-0, in the first ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Emma D’Andrea had quite a week on the lanes for the girls and sophomore Liam Tezlaf did the same for the boys as Phillipsburg High School’s boys and girls bowling squads remained undefeated this season.Both teams now take a much-deserved holiday break. The girls (6-0) and ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell opened a 23-point lead by halftime and went on to a 49-29 girls basketball victory over Verona on Saturday.Junior guard Addison Keenan scored 21 points and sank four 3-pointers for Caldwell (2-0), which outscored Verona, 18-5, in the second quarter to take a 32-9 lead ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The men’s basketball team erupted for 50 second-half points to erase an 11-point deficit and defeat Le Moyne University, 92–81, Saturday at the Reilly Center. The Bonnies trailed 47–42 at halftime after Le Moyne buried seven 3s before the break and piled up 12 assists without ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The New Providence boys basketball team started its regular season a bit later than a lot of other teams, but the Pioneers will be making up for lost time now.In a game that was close until the final two minutes, the Pioneers lost their opener at home to A.L. Johnson, 60-48, on ...
WASHINGTON — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team dropped the final game of their seven-game road trip when they played the Howard University Bison Saturday in the Burr Gymnasium.The Bonnies opened the game hot, scoring 5 points in their first two possessions. The Bison responded with 4 ...
CRANFORD, NJ — On a day when the shots that usually fall never dropped with any consistency, the New Providence girls basketball team still played championship quality defense to come away with a 33-13 victory over Cranford on the road on Saturday.New Providence (3-0), which returned four of the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Scotch Plains Township Council recognized the SPF PAL 8th grade football team and cheerleading squad for their roles in the Raiders’ undefeated 2025 season and NJSYFL “A” Division Super Bowl Championship.The football team finished the regular season 8–0 and captured the ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ — The Long Branch High School football program earned significant recognition this season, with six student-athletes named to the Shore Football 2025 All-Division Teams from the Shore Conference Class C North, honoring their standout performances and contributions on the ...
Morris Twp. - Brandon Strunck scored his second goal of the game just 38.6 seconds into overtime to lift Morris Knolls to a dramatic 4–3 win over Kinnelon, snapping a skid and improving Morris Knolls to 1–4 on the season.The teams traded momentum throughout a tightly played contest that featured ...
Denville, NJ - The Chatham boys fencing team continued its strong start to the season with a dominant 21–6 win over Morris Knolls, improving to 2–0 while Morris Knolls fell to 0–1.Chatham controlled the match from the opening bout, sweeping saber and building a commanding lead it never ...
Denville, NJ - Chatham’s girls fencing team stayed unbeaten with a convincing 19–8 victory over Morris Knolls, improving to 2–0 on the season while handing Morris Knolls its first loss.Chatham set the tone early by winning all three weapons, using depth and consistency to pull away as the match ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Eric LeGrand, a symbol of uncommon courage and determination following a spinal injury suffered during a 2010 Rutgers football game, has been named to the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni.Joining LeGrand, the Scarlet Knights football standout turned motivational speaker, ...