Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
December 20, 2025
STAFFORD — Southern Regional High School senior Joe Spina has been selected as a National Football Foundation (NFF) South Jersey Chapter Scholar-Athlete for the 2025-2026 school year. This prestigious honor recognizes Spina as one of the region's premier examples of excellence both on the gridiron ...
WALL TWP, NJ — The Manasquan Warriors extended their unbeaten start to the season with a hard-fought 3–2 victory over the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs, improving to 5-0-1 through six games.Manasquan wasted little time setting the tone. Less than two minutes into the game, junior Nick DeMarco flew ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Senior forward Chidi Chukwurah delivered a complete, high-impact performance in Sayreville’s 73–64 win over Oratory Prep last week, earning Athlete of the Week honors.Chukwurah led the Bombers with 27 points and 10 rebounds, recording a double-double while anchoring both ends of ...
After winning their first two games of the season against Mastery Camden and Shawnee, Camden Eastside High School had its first boys basketball loss in an away game against Camden Catholic 49-46 on Dec. 18, 2025. Led by a 17-point performance by Brady Daniels, the Tigers were 14 points behind ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Boys Wrestling team enters the new season with momentum and optimism after a solid 2024–25 campaign. With most of the lineup returning and an influx of young talent joining the program, the Panthers are well-positioned to take another step forward on the mat.The ...
WHIPPANY, NJ – Friday’s non-division game ended on a low note for Whippany Parks boys’s basketball with a 75-51 defeat to West Morris.West Morris led 15-10 after the first quarter. Whippany Park scored 18 points in the second quarter, but West Morris held a one-point advantage, 28-27, at halftime ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Emma Conway scored 24 points to lead Hoboken to a 59-30 girls basketball victory over North Bergen on Thursday.Felicity Dallara connected for 12 points for the RedWings (2-0), who outscored North Bergen, 16-3, in the second quarter to take a 32-11 lead.Jasmin High totaled eight points ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Jack Lawrence scored a goal and passed for four assists as the Robbinsville-Allentown ice hockey team defeated Southern Regional, 8-2, on Thursday.After a scoreless first period, James Morino, Jake LaChance, Cole Martinez and Alex Margolin each scored a goal as Robbinsville (6-1) ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School boys varsity basketball team (1-0) defeated Hillside (1-1) at home on Thursday in its season opener.Johnson led at the half, 38-25, following a lopsided 20-6 opening quarter.The Crusaders kept the pressure on with a 12-5 third quarter, securing ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Ashley Shine scored 18 points and Gina Minichello 14 as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Becton, 47-27, in a NJIC non-divisional girls basketball game on Friday at Hasbrouck Heights. The Lady Aviators improved to 1-1 on the season with the win, Becton falls to 1-2 ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – It was Chatham's annual “Teddy Bear Toss” game, part of the Hockey Against Cancer campaign on Friday night at Codey Arena, where teddy bears are tossed onto the ice after the first goal of the game.By the end of Chatham's 9-4 loss to Park Regional in the Essex Holiday Tournament, ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel boys basketball team opened its season with a 63-55 victory over Ranney School on Friday night.Jack Vallillo scored 20 points for the Hornets, who outscored Ranney, 18-7, in the third quarter to take a 47-33 lead.Connor Paul scored 16 points and Elliot Bronowich had 13 ...
ANNANDALE, NJ – In a dual meet that lived up to its heavyweight billing, defending Group 5 champion Southern Regional overcame a double-digit deficit to defeat defending Group 4 champion North Hunterdon, 36-29, on Thursday night.The Rams relied on a late-match surge, recording pins in four of the ...
ANNANDALE, NJ – In a dual meet that lived up to its heavyweight billing, defending Group 5 champion Southern Regional overcame a double-digit deficit to defeat defending Group 4 champion North Hunterdon, 36-29, on Thursday night.The Rams relied on a late-match surge, recording pins in four of the ...
OCEANPORT, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone scored 14 points to fuel Chatham's 36-21 girls basketball win vs. Hill of Pennsylvania on Friday at the Fort Athletic Club.Paone dropped in two 3-pointers and went 2-for-2 from the line for Chatham (2-2), which outscored Hill, 14-6, in the fourth ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will close the non-conference season when they take on Le Moyne University Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center. The Bonnies enter coming off an overtime loss to Ohio University in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown, a result that exposed ...
Red Bank, NJ: FC Monmouth is dedicated to developing top soccer talent, with many current and former players making significant impacts at the collegiate level.From freshmen to experienced captains, our athletes represent Monmouth County across the country. The club features former and future ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Basketballs bounced, sneakers squeaked as a new era officially tipped off Tuesday night inside the Anthony Building, but the result did not match the celebration as North Plainfield handed Piscataway girls basketball a 64-55 loss in the first game played on the newly renovated ...
Mendham, NJ - Brody Hallik delivered a strong all-around performance as Morris Knolls stayed unbeaten with a 47-44 win over Mendham in a tightly contested boys basketball game.Mendham came out sharp and led 15-9 after the first quarter, using balanced scoring to set the early pace. Morris Knolls ...
Denville, NJ - Mendham held off a late push from Morris Knolls to earn a 45-41 victory in a girls basketball matchup, evening its record at 1-1 while Morris Knolls dropped to 1-2.The Minutemen built a slim advantage early, taking a 12-7 lead after the first quarter and extending it to 25-18 by ...
Randolph, NJ - Morris Knolls remained unbeaten with a 100-60 victory over Randolph in a boys swimming meet, improving to 3-0 on the season while Randolph fell to 0-4 despite several strong individual performances.The Golden Eagles set the tone right away by sweeping the top three spots in the ...
Randolph, NJ - Randolph continued its strong start to the season with a convincing 112-58 victory over Morris Knolls, improving to 3-1 in a girls swimming matchup highlighted by depth and multiple individual wins across the meet.Morris Knolls opened the meet by taking first place in the 200-yard ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- With a year of hard-earned experience behind them, the 2025-2026 Boys and Girls Fencing teams return to the strip more focused, prepared and determined than ever. Looking back at last season, the Rams gained confidence through several strong bouts against teams like Mendham (Boys: ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team played away against Wayne Hills in their season opener and lost 40-31 on Tuesday, December 16.The results of the matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Adam Mostafa (WH) won by Newton forfeit113 lbs.: Jacob McConnell (N) won over Tyler Chang (WH) with an ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys basketball team opened its season with a heartbreaking loss, falling 56-55 to longtime rival Westfield on Thursday, Dec. 18 at home in a game that came down to the final seconds.The electric atmosphere was evident well before tip-off as ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Scotch Plains Township Council recognized the SPFBL 12U Raiders Select Team for winning the USABL National North Championship and closing out the fall season on an eight-game winning streak.After a challenging start to the season, the Raiders rebounded in late September and ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston erased an early deficit and went on to a 32-24 girls basketball victory over East Orange on Thursday.Lyla Feldman finished with 14 points and eight rebounds for Livingston (2-0), which trailed by four points after one quarter.Hannah Zocks had nine points, five steals and ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson girls varsity basketball team defeated Elizabeth on Thursday in its season opener.The Crusaders, under the direction of Head Coach Joe Marino, took command of the game from the very start and never took their foot off the gas.Johnson led Elizabeth 27-18 at the half and ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Livingston advanced in the first round of the Essex Holiday Tournament with a 5-1 ice hockey victory over Chatham on Thursday.Rhys Bernstein finished with two goals and three assists for Livingston (4-1). He scored the first goal of the game with an assist from Matthew Zocks, who ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — The reigning state champion Manasquan Lady Warriors opened their home season with the confidence and intensity of a team fully aware of its standard, rolling past Middletown South 52–29 in a performance that felt far more lopsided than the score might suggest.From the opening tip, ...