Sports Top Stories
By ERIC KAUTZ
December 19, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – To be successful this season, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls basketball team will have to find new contributors to rise into major roles. Last winter, the Raiders rotation was anchored by Maggie McNulty, Marin Pecarsky, Amelia Fallon, Grace Cawley, and Gianna Lukko.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Caldwell held Columbia to four points in the first half and went on to a 44-24 boys basketball victory on Thursday night.Joe Diorio scored 12 points for Caldwell (2-0), which outscored Columbia, 8-1, in the first quarter and 11-3 in the second for a 19-4 halftime lead.Dan Vybihal ...
ROSELLE, NJ – The Dayton boys basketball team lost its opening game of the season, 68-38, to Roselle on Thursday night.Roselle outscored Dayton, 22-11, in the second quarter to open a 39-25 halftime lead.Junior guard Adrian Bernknopf led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Danny Perez finished with 12 ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park girls basketball team lost to Boonton, 31-20, on Thursday afternoon in NJAC Independence Division action. Boonton took a 9-6 lead after the first quarter and held an 18-14 advantage at halftime. The Bombers extended the margin in the second half, outscoring Whippany ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights' William Munoz rolled a 642 series as the Aviators rolled over Harrison, 7-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands Division match. The Aviators are now 5-0 on the season with the win, and 5-0 in the Meadowlands Division.Cyril DeGuzman rolled a 596 series for the Aviators, ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech split with Old Tappan in Big North, non-league action on Thursday afternoon. The Knights girls team won, 7-0, while Old Tappan beat Bergen Tech, 7-0, in boys' action.Kaitlyn Zens continued her hot start to the season, rolling a 673 series, highlighted by a 243 in game ...
CHESTER, NJ – The new “Mercy” rule came into play for the first time for the Chatham boys basketball team in its 66-29 win at West Morris on Thursday night. When a team has reached a 35-point lead in the fourth quarter, the clock keeps running.Chatham is just two games into the young season and, if ...
MANALAPAN, NJ – The Raritan wrestling team held on for a 36-35 victory over Manalapan on Thursday to remain undefeated.Five wrestlers for Raritan (3-0) won by pinning their opponents.Rocco Gaspari, Giacobe Manon, Greg Aronne, Ryan Settle and Vincent Miano all won their matches with pins.Luca ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Sophomore Ryan Munsey scored his first career goal in the third period of Chatham's 5-1 boys ice hockey loss to Livingston in the opening round of the Essex Holiday Tournament on Thursday at Codey Arena.Nate Crowley and Chris Sennett were each credited with an assist for Chatham ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team opened its season by defeating the team that reached the NJSIAA Group 1 state championship game last March.Caldwell won its opener, 56-30, over Glen Ridge on Thursday night.Addison Keenan scored 23 points and sank five 3-pointers for the ...
SADDLE BROOK, NJ – Wood-Ridge lost a heart-breaker to start the season, 69-67, in a NJIC non-divisional boys basketball game Wednesday night in Saddle Brook. It was the season opener for both teams.The lead flipped back and forth between the teams, as the score was tied at the end of one quarter, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Sophomore guard Lucy Arps hit five 3-pointers in scoring 15 points for Chatham in its 42-39 home-opening girls basketball setback to Pope John on Thursday night at CHS.Mia Washington powered Pope John (2-0) with 21 points and eight rebounds. Ashley Nowicki scored eight points for ...
VERONA, NJ – JoJo Yarde scored 18 points to lead Columbia to a 51-47 girls basketball victory over Verona on Thursday.Yarde sank 9 of 11 free throws and Columbia erased an early three-point deficit, outscoring Verona, 15-6, in the second period to take a 25-19 lead.Gabriella Ervin scored 13 points ...
HILLSIDE, NJ – Union held Hillside to two points in the second half and pulled away for a 46-13 girls basketball victory on Thursday.Wisnalie Joseph scored 12 points for Union (2-0), which led, 17-11, at halftime before outscoring the Comets, 29-2, in the second half.Amiyah Louis-Jiles finished ...
CALDWELL, NJ — Three Livingston wrestlers proved that hard work and commitment pay off as they stepped onto the mat at the Caldwell Youth Wrestling Tournament on Sunday.Mikey Crawford, Michael Decorso, and Eli Levinson each earned second-place finishes, competing with toughness, focus, and heart ...
ORANGE, NJ – The Livingston boys basketball team opened its season with a 59-45 victory over Orange on Thursday.Forward Daniel Gbadamosi scored 16 points to lead three scorers in double digits for Livingston, which led, 24-13, at halftime.Sage Kornreich finished with 15 points for the Lancers. He ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex boys basketball team opened its season with a 53-36 victory over University on Thursday night.Jack Cleary scored 12 points for the Knights, who outscored University, 15-2, in the second quarter to open a 22-4 lead.George Apostolopoulos finished with 11 points for ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Spartan wrestlers have been hitting the mat, preparing for the 2025-2026 season. Daniel Trappe is looking forward to his fifth year as head coach, after 10 years as an assistant.Trappe will have a balance between returning and new athletes on the roster.“We have strong senior ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – In a game that was tightly contested from the opening tap, East Brunswick hung on for a 58-53 boys basketball victory over Sayreville on Thursday night.Senior point guard Cam Vick scored 23 points for East Brunswick (3-0), which led, 27-23, at halftime.Matt Mikulka connected ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The United ice hockey team traveled to Mennen Arena to play Mendham to a 3-3 tie on Wednesday, December 17.Mendham’s defense held the United scoreless in the first frame while they got two past United’s goalie Stefan Filewicz. The tables turned in the second period when the United ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – In a dominant display of technical skill and pin-fall prowess, the Barnegat High School wrestling team dismantled Brick Township on Wednesday night, securing a 53-27 dual meet victory. The Bengals used a relentless middle-weight surge, including six consecutive pins, to pull away ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph Boys and Girls Winter Track team completed a rigorous preseason program to prepare for its first meet of the 2025-2026 season, which opened on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Ocean Breeze.Preseason TrainingSprintersDuring the preseason, the sprinters worked hard to get ready for ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls won a competitive meet vs. Cranford, 96-74 at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA on Wednesday, Dec. 17.Tessa DeGennaro, Charlotte Oullette and Shae Trenery contributed two individual wins each and swim on the winning 200 Medley Relay squad.
PARAMUS, NJ — The Paramus High School boys basketball program is both enthusiastic and fiercely determined as another challenging regular season full of tough competition is now underway.The Spartans are scheduled to travel to face River Dell on Monday, Dec. 22.“Our goal is to go out every night ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - South Plainfield High School's swim team dove back in the water this week with three meets on the schedule. On Monday, the Tigers traveled to the Rahway YMCA to take on Arthur L. Johnson High School in a coed meet. South Plainfield swam away with a 98-72 victory, placing first in ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's boys basketball team used a strong second quarter and timely defense down the stretch to hold off Passaic Valley (PV), 55–51, in a matchup on Wednesday.The Ghosts (1–1) built a 33–18 halftime lead after outscoring the Hornets 22–9 in the second quarter, then withstood a ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's girls basketball team delivered on both ends of the floor Wednesday, pulling away early and cruising to a 56–23 victory over Passaic Valley (PV).The Ghosts (2–0) set the tone from the opening tip, racing out to a 21–7 lead after the first quarter and never looking back.
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Gill St. Bernard used a 17-0 run in the second quarter to fuel a 66-36 victory over Phillipsburg High School to spoil the Stateliners home opening boy’s basketball game in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division affair on Thursday on Thomas Fisher Court.David Pacewicz made a ...
BERNARDS, NJ - The Somerville High School Pioneers had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They managed a 49-45 win over the Bernards Mountaineers on Tuesday. This was payback for the Pioneers, who suffered a 42-39 defeat the last time these ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – 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, author, ...