Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
December 17, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne boys basketball team opened its season with a 73-53 victory over Dickinson on Tuesday night.Noah Shaw scored 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made three steals for Bayonne, which outscored Dickinson, 18-9, in the second quarter to take a 36-18 halftime lead.Tyrie Wood ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The Livingston girls basketball team opened its season with a 38-27 victory over Kent Place on Tuesday.Aubrey Cohen scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds for Livingston, which outscored Kent Place, 11-4, in the second quarter to take a 23-16 lead.Joelle Bent led the Lancers in ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Paterson Eastside, 7-0, in both boys and girls Big North bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack. Liam Zamora rolled a 706 series to lead the Knights to the victory. Zamora rolled a 266 in game three to highlight his day. Sebastian Bray was right behind him, ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Paterson Eastside, 7-0, in both boys and girls Big North bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack. Liam Zamora rolled a 706 series to lead the Knights to the victory. Zamora rolled a 266 in game three to highlight his day. Sebastian Bray was right behind him, ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Paterson Eastside, 7-0, in both boys and girls Big North bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack. Liam Zamora rolled a 706 series to lead the Knights to the victory. Zamora rolled a 266 in game three to highlight his day. Sebastian Bray was right behind him, ...
From Tuesday December 16thWhippany Park Outshoots but Falls 3–0 to Mount Olive in MCSSIHL LossWHIPPANY, NJ — The Whippany Park boys ice hockey team was shut out, 3–0, by Mount Olive on Tuesday night in MCSSIHL (Morris County Secondary Schools Ice Hockey League) Halvorsen Division action.Mount Olive ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — With a solid roster composed of nine seniors and four juniors, the Westfield girls’ ice hockey team is looking to improve upon last season and reach the .500 mark once again early on this season.“Last season was our first in the Cohen division and we struggled against the better ...
From Tuesday December 16th:Whippany Park Girls Defeat St. Elizabeth in NJAC OpenerWHIPPANY, NJ — The Whippany Park varsity girls' basketball team opened its season with a 28–24 win over St. Elizabeth on Tuesday afternoon in NJAC (North Jersey Athletic Conference) Independence Division play.The game ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison’s swim teams came away with a sweep of Morristown-Beard on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as the boys powered to a 128-41 victory and the girls pulled out a thrilling 85-84 win that came down to the final events.Madison (3-0) controlled the boys meet from the start, winning the 200-meter ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown girls basketball team opened its season with a hard-fought win Tuesday night, edging Mendham 40-38.Morristown (1-0) built an early cushion by taking a 13-8 lead after the first quarter, then leaned on its defense to protect the advantage through a lower-scoring ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison bowling team ran into one of the NJAC’s top early-season teams Tuesday afternoon, falling 7-0 to unbeaten Morris Hills in a conference matchup on Dec. 16.The Dodgers (0-5, 0-3 NJAC East) fought through a tough set against a Morris Hills lineup and finished with a 2,731 ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown boys basketball team used balanced offense and steady scoring across the lineup to pull away from Roxbury and earn a 71-50 win on Tuesday night, Dec. 16.For the Colonials, Kaidan Martin and Kenneth Sharperson led the way with 13 points apiece, while Morristown also ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — After a rebuilding season a year ago, the Governor Livingston girls basketball team enters the upcoming winter campaign focused on development, effort and competitiveness under ninth-year head coach Christopher Eckert.The Highlanders finished last season with a 7-18 record ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount St. Dominic girls basketball head coach Brian Dorf knows what his team needs to do to take that next step up the ladder in the division, county and states. The first stride is to improve on last season's mark of 12-15 in the 2024-25 season and then some when the season tips ...
Linden, NJ - In the past 65 years, there have been 22 legends, 22 names printed on banners lifted high in the Linden High School gymnasium, basketball players who reached the elite milestone of 1,000 career points. In 2025, a new name has been cemented into the history books, a name that will rise ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – The Hunterdon Central girls basketball team opened its season with a 33-28 victory over Ridge on Tuesday night.Katie Schwartz scored 12 points for Hunterdon Central, which outscored Ridge, 13-9, in the third quarter to take a 31-23 lead.Olivia Duran scored nine points and Nikki ...
SOMERSET, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 70-63 victory over Franklin on Tuesday night.Richie Gardner scored 23 points to lead four Panthers in double digits. He also two assists and two steals.Tyler Hamby collected 15 points and five rebounds for ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ – There will never be another Mike Dessino.Bridgewater-Raritan High School head wrestling coach Kyle Murphy, who wrestled with him at Bloomsburg University, can certainly attest to this about the Middlesex High School graduate and two-time state medalist.For the Blue Jays, the late ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys basketball team, coming off an impressive 19-7 season, is gearing up to get their regular season that will be a challenge, but nothing they can't handle. Last season, the boys went 11-1 in the UCC Mountain Division, often dominating ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Middletown South boys basketball team opened its season with a 64-54 victory over St. Rose on Tuesday night.Freshman Ryan Gannon had a spectacular varsity debut for the Eagles, scoring 29 points. Gannon sank 11 of 12 free throws.Matt Trimble and Evan Wells each finished with eight ...
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 ...
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 ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights moved to 4-0 on the season with a 7-0 victory over Wallington in an NJIC Meadowlands bowling match Tuesday afternoon in North Arlington. William Munoz rolled a 633 series to lead the Aviators. Munoz and senior co-captain Matthew Haines led the Aviators in ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept Paterson Eastside, 7-0, in both boys and girls Big North bowling on Tuesday afternoon in Hackensack. Liam Zamora rolled a 706 series to lead the Knights to the victory. Zamora rolled a 266 in game three to highlight his day. Sebastian Bray was right behind him, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys basketball roster is deep this season and coach Todd Ervin figures to make good use of it.The Cougars raced to a 19-point lead in the first quarter and didn't let their foot off the pedal until the fourth quarter in the 69-39 season-opening win vs. Sparta on Tuesday ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge girls basketball is hoping that change will bring better results for the Lady Blue Devils. A mix of newcomers and returning underclassmen, will face a new-look schedule as Wood-Ridge tries to improve off of last year’s 6-18 season. The Lady Blue Devils were 3-5 in the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The remarkable streak of 58 consecutive dual meet wins strung together by the Chatham boys swim team over the past four years came to an end on Tuesday night with a 93-77 setback to Delbarton at the Jersey Aquatic Center.Chatham (2-1) had not lost a meet since it was edged by ...
MONROE, NJ – East Brunswick broke the game open with a big third quarter and went on to a 63-35 boys basketball victory over Monroe on Tuesday night.Senior guard Matt Mikulka scored 25 points for East Brunswick (2-0), which outscored Monroe, 23-6, in the third quarter to take a 51-26 lead. Mikulka ...
UNION, NJ – The Union girls basketball team opened its season with a 39-32 victory over American History Charter School on Tuesday.Tahirah Greenwood finished with 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals for Union, which outscored American History, 14-6, in the fourth quarter after ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia girls basketball team opened its season with a 56-19 victory over Payne Tech on Tuesday.JoJo Yarde collected 21 points, 15 rebounds and nine steals for Columbia, which raced out to a 16-1 lead.Myla DeFreitas finished with 10 points and four assists for the Cougars.