Sports Top Stories
By AUBREY WARD JR.
December 14, 2025
HOUSTON — St. Bonaventure captured the National Collegiate Rugby Division I title Saturday, overwhelming top-ranked Queens 55–21 in a dominating victory at SaberCats Stadium.The victory was built on suffocating defense, physical dominance at the breakdown and scrums, and standout performances from ...
HAZLET, NJ — The Raritan High School boys basketball team will open its season on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Lacey.The Rockets have three starters returning from a team that went 9-17 last season. One of those starters, senior guard James Dillon, played only 16 games as a junior before an ACL injury ...
CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ – Thomas Calabrese scored 19 points and Luis Guzman Martinez scored 14 as Cliffside Park defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 50-38, in an independent boys basketball on Saturday. It was the season opener for both teams.Cliffside Park jumped out to a 15-9 lead at the end of one quarter, ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – Despite a spirited third-quarter rally and a double-double performance from Elayna Ordonez, the Barnegat High School girls basketball team fell to Lawrence, 51-45, in their season opener.Head Coach Tammy Nicolini’s squad (0-1) faced an early deficit but surged back after halftime.
RED BANK, NJ – Santino Vilardi delivered a performance to remember on Thursday night, netting a hat trick and scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Southern Regional boys ice hockey team to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Red Bank Regional at the Red Bank Armory.Vilardi provided all ...
CLEVELAND — After 15 lead changes, the Ohio University men’s basketball team defeated the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 88-83 in overtime Saturday evening at Rocket Arena.Bobcats senior guard Jackson Paveletzke recorded a team-high 28 points, while Bonnies senior forward Frank Mitchell posted a team-best ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Nottingham opened the boys basketball season with a 66-49 victory over Steinert on Saturday afternoon.James Rumph and Harry Bisset each scored 16 points for the North Stars, who outscored Steinert, 21-7, in the second quarter to surge to a 32-24 halftime lead.Quashawn Roberts ...
HAMILTON, NJ – The Steinert girls basketball team opened their basketball season with a 54-20 victory over Nottingham on Saturday.Bella Rosa scored 17 points for Steinert, which took a 21-3 lead after one quarter.Katie Corby handed out 10 assists and came up with six steals to go with six points ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Park Regional Ice Hockey team erased an early three-goal deficit and exploded for seven unanswered goals to defeat Montville, 7-3, on Friday night.Montville jumped out to a quick lead in the opening period, scoring three times in less than 12 minutes. Justin Martinez opened the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick boys basketball team opened its season with a 54-36 victory over New Dorp of Staten Island, N.Y. on Saturday.Senior guard Matt Mikulka scored 22 points for East Brunswick, which outscored New Dorp, 15-9, in the third quarter to open a 35-24 lead. Mikulka sank ...
MONTGOMERY, NJ — Gavin Randall opened the season with a strong all-around performance for Madison, but Gill St. Bernard’s used a dominant second quarter to seize control and post a 60-47 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday morning, Dec. 13.Madison (0-1) fell behind early, trailing 9-4 after one ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Gov. Livingston boys basketball team closed the game on a decisive fourth-quarter run to slip past Morristown, 54-50, on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13, handing the Colonials a narrow loss in their season opener.Morristown (0-1) led after the first quarter, 16-10, and carried momentum ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Chargers wrestling team was back on the mat on Friday after an 84-0 shutout over Central Jersey Prep Charter on Wednesday to open the season. Spotswood kept the momentum going with a 65-18 victory over South Brunswick High School. Marcello Scarola, Erik Williams, Jake Tessein, ...
UNION, NJ — Before his first game as the new head coach of the Union boys basketball team, Erick Loften-Harris set a goal for his team to limit its turnover total against West Orange to "11 or less."The Farmers accomplished their coach's mission, committing just 10 turnovers the entire game.
UNION, NJ — Before his first game as the new head coach of the Union boys basketball team, Erick Loften-Harris set a goal for his team to limit its turnover total against West Orange to "11 or less."The Farmers accomplished their coach's mission, committing just 10 turnovers the entire game.
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ - After opening up the 2025-26 high school ice hockey season with a victory over Bayonne, CBR hit a rough patch with three straight losses. On Friday, CBR began a home-at-home with Old Bridge High School at the ProSkate Ice Arena. CBR lost 7-3 to the Knights to increase the ...
PARAMUS, NJ — There’s nowhere to hide on the mat while competing in the great sport of high school wrestling. Therefore, it’s crucial that a wrestler is as prepared as possible, as well as encouraged by their teammates, coaches, friends and family to get motivated to achieve their goals. Members ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - The Park Regional Ice Hockey team erased an early three-goal deficit and exploded for seven unanswered goals to defeat Montville, 7-3, on Friday night.Montville jumped out to a quick lead in the opening period, scoring three times in less than 12 minutes. Justin Martinez opened the ...
SUMMIT, NJ — Senior left-winger Eric Outwater was named Salerno Duane Player of the Week for the Summit High School hockey team following a two-game stretch against Cranford and West Essex.Outwater recorded two assists over the week, finishing with a 0-2-2 stat line and a plus+1 rating. He ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville boys basketball team opened its season with a 73-39 victory over South Hunterdon on Friday night.Senior forward Liam Butler scored 17 points for Robbinsville, which jumped to a 21-11 lead after one quarter.Senior forward Tyler Bunnell connected for 14 points in ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team will open its season on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at BelovED Community Charter School.Bayonne head coach James Turner has compiled a record of 365-107 (a .773 percentage) in 20 seasons, including a 25-6 mark last season, when the Bees reached the North 2, ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – With the winter weather fast approaching, the return of Long Branch High School boys’ basketball is back. The Green Wave enters this season coming off a disappointing 6-16 season, but head coach Darnell Tyler is encouraged by the progress he has seen from his senior-heavy team ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Morristown ice hockey team fell to Kinnelon 5-2 on Friday, December 12, 2025. The Colonials (2-1) got on the scoreboard behind Luke Williams, who finished a Morristown sequence for a goal, and Conrad Caroe, who added a goal and an assist to lead Morristown with two points. Charlie ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Last season, Madison did not do a lot of winning. But after Friday night, the vibe within the program should change. The Dodgers scored four unanswered goals to pull off a come-from-behind victory over Mount Olive and improve to 2-1 on the season.The Marauders struck first with a ...
CRANFORD, NJ - This season was a historic one for the Cranford Girls Soccer Team. The Cougars captivated the town’s attention, winning thriller after thriller and showing an incredible amount of heart and perseverance as the Cougars took magical trips to both the County and Sectional finals. It ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ – The Township recognized the fifth- and sixth-grade boys West Essex Soccer League East Division Champions during the December 8 Township Council meeting.Council President Anthony Sgobba praised the team’s determination and teamwork throughout the season."They kept the momentum ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The pieces that comprised the Caldwell boys basketball team's 22-4 record last winter fit together nearly perfectly.When the Chiefs open their 2025-26 season on Monday night at home against Memorial of West New York, many of those “pieces” won't be there, having graduated.But ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Despite missing the playoffs, the Roselle Park Panthers have every reason to hold their heads high in a widely successful 2025 season. The Panthers ended their 2025 campaign with a 6-4 record, narrowly missing the NJSIAA state playoffs. For the Panthers, one can argue that a ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston girls basketball team will open its season on Tuesday night at home against Kent Place.In three seasons under head coach Ashley Addison, the Lancers have gone from four wins to nine wins to an 18-7 record last year.The program is in the best shape that it's been in ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The Hasbrouck Heights boys basketball team will be relying on a young core as it moves forward into the 2025-26 season that puts them in a different division than their historical home, and playing their first six games on the road. The Aviators went 14-12 in 2024-25, but ...