Sports Top Stories
By MEAGAN KANE
December 8, 2025
PARAMUS, NJ — As the football season recently came to an end, something special was held for the 8th grade football players and cheerleaders of Paramus. Mayor Christopher DiPiazza cheered on the young athletes at The Terrace as they take their next step in academics: high school. “Pleasure to have ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The NJSIAA made a major change this year to high school bowling, impacting both the regular season and playoffs. Unfortunately, as it often seems with these types of changes made by the state, it creates more problems than it solves. WHAT THEY DID: They mandated that for ...
PARAMUS, NJ — It’s a new beginning with a fresh sense of excitement and optimism for the Paramus High School girls basketball.The Spartans welcome in head coach Brian Manzano, who is enthusiastic about helping to guide the team in the right direction on the court.Paramus is scheduled to host Old ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The NJSIAA made a major change this year to high school bowling, impacting both the regular season and playoffs. Unfortunately, as it often seems with these types of changes made by the state, it creates more problems than it solves. WHAT THEY DID: They mandated that for ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The NJSIAA made a major change this year to high school bowling, impacting both the regular season and playoffs. Unfortunately, as it often seems with these types of changes made by the state, it creates more problems than it solves. WHAT THEY DID: They mandated that for ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS boys’ basketball team opened their basketball season Friday night in a non-league matchup against the Maple Hill Wildcats. Despite these two teams not playing in the same league, they have a long history battling it out on the court in CYO basketball going back to ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Corey Calderone and Brandon Calderone, twin brothers and members of the South Plainfield Class of 2026, both signed letters of intent on Dec. 4 to attend colleges where they will continue their swim careers.Corey Calderone has committed to Division 1 Iona College. Brandon ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — Entering the 2025-2026 season, the Barnegat High School boys basketball team faces a challenge that is as exciting as it is daunting: a complete reset.Fresh off a memorable campaign that saw the Bengals capture the B-South Championship, the program enters this winter with a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — With a strong veteran core and an infusion of young talent, the Governor Livingston–New Providence boys ice hockey team enters the new season determined to build on last year’s 13-9-4 campaign.Head coach Greg Jensen, now in his fourth season behind the bench, carries a ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — With a strong veteran core and an infusion of young talent, the Governor Livingston–New Providence boys ice hockey team enters the new season determined to build on last year’s 13-9-4 campaign.Head coach Greg Jensen, now in his fourth season behind the bench, carries a ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This January, when the puck drops on the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B Tournament, one young Westfield resident is set to skate for international glory with her squad.Fourteen-year-old Chelsea Tsvirko, a freshman at ...
MADISON, NJ – Last year, the Madison girls hockey program had the best season in their short history. The Dodgers finished with an impressive 10-2 record, including winning the Annis Cup after a dominating two-game run. The success the Dodgers had in 2024-25 had an impact beyond the results on the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Coming off a strong season, expectations remain high for Morristown on the mat thanks in large part to a talented group of returning wrestlers. As head coach Jesse Thorsen starts his fourth year at the helm for the Colonials, he is expected to rely on a quartet of district ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Running it back is now an expectation for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School ice hockey team this winter.For the reigning Skyland Cup champion Panthers, who are coming off of last year’s surge to the status of state championship contender under the direction of now fifth-year ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge bowling will be looking to rebuild on the fly after last season's successful 13-9 season, with only one starter returning. Due to the rule change that now has all teams in the state bowling with five bowlers, there will be plenty of opportunities.“This season our team ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The NJSIAA made a major change this year to high school bowling, impacting both the regular season and playoffs. Unfortunately, as it often seems with these types of changes made by the state, it creates more problems than it solves. WHAT THEY DID: They mandated that for ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - South Plainfield High School's swimming team returned to the pool on Friday for the Tigers season opener against Edison High School at the Raritan Bay Area YMCA. Head coach TJ Conneely was back to lead the team who won the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division title last ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen County Tech opened their 2025-26 season with a split against Big North Liberty rival Passaic County Tech on Thursday afternoon at Bowler City in Hackensack.The girls team won by a convincing 7-0 score to improve to 1-0, while Passaic County Tech fell to 2-1 with the loss. ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - Bergen Tech continued its busy opening weekend of the high school bowling season, as the Lady Knights girls team took second place at the Marisa Tufaro Classic at the Majestic Lanes in the Hopelawn section of Woodbridge. The boys team finished fourth.Kaitlyn Zens continued her ...
STOCKHOLM, NJ – The United High School ice hockey team opened their season on their home ice at Skylands Ice World with a win, beating Randolph 8-6. It was the team’s first game since winning the state championship last spring. The players from Sparta, Kinnelon and Jefferson United enjoyed support ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — Behind a dominant performance from Michael Vadovic, the Barnegat High School bowling team secured their first victory of the season on Sunday, sweeping Pinelands Regional 3-0.Barnegat (1-2) controlled the lanes from start to finish, compiling a total pinfall of 1,938 compared to ...
BRANT BEACH - The Southern Regional Rams boys swim team (2-0) secured a heart-stopping 85-84 victory over the visiting Central Regional Golden Eagles (0-1) on Friday, maintaining their undefeated start to the season in a fiercely competitive dual meet. The Rams home is the St. Francis Aquatic ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Long Branch High School Athletic Director Jason Corley was recently named the Central Jersey Athletic Director of the Year for his dedicated work to athletics at the high school level in Long Branch.The Dave Salberg Sectional Award of Merit honors individuals that have ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The tri-op ice hockey team for East Brunswick, Spotswood and South River High Schools made its debut in December 2022 thanks to a grassroots campaign by a group of dedicated hockey parents. It's a coed program giving ice hockey players from East Brunswick, Spotswood, Milltown, ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Several Millburn residents competed with plenty of effort and pride in collegiate sports this fall season. Let’s take a look at some of their many achievements. Luke Pickard (Millburn High School) was a senior defensive tackle for the Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) football ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph Middle School JR Rams hockey team, coached Rich Fuchs and assisted by Scott Aiello, Brandon Ciercielli, and Frank Sallo, finished the season with a 7-2-2 record and secured the No. 2 seed in the Morris County Youth Hockey Leage. Randolph battled to a thrilling 5–4 ...
WALL TWP, NJ — The Manasquan Warriors (2-0) returned to the Jersey Shore Arena for their first home game of the season and delivered a statement win, overpowering Red Bank Regional with a 47–19 shot advantage and a decisive 5–2 victory. The complete Team Preview will follow after the game summary ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Three members of the Jonathan Dayton boys soccer team have been named to the Union County Conference All-Valley Division Team.One of them, senior forward Khepri Ngassa, was also selected to the UCC's overall second team for the entire conference.Ngassa led the Bulldogs in scoring ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- The Hoboken boys basketball team will open its season on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Lyndhurst after a season of great success and ultimate heartbreak.The RedWings posted a 21-9 record and got to the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 2 championship game before losing at the buzzer to Madison, 53-52, ...
PATERSON, NJ - The New York Cosmos have added four promising young players as the club accelerates roster building ahead of its anticipated return to competition in 2026.Two of the newcomers bring international experience to the squad: Ecuadorian attacking midfielder Josué Manzano and Italian ...