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By MOUNT ST. DOMINIC
December 7, 2025
CALDWELL, NJ – The Mount St. Dominic girls soccer team rebounded after their first loss of the season with a dominating 6-0 win over Morris Catholic in the Non-Public North A quarterfinals on Nov. 6. Mount St. Dominic was the second seed in the Non-Public North A tournament with only top-seeded ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - This past Friday, the Nutley Raiders Bowling team traveled to Bowler City in Hackensack to compete in the 14th Annual Tom Irwin Memorial Crusader Classic Bowling Tournament, hosted by Bergen Catholic. The Raiders boys finished in fifth place among 32 teams. Jackson Veneziano ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- The Colts Neck girls basketball team will open its regular season on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Manalapan.The Cougars enjoyed a 15-10 season last winter, but head coach Nick Russo is looking for bigger things this season."We should be improved from last season," said Russo, whose team ...
BUTLER, Pa. — St. Bonaventure powered past the Walsh University Cavaliers 33–8 on a windy Saturday afternoon to earn the team’s third trip to the National Collegiate Rugby Division I title game in five years.On the bright royal blue turf of Butler Township Field, surrounded by snow, the Bonnies ...
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 ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – As we enter the holiday season and with winter approaching, the return of Long Branch High School wrestling is almost here. The Green Wave enters this season coming off a team sectional championship over Colts Neck and individual district champions, region finalists in Atlantic ...
Supporters of the Nutley-Bloomfield-Columbia tri-op ice hockey team couldn't envision a better start to the 2025-'26 season. Led by four goals and an assist by Christian Sherman, two goals and four assists by AJ Albanese, a goal and two assists by Abel Grimaldi and 33 saves from Aiden Rosamilia, ...
Supporters of the Nutley-Bloomfield-Columbia tri-op ice hockey team couldn't envision a better start to the 2025-'26 season. Led by four goals and an assist by Christian Sherman, two goals and four assists by AJ Albanese, a goal and two assists by Abel Grimaldi and 33 saves from Aiden Rosamilia, ...
DUNELLEN, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan ice hockey team opened its season with a 1-0 loss to North Hunterdon on Friday.In the loss, Panthers goalie Justin Madison had a stellar game. He made 46 saves for a .979 percentage.The only goal came with 4:57 left in the third period when Dylan Swon scored ...
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, ...
AMHERST, NY — In a heavily anticipated Big 4 showdown that never lacked intensity, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball walked into Alumni Arena Saturday afternoon and handed previously undefeated Buffalo its first loss of the season, grinding out a 77-69 win. The Bonnies never trailed, led for over 39 ...
SYRACUSE, NY — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team defeated Le Moyne College 66-57 on Saturday in the Henninger Athletic Center. For Bonnies head coach Jim Crowley, the victory held the significance of being his 400th career win as a head coach and his 276th as the Bonnies head coach.The ...
UNION, NJ — The Union boys basketball program will play its first game under new head coach Erick Loften-Harris on Monday night against The Patrick School on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown.It's an early opener at a time when most high school basketball teams have only started ...
Denville, NJ — Morris Knolls opened its 2025 boys swimming campaign with an impressive 105–65 victory over rival Morris Hills. The Golden Eagles (1–0) won eight of 11 events, including all three relays, while Morris Hills (0–1) kept the meet competitive behind standout efforts from Justin Flynn ...
Denville, NJ — Morris Knolls launched its season in overwhelming fashion cruising to a 133–36 victory over Morris Hills behind across-the-board depth, multiple event sweeps, and standout performances from its veteran core.The Golden Eagles (1–0) controlled the meet from start to finish, winning 10 ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ — Powered by a lineup firing on all cylinders, Morris Knolls rolled to a commanding 7–0 victory over Dover.Senior anchor Michael Safkan delivered the match’s top series, a powerhouse 648, including a booming 244 in Game 3. His 216 average paced the Eagles and set the tone in all three ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A fast start and a relentless special-teams attack pushed Morristown-Beard to an impressive 8–1 victory over Morris Knolls on Wednesday, lifting the Crimson to 2–0 while dropping the Golden Eagles to 0–1 in their season opener.Senior forward John Gonnella powered the win with a hat ...
DOVER, NJ — Morris Knolls stayed unbeaten on the young season, rolling to a convincing 7-0 sweep of Morris Tech behind a balanced, high-powered lineup on Thursday in NJAC boys bowling action.The Golden Eagles (2-0) topped the Devils (0-2) in all three games and total wood, posting a match-high ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood hockey hits the ice on Saturday, Dec. 6, when the Raiders travel to Nutley for a 3:45 game. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School hockey team has already logged valuable preseason ice time with a scrimmage under its belt, preparing for the start of ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — After finishing a game below .500 last season, the East Brunswick girls basketball team has the look of a contender going into this season.The Bears will open their regular season at home against Monroe on Tuesday, Dec. 16.Head coach Travis Retzlaff welcomes back almost all of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School winter track program is set to launch another highly anticipated season, with more than 130 athletes filling out one of the largest and most competitive rosters in Union County.BoysThe Raiders will look to regroup after graduating ...
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 ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ – The Robbinsville-Allentown-Jackson ice hockey tri-op team opened its season with a 7-1 victory over Notre Dame on Friday night.Jake LaChance finished with two goals and two assists for Robbinsville and Reilly Halpin also scored two goals.James Morino collected a team-high three ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – After missing back-to-back state tournaments, optimism is abound within the Morristown boys basketball program ahead of the 2025-26 season. Two years ago the Colonials struggled throughout the season and finished with a record of 6-19 and failed to qualify for the postseason. Last ...
MADISON, NJ – Last year was a tale of two seasons for the Dodgers on the wrestling mat. Madison struggled at the start of the year, winning just 3 of their first 17 matches but managed to have a strong finish, going 6-3 over the final stretch of the season.“We started off slow last year, but had a ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - CBR was back on the ice Friday afternoon to face the Colonia/Woodbridge co-op at the Club at Woodbridge. The Chargers-Bears-Rams tri-op opened the 2025-26 season on Wednesday at home at the ProSkate Ice Arena against Bayonne High School. CBR defeated Bayonne 7-4 for their first ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — Two members of the West Essex boys soccer team have been named to the Super Essex Conference's Liberty Division first team.Ilias Skounakis and Drew Cerqueira of West Essex were both selected to the first team in a vote of the conference's coaches. Skounakis, a senior back and ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Supporters of the Nutley-Bloomfield-Columbia tri-op ice hockey team couldn't envision a better start to the 2025-2026 season. Led by four goals and an assist by Christian Sherman, two goals and four assists by AJ Albanese, a goal and two assists by Abel Grimaldi and 33 saves from ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Roselle Park Boys Soccer had one of their own recognized with All-County honors for the 2025 season. Javien Ruiz was named to the All-Union County Second Team and All-Mountain Division First Team. A four-year starter, Ruiz started all 20 games this season for the Panthers, ...
WALL, NJ -- The Middletown North ice hockey team opened its season with a 7-0 victory over Manalapan on Friday.Dominiks Marnauza scored two goals and had one assist for the Lions, who broke to a 5-0 lead by the end of the first period.Lucas Laranjeiro and Alex Chaknis each had one goal and one ...