Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO EAST BRUNSWICK STAFF
November 30, 2025
EAST BRUNSWICK — The 2025 Churchill Junior High School boys and girls cross-country teams closed out one of the strongest seasons in program history, marked by dominant performances, record-breaking runs and a championship finish at the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) meet.Both squads ran with ...
WAYNE, NJ – Wayne Valley’s Benedetto Cooper and Wayne Hills’ Evan Taibl have been selected as their schools’ recipients of the Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year Award — an annual Super Football Conference honor given to one football player from each member school who reflects leadership, ...
NEWTON, NJ—Newton High School student athletes signed commitment letters to play sports at the colleges of their choice starting next fall on National Signing Day, November 12.Joey Gallucci will be playing for the Misericordia University men’s lacrosse team. He will go from a Brave to a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick High School held its National Signing Day ceremony, recognizing three student athletes who have committed to continue both their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level. The ceremony was led by Frank Malta, Athletic Director for East Brunswick High ...
These are exciting and optimistic times for the Bloomfield High School girls wrestling program.The Bengals have an impressive mix of wrestlers who have reached the highest level of the super challenging sport in the state at the high school level-as well as newcomers aiming to reach very high ...
EASTON, PA—In a preview of the upcoming Thanksgiving football rivalry, the Phillipsburg High School Stateliners traveled across the river to Cottingham Stadium to face the Easton Area High School Red Rovers in the annual Powderpuff flag football game.The contest, as most P’Burg vs. Easton rivalry ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Many assume that top-tier athletic facilities are rare and, when available, priced out of reach. In Cranford, that assumption isn’t true. Strength and Fitness Club, which opened in 2008 as a straightforward gym, has become one of the county’s leading training hubs. It has long ...
PARAMUS, NJ – Three Hasbrouck Heights and two Wood-Ridge players were named to the All-Bergen County Football Team, as selected by the Bergen County Coaches Association.Hasbrouck Heights senior quarterback Nico Nipitella, senior running back Michael Napolitano and senior defensive back Brady Shine ...
CLEVELAND —The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team snapped its two-game losing streak Friday, defeating Radford University 55-45, with first quarter and fourth quarter surges in the Cleveland State University Invitational at the Wolstein Center. The Bonnies dominated the first quarter with ...
NEWTON, NJ – With a roster split between returning and new athletes, the 2025-2026 boys varsity wrestling squad is starting the program’s 100th season. “We are very excited as we have a great mix of starters and newcomers. We feel like we can get better every week and have a great season,” Coach ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside extended its Thanksgiving Day dominance with a 52–0 shutout over Kennedy on Thursday, earning its seventh-straight Turkey Bowl win in the 101st edition of the city’s historic rivalry game. The Ghosts, now 3–8, took control immediately, scoring twice in the first quarter ...
PARKLAND, FL- The MSD Boys Basketball Team lost a tight game to Centennial High School of Port St. Lucie 65-60 on Tuesday night over the Thanksgiving Holiday break. The Stoneman Douglas Boys have now lost three straight games after starting the season 3-0, and are currently 3-3 overall.MSD will ...
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — Entering the 28th Annual Thanksgiving Day showdown, Wall Township had plenty to prove after dropping the previous three rivalry games to Manasquan. Behind a dominant ground attack led by Dylan Cohen (165 yards) and an efficient performance from quarterback Brian McKenna (5 of 8, ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Join Mayor Jenny Mundell and the Township Council for a special event in partnership with Montclair State University, the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Essex County Sheriff Amir D. Jones and local experts to help our small business community prepare for the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne High School baseball team, along with their head coach Dave Hoffman, BHS principal Keith Makowski, and Midtown Shemin School Vice Principal Anthony Romano once again helped to distribute Thanksgiving meals to local senior citizens this week. The effort is an ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The high school hockey season kicks off a little earlier than other winter sports and the East Brunswick-Spotswood-South River High School tri-op is gearing up for its fourth season on the ice. CBR drops the puck for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, December 3, against Bayonne ...
PATERSON, NJ - City officials honored Derrick Etienne Jr., a Major League Soccer forward and Paterson native, who has been officially confirmed as part of Haiti’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad, marking a historic achievement for both the city and the Etienne family.Etienne, a dual citizen of the United ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Gabby Bryce, a member of Colts Neck High School's Class of 2026, recently signed a letter of intent to attend the University of South Carolina Upstate.A member of the Colts Neck softball team, Bryce will continue her athletic career at USC Upstate.As a junior, Bryce, a shortstop, ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Middletown North rallied for a 7-6 football victory over Middletown South on Thanksgiving.Owen Robson's 20-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Clark at the left pylon and Seamus Montague's extra-point kick with 7:04 left in the fourth quarter gave Middletown North (6-5) a 7-6 ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Rest assured that the hard work is being done on a consistent basis in all events as preparation for the upcoming regular season for the Millburn High School girls swimming program.The Millers are scheduled to face Montclair for a meet at the Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence ...
POMPANO BEACH — The city will break ground next Tuesday on the much-awaited, much-anticipated skatepark, at Pompano Community Park - the final step towards completion of the project.The ceremony is set for 10 a.m. at the site of the skatepark, at 1801 NE 8th Street. Officials will mark the start of ...
EASTON, PA - The smell of sizzling pork roll, (yeah, we said it), eggs, bacon and sausage filled the air at Lafayette College’s Fisher Stadium before 7 a.m. this Thanksgiving, as fans from both sides of the Delaware River gathered for one of high school football's most storied traditions. If you ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Cole Ordway was the starting quarterback as a sophomore at Easton Area High School when the Red Rovers finished with a 3-8 record and lost to Phillipsburg High School 35-14.The Rovers had a real nice comeback last year when they recorded a 11-2 mark and finished its season by ...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team won its final game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday, defeating East Carolina 67–58.Like Tuesday’s matchup against North Carolina, junior guard Buddy Simmons II got the Bonnies (6–1) started, finding a cutting Frank Mitchell for a ...
PARAMUS, NJ — This Friday, the Paramus Catholic Paladins are facing DePaul at MetLife Stadium.The Non-Public B Championship will kick off at 10 a.m. on Nov. 28.“Our Paladins have fought hard to earn their spot, and now it’s time to bring the energy and support they deserve,” the Paramus Catholic ...
HACKENSACK, NJ — Hackensack and Teaneck’s annual Thanksgiving Day football game has been played for 94 years. Since 1931, the game was paused only one year, in 2020, due to the pandemic. This year, the Hackensack Comets continued their winning streak, which they've kept for 12 years (2013). The ...
NEWETON, NJ – With a winning record of 3-1 in the 2024-2025 season, Newton Lenape Valley high school’s girls swim team hopes to do even better this season.“NLV hopes to build on last winter’s record and try to have an undefeated season this year,” Coach Jessica Jacobellis said, looking forward to ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — As Thanksgiving Week arrives, many of us pause to take stock of our lives — the good, the hard, and everything in between. In a season that encourages gratitude, it’s easy to look at the world around us, the headlines we scroll past, or even the daily challenges we carry, and ...
.BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Gov. Livingston High School baseball team, which delivered an undefeated and history-making 2025 season, gathered Wednesday evening for one of the most anticipated traditions in high school athletics: the presentation of state championship rings.Players, coaches, team ...
CLEVELAND — After posting their first 5-0 start since the 2009–10 season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team on Wednesday suffered its second consecutive loss. The team fell to Cleveland State, 75-71, in the CSU Invitational. Even before the layup lines and shooting drills began, the ...