Sports Top Stories
By CHIP ARMONAITIS
November 14, 2025
SECAUCUS, NJ – Four Wood-Ridge players were honored with spots on the NJIC All Meadowands boys soccer team, announced earlier in the week. The Blue Devils finished the season with a 5-15 overall record, 1-9 in the Meadowlands.Junior defender Jacob Metcalfe was named to the First Team. He finished ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Cross Country Team advanced to the State Championships after qualifying at the Regional Meet in Miami on Wednesday.The MSD Girls finished 5th out of 16 teams, an improvement on their 8th place finished last year that also led them to a state birth. Olympia ...
STAFFORD — The Southern Regional High School boys soccer team is on the brink of an amazing accomplishment, continuing its inspiring quest to defend its NJSIAA State Group IV Championship title with a pivotal sectional final match tomorrow, Friday, November 14th.The Rams, under the guidance of new ...
STAFFORD — The Southern Regional High School boys soccer team is on the brink of an amazing accomplishment, continuing its inspiring quest to defend its NJSIAA State Group IV Championship title with a pivotal sectional final match tomorrow, Friday, November 14th.The Rams, under the guidance of new ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Sophomore kicker Cooper Smoragiewicz came through in the clutch for Summit football for the second straight week on Saturday, hitting a 34-yard field goal as time expired to send the Hilltoppers to the North II, Group III finals with a 31-28 win over West Essex.His cool-under-pressure ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Valley boys soccer team saw its postseason run end on Monday night, falling 3–1 to top-seeded Ramapo in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 semifinals. Even in defeat, the Indians put together a determined performance against one of the top teams in the state. Head coach Kyle ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Twenty-five Westfield High School student-athletes signed Letters of Intent to play for colleges and universities on Wednesday, signifying recognition of the seniors’ accomplishments both academically and athletically, the district announced on Thursday.The following ...
WARREN, NJ - Five Watchung Hills Regional High School athletes upgraded their status from recruit to official signees to the college/university of their choice on Wednesday.Surrounded by their family, coaches, and friends on Nov. 12, the students put pen to paper and signed their official NLI ...
WARREN, NJ - Five Watchung Hills Regional High School athletes upgraded their status from recruit to official signees to the college/university of their choice on Wednesday.Surrounded by their family, coaches, and friends on Nov. 12, the students put pen to paper and signed their official NLI ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – Surrounded by family, teammates, coaches, and school administrators, standout Gov. Livingston forward Kyra Polizzi officially signed her National Letter of Intent on Tuesday to continue her soccer career at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The ceremony took ...
With 12 hard earned victories, it’s a sure bet that the Bloomfield High School girls soccer program enjoyed their share of memorable moments on the pitch this recently concluded season.“It was great to beat Glen Ridge for the first time in 15 years,’’ Bloomfield head coach Jon Aliaga said. “We have ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - As far as NJSIAA football success is concerned David meets Goliath at 7 p.m. Friday at Maloney Stadium on Bellis Field in the North 2 Group 4 sectional championship game. Third-seeded Montgomery (8-3), AKA David, is making its ninth appearance in the NJSIAA playoffs and came ...
PATERSON, NJ - The John F. Kennedy High School girls’ basketball program, led by Coach MarQuette Burgess, is set to once again host its annual “Holiday Hoop Fest,” a three-day girls’ basketball showcase that has become a staple of New Jersey’s winter sports calendar.Now in its eighth year, the ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ — The Piscataway Middle School football team captured its second consecutive Central Jersey Championship title on Wednesday, Nov. 12, with a thrilling 14-12 victory over Kreps Middle School of East Windsor.The Chiefs held off a late rally from the Rams to secure the win and repeat as ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- Tyler Bunnell of Robbinsville, one of the hardest-throwing high school pitchers in Mercer County and beyond, this week signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Pittsburgh, where he will continue his baseball career.Bunnell, a right-hander, struck out 91 batters in ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- Bloomfield High football coach Mike Carter always finds good in his players, and their work ethic.But he doesn't throw compliments around that freely. So, when Carter recently said that senior captain and quarterback Jeremy Tejada is one of the best all-around athletes he's ever ...
One-time Bloomfield High football standout players Naz Jackson and Johnny Nichol are now playing collegiate football at William Paterson University, in Wayne, and doing a good job.For Bloomfield's head football coach, Mike Carter, their performance on the field also matches hard work in the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — For the first time in 46 years, an East Brunswick girl is headed to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions for cross-country. Allison Zeichner is just the second girl in school history—following Joan Luckhower—to achieve this outstanding feat.“I would’ve never believed at the beginning ...
LINDEN, NJ — The wait is finally over. After more than a decade, Linden High School is bringing back one of its proudest athletic traditions — the Linden High School Athletic Hall of Fame — with a grand induction ceremony set for Thur., Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at Linden High School.It will mark the ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Third-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan defeated second-seeded Ridge for the third time this season, 3-1, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 girls soccer tournament on Wednesday.The Panthers earned a trip to the sectional championship game, where they will meet ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Elliott Reines of Jonathan Dayton High School finished sixth in the NJSIAA Group 1 Boys' Cross-Country Championships last weekend.Reines ran a time of 17:08 to place sixth in the field of 144 runners.The senior's top 10 finish led Dayton to a fifth-place finish in the team standings ...
MADISON, NJ – The Madison Dodgers continued their dominant run this postseason with a commanding 6-0 win over West Essex on Wednesday afternoon. Fifth-seeded West Essex put up little resistance as the top-seeded Dodgers controlled the game from start to finish. Madison has had a knack for striking ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Glen Ridge defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 4-2, in the semi-final round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 girls’ soccer playoffs. The Lady Aviators conclude their season with a 14-8 overall record. Glen Ridge led 1-0 going into halftime.Hasbrouck Heights tied the score at 1-1 when ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Seventeen Chatham High senior student-athletes announced on national signing day Wednesday that they will compete for NCAA Division 1 programs in field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming and track & field.Amanda Thornton will play soccer at Rutgers University; Leah Tapper ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — For the third straight year, the Br. Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup will stay with the Brown and White. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Siena University 75–66 Wednesday night at the Reilly Center. In a first half featuring 16 lead changes and no lead larger than ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior co-captains, midfielder Alex Donoghue and striker Amanda Thornton, led the way as the top-seeded Chatham girls soccer team scored its third straight mercy win, 7-0, vs. Middletown North in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament on Wednesday at Haas ...
SOMERSET, NJ - With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the Points for Purpose TAPinto Fantasy Football League continues to deliver strong performances, surprising upsets, and a tight race among the charities and teams fighting for playoff positioning. Week 10 featured standout wins at the ...
ANNANDALE, NJ – When Molly Chazen and Emma Shushansky each scored a goal for Chatham late in the first period, it looked like the Cougars were on their way to a comeback win in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 final on Wednesday.But by the time No. 2-seeded Chatham revved up its game, top-seeded ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Senior Andrei Nitulescu came up big for the Randolph boys’ soccer team on Tuesday, November 11, scoring two goals to lead the Rams to a 2-0 win over Tenafly. The match was a semifinal showdown in the NJSIAA North 1 Group 3 State Sectional playoffs, pitting the No. 3 seed Tenafly and ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This reliable player for the Westfield High School boys soccer team stands out both for his contributions to team game days and for his strong work ethic.Senior Alex Rokhsar is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the Week.Rokhsar ...