Sports Top Stories
By RYAN SMITH
November 10, 2025
CRANFORD, NJ - With the fall sports season winding down at Cranford High School, focus has turned to postseason play. Sectional tournaments bring upsets, nail-biters, and drama—everything we love about high school sports. Two CHS teams, varsity boys and girls soccer, experienced all the magic of ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The No. 11 seed Morristown girls soccer team fell to No. 3 Fair Lawn 2-1 in the Quarterfinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 8. Fair Lawn (14-6-1) got goals from Alyssa Patino and Lillian Lopusnak, with Cassandra Alfieri ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls tennis team celebrated its accomplishments last week after the conclusion of the season. The girls finished 11-6 overall, and went 10-0 in their division. Among individuals: Sonia Trivedi, a freshman and 1st singles player, had a good ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Competing at the state championships is an unforgettable experience.Doing so with all of your teammates by your side makes it even more memorable.The Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ cross-country team had the opportunity to share this core memory together over the weekend, when ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Ridgewood Crew closed out its 2025 head racing season in dominant fashion at Sunday’s Hidden River Chase Regatta, winning six gold medals and three additional podium finishes on the Schuylkill River. The team’s commanding performance earned it the overall team title with 117.5 ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The No. 2–seeded Gov. Livingston Highlanders continued their pursuit of a fourth consecutive Central Jersey Group 2 Sectional Championship Friday morning, defeating Cranford in straight sets, 25–19, 25–12, 25–12, in the semifinals, to advance to the sectional final.The ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The No. 2–seeded Gov. Livingston Highlanders saw their NJSIAA Central Group 2 tournament run come to an early end Saturday afternoon, falling 1–0 to No. 10 seed Voorhees in a tightly contested quarterfinal match.The Highlanders struggled to find the back of the net, despite ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — North Plainfield High School has announced the appointment of Ben Donaghy as the new Head Baseball Coach, signaling an exciting new chapter for the school's baseball program. With over 20 years of coaching experience and a strong commitment to developing student-athletes, ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – The Middletown North girls soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 state tournament with a 4-0 victory over Nutley on Saturday.Sofia Chaknis scored the first goal 15 minutes into the game with an assist from Charlie Brink. Ava Cardoma made it ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 girls soccer tournament with a 6-0 victory over JFK-Iselin on Saturday.Bea Tinoco scored two goals and racked up four assists as Middletown South (11-7) took a 5-0 lead by halftime.Riley Kapler had ...
CHATHAM, NJ — With 30 years of coaching experience as the owner/director of Hockey Techniques since 1995 and the current director of skills for the NJ Colonials Girls Hockey Program, Todd Drevitch has been announced as the new head coach for the Chatham-Millburn-Livingston girls ice hockey team and ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls soccer team advanced in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 2-1 victory over Elizabeth on Saturday.Ava Gajewski scored one goal and assisted on the other goal by Samara Porch for Bayonne (15-5-1). Celeste Trubbo also had an assist for the Bees.Kali ...
HILLSDALE, NJ – The girls’ soccer season came to a close in the NJSIAA North 1 group 2 quarterfinal game on Saturday. The seventh seed Spartans fell to second seed Pascack Valley 1-0. The defensive battle held both teams to zero until the second half when a Panther put one past Sparta’s goalie ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – West Essex advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 girls soccer tournament with a 2-0 victory over Becton Regional on Saturday.Gabriella Sciacchitano scored both goals in the second half for West Essex (11-5-1), one of them with an assist from Lila ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The No. 2–seeded Gov. Livingston Highlanders saw their NJSIAA Central Group 2 tournament run come to an early end Saturday afternoon, falling 1–0 to No. 10 seed Voorhees in a tightly contested quarterfinal match.The Highlanders struggled to find the back of the net, despite ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Plainfield High School boys soccer team, currently on a 6-game winning streak, will go on the road to take on Scotch Plains-Fanwood, riding a 7-game winning streak of its own, on Tuesday, November 11, at 5pm. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School is located at 667 Westfield Rd in ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School field hockey team, the top-seeded team in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 tournament, is headed to the semifinal round of the North Group 1 tournament on Monday. They got past ninth seed Glen Ridge, winning 7-2 on Thursday, and 16-seed Kittatinny on Tuesday, ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School girls varsity soccer team's (10-4-2) season ended on Saturday, as the Crusaders fell to West Morris (16-4-1) in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 tournament.After a close, scoreless first half, West Morris ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Freshman Noah Davis was Phillipsburg High School’s top runner with a 43rd-place finish and junior Anthony Pettinelli came in 47th to lead the boy’s cross-country team to a 10th-place finish in the NJSIAA Group cross-country championship meet at Holmdel Park on Saturday.Manalapan ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The No. 2–seeded Gov. Livingston Highlanders continued their pursuit of a fourth consecutive Central Jersey Group 2 Sectional Championship Friday morning, defeating Cranford in straight sets, 25–19, 25–12, 25–12, in the semifinals, to advance to the sectional final.The ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Upset-minded Union nearly pulled off a shocker before Ridge prevailed in a penalty-kick shootout to advance past the Farmers in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 girls soccer tournament on Saturday.Union (13-5-4) tied the game, 1-1, with :08 left in ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Upset-minded Union nearly pulled off a shocker before Ridge prevailed in a penalty-kick shootout to advance past the Farmers in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 girls soccer tournament on Saturday.Union (13-5-4) tied the game, 1-1, with :08 left in ...
STAFFORD – Stafford Township is gearing up for one of its favorite Thanksgiving traditions: the Annual Gobble Wobble 5K, hosted by the Stafford Township Police Department. Set for the morning of Thursday, November 27, 2025, the event promises a fun, family-friendly way to kick off the holiday while ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The No. 7–seeded New Providence Pioneers continued their impressive postseason run Saturday morning, defeating No. 3 seed Glen Ridge in straight sets, 25–17, 25–13, 25–16, to advance to the Central Jersey Group 1 final in the NJSIAA tournament.New Providence reached the ...
Camden High School defeated Manasquan, 46-6, in the Central Jersey Group 2 semifinal football game on Nov. 7, 2025.Panther quarterback Ahmad Jones, who transferred from Pleasantville this year, threw for 304 yards for five touchdowns, passing to seven receivers in total. The win propels the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- Senior Captain Jake Rubin broke a scoreless tie with just 5:09 showing on the clock in the NJSIAA North 1 Group 3 quarterfinals match to help send the Randolph boys soccer team into the semifinals round. Fellow senior Dylan Ramirez then put the nail in the coffin just three minutes ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The Whippany Park Wildcats pulled off a stunning upset Friday afternoon, defeating the No. 3–ranked New Providence Pioneers, 3–2, to advance to the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 state tournament.Entering the match as the No. 6 seed, the Wildcats were determined ...
SUMMIT, NJ – For the second consecutive week, Cooper Smoragiewicz came through in the clutch.After hitting a 19-yard field goal with seven seconds to go in Summit’s first-round playoff win over Warren Hills last week, the sophomore drilled a 34-yarder as the clock hit :00 to push the Hilltoppers ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Meya Ranges of Nutley is headed to the cross country Meet of Champions. Ranges, a senior, placed 10th at the NJSIAA Group 3 Championships with a time of 19:50 on Saturday at Holmdel Park in Holmdel. Her time automatically qualifies her entry into the sport's final event of the season - ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – While college basketball might have March Madness, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls volleyball team may be coining the term November Madness. On Friday, Oct. 24, Westfield defeated the Raiders in the quarterfinals of the Union County tournament, which brought their record ...