Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE DELUCA
November 6, 2025
MADISON, NJ – In the 2020s, the Madison Dodgers have become accustomed to deep postseason runs. That streak continued Thursday as Madison defeated Caldwell, 8-1, to reach the program’s fifth consecutive sectional semifinal. The Dodgers used a dominant second half to pull away from Caldwell and ...
The Bloomfield High boys and girls' soccer teams each had first-round, NJSIAA, North 1, Group 4 playoff games, at Foley Field, on Nov. 4.Both games went past regulation time. The girls played to a scoreless tie after regulation and two overtimes against Morristown, but the Bengals were defeated in ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – West Essex advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 2 field hockey tournament with a 7-0 victory over Montville on Wednesday night.Adelaide Minnella totaled two goals and three assists and Julia Conforti also scored a pair of goals. Jillian Breslin had ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway High School girls volleyball team advanced to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals after sweeping Sayreville 3-0 in the first round on Monday, Nov. 3, before ending their postseason run with a loss to top-seeded Old Bridge two days later.In Monday’s home ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham field hockey coach Kaitlin Leyden saw something in third-grader Emma Shushansky that reminded her of what the senior forward has brought to her team in the 2025 season.“I’ve had the privilege of knowing Emma since she first attended Cougar Camp in third grade, and even then, ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan boys soccer team entered the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 Tournament looking to reignite the spark that defined their early season. Hosting South Jersey’s Delran, the 7th-seeded Warriors faced a pivotal moment — not just to advance, but to ...
ANNANDALE, NJ - South Plainfield High School girls varsity soccer team's turnaround season concluded on Wednesday with a first round loss in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section Two Group Three Tournament. Ninth-seed South Plainfield went up against eighth-seeded North Hunterdon High School in an early ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — New Providence High School volleyball finished the regular season with a 2-0 victory over St. Elizabeth and carried that momentum into the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 1 Tournament. As the No. 7 seed, the Pioneers faced No. 10 seed Arlington at home Tuesday and defeated them in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Two scholastic opponents who have completely different offensive philosophies square off when Colonia visits Phillipsburg High School on Friday night in a North 2 Group 4 sectional semifinal football game. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. for the game on Bellis Field at Maloney ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Dorothy Patricia Carter has called Bloomfield home for over 90 years. She and her husband, the late Robert, raised six children, three girls and three boys.According to her son, Mike Carter, the fifth of six children born to Dorothy and Robert, his mom now has 26 grandchildren and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence boys soccer team continued its impressive run under first-year head coach Chris Calveley, defeating Ridgefield 3-0 in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 Tournament on Tuesday.The Pioneers, seeded No. 3, improved to 14-5-1 on the ...
CLARK, NJ — It's fair to say that the Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) field hockey team has had a pretty terrific season thus far. The team (17-4), under the direction of Head Coach Gina DeLauro, won its opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 1 Tournament against Belvidere, 6-1, on Tuesday, ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence High School girls soccer team capped off its regular season on a high note, defeating Delaware Valley by a score of 3–1 on Saturday to finish the season at 11–8–1.Regular Season Finale: New Providence 3, Delaware Valley 1The Pioneers set the tone early, ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – On Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Brearley Varsity Soccer team defeated Somerset Tech 6-0 in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament. The team was ready to take on the challenge and fans were thrilled with the big win.This brings the teams current record to 7-11-1.Head Coach Mario Della ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Facing a football team in the playoffs that you've already beaten in the regular season can be a double-edged sword.That's the situation that the Caldwell Chiefs are dealing with as they prepare to meet Westwood on the road Friday at 7 p.m. in the second round of the NJSIAA ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball team got off to its typically bad start once again in its North 2 Group 4 quarterfinal matchup against Columbia on Wednesday.And like they usually do this season, they came back from it to win another match.Erica Myers and Camryn ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 girls volleyball tournament with a 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 victory over Woodbridge on Wednesday.Alex Shedlock collected nine kills and 15 digs for Hunterdon Central (19-8) and Sofia Eicheickhali led the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ— This week's TAPinto Raritan Bay Athlete of the Week is Sayreville senior Angeleah Lepre on the cross country team.Lepre continues to raise the bar for the Bombers girls cross-country program. She placed 4th out of 110 runners at the Greater Middlesex Conference Championship with an ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Girls Volleyball Team opened up their 2025 playoff play with a 3-0 victory over Newark Vocational on Tuesday night. Madison Wilkes finished with a team-high 13 service points and seven aces for the Panthers. Leah Scott led the team with 20 assists, adding six ...
UNION, NJ - Union High School's October 2025 Athletes of the Month are:Isabella RunaDavid JohnsonIsabella GiorgioJaden Soares Runa, a senior soccer standout, is set to finish with over 100 career points. This season she has tallied 21 goals, including an incredible 13 goals in October alone. She is ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Gina Minichiello scored three goals to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 7-0 victory over Weehawken in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 girls soccer tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights. The Lady Aviators advance to host New ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Every single starter in the Chatham field hockey lineup has scored a goal this year — except for the goalie — and one of the players helping spread the wealth around has been junior forward Erin Flynn, who picked up her 20th assist of the season on Wednesday."The whole season, we've ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Although she usually scores with her right foot, sophomore Melanie Tafur showed plenty of aptitude using her left foot as an offensive weapon for the Ridge girls soccer team on Wednesday.Tafur scored the first two goals and Ridge went on to a 7-0 victory over J.P. Stevens in the ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 girls soccer tournament with a 6-0 victory over Piscataway on Wednesday.Jenna Gaetani and Mikenna Raftery each finished with two goals and one assist for Bayonne (14-5-1), which pulled away with four goals in the ...
PARKLAND, FL- The City of Parkland is considering recognizing an official Flag Football Travel Program in the near future.Parkland Flag Football President Todd Link presented a plan this week to the City of Parkland Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee proposing the creation of a Travel ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 girls soccer tournament with a 4-0 victory over Hamilton West on Wednesday.Steinert (12-8) scored all its goals in the second half, getting goals from four different scorers.Laila Harmon, Samantha Gray, Abby ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Three days after Scotch Plains-Fanwood won the Union County title, the Union Farmers gave the Raiders everything they could handle.The teams had met earlier in the regular season, and SPF took the win behind two goals from Bradley Pearce and goals from Aavik Akarte, Taso Pavlou, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This outside hitter for the Westfield High School girls varsity volleyball team is valued for multiple contributions, including helping the Blue Devils defeat Union Catholic for the Union County Tournament championship on Oct. 30. Senior Vicki Morey is this week’s Andy Heinz and The ...
The Nutley High boys and girls soccer teams and girls volleyball squad all opened their respective state tournaments with victories this week. Here is a look at how each team fared: Girls Volleyball Sydney Tramontana totaled 15 kills, 12 digs, nine service points, two aces and two assists, Sydney ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood field hockey team earned a hard-fought 1–0 victory to upset No. 2 seed East Brunswick on Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 Tournament.Izzy Hoffman, a junior, scored the lone goal of the game in the second ...