Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO PASSAIC VALLEY STAFF
November 5, 2025
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Passaic Valley Hornets Girls Softball 14U A Squad was recognized for an outstanding season during the Little Falls Township Council meeting on October 20.Mayor James Damiano commended the team, including Coach Tom Burrel and assistant coaches Brian Callahan, Vin Miraglia, and ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex girls soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 tournament with a 2-1 victory over Hackettstown on Wednesday.All the game's scoring came in the second half. Madelyn Schlosser and Lila Hricko each scored a goal for West Essex (10-5-1), ...
RANDOLPH, N.J. — The Randolph girls volleyball team continued its dominant season Tuesday, sweeping Morris Knolls in straight sets (25–21, 25–22, 25–13) to notch its 21st win of the season and extend an impressive late-season surge.With the loss, Morris Knolls dropped to 10–15, while Randolph ...
FORT LEE, N.J. — In a fast-paced, back-and-forth matchup, Ishan Talapian’s three-goal performance proved to be the difference as Fort Lee edged Morris Knolls, 4–3, on Wednesday night. The win improves Fort Lee to 13–3 on the season, while Morris Knolls falls to 14–8.Talapian struck early for the ...
Denville, NJ - In a dramatic state quarterfinal showdown, the Morris Knolls girls soccer team punched its ticket to the semifinals with a 3–2 victory over Pingry on Tuesday afternoon, thanks to a clutch late goal from senior forward Tessa Simone.The win improved Morris Knolls to 13–4 on the ...
Denville, NJ - The Morris Knolls Golden Eagles wasted no time asserting their dominance in Wednesday’s state field hockey opener, soaring past Freehold Borough 8–0 behind a balanced attack and a shutout performance from goalie Madison Sipple.With the victory, Morris Knolls improved to 16–3–1 on the ...
MADISON, NJ – The Madison Dodgers kicked off their bid of second straight sectional title with a resounding win over Science Park, 7-0, Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Dodgers cruised to victory against the Chargers thanks to an ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township Recreation Department is hosting Hillsborough Township Community Day with the Rutgers Scarlet nights on Saturday, Nov. 8 at SHI Stadium on the Rutgers campus in Piscataway. The Scarlet Knights will face the University of Maryland Terps; game time is 2:30 p.m. Come ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL football teams played their final regular season games of 2025 on Sunday, Nov. 2. Congratulations to the 8th grade team for going undefeated in their last year of PAL football!Here are the results:8th GradeScotch Plains-Fanwood 29, Delaware ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Tuesday, the Plainfield High School boys soccer team held on for a convincing 5-2 victory against 13-seed JP Stevens, earning the opportunity to host a quarterfinal match on Friday.The fourth-seeded Cardinals took a 2-0 lead into halftime before going up 4-0 with 26:55 to go in ...
The Middleburgh boys’ soccer team hung on against a tenacious Argyle team last Wednesday for a 3–2 win and punched their ticket to the sectional finals—something they haven’t done in almost twenty years. Playing in St. Johnsville at Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville High School, the Knights scored ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Woodbridge will host Montgomery in the second round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 football playoffs on Friday night at 6 p.m. in a rematch of a regular-season game between the teams on Oct. 10.That night, with both teams coming into the game undefeated, Woodbridge rallied from ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Cross Country Teams turned in strong performances at the District Meet on Wednesday morning at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton. Both the boys and the girls teams advance to the Regional Meet.The MSD Boys finished 8th as a team and were led by Matthew ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — The Barnegat High School girls' soccer team delivered a powerful performance on Tuesday, cruising to a dominant 6-0 victory over No. 12 seed Overbrook in the opening round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 playoffs.The No. 5 seed Bengals (now 12-9) were in control from the start, ...
STAFFORD – The Southern Regional Rams secured a hard-fought victory on Tuesday, advancing in the NJSIAA Group IV tournament with a tight 1-0 win over the Central Regional Golden Eagles. The Rams' defense held firm, and a crucial late-game goal proved to be the difference maker in the intense ...
STAFFORD — The Southern Regional High School boys' soccer team powered past No. 12 seed Williamstown Braves with a commanding 5-2 victory in the opening round of the NJSIAA playoffs, securing their spot in the sectional quarterfinals. The No. 5 seed Rams broke open a tight contest with a relentless ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - Spotswood High School's boys varsity soccer season came to an end on Monday with a first round loss in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament. The 12th-seeded Chargers took on fifth-seeded Holmdel High School and were shut out 4-0. Lucas Nobrega scored a hat trick for Holmdel, ...
COLONIA, NJ – The Colonia boys soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 tournament with a 3-0 victory over Somerville on Tuesday.Colonia (10-9-1) scored all its goals in the second half, taking a 1-0 lead on Jacob Marin's goal 10 minutes into the second half. He ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken boys soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 tournament with a 3-1 victory over North Arlington on Tuesday.Gabriel Brady, Ayden D'Sa and Kyle Wholf scored for Hoboken (14-5-1), which had a 2-1 lead at the half.Ethan Isenberg and William ...
STAFFORD — The Southern Regional High School boys' soccer team powered past No. 12 seed Williamstown Braves with a commanding 5-2 victory in the opening round of the NJSIAA playoffs, securing their spot in the sectional quarterfinals. The No. 5 seed Rams broke open a tight contest with a relentless ...
PATERSON, NJ - The New York Cosmos are expanding their community programs with the launch of the Cosmos Chess Club, a new partnership with the New Jersey Chess Club (NJCC) aimed at providing chess education and competition for players of all ages and skill levels across North Jersey.The club will ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Columbia advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.Blai Sacks and Zev Podgursky scored the goals for the Cougars (10-10), who scored the only goal of the second half. Noah Fonti and Nico ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Three days after Scotch Plains-Fanwood won the Union County Tournament, the Union boys' soccer team gave the Raiders everything they could handle.Scotch Plains-Fanwood, the No. 1 seed, scored two goals in the final 30 minutes of the game to hold off upset-minded 16th seed Union ...
CEDAR CREEK, NJ — The word “dominant” hardly does justice to what unfolded in Barnegat. The #9-seeded Manasquan Lady Warriors (9–6) traveled south to take on #8-seeded Cedar Creek (11–4–3) in the opening round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 Tournament, and left no doubt about who belonged in ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Roxbury High School senior Amanda Knapp recently became the school’s first runner since 2007 to take an individual first-place in the annual Cross-Country State Sectional Championships.Knapp’s victory took place Nov. 1 at Garrett Mountain in Woodland Park at the NJSIAA sectional ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville boys soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 3-1 victory over Gov. Livingston on Tuesday.Max Goldberg scored two goals for the Ravens (13-7-1), who had a 1-0 lead at halftime.Nico Matthews had one goal and ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – The Colts Neck boys soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 5-0 victory over Nottingham on Tuesday.Sean Moore scored three goals and had one assist for Colts Neck (17-2), which led, 2-0, at halftime.Ben Kazani passed for three ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The boy’s soccer team was already yet another success story this fall for Phillipsburg High School athletics.And that was before the 11th-seeded Stateliners traveled to play at No. 6 Elizabeth on Tuesday and upset the Minutemen in a shootout in an NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 first ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 8 seed Morristown boys soccer team was eliminated from the state tournament after falling to No. 9 seed Clifton 5-1 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Tied 1–1 at halftime, Clifton erupted for four unanswered ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team advanced in the first round of the NJSAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 6-0 victory over Woodbridge on Tuesday.Reese Reimann scored two goals and Sofia Casamento passed for two assists as the Panthers (12-8) did all their scoring in ...