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By TAPINTO ELIZABETH STAFF
October 27, 2025
ELIZABETH, NJ - In a game decided by a single score, it was Elizabeth who emerged victorious over Union 28-23 on Friday to close out the regular season. The win was the third in a row for the Minutemen, who finished the regular season 5-4. Quarterback A’rique Fleming completed 20 of 24 passing ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Officials have opened registration for next year’s City of Coconut Creek 5K Butterfly Run. The event, which is scheduled for Feb. 1., will be held at Tradewinds Park, 3600 Sample Road. The race is open to all ages, and organizers will award the top three overall male and female ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – The Woodbridge and Colonia high school football teams each qualified for the NJSIAA playoffs that begin this Friday night.Woodbridge (7-2) is the No. 2 seed in the North 2, Group 4 section and will host Rahway in a first-round game at 6 p.m. on Friday.Woodbridge opened the season ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood's cross-country team celebrated the members of the Class of 2026 on Friday, Oct. 24, at Perry Tyson Field.This year's seniors are:Alex AbramsReid BuehlerDanny BurkeTessa ConleyAlex HoTony LourencoMia SavareMichael SavareJonah TamayoThe team's ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, New Jersey, was remembered not only for his dominance on the ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, New Jersey, was remembered not only for his dominance on the ...
WAYNE, NJ –It was a championship day for Wayne Hills soccer on Saturday, as both the girls and boys teams won Passaic County Tournament titles. The girls defeated DePaul, 3-2, claiming their 14th county championship in program history, while the boys followed with a 1-0 shutout victory over Passaic ...
For the first time since 2017, the Bloomfield High football team will compete in the NJSIAA playoffs.Head coach Mike Carter's team is seeded sixth in North 1, Group 5, and will take on third seeded East Orange Campus, in East Orange, on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m.The winner of Saturday's game will ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across New Jersey and the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, NJ, is remembered not only for his dominance ...
NEWTON, NJ—Sean Carson received the Super Football Conference (SFC) Young Man of the Year award at Newton’s game on Friday, when they played away against Mountain Lakes and lost 41-22.The SFC Young Man award is given to a player on the team that shows community service, selflessness, leadership on ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, New Jersey, was remembered not only for his dominance on the ...
MADISON, NJ - The New York Jets and football fans across the nation are mourning the untimely passing of former All-Pro center Nick Mangold, one of the most iconic and respected players in franchise history. Mangold, who lived in Madison, New Jersey, was remembered not only for his dominance on the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- In the recently completed Union County Conference cross-country championships, sophomore Tainosuke "Ty" Ikeda of New Providence won the Valley Division 5,000-meter race.Ikeda ran a time of 17:37.03, which was 1.49 faster than the second-place finisher. Ikeda was a couple of ...
CRANFORD, NJ - There was nervous excitement in the air on Saturday afternoon as the Cranford Girls Varsity soccer team made their final preparations before kickoff against Scotch Plains Fanwood in the semifinals of the Union County Tournament. Both teams had their eyes set on a berth in the ...
BUTLER, NJ - Undefeated Butler will face Hawthorne in round one of the Group 1, North 1 playoffs.Overall, the NJIC as a league did well getting teams in the North Group 1 playoffs, with eight of the 16 teams coming from the NJIC, and eight of the 13 Group 1 schools in the NJIC making ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Gov. Livingston scored on its first two possessions and controlled play throughout in a 35-0 win over New Brunswick on Saturday, clinching the conference championship on Senior Day. This marks the Highlanders’ first sole conference championship since 1989.Prior to kickoff, ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex trophy for girls soccer is now at Sparta High School after the number two seed Spartans blanked top-seeded Vernon Vikings 3-0.“We came in with the mindset to win,” tournament MVP Adriana Dolinski said.Playing on Cassels field on Saturday morning, Sparta’s ...
CHATHAM, NJ – For the second straight year, Chatham will be the No. 5 seed and travel to meet No. 4 seed Wayne Valley in the opening round of NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 4 state playoffs, set for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff in Wayne on Friday.The seeding and the matchup are exactly the same, but this time, ...
NEPTUNE, NJ -- The Middletown South boys soccer team won its first Shore Conference Tournament championship in a penalty-kick shootout against Colts Neck on Saturday.Luke Strada's goal in the seventh round of the shootout provided Middletown South (12-3-1) with a 5-4 advantage in PKs to end the ...
CLARK, NJ — The Westfield boys' soccer team earned another shot for another county championship on Saturday.Senior midfielder Alex Rokhsar tallied two goals and senior forward Sam Judka dished out three assists to lead second-seeded Westfield to a 3-1 victory over third-seeded Summit, No. 16 in the ...
NEPTUNE, NJ -- The Middletown South boys soccer team won its first Shore Conference Tournament championship in a penalty-kick shootout against Colts Neck on Saturday.Luke Strada's goal in the seventh round of the shootout provided Middletown South (12-3-1) with a 5-4 advantage in PKs to end the ...
STAFFORD – The Southern Regional Rams field hockey team secured a significant win Saturday, besting a strong Rumson-Fair Haven squad with a final score of 2-0. The hard-fought contest, marked by solid defense and strategic offensive bursts, improved Southern’s season record to 11-5-1.Southern ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- On Saturday, October 25th, the Randolph Rams boys soccer team suffered a stunning 1-0 defeat to county foe, Chatham, who earned their eighth outright Morris County Tournament title in the dying minutes of a goalless deadlock. ( Link to photos at end of story )An action-packed final ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Gov. Livingston scored on its first two possessions and controlled play throughout in a 35-0 win over New Brunswick on Saturday, clinching the conference championship on Senior Day. This marks the Highlanders’ first sole conference championship since 1989.Prior to kickoff, ...
ROBBINSVILLE/HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Well, did not see THAT coming.The North Group 1 playoff match-ups, are confirmed. For the second time in two years, Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge will square off in an opening round game in Hasbrouck Heights.Looking at it last week, the most obvious way for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The third-seeded South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team took the field against second-seeded East Brunswick High School on Thursday in the semifinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. After a scoreless first half, the Bears scored one goal in the ...
EDISON, NJ - As the regular season winds down for the South Plainfield High School girls tennis team, the Tigers traveled to Edison on Thursday to take on St. Thomas Aquinas High School in a Blue Division matchup. St. Thomas leads the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division and the Tigers are in ...
WESTFIELD NJ — The Westfield girls soccer team is set to defend its Union County Tournament title.Junior midfielder Emilie Cadigan recorded her 10th goal of the season in the second half off an assist from freshman Gella Hollins to lift top-seeded and unbeaten Westfield to a 1-0 victory over host ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The seeds for the upcoming NJSIAA state tournament were just announced officially on Sunday, and Nutley garnered the sixth seed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament and will travel to face third-seeded Mount Olive on Friday, Oct. 31. "We made the post-season and we are ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – To say the least, the Panthers’ newcomers are making the most of their debut varsity girls’ volleyball seasons.Just under two weeks ago, Bridgewater-Raritan brought home a share of their first Skyland Conference Delaware Division crown since 2009, but they were determined not to ...