Sports Top Stories
By MIKE LAMBERTI
October 24, 2025
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--Mike Carter attained another milestone in an already impressive coaching career, when he won his 150th game on the varsity gridiron, as Bloomfield High defeated John F. Kennedy, on Oct. 10.Carter, a 1979 Bloomfield High graduate, has been coaching football at his alma mater since ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison field hockey team continued its dominant season Thursday evening, rolling past St. Elizabeth 6–0 to remain undefeated in NJAC Liberty Division play.The Dodgers ( took control early, scoring once in the opening quarter before erupting for four goals in the second. They ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ — The Madison Dodgers continued their late-season surge on Thursday afternoon, sweeping Hanover Park in straight sets, 25–17, 25–18, to notch their 18th win of the year.The Dodgers’ offense clicked from the opening serve, led by Sophia Christoffers, who delivered a dominant ...
Cobleskill-Richmondville wrestler ranked #1 in New York state; #18 national By HB Steadham, Executive Editor COBLESKILL – Cobleskill-Richmondville High School junior Ashten Haley might just be the most disciplined human I’ve ever met—and he’s only 17 years old. When he’s in training for ...
In a memorable season so far for the Bloomfield High boys' soccer team, head coach Mike Aiello's squad put together a tremendous victory, on Oct. 21.The Bengals, seeded 10th in the Essex County Tournament, upset seventh-seeded Newark Academy, 3-2, in five rounds of the shootout.The win improved ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The third-seeded South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team defeated sixth-seeded Sayreville High School in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Tuesday at the PAL. South Plainfield shut out the Bombers 5-0 to move into the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Dayton girls soccer team came away with a 2-1 road victory over McNair Academic on Wednesday.Vittoria Santos scored both goals for the Bulldogs (10-7). The sophomore forward has 16 goals to lead Dayton this season.Maggie Hildebrand made five saves for Dayton, which out-shot ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Top-seeded West Essex advanced in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 7-0 field hockey victory over Livingston on Thursday.Adelaide Minnella and Jillian Breslin each finished with three goals and one assist for West Essex (12-5).Delaney Farrell scored a ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Top-seeded West Essex advanced in the semifinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 7-0 field hockey victory over Livingston on Thursday.Adelaide Minnella and Jillian Breslin each finished with three goals and one assist for West Essex (12-5).Delaney Farrell scored a ...
PALISADES PARK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights swept Palisades Park in a NJIC Patriot Division girls volleyball match on Thursday in Palisades Park. Hasbrouck Heights is now 6-13 overall and 5-12 in the Patriot Division.Hasbrouck Heights won game one 25-15 before finishing the match with a 25-7 ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, Nj – Gina Minichiello scored two goals to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 3-1 victory over Saddle River Day in a NJIC Colonial girls' soccer game Thursday afternoon at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights.The Lady Aviators are now 12-5 overall, 6-3 in the Colonial Division. Upper ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Middletown North scored both its goals in the second half of a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Woodbridge on Wednesday.Paul Que and Christos Dounis scored the goals for Middletown North (5-12-2), receiving assists from Louis Romeo and Caden Brown.Que, a senior forward, leads the Lions ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – Carina Szorosy scored all her team's goals in Raritan's 4-1 girls soccer victory over Barnegat on Thursday.Szorosy gave Raritan (9-8) a 1-0 lead on a goal assisted by Adryanna Iannello, then made it 2-0 with a helper from Sienna Kelly.The Rockets took a 3-0 lead into halftime after ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The second-seeded Livingston girls soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Tournament with a 3-0 victory over Newark Academy on Thursday.Emily Fernandes finished with one goal and two assists for Livingston. Zoe Nightingale and Dina Bojkovic each had a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham field hockey team heads into the Morris County Tournament semifinals on a nine-game winning streak after the Cougars scored four goals in the third quarter and two more in the fourth to post a 7-1 regular-season win vs. Bernards on Thursday at Haas Field.No. 3-seeded ...
OLEAN, NY — When Brett Bizzaro stepped onto the diamond beside his father, Billy, this past summer, he wasn’t just playing for a title. He was sharing a moment that was decades in the making.Father and son were on the Parkwood team that captured the 2025 Olean City Cup championship, marking Brett ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — This week's Tapinto Raritan Bay Athlete of the Week goes to Junior Emma Halmo on the Sayreville HS girls soccer team. Emma continues to shine as a leader for the Bombers’ girls soccer team. In 10 games this season, she has recorded12 goals and 3 assists, bringing her career totals ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls volleyball team claimed victory in the opening round of the Union County Tournament on Wednesday afternoon by defeating New Providence in two sets (25–19, 25–21). The win advances the Raiders to the tournament quarterfinals, where they will face ...
Bloomfield High School has long promoted its storied history, while also honoring the current student and faculty population.Athletics has long been a staple of great success at Bloomfield. The Bengals alumni boast the greatest boys basketball player in the 20th century, in Kelly Tripucka, who ...
It's been a solid season so far for the Bloomfield High girls' volleyball team.Coach Louis Stevens' team defeated Montclair in a key Essex County Tournament (ECT) matchup, at Montclair, on Oct. 22. On Oct. 24, the Bengals will host Bridgewater Raritan, in a 5:30 p.m. start.Bloomfield will take on ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Alexie Moreira made a decision following his sophomore season to stop playing soccer and went out for the place kicking and punters job on the Phillipsburg High School football team instead.And, wow, what a major and successful decision that turned out to be.“To be honest I ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown field hockey surged out to a three-goal first quarter lead and never looked back in a 5–0 win over Sparta on Thursday afternoon, improving to 11–5–1.The Colonials spread the scoring across the lineup. Kiera Sczepanski, Elliott Szporn, Zoie Dvorscak and Vivienne Salzman ...
MATAWAN – The Southern Regional Girls Soccer team secured a decisive 2-0 victory over Matawan yesterday, improving their season record to an impressive 10-6.The Rams dominated possession and defense throughout the contest, holding the Huskies to just 4 shots on goal while generating 15 shots of ...
KINNELON, NJ – It has been eight days since Madison was defeated by Chatham in the Morris County Tournament Quarterfinals. The premature exit from the county bracket was disappointing for the Dodgers, but the team has responded well, collecting their third in a row on Thursday afternoon against ...
Barnegat Falls to Raritan in Tight Contest Barnegat, NJ – The Barnegat Girls Soccer team (11-8) suffered a narrow defeat today, falling to visiting Raritan (9-8) by a score of 3-1.The match was closely contested, with Raritan securing the victory with crucial goals throughout the game, while ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Madison boys soccer team continued its dominant run through the NJAC Liberty Division with a commanding 7–1 victory over Hanover Park on Tuesday afternoon. The win improved the Dodgers to 13–1–2 overall and 7–0 in the conference, keeping their unbeaten league record ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Sophomore Abby Carrig and freshman Olivia Auriema helped the girl’s finish fourth in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex championship meet on a raw and windy Wednesday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex Thursday, October 23, 2025.Lexie Mizzone of Voorhees blew out the field ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Freshman Noah Davis, junior Anthony Pettinelli and senior Austin Olexa led the Phillipsburg High School boy’s cross country team to a second-place finish and sophomore Abby Carrig and freshman Olivia Auriema helped the girl’s finish fourth in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta field hockey shut out High Point on senior night, 2-0. They fell to Lenape Valley on the road on Tuesday 4-3.In the game gainst Lenape Valley Cassandra Aliaro netted two; one in the first and one in the second quarters. Leah Albers put the third point on the board in the final ...
Though the regular season for the Cobleskill-Richmondville Bulldogs boys’ soccer is over, they still have their sights set ahead. Led by Coach James Hotaling, the Bulldogs pulled out a successful season, ending with an overall score of 12–3–1, 10–1 for their league, and they won the Western ...