Sports Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
October 22, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Piscataway’s girls volleyball team saw its postseason hopes come to an end Tuesday afternoon with a straight-set loss to top-seeded Old Bridge in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament Quarterfinals, 2–0.The Chiefs (9–13, 3–9 GMC Red) entered the matchup following a ...
SUCCASUNNA, NJ – Seniors Ryan Hoffelder and Teddy Bacon each scored a goal as Chatham posted a 2-0 boys soccer win vs. Roxbury on Wednesday night in a dress rehearsal for the Morris County Tournament championship game set for Saturday night at Roxbury High.No. 4-seeded Chatham (10-3-1) will return ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This key member of the Westfield High School varsity gymnastics team, already recognized for her contributions to the group’s success, has served as a motivating force and is valued for her hard work that has helped her move past injuries and earn some of her highest scores. Senior ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Montville broke through for its first victory of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 21 defeating Morristown 2–0 in straight sets in a non-conference girls volleyball match.The Mustangs (now 1–18) put together their most complete effort of the fall, defeating the Colonials (5–13).Maana ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills boys soccer team pulled off a 2-1 double overtime victory over Parsippany Hills on Senior Night Tuesday. Prior to the game, the 12 seniors and their families were recognized.SEE HERE“The boys were able to grind out another game and pull a result in the last minute of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis squad took a big step towards winning it’s first Skyland Conference division title in 10 seasons with a 4-1 victory over North Hunterdon in a Valley Division matchup on Wednesday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex. The Stateliners won ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The rubber-match this season between the field hockey teams at Phillipsburg High School and North Hunterdon would not only settle who won the season series but also which program would advance to the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament championship game. Paisley Testa, Logan Hale ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - The No. 7 seed Morristown field hockey team fell to No. 2 West Morris in the Quarterfinal Round of the Morris County Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.The Wolfpack earned a 4–1 victory to move on to the semifinal round.West Morris (13–4) came out aggressive, netting one goal in ...
MADISON, NJ - Behind a relentless first-half surge and a pair of goals from Lindsay Catchpole, the Madison field hockey team powered past No. 8 seed Montville 5–1 on Wednesday afternoon to advance to the Morris County Tournament semifinals.The top-seeded Dodgers (12–3) wasted no time asserting ...
SPARTA, NJ – The boys soccer honored 17 seniors before the game on Monday night against Vernon. The members of the Class of 2026 were introduced and met midfield by their families.#2 Santiago Lopez, Captain joined by Jenny and Diego Lopez#10 Matthew Torres, Captain, joined by Maria, Luis, ...
There will be a new look for the Bloomfield College men's and women's basketball teams, this coming season.Long a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), the B.C. Bears will now play in a new conference, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), starting this ...
MADISON, NJ - After a scoreless first half, the Madison girls soccer team found its rhythm after the break and defeated Hanover Park 2–0 on Tuesday to move to 11–1–1 on the season.Dodger Anna Gominiak orchestrated both second-half goals. In the 47th minute, she slipped a pass to Manu Ribeiro, who ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Gov. Livingston boys soccer team (7-7) celebrated its seniors Tuesday night before taking the field against Union Catholic for a thrilling 1-0 victory. Junior Derek Zanko scored the game’s lone goal with an assist from senior Andre Fontes, while goalkeepers senior Chase ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills girls soccer team pulled off a 4-3 victory against Brearley on Senior Night Monday. Prior to the game, the seven seniors and their families were recognized.The game kicked off with early excitement as Brearley struck first at the 1-minute mark. Mackenzie Seifried ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School boys soccer team went 2-1 for the week of Monday, October 6 – Saturday, October 11. One player stood out among the rest for this week’s (October 6–11) Athlete of the Week award. This week’s Athlete of the Week recognition goes to senior Brandon ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Coaches' Cup with a 4-1 girls soccer victory over Raritan on Tuesday.Rachel Yasnowski had one goal and one assist for Holmdel (8-8). Aylen Peters and Joey Colantoni also scored with Shayla Shay and Siena Chiricolo ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Coaches' Cup with a 4-1 girls soccer victory over Raritan on Tuesday.Rachel Yasnowski had one goal and one assist for Holmdel (8-8). Aylen Peters and Joey Colantoni also scored with Shayla Shay and Siena Chiricolo ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Just under one year ago, Kaitlyn Chu did not even have the fastest time amongst her own squad at the Somerset County Cross-Country Championships.On Tuesday afternoon, the current Bridgewater-Raritan junior crossed the finish line before everyone – in Somerset County.In fact, ...
EDISON, NJ – Abigail Pietrzak had one goal and one assist in JFK-Iselin's 2-1 girls soccer victory over J.P. Stevens on Tuesday.Pietrzak gave the Mustangs (11-3-1) a 1-0 lead 5:52 into the game with a goal assisted by Jaeleen Saenz.Jaslyn Chen scored for J.P. Stevens to tie the game, 1-1, midway ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Girls Volleyball team at Cranford High School has been on the rise over the past few seasons. After posting a disappointing 6-15 record in 2023, the Cougars showed signs of improvement last year, going 12-9, a return to winning ways. This year, however, the Cougars have not ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy's boys soccer team secured a 1-0 victory over Bergen County Tech on Tuesday, improving its record to 8-6 overall and 7-3 in conference play. Bergen Tech falls to 6-11 overall and 3-6 in league games.The first half remained scoreless as both teams tested each other’s defenses, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken girls tennis team advanced in the semifinal round of the Hudson County Tournament with a 5-0 victory over McNair Academic on Tuesday.Hoboken (10-3), the second seed, will play top-seeded Bayonne in the final in Lincoln Park on Thursday.Laura Scott, Sylvie Strell and Lila ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls tennis team advanced in the semifinal round of the Hudson County Tournament with a 3-2 victory over Secaucus on Tuesday.Giselle Quintos was a winner at second singles for Bayonne (12-3), and the Bees took both doubles matchups against Secaucus.Leanna Yun and Michelle ...
The Bloomfield High girls' soccer team enters a critical portion of its season.The Bengals took a 10-5 record into a big match at West Essex, in a first-round Essex County Tournament game, on Oct. 21. Should the Bengals win, they would advance to the county quarterfinal round, on Oct. 23, against ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Fourth-seeded Spotswood High School hosted fifth-seeded Dunellen High School at Chargers Stadium on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational. Cooper Ciak broke a 1-1 tie late in the second half when he found the back of the net on a feed from ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior back Aniya Gerdes scored a pair of goals in a game for the first time in her career to help Phillipsburg High School to a 4-0 victory over host and winless Warren Hills in a Skyland Conference cross-division girl’s soccer game on Tuesday.Junior midfielder Paige Zechman ...
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 ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills boys soccer team pulled off a 2-1 double overtime victory over Parsippany Hills on Senior Night Tuesday. Prior to the game, the 12 seniors and their families were recognized.SEE HERE“The boys were able to grind out another game and pull a result in the last minute of ...
MADISON, NJ — Madison girls volleyball powered past North Plainfield in straight sets on Tuesday, 25–20, 25–13, to improve to 17–3 on the season.The Dodgers controlled both sets behind a balanced attack and sturdy serve-receive. Sophia Christoffers sparked the offense with 7 kills and anchored the ...
WARREN, NJ — The Watchung Hills boys soccer team pulled off a 2-1 double overtime victory over Parsippany Hills on Senior Night Tuesday. Prior to the game, the 12 seniors and their families were recognized.SEE HERE“The boys were able to grind out another game and pull a result in the last minute of ...