Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
October 20, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne did all its scoring in the second half of a 4-2 boys soccer victory over Memorial of West New York on Monday.Marko Matulj scored the first goal for Bayonne (3-10-2) with an assist from Youssef Abdalla.Carlos Davila scored the Bees' second goal with a helper from Mohammed Ali.
MONTVILLE, NJ - Here is a look at how Montville Township High School sports teams fared over the past week.BOYS SOCCERMontville won its second-straight game on Thursday, as it defeated Morris Knolls, 2-1, in overtime.Hayden Dor scored the game-winner in overtime for the Mustangs, which are now 12-4 ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Chris DiMarco scored two goals to lead Steinert to a 3-1 boys soccer victory over Morristown on Monday.A senior midfielder, DiMarco has 15 goals so far this season.Brayden Quinn also scored a goal for Steinert (10-6), which had a 1-0 lead at halftime.Jason Vernon and Derek Monahan ...
UNION, NJ – Talia Gewirtz scored three goals and assisted on one to lead Columbia to a 7-0 field hockey victory over Union on Monday.Maddie Popowski, Jamie Tarrow and Sophia Islam each had one goal and one assist for the Cougars (9-7-1).Didi Browne also scored a goal. Coco Sanchez had one assist.
Lacey, NJ – The Lacey Township High School Girls Field Hockey team secured a victory over Barnegat, blanking the Bengals 2-0 in a game where Lacey's offense found the back of the net in the second quarter.The contest remained scoreless through the first period, but Lacey broke the tie in the second ...
UNION, NJ – Livingston rallied from a halftime deficit for a 2-1 overtime boys soccer victory over Union on Monday.Sean Messina scored to give Union (6-10) a 1-0 halftime lead.Adrian Grzelinski scored for Livingston (4-10-1) to tie the game, 1-1. Christian DeLeon's goal in overtime won it for the ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park Wildcats continued their strong late-season push with an exciting 4–0 victory over Wallkill Valley on Saturday morning, improving to 10-6-1 on the year and 5-1 in NJAC Liberty Division play.Senior striker Rocco Rizzitello delivered an outstanding performance, ...
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park Wildcats Boys Soccer team will host their Senior Night celebration on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 5:30 p.m., honoring 11 graduating seniors who will be concluding their high school soccer careers this season.The event, sponsored by local favorite Paulie G’s Deli, ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison field hockey team continued its surge Monday afternoon with a dominant 7–1 victory over Pequannock, as Harper Masterson and Georgia Mock each scored twice to lead a balanced offensive attack.Madison controlled possession from the opening whistle, quickly finding the back ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown girls soccer team battled to a 2–2 draw with Hunterdon Central on Monday afternoon, powered by a pair of first-half goals from Maggie Stork and Gianna Laratta.The Colonials (3–10–2) came out strong on their home field, matching Hunterdon Central’s pace in an ...
Bridgewater, NJ — A first-quarter goal from freshman Megan Duran proved to be the difference as Ridge High School edged Bridgewater-Raritan, 1–0, in the Somerset County Tournament (SCT) semifinals on Friday, Oct. 17.With the narrow win, the Red Devils advance to the SCT final, bolstered by a ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls tennis team clinched the Greater Middlesex Conference Gold Division title with a 5-0 victory over Carteret High School on October 14. The Chargers then defeated New Brunswick High School on October 16 to complete an undefeated season in the Gold ...
For generations, Thanksgiving morning in Union County meant one thing: Roselle Park vs. Roselle on the football field. Since the very first game in 1915, the annual rivalry became a treasured tradition, drawing students, families, alumni, and entire neighborhoods together in the spirit of pride, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Governor Livingston field hockey team donned pink for their Pink Out game in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, facing Millburn in a night matchup at Snyder Avenue Park captured in a photo gallery by Andrew Imbalzano of Dirty Paws Photography.Despite a ...
UNION, NJ – Eighth-seeded Union girls soccer team defeated Brearley 3-0 in the second round of the Union County Tournament last Thursday, For the Lady Bears (4-9-1), Georgia Sode made seven saves and Shannon Simon had six.The team is back at it today, Monday, Oct. 20 when they travel to Watchung ...
SPARTA, NJ – The girls soccer team will be playing in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex finals after beating Hunterdon Central 1-0 on Saturday morning. The number two seed Spartans got past the sixth seed Red Devils in the second half for the win on Cassels field.Alyssa Ciaburri scored the only goal of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood gymnastics team won yet another Union County title on Thursday, Oct. 16, with an impressive showing at home. It's the seventh consecutive year in which the Raiders have won the county championship, making the team by far the most successful at ...
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ — Here’s a look back at the week in Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School sports:GymnasticsThe Raiders’ gymnastics team claimed first place in the Union County Championships on Thursday.Boys SoccerThe boys earned a 2–1 win over Plainfield on Saturday in the Union County ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team secured its second highest all-around (AA) score of the season and its second consecutive second-place finish this past weekend at the 2025 Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Championship. Six high school teams along ...
HIGHTSTOWN - EAST WINDSOR, NJ – From September 6 through October 3, the Hightstown High School football program suffered five consecutive losses against very tough opposition on the gridiron.But instead of hanging their heads in defeat and blaming someone else for the losses, the Rams stayed united ...
RANDOLPH, NJ — THE RANDOLPH GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM WON THE NJAC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017. MENDHAM HAD WON THE LAST 7 TITLES IN A ROW BEFORE THE RAMS WRESTED THE TITLE AWAY BY A CONVINCING 65-84 SCORE. THE TEAM WAS LED BY SENIOR CAPTAIN LILAH WILLIS, WHO FINISHED 6TH OVERALL WITH ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ — Here's a recap of Sayreville sports last week:FootballSayreville lost its first game of the season, 43–15, to Montgomery on Friday night. While the result was disappointing, Homecoming is always a great event for the Bombers. Girls SoccerThe Bombers defeated J.P. Stevens 3–1.
CLARK, NJ — Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School recognizes Avery Forfa, a standout student-athlete and leader in the school community, as September’s Crusader of the Month.A three-sport varsity athlete and a committed student leader, Avery demonstrates what it means to balance academics, athletics, ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Top-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood defeated No. 8 Plainfield Boys Soccer team lost in Union County boys soccer tournament quarter-final on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Wexler Field.After a scoreless first half, Scotch Plains-Fanwood freshman Cain Lambert scored with 31:44 remaining in ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ - Unlike some news organizations, TAPinto Hasbrouck Heights/Wood-Ridge/Teterboro does not like to publish predictions. (Which doesn’t mean we don’t make them, we just keep to ourselves.) However, we are going to break that policy right now.We predict there will be a lot of ...
UNION, NJ – For the second year in a row, the Union Rams Junior Varsity Cheerleading Team has taken home first place in their division at the North Jersey Pop Warner District Competition.Their impressive win earns them a spot at the Pop Warner Eastern Regional Championship, taking place on ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It's never been done in soccer before at Chatham High, but the Cougars could make history if both the girls and boys teams win Morris County Tournament finals in a doubleheader set for Saturday at Roxbury High.Each Chatham soccer team will be trying to win a fifth MCT crown, with the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls soccer team is having a season for the ages, having compiled a record of 15-1, a ranking of No. 8 in the state, and going on a run to reach the Morris County Tournament Finals. This is their first trip to the finals since 2019, when the Lady Rams went into the MCT ...
WESTFIELD, NJ -- After tying traditional boys soccer power Westfield in the regular season a month ago, New Providence looked primed to pull off the upset in the Union County Tournament when the teams met on Saturday.But second-seeded Westfield got out to a very early lead and went on to a 2-0 ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – The girls' soccer teams at Bayonne and Hoboken both advanced in the semifinal round of the Hudson County Tournament on Saturday.As the top two seeds, top-seeded Bayonne will now face second-seeded Hoboken in the Hudson County final on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. at Sports ...