Sports Top Stories
By TOM MUGAVERO
October 15, 2025
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball team got off to a bad start but regrouped to defeat a tough Pope John team 25-18, 25-23 in a Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament first-round game on Tuesday at the Stateliners Gymnasium.P’burg (10-7), the sixth-seed, advances to play ...
PATERSON, NJ - Dr. Darryl Jacobs, a Paterson native and nationally recognized sports journalist, broadcaster, and former basketball coach, has been selected for induction into the Clark Atlanta University (CAU) Athletics Hall of Fame, honoring his tenure as Head Men’s Basketball Coach from 2006 to ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Wallkill Valley on Tuesday.Grant Frey gave Hunterdon Central a 1-0 lead with a first-half goal assisted by Colby Townsend. Townsend connected later in ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- In a renewal of one of the best recent area rivalries in girls soccer over the last decade-plus, Bridgewater-Raritan handed Ridge its first loss of the season by a score of 2-1 in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament on Tuesday.All the goals in the game were ...
GLEN GARDNER, NJ – The Hunterdon Central girls soccer team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 1-0 victory over Voorhees on Tuesday.Angelina Tenore scored the only goal in the first half with an assist from Ava Tyukody. It was Tenore's first goal of ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills secured a narrow victory over Koinonia on Senior Night Tuesday, 1-0, in overtime. Prior to the game, the seniors and families were recognized. First Koinonia,And then Watchung Hills, (see photo gallery above for game photos)The game, held at Watchung Hills, saw no goals ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills secured a narrow victory over Koinonia on Senior Night Tuesday, 1-0, in overtime. Prior to the game, the seniors and families were recognized. First Koinonia,And then Watchung Hills, (see photo gallery above for game photos)The game, held at Watchung Hills, saw no goals ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Senior Night is the night that each school honors, not only the seniors, but recognize their parents and families for the support that they have given during their high school careers.Friday night, Hasbrouck Heights honored its senior football players, cheerleaders, and ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Madison Lahullier and Ariana Reyes each scored twice as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Emerson Borough 6-0, in a girls Bergen County Invitational soccer match on Tuesday afternoon at Hitchcock Field. Hasbrouck Heights is now 9-5 with the victory, while Emerson Boro falls to ...
COLTS NECK, NJ – The Colts Neck girls tennis team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 championship with a 5-0 victory over Moorestown on Tuesday.Colts Neck (16-2) has won the sectional title two years in a row. Moorestown is 15-6.FIRST SINGLES: Veronika Matulskaya def. Jane Jo, 6-0, 6-2.SECOND ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel girls tennis team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 championship with a 3-2 victory over Manasquan on Tuesday.Holmdel is 13-2. Manasquan dropped to 17-3.FIRST SINGLES: Alexandra Lapis, H, def. Sadie DePasquale, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).SECOND SINGLES: Paige Piscatelli, H, def.
HAZLET, NJ – Raritan advanced in the first round of the Shore Conference Coaches' Cup with a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Lakewood on Tuesday.Owen Brackett scored two goals, including the only goal of the first half for Raritan (4-10) in the first minute.Jake Bennett made it 2-0 with a goal nine ...
RUTHERFORD, NJ – Rutherford defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 3-0, in the second round of the boys Bergen Invitational Soccer Tournament on Tuesday afternoon in Rutherford. Hasbrouck Heights fell to 10-4 on the season with the loss, Rutherford improved to 8-7 with the victory.Rutherford led 2-0 going ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Camilla Dong collected 15 kills and four digs to lead Livingston to a 23-25, 25-17, 25-20 girls volleyball victory over Millburn on Tuesday.Cadence Sturt finished with eight kills and 11 digs for the Lancers (13-4).Arya Shukla led Livingston in assists with 25 and had one kill and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence girls soccer team came back from a halftime deficit to beat Kent Place in the first round of the Union County Tournament on Tuesday.Brooke Macauley scored one goal and assisted on one for 12th-seeded New Providence (9-6-1), which trailed, 2-1, at ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Four different players scored as the Columbia boys soccer team defeated Newark Central, 4-1, on Tuesday.Blai Sacks scored one goal and assisted on another for Columbia (7-8). Sacks leads the team in assists this season with six.Yuta Goldberg, Nico Ranieri and Jesse Fryatt also ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The reaction from the Chatham side after Ryan Hoffelder came off the bench to score with just 81 seconds left in a scoreless game was: “Welcome back.”Hoffelder had been sidelined for the previous three Chatham boys soccer team games with an injury and he showed why he was missed when ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls field hockey team hosted Montclair on Saturday, October 11 and swept them 3-0 to remain the top ranked team in the Freedom Division and NJAC.The Braves got on the board first, putting two in the net in the first quarter and then their final goal in the third ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Marcus Valenzuela placed first in 15:27 and Brady Byrne was 8th in a personal record time of 16:27 as the Chatham boys cross-country team repeated as the Large School NJAC Champions on Tuesday on the Greystone Course, edging runner-up Morris Knolls, 82 to 85.Chatham's top five ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Camilla Dong collected 15 kills and four digs to lead Livingston to a 23-25, 25-17, 25-20 girls volleyball victory over Millburn on Tuesday.Cadence Sturt finished with eight kills and 11 digs for the Lancers (13-4).Arya Shukla led Livingston in assists with 25 and had one kill and ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team defeated Montclair, 4-1, to give the Cougars their 20th win of the season on Tuesday at the Colony Courts.
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 seed Madison girls volleyball team fell to No. 6 seed Morris Hills 3-2 in the Semifinal Round of the Morris County Tournament on Tuesday afternoon. Morris Hills defeated Madison 21–25, 25–23, 25–21, 20–25, 15–13.Senior outside Sophia Christoffers turned in a massive ...
CHATHAM, NJ - The defensive match swung Chatham’s way Tuesday as Ryan Hoffelder buried the lone goal of the game in the second half to give the the No. 4 seed Cougars a 1–0 win over No. 12 seed Morristown in the Morris County Tournament. After a scoreless first half, Hoffelder found the net off a ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — The Southern Regional Rams delivered a strong performance on Tuesday night, handing the a solid Jackson Memorial Jaguars squad a rare defeat in straight sets. Southern (13-6) bested Jackson (15-3) with decisive set scores of 25-22 and 25-12.The victory marks a significant win for ...
BARNEGAT, NJ — The Barnegat Bengals secured a hard-fought victory against the cross-town rival Lacey Lions on Tuesday, winning a tense match that went the distance in two sets. Barnegat prevailed with set scores of 27-25 and 25-13, improving their season record to a balanced 9-8, matching Lacey's ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The East Orange Varsity Football Team continued its perfect start to the season on Saturday, defeating Paterson Eastside 34-28. The win moves the Jaguars to 6-0. Shaler Jackson III led a dominant East Orange ground game with 15 carries for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Jaleel ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- In a renewal of one of the top area rivalries in girls soccer over the last decade--plus, Bridgewater-Raritan handed Ridge its first loss of the season by a score of 2-1 in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament on Tuesday.All the goals in the game were scored ...
MILLBURN, NJ – During the recent township committee meeting, Committee member Ben Stoller gave an update of the status of the Millburn High School field. “The township of Milburn and the Board of Education(BOE) have been engaged in productive discussions regarding a collaborative project aimed at ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The No. 12 seeded New Providence girls soccer team advanced to the second round of the Union County Tournament with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over No. 13 Kent Place on Tuesday.After trailing 2-1 at the end of the first half, the Pioneers came alive in the second half with two ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – There have been plenty of twists and turns on the pitch for the West Orange High School girls soccer program thus far this year.Something that keeps the Mountaineers steadily focused and prepared for an exceedingly challenging schedule is the leadership demonstrated by the ...