Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
September 26, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ – After a scoreless first half, Bayonne and Wayne Hills each found the net twice and battled to a 2-2 girls soccer tie on Thursday.Jenna Gaetani and Julieta Hernandez did the scoring honors for the Bees (5-2-1). Gaetani has six goals this season. Hernandez has four goals.Kali ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Wood-Ridge dropped a 4-0 decision to Garfield in an NJIC independent boys' soccer game Thursday afternoon in Garfield. The Boilermakers are now 4-4 with the win, while Wood-Ridge falls to 4-7. Julius Mesa had a goal and two assists for Garfield, while Emanual Rodriguez, Jakub ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls tennis team has received the No. 9 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA, North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Girls Tennis Tournament. The Colonials will face No. 8 Union City on Monday September 29 in the First Round. The seeds and matchups are as follows: No. 1 seed ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - It was a warm, damp evening for a Thursday Night Lights game at Chargers Stadium, but the Spotswood High School varsity football team didn't let the humidity deter them from keeping their winning streak alive. Spotswood defeated Highland Park High School 34-3 for the Chargers' fifth ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - After a disappointing overtime loss to Old Bridge High School on September 20 that ended the Tigers' seven-game winning streak, the South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team began a three-game campaign against out-of-conference teams this week. First up was Watchung ...
MIDDLESEX, NJ - South Plainfield High School's girls varsity soccer team headed to Middlesex High School on Wednesday to take on the Blue Jays after starting off the week with an 8-0 shutout against Dickinson High School. The Tigers lost to the Blue Jays 6-2 behind a five-goal performance by ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Gymnastics Team won their third consecutive competition this week, bringing their current record to 3-1 with four more regular-season meets to go. On Thursday, Sept. 25 at South Brunswick, the Lady Tigers defeated the Vikings (2-4) by a score ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls field hockey team shut out Jefferson 7-0 when they hosted them on Palmer Field on Tuesday, September 23.Newton came out strong, putting three in the back of the net in the first quarter and then another three in the second, before adding the final goal in the ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls soccer team took on Vernon on Monday and won 3-1 and then took on Blair on Wednesday and lost 2-1 in overtime.Both Newton and Blair scored one goal apiece in the second quarter of the game to push it into an overtime period where Blair took the victory. Cera ...
SPARTA, NJ – It was another win for the girls tennis team on Wednesday. They hosted Lenape Valley and took all five matches.Sparta’s results:First Singles - Sara Schwarz 6-0, 6-0Second Singles – Layla Boohoo 5-7, 6-3, 10-6Third Singles – Lauren Wittkowski 6-4, 6-1First Doubles – Maureen Gaines ...
VERONA, NJ - The Verona girls tennis team has received the No. 8 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 Girls Tennis Tournament. Cedar Grove received the No. 9 seed. The two teams will face off in the first round on September 30. A match time is to be announced.The seeds and ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — The Summit High School Varsity Field Hockey team celebrated Senior Day with a dominant 5-0 win over Morristown Beard on Thursday afternoon at home. The victory improved the Hilltoppers’ record to 6-3.Elena Deveau led the Hilltoppers with three goals and both Keira Fallon and Alexis ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton boys soccer team played to a 1-1 tie against Union Catholic on Thursday.Khepri Ngassa scored the only goal for the Bulldogs (2-4-1) with an assist from Jordan Estrada.It was a busy day for Dayton goalkeeper Kevin Harter, who made eight saves.Dayton will play at New ...
SUMMIT, NJ - Defense and grit defined Thursday’s match as the Morristown girls soccer team battled Kent Place to a scoreless draw after 100 minutes of play.Neither side could find the back of the net in regulation or two overtime periods, with Morristown (1-4-1) holding strong against a Kent Place ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy's boys soccer team leaned on a late spark from senior Gabriel Paulino to secure a 1-0 win over Bergen County Tech in a matchup Thursday afternoon.Paulino broke a scoreless tie in the second half, slipping in the game’s only goal to push Kennedy to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls tennis team has received the No. 5 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 Girls Tennis Tournament. The Dodgers will face No. 12 McNair on Tuesday, September 30 in the First Round. The seeds and matchups are as follows: No. 1 seed Hanover Park ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – Angelo Gianella scored four goals to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 7-1 victory in a NJIC non-divisional boys soccer game on Thursday afternoon in Hawthorne. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 6-2 overall, while Hawthorne Christian falls to 1-6.Gianella scored the first three goals of the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Scoring in the classroom goes along well with scoring on the soccer field at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.For the second consecutive year, the boys and girls soccer programs at the high school were honored for their excellence in school.On Sept. 4, the United Soccer Coaches ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - For the first time this season, the Hillside Comets emerged victorious, shutting out East Orange 3-0 on Tuesday. Keren Castillo, Scarleth Ajila Lascano, and Kimberly Figueroa each had a goal for Hillside. Brittany Ceveda was credited with the win in goal. Next up for Hillside is a ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – It is difficult to fly under the radar when you are a reigning state sectional finalist.That has been true this fall for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ tennis team, which concluded last year’s successful 15-4 campaign just one court short of its first NJSIAA North ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- All the scoring came in the second half of a boys soccer game in which Notre Dame defeated Robbinsville, 2-1, on Thursday.Nico Mathews scored the only goal for Robbinsville (3-6) with 9:12 left on an open shot from the left side to cut the Ravens' deficit to 2-1. It was his ...
PLAINSBORO, NJ -- The Nottingham boys soccer team scored all its goals in the second half to rally for a 3-1 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Thursday.Eli Addo, Herbert Addo and Angel Lopez connected in the second half for the North Stars (3-5), who trailed, 1-0, at halftime.Lester ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity soccer team traveled to the Youth Complex to take on Perth Amboy High School on Thursday in an out-of-division game. Spotswood lost to Perth Amboy 2-1. The Chargers were down by two at the half. Julien Lopez-Colon had the only goal for the ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ – Angelo Gianella scored four goals to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 7-1 victory in a NJIC non-divisional boys soccer game on Thursday afternoon in Hawthorne. Hasbrouck Heights improves to 6-2 overall, while Hawthorne Christian falls to 1-6.Gianella scored the first three goals of the ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge defeated Beloved Charter, 2-0, in an independent boys' soccer game Wednesday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. The Blue Devils improved to 4-6 on the season. Beloved Charter falls to 2-7.Daniel Murto scored the first goal of the game to put the Blue Devils ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Saddle Brook defeated Wood-Ridge, 2-0, in a NJIC Meadowlands Division girls volleyball game on Thursday afternoon in Wood-Ridge. Wood-Ridge falls to 1-7-1 on the season, while Saddle Brook is 4-6-1.Saddle Brook won game one by a score of 25-15, and completed the sweep with a 25-18 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham field hockey team got back on track, rebounding from its only loss of the season three days earlier with a convincing 8-0 win vs. Mount Olive on Thursday at Haas Field.“I thought the girls came out and executed exactly what the girls wanted to do: get on the board quickly, ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston pulled away with two goals in the second half for a 3-0 girls soccer victory over West Essex on Thursday. This was the sixth consecutive win and fourth consecutive shut out for the Lancers so far this season. Olivia Hans, Emily Fernandes and Sienna Goldstein each scored ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls soccer team faced some uncertainty going into 2025 as they had graduated their top three goalscorers; who had accounted for 75% of the team's goals last season. But the Lady Rams have not missed a beat so far, racing out to a 7-0 record before finally falling ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Sophomore forward Emma Butler scored the walk-off game-winning goal in sudden-victory overtime off an assist from classmate Payton Doering to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 2-1 victory over Hillsborough in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division field hockey game on Wednesday ...