Sports Top Stories
By ROD HIRSCH
September 24, 2025
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — This is your chance to be part of something historic. Lace up. Line up. Get ready for a race like no other.The Route 206 Bypass will be shut to traffic for the first time ever on Saturday, Sept. 27 for “The Chase,” which will redefine what a community race can be. This will be a ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Emma Conway and Sydney Clark each collected two goals and one assist in Hoboken's 9-0 girls soccer victory over Hudson Catholic on Monday.Wren Napolitani finished with one goal and two assists for the RedWings (5-1-1). Emma Henderson also passed for two assists.Reaghan Lewis and ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Gov. Livingston boys soccer team has already surpassed last season’s win total just six games into the 2025 campaign, and head coach Kevin Fontana credits the early success to both player development and a tougher, more disciplined mindset.With a 3-3 record that includes ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne scored two goals in the first half and went on to a 3-0 girls soccer victory over Rahway on Tuesday.Jenna Gaetani, Kylie Galano and Samara Porch each scored one goal. Celeste Trubbo passed for the only assist.Bayonne (5-2) attempted 11 shots on goal and held Rahway (4-2) to ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ -- Jeremias Del Cid's goal gave Woodbridge a 3-2 boys soccer victory over South Plainfield in overtime on Tuesday night.Del Cid scored two minutes into the first overtime with an assist from Jordan Small to give the Barrons (4-4) the win.Two goals by Manraj Panag three minutes apart ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Eddie O’Neil lived up to his position at strong-side linebacker once again and classmate Mike Bracco excelled on both sides of the ball in Phillipsburg High School’s 28-6 victory over Ridge in Friday night’s home football opener.O’Neil, who has also excelled for the ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford high school boys’ varsity soccer program has enjoyed great success, posting a winning record in 3 of their last 4 seasons under coach Gregory Campbell. After a terrific 13-6-2 season last year and a trip to the Sectional Semifinals, hopes were high again this year for ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's girls varsity soccer team was back in action on Tuesday at Chargers Stadium to face Colonia High School. The Chargers shut out Colonia 7-0 behind a strong offensive and defensive performance. Due to the new mercy rule in the Greater Middlesex Conference, the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick's Churchill Junior High School 7th & 8th Field Hockey team hosted its Second Annual Play Day on September 13.The event was held at the new East Brunswick High School Softball/Field Hockey Turf Complex.Churchill, with two middle school teams from Sayreville ...
CARTERET, NJ – Union built a two-goal lead by halftime and went on to a 5-2 boys soccer victory over Carteret on Tuesday.Jonathan Alfano scored two goals for the Farmers (3-4), who led, 2-0, at the half.Sebastian Llosa Rojas contributed one goal and one assist and Jacob Willis scored a goal for ...
Basking Ridge, NJ — Major upgrades are coming to the Ridge High School soccer and baseball fields to address long-standing drainage issues.At a Sept. 16 Planning Board meeting, the Bernards Township School District outlined plans to replace the current soccer field with artificial turf, install LED ...
Senior Amanda Mrotek collected a career-high 15 service points including an impressive six aces to help lift the Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball squad to its third straight victory, 2-1, over Franklin in a Skyland Conference cross-division match on Monday in the Stateliners ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Kyara Castro Gamboa collected three goals and three assists to lead Hamilton West to a 6-0 girls soccer victory over Trenton on Tuesday.Domeesha Joseph had one goal and two assists for Hamilton West (4-4), which scored three goals in each half.Jenelice Ramos had one goal and one ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville War Memorial HS inducted its Class of 2025 into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 19. The new inductees are:Cindy Allman, 1982: Girls Basketball – 1,000 point scorer.Christian Campbell, 2013: Baseball – The Bombers' all-time winningest ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Becton edged Hasbrouck Heights, 3-2, in a NJIC Meadowlands Division girls tennis match on Tuesday afternoon in East Rutherford. Becton improves to 3-6 with the win. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 2-6 with the loss.Anna Christopoulos improved to 8-0 on the season with her win in ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway High School’s girls tennis team extended its winning streak in Greater Middlesex Conference play Monday with a commanding 5-0 shutout over previously unbeaten Spotswood.The Chiefs (6-2, 5-0 GMC Blue) dominated across all singles and doubles matches to hand Spotswood ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls soccer team won 6-0 over North Warren when they played them away on Saturday, September 20 in a morning game.Madelyn Nolan put Newton on the board, with an assist from Hannah Harrison. Caitlyn Pokrywa scored the next two goals; the first off an assist from ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center made history on Sunday when 2,358 fans came together at Yogi Berra Stadium to set a new Guinness World Records title for the Largest Game of Catch Ever.The event featured 1,179 pairs of participants tossing baseballs back and forth on ...
WHIPPANY , NJ – Whippany Park boys soccer took their first loss on Monday afternoon when they faced the undefeated Madison boys soccer team. Madison struck early in the first half, scoring 3 goals which ultimately led to the final score of 3-0 in Madison's favor. The Dodgers (6-0-1) scored all ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Here is a look at how Montville Township High School sports teams fared over the past week.BOYS SOCCERMontville won three games in a row this week to build a five-game overall winning streak, before falling to Morris Knolls, 2-0, on Monday.It defeated West Morris, 2-0 last Monday ...
WHIPPANY , NJ – Whippany Park boys soccer took their first loss on Monday afternoon when they faced the undefeated Madison boys soccer team. Madison struck early in the first half, scoring 3 goals which ultimately led to the final score of 3-0 in Madison's favor. The Dodgers (6-0-1) scored all ...
CARTERET, NJ – Union built a two-goal lead by halftime and went on to a 5-2 boys soccer victory over Carteret on Tuesday.Jonathan Alfano scored two goals for the Farmers (3-4), who led, 2-0, at the half.Sebastian Llosa Rojas contributed one goal and one assist and Jacob Willis and Jimmy Ippolito ...
The Southern Regional girls' soccer team captured a 2-1 victory over Shore Regional on Monday, thanks to a pair of second-half goals from their sophomore midfielders. The win moves the Rams' record to 2-4 on the season.After a hard-fought first half, Emma Little and Brinley Reynolds found the back ...
BARNEGAT – The Barnegat girls soccer team pulled off a dramatic victory on Monday, defeating Middletown North 2-1 in a hard-fought battle that extended into double overtime. The Bengals were backstopped by a heroic performance from junior goalie Ella Tortorici, who recorded an incredible 17 saves ...
The Barnegat High School girls' tennis team secured a decisive 4-1 victory over Central Regional on Tuesday, powered by a dominant performance in all three singles matches. The win brings Barnegat's season record to 8-9.Barnegat's singles lineup proved too strong for the Golden Eagles. At first ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Hoboken girls volleyball team defeated Hudson Catholic on the road, 25-7, 25-20, on Monday.Gabriella Garcia had five kills and two digs for Hoboken and Leah Zegarra finished with five goals and one dig for the RedWings.Maggie McCarthy led Hoboken in blocks with two and also ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Freshman Ava Bonnell recorded her second career hat trick on Monday to help pace the South Plainfield High School girls varsity soccer team past Dickinson High School with an 8-0 victory. Bonnell found the back of the net three times in the first half and added three assists ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team is now 2-1 on the season following Monday night’s narrow victory over Summit. The Lady Tigers edged out the Hilltoppers by .725 to win 101.650 to 100.925, issuing Summit (3-1) its first loss of the season. South ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Nottingham kept South Brunswick scoreless for the first 78 minutes, but the girls' soccer teams ended up playing to a 1-1, double-overtime tie on Monday.After a scoreless first half, Victoria Smolka gave the North Stars a 1-0 lead with a goal two minutes into the second half ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy’s boys soccer team kept its strong start to the season alive Monday with a 1-0 victory over East Orange in double overtime.The game remained scoreless through regulation and the first extra period before senior forward Paul Ravix delivered the golden goal in the 93rd minute.