Sports Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
September 19, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway High School athletes had a busy Thursday, with teams competing across tennis, soccer, field hockey and gymnastics.Girls TennisThe Chiefs continued their strong start in the Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division with a 5-0 sweep of Colonia.1st Singles: Anna Zeng (P) ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls soccer team suffered a tough 2-1 loss to Union on Thursday, Sept. 18.in a very physical and defense-heavy showdown. From the opening whistle, both sides set the tone of physicality that would continue for the entirety of the game. The Raiders would ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Matt Murtagh's 42-yard field goal in overtime gave Caldwell its first football victory of the season, 17-14, over Westwood on Friday night.Westwood (3-1) had a 7-0 lead before Caldwell (1-2) came back to tie the game midway through the second quarter.Senior halfback Solomon ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior outside Anna Rice produced five kills, a block, three digs and a service ace for Chatham in its 30-28, 25-18 girls volleyball loss to Morris Hills on Friday at CHS.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – After dominating the third quarter and staging a spirited comeback, Colonia seemed to have all the momentum swinging its way.But, in the fourth quarter, undefeated Woodbridge had the ball. And, thanks to the sustained blocking of its offensive line, Woodbridge kept the ball for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team headed to Old Bridge on Sept. 19 and secured their first win of the season. The Lady Tigers are now 1-1 with a 101.375 to 100.2 victory over the Knights (2-2). South Plainfield sophomore Samantha Riccardo took 1st place ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Adult Volleyball is returning to the Anthony Signorello Youth Center. Sessions will take place on Tuesdays from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., starting on September 30 through November 25. There will be no sessions on November 4. Participants must have a 2025-2026 Adult Membership.
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - The 2025 USA Football Heart of a Giant Award, presented by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and the New York Giants, announced the group of nominees for Week 3, including a Cedar Grove student athlete. Nominees are picked by their coaches for their commitment, teamwork, will, ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Rutgers officials are warning drivers, commuters, and pedestrians to expect heavy traffic and road closures around the university’s Piscataway and New Brunswick campuses on Friday, Sept. 19, when the Scarlet Knights host Iowa in a home football “Blackout” game at SHI Stadium.
TOKYO — Florence Township native Curtis Thompson has made history with a medal-winning performance in Tokyo this week. Thompson earned the Bronze Medal in the Men's Javelin on September 18 at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the first men's U.S. medal at the event since Breaux Greer won the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls tennis team remained undefeated with a 4-1 victory over South River High School on Thursday. Spotswood won its eighth straight and completed the season sweep over the Rams. The Chargers girls doubles teams also kept their personal unbeaten streaks ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken remained undefeated with a 7-1 girls soccer victory over Union City on Thursday.Wren Napolitani collected four goals and two assists for Hoboken (4-0-1), which led, 2-1, at the half before breaking it open.Emma Conway scored three goals for the RedWings, including the first ...
SADDLE RIVER, NJ – Natalia Lombardi scored three goals to lead Saddle River Day to a 3-1 victory over Hasbrouck Heights in a NJIC non-divisional girls soccer game Thursday afternoon in Saddle River. The Rebels are now 5-0 on the season, while Hasbrouck Heights falls to 3-3.The score was tied at ...
Denville, NJ — Brynn Weldon scored twice in the opening quarter to lead Morris Knolls to a 2-0 shutout win over Sparta on Thursday afternoon, keeping the Golden Eagles perfect at 6-0 on the season.Weldon wasted no time getting the home crowd on its feet, scoring the first goal just over three ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Alexa Megjugorac had a double double-figure performance with 11 kills and 11 service points and setter Era Sabbaral was on fire in assisting on 26 of her teams 28 kills to help lead the Phillipsburg High School girl’s volleyball team as it extended its best start in its 10-year ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson girls varsity soccer team (4-1-1) suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Elizabeth (4-2) on Thursday.In the first half, Elizabeth's Giovanna Echavarria scored on a direct kick.In the second half, both sides battled, taking oh-so-close shots on goal that either hit ...
Randolph, NJ — The Randolph girls tennis team picked up a decisive 4-1 victory over Morris Knolls on Thursday afternoon, improving their season record to 5-6 behind a dominant showing in singles play.From the start, Randolph set the tone, sweeping all three singles matches in straight sets. First ...
GARFIELD, NJ – Garfield defeated Wood-Ridge, 2-0, in a NJIC Meadowland division girls volleyball game on Thursday afternoon in Garfield. The Lady Blue Devils fall to 1-6 overall, 1-4 in the Meadowlands, while Garfield is 3-5 overall and 3-2 in the Meadowlands.The Boilermakers won game one 25-22, ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The RCS girls’ volleyball team took a loss on their home court Tuesday, Sept. 16.The team faced off against the Troy Flying Horses and lost 1-3.The loss puts the Ravens’ season record at 2-2. They lost the first match of the 2025 season against La Salle Institute 0-3, then ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Brooke Beenders scored the game-winner with 6:52 left in the contest for her first goal of the season as the Phillipsburg High School field hockey team handed Pingry its first lost of the season, 3-2, in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division game at the Phillipsburg ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton scored four goals in the first half and went on to a 7-0 girls soccer victory over Linden on Thursday.Sophomore forward Vittoria Santos scored four goals and passed for one assist for Dayton (3-4).Sophomore midfielder Aria-Rose Molinelli had two goals and one assist, and ...
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The Ravens’ girls’ soccer team racked up their fifth win of the 2025 season Tuesday.After giving up a goal and falling behind 1-0, the Ravens rallied to defeat the Voorheesville Blackbirds 4-2 in a home conference match. Junior Hayden Wolfe stepped up with three goals for ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ – The West Essex girls soccer team has still lost only one game this year.On Thursday, West Essex shut out Cedar Grove, 3-0, on the road.Brooke Balzano scored two goals for West Essex (4-1), which had a 1-0 halftime lead. Mirolla Twdroos scored the other goal.Ava Brignola, Deia ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Gov. Livingston High School volleyball team picked up back-to-back wins over two county powerhouses, Union Catholic and Westfield, to improve to 5-3 on the season.On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Gov. Livingston dominated Union Catholic in a straight-sets victory, 25-12, 25-20.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School field hockey team kept its undefeated streak alive on Thursday with a 5-1 victory over Monroe Township High School. South Plainfield won its seventh straight game to set up a battle with Old Bridge High School for sole possession of first ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls volleyball team defeated Marlboro, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon.Lilah Gomez finished with eight kills and four digs for Bayonne (4-1). Maria Vasquez led the Bees in digs with nine.Bryse Steward came through with a team-high three blocks for Bayonne. Fran San Roque led ...
TOKYO — Florence Township native Curtis Thompson has made history with a medal-winning performance in Tokyo this week. Thompson earned the Bronze Medal in the Men's Javelin on September 18 at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the first men's U.S. medal at the event since Breaux Greer won the ...
TOKYO — Florence Township native Curtis Thompson has made history with a medal-winning performance in Tokyo this week. Thompson earned the Bronze Medal in the Men's Javelin on September 18 at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the first men's U.S. medal at the event since Breaux Greer won the ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ – Steinert scored one goal in each half to come away with a 2-0 boys soccer victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Thursday.Jordy Valdiviezo scored one goal and assisted on a goal by Chris Dimarco. Steinert (4-2) also got an assist from Zach Barton.Junior goalie Andrew Ivens ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Super Football Conference (SFC) awarded its Coach of the Week, for the games of September 12-13, to Bloomfield’s Mike Carter.Carter, in his 35th season as the Bengals head coach, received the accolades at Redd’s Restaurant, in Carlstadt, on Sept. 17, during the SFC’s weekly ...