Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE DELUCA
September 17, 2025
POMPTON PLAINS, NJ – Madison continued their high-quality play to start the season with a convincing 3-0 win over Pequannock on Tuesday afternoon.The Dodgers struck first inside five minutes of the start of the game with a terrific team goal. Nolan Keane and Thomas Monville combined in the midfield ...
The SUNY Cobleskill men’s and women’s cross country teams each turned in eighth-place finishes on Saturday, September 13, at the Hamilton College Short Course Invitational. The event featured a competitive field of regional programs, with the men racing over 5K and the women covering a 4K ...
Linden, NJ - The Linden High School Athletic Hall of Fame was re-established to recognize and honor Linden High School students, coaches, teams, civic leaders, and sports contributors for their achievements and/or contributions to the Linden High School Athletic Program.On behalf of the Linden High ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The South Plainfield High School field hockey team was on the road on Tuesday, traveling to East Brunswick High School to take on the Bears in a Red Division matchup. South Plainfield kept its winning streak alive with a 1-0 victory over East Brunswick. It was a big victory for ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional girls' volleyball team continued its dominant season, securing a decisive 2-0 victory over BarnegatTuesday on their home court. The win improves the Rams' impressive record to 6-1, while the Bengals fall to 3-3.Southern demonstrated a commanding performance from ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ – Hanover Park put together a complete performance Tuesday afternoon, rolling past Morris Tech 6-0 in NJAC-Liberty girls soccer action.The Hornets (3-1-1, 2-1-1 NJAC-Liberty) controlled the match from the start, striking twice in the first half before adding four more goals after ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School boys’ soccer team got off to an impressive 3-0-1 start to the season as of press time. One player stood out consistently between the posts in its winning streak. This week’s (September 8-13) Long Branch Athlete of the Week honor goes to senior ...
BLAIRSTOWN, NJ – Whippany Park’s unbeaten start to the season continued Friday afternoon with a hard-fought 1–0 road victory over Blair. The Wildcats, now 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the NJAC Liberty Division, leaned on strong defense and timely scoring to preserve their spotless record.After a ...
WAYNE, NJ - Less than five miles separate Wayne Valley and Passaic Valley High Schools, so naturally, the two schools have developed a storied football rivalry. Their first matchup took place in 1952 and the two schools have been meeting near-continuously ever since. Except for four seasons (1981, ...
HAMILTON, NJ - The Hamilton Township School District and Nottingham High School will once again host a First Responders Day. This year’s celebration of the men and women that keep our communities safe will take place at Saturday’s home varsity football game.Current and former first responders are ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls tennis team tightened its hold on first place in the Greater Middlesex Conference's Gold Division on Tuesday with a 5-0 victory over New Brunswick High School. It was the Chargers seventh straight victory to open the 2025-26 season. Spotswood only won ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ - After a rough start to the season for the Spotswood High School girls varsity soccer team in the Greater Middlesex Conference's Red Division, the Chargers bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Piscataway High School on Tuesday. Daniela Lyons scored the only goal of the game on a ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Bombers Keep the Season Rolling With Another Packed Week:FootballThe Bombers defeated Edison, 26-14, on Friday to improve their season record to 3-0. Despite a slow start in the first quarter, they bounced back for the rest of the game scoring double digits in ...
KEARNY, NJ – The Hoboken girls soccer team remained undefeated after playing to a 1-1 tie against Kearny on Tuesday.Norah Block scored the only goal for Hoboken (3-0-1). It came with 22 minutes left in the first half with an assist by Romane Zorea to give the RedWings a 1-0 lead.Sabrina Varella's ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison High School girls volleyball team kept its undefeated streak alive Tuesday afternoon, defeating Parsippany Hills in straight sets, 29-27, 25-12. The victory improved the Dodgers’ record to 5-0.The opening set proved to be the turning point of the match. Madison fought ...
PRINCETON, NJ – Robbinsville needed overtime to pull out a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Princeton Day School on Tuesday.Nico Matthews and Chris Lewis each scored one goal and had one assist for Robbinsville (3-3) in a game that was scoreless until the second half.Joshua Sanchez had one assist for ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison High School girls tennis team fell to Morristown-Beard squad, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon.At first singles, Caroline Bibbee showed fight in the second set but ultimately dropped a 6-0, 6-4 decision to Morristown-Beard’s Olivia Minoia. In the second singles match, ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The West Essex field hockey team knocked Livingston from the undefeated ranks with a 5-0 victory over the Lancers on Tuesday.Adelaide Minnella scored four goals, giving the senior forward 117 for her caeer.Kate Colello scored one goal, Jillian Breslin passed for three assists and ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge picked up its first win of the year with a 2-0 win in a NJIC Meadowlands girls volleyball match on Tuesday in Wood-Ridge. The Lady Blue Devils are now 1-5 overall, 1-3 in the Meadowlands with the win. Wallington falls to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in the Meadowlands with the ...
Savannah Bananas Dancing Umpire Brings Fun to Middletown Meet & GreetMIDDLETOWN — On Friday, September 12, McMahon Park (380 Atlantic Avenue) came alive with music, baseball, and community spirit as Savannah Bananas Dancing Umpire Vincent Chapman made a special appearance for a meet & greet ...
KEYPORT, NJ -- Keyport scored three goals in the second half and came away with a 5-3 boys soccer victory over Central Jersey College Charter on Tuesday.John Covert collected two goals and two assists for Keyport (2-3), which outscored Central Jersey, 3-1, after halftime.Brayden Visaggio and Eliel ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel scored both its goals in the first half and held on for a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Ocean Township on Tuesday.The Hornets (3-1-1) took a 2-0 lead on goals by Connor Paul and Dom Poli. Paul scored the first goal off a corner kick midway through the half. Poli's goal came ...
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Sean Moore scored five minutes into overtime to give Colts Neck a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Freehold Township on Tuesday.Jonah Chiang provided the assist on Moore's goal, which gave Moore, a junior, the school record for career goals with 56. He has six goals in 2025.Ben ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Wayne Hills Patriots are off to a hot 3–0 start this season, and while the wins have been impressive, Head Coach Wayne Demikoff says the key is not losing sight of the bigger picture. “You’re only as good as your next game, so we got to keep it in perspective,” he said. “We’re ...
ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Abigail Beattie scored three first half goals to lead Hasbrouck Heights to a 7-1 victory over Dwight Englewood in a girl’s Colonial Division soccer game on Tuesday in Englewood. The Lady Aviators improved to 3-2 on the season with the win. Dwight-Englewood is now 1-3 on the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex girls soccer team rallied for a 3-1 victory over New Providence on Tuesday.Ava Brignola scored two goals and had one assist for West Essex (3-1), which trailed, 1-0, at the half before rallying and shutting down New Providence over the final 40 minutes.Brooke ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Columbia girls tennis team advanced in the first round of the Essex County Tournament with a 4-1 victory over Mount St. Dominic on Tuesday.Amelia Burroughs took a 6-0, 6-0 victory to win her first singles match for Columbia (3-5).At third singles, Emerie Katz won for the ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Colonia remained undefeated with a 3-0 girls soccer victory over South Brunswick on Tuesday.Abigail Araujo gave Colonia (4-0) a 1-0 lead with a goal with 12 minutes left in the first half. The Patriots led, 2-0, at halftime after Allie Fleischman scored with two minutes to go ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Rutherford’s Landon Kemple scored two goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-2 victory over Wood-Ridge in a NJIC Meadowlands Division game Monday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Rutherford improves to 2-3 with the win, while Wood-Ridge falls to 1-5 on the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in Game 1 of the Eastern League Northeast Division Series at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday by a score of 3-1. Somerset will have to win Game 2 and 3 at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, N.Y. on Thursday and Friday to ...