Sports Top Stories
By STEVEN CUSUMANO
September 16, 2025
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 ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Senior winger Emma Shushansky continued her personal scoring spree with three goals and an assist as undefeated Chatham posted a 6-0 field hockey win vs. Montville on Tuesday.It was the third straight hat trick for Shushansky, who now has 10 goals and two assists in four games for ...
NEWTON, NJ – The girls soccer squad got past Hackettstown on Tuesday 3-2. Hannah Harrison led the Braves with two unassisted goals. Madalyn Nolan had the other goal, also unassisted.Newton’s offense tested the Tigers’ keeper 14 times. Two of the Braves’ points came before the halftime ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team took 60 of 65 games in posting its 10th win of the season, 5-0, vs. Morristown on Tuesday at the Colony Courts
CHATHAM, NJ - The Morristown girls tennis team ran into a red-hot Chatham squad on Tuesday afternoon, falling 5–0 on the road as the Cougars improved to 10–2 on the season. The Colonials dropped to 2–4 overall.Chatham controlled the match from start to finish, sweeping all three singles courts and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - All three singles players won to pace the Phillipsburg High School girl’s tennis team to a 3-2 victory over host Vernon in an independent match on Monday afternoon to even the team’s record this season to 2-2 At first singles, junior Allessandra Tolentino remained undefeated at ...
SPARTA, NJ -The Morristown Colonials continued their dominant start to the season on Tuesday afternoon, rallying from an early deficit to defeat Pope John, 6–1, and improve to 5–0 on the year.Pope John struck first midway through the opening quarter when Gabriella Celentano found the back of the ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls soccer team continued its dominant start to the season with a 7–0 shutout victory over Kinnelon on Tuesday, extending its unbeaten record to 4-0-1.The Dodgers overwhelmed Kinnelon in the opening period, exploding for six goals. Anna Gominiak set the tone early, ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Varsity Football Team is in the win column following an 18-13 victory over Metuchen on Saturday. With the win, the Rams are 1-1 to start the new league year. Deion Nelson completed 14 of 19 passes for 211 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. He added three rushing ...
DENVILLE, NJ - Morris Knolls delivered a dominant performance on Tuesday, overwhelming Morristown 7-0 in a one-sided girls soccer matchup to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Golden Eagles struck early and often, scoring four goals in the first half before tacking on three more after the break to ...
Denville, NJ – West Morris continued its impressive start to the season with a convincing 2-0 (25-11, 25-15) road win over Morris Knolls on Monday, improving to 5-1 on the year. The loss drops Morris Knolls to 2-5.From the opening serve, West Morris dominated both sides of the net, showcasing a ...
SPARTA, NJ - Sparta continued its strong start to the season with a dominant 5-0 victory over Morris Knolls on Monday, improving to 6-2 on the year. The Golden Eagles dropped to 1-6 with the loss.Sparta was in control from start to finish, sweeping all five matches in straight sets and not allowing ...
DENVILLE, NJ - Behind a two-goal performance from senior forward John Martinez, including the golden goal in overtime, Morristown picked up its first win of the season with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Morris Knolls in Denville on Monday.Martinez scored the game-winner in the first overtime period, ...
LINDEN , NJ — It was a weekend of highs and lows for Linden Athletics, as boys soccer thrilled the home crowd with a dominant victory, while varsity football showed grit but came up short on the road.𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠On Friday, Sept. 12, the Linden Tigers varsity ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - On Monday, September 15, 2025, South Plainfield High School Varsity Softball Coach Antonia Pacillo led a special practice for the 10U (White) Tigers at Ponytail Park. Joining her were varsity players Sophia Alvarez, Jocelyn Sosa, Gianna Currao, and Ava Fusaro, who helped ...
The SUNY Cobleskill women’s soccer team opened North Atlantic Conference play on Saturday, September 13, falling 7–0 on the road to Maine Maritime Academy at Ritchie Field.In a tough road match, Emma Grant (Canastota) registered both of Cobleskill’s shots, including a dangerous first-half chance ...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the September issue of Commerce. Click here to read it in its original format.Next year will be anything but ordinary in New Jersey. For one, we will have a new Governor. We will also be celebrating the 250th anniversary (the semiquincentennial) of ...
Thursday night kicked off Fonda’s 200 Weekend with Michael Trautschold from Roscoe claiming his first-ever Modified win. He celebrated in Victory Lane with his son Preston, marking a memorable family milestone.Other winners on night one of the 2025 Fonda 200 Weekend were 2025 Track Champion Corky ...
The SUNY Cobleskill women’s volleyball team picked up their first victory of the season with a 3–1 (25–12, 22–25, 26–24, 25–20) win over VTSU–Johnson on Friday, September 12, in their opening match of the North Country Classic hosted at SUNY Canton.Junior outside hitter Kathleen Smart (Nashville, ...
This week’s Times Journal Team of the Week is the Middleburgh Knights boys’ varsity soccer team. In their league opener on Tuesday, September 9, versus Canajoharie/Fort Plain, the Knights shut out the Cougars 4–0.“That was a good start,” said Middleburgh boys’ varsity soccer coach Gregg ...
PATERSON, NJ - Eastside's girls volleyball team secured its first victory of the season Monday evening, rallying past Passaic in a three-set match that energized the Ghosts’ home crowd.After dropping the opening set 25–13, the Ghosts responded taking the next two by scores of 25–22 and 25–18 to ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert scored all its goals in the second half of a 3-0 field hockey victory over Nottingham on Monday.Nikki Donovan scored one goal and assisted on one for the Spartans (3-3), who broke the deadlock with two goals in the third quarter.Ally Constance and Tahlia DiMeglio each scored ...
WILLIAMSTOWN – The Southern Regional Girls Volleyball team faced stiff competition in a tri-match on Saturday, finishing the day with a 1-1 record. The Rams secured a victory against North Hunterdon but were defeated by an undefeated Williamstown squad. After the split decision, Southern's season ...
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Lauren Kuhn scored the decisive goal in overtime, leading the Toms River North Mariners to a nail-biting 1-0 victory over the Southern Rams on Monday afternoon.The game remained a scoreless duel through regulation, with both defenses holding strong. The deadlock was finally ...
STAFFORD – The Southern Regional High School field hockey team secured a decisive 3-0 home victory over Lacey Township on Monday, improving their season record to 3-2. The win was marked by a dominant offensive performance and a historic milestone for senior goalie Emma Korenthal, who recorded her ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - After going windless last season, the South Plainfield High School girls soccer team won its second straight game on Monday, defeating New Brunswick High School 2-1 at the PAL. South Plainfield scored two goals in the first half to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Freshman Ava ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's boys varsity soccer team hosted South River High School on Monday in a rivalry game at Chargers Stadium. This time, the Rams came out on top, shutting out the Chargers 1-0 behind a goal from Cristiano Costa. Amaury Adolphus made six saves for Spotswood in ...
Golden Knights lose nailbiter to RCSRAVENA – Defending Class A Sectional champion Averill Park traveled to the Southern Albany County community of Ravena last Friday, Sept. 12, to take on another perennial high school football powerhouse Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk. Despite scoring first and leading ...
SPARTA, NJ – The girls tennis team held Morris Knolls scoreless in their matches on Monday. Sparta’s results:First Singles – Sara Schwarz won 6-0, 6-1Second Singles – Layla Boohoff won 6-2, 6-1Third Singles – Emily Dondero won 6-0, 6-0First Doubles – Maureen Gaines and Emilie Fagen won 6-2, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Losing three of your first four matches to can be a deflating experience to begin a new school year.This is especially true in a situation where these losses not only are to three of New Jersey’s top-ranked high school teams from nonpublic powerhouses – not only even factoring in ...