Sports Top Stories
By KENNETH SIMMONS
September 15, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway girls soccer team broke through for its first victory of the season Saturday morning, shutting out South Brunswick, 3-0, in a GMC White Division matchup.The Chiefs (1-2, 1-2 GMC White) struck early when Yasmeen El Temawi finished a setup from Jasmine Raro in the 13th ...
SUMMIT, NJ – In the second meet of the season, the Hilltoppers had to overcome a few mistakes early in the meet to outlast Ridge HS 101.025 to 99.15 on Friday. Sophomore Charlotte Lemkau again took the All-Around title, and tied for 1st on bars with teammate freshman Mili Muro. Muro was also 3rd on ...
WEEHAWKEN, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights recorded its first win of the season on Friday, defeating Weehawken, 2-1, in a NJIC Patriot Division girls volleyball game at Weehawken High School. Hasbrouck Heights goes to 1-4 on the season, while Weehawken falls to 3-4 on the year.The Lady Aviators took game ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit High School field hockey team heads into a key week of competition with a 4-1 record, following a strong stretch of games that included back-to-back wins over Mount Saint Dominic and Cranford.Head coach Jen Schwarzenbek said the Hilltoppers “had a good week,” despite a ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – What's in a name? For the future professional hockey team that will call Central Jersey home, there will be a lot community enthusiasm and pride as area residents are being asked to help name the team. As previously reported by TAPinto East Windsor/Hightstown, the ECHL and ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – What's in a name? For the future professional hockey team that will call Central Jersey home, there will be a lot community enthusiasm and pride as area residents are being asked to help name the team. As previously reported by TAPinto East Windsor/Hightstown, the ECHL and ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — In a thrilling home opener on Monday, September 8, the Ridge High School Varsity Field Hockey team fought The Pingry School to a hard-earned 0–0 draw, taking the game into overtime with a gritty defensive stand.From start to finish, the contest was tightly contested. Both squads ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Pink was the color of the day at the PAL on Saturday afternoon when the South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team took the field to take on Metuchen High School. Saturday was the Tigers second annual Pink-Out game in honor of Kylie's Crew. Kylie's Crew was ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School girls cross-country team on Sept. 13 won the Back to the Mountain Invitational 5K at Garret Mountain in Woodland Park.Amanda KnappSenior Amanda Knapp and junior Leah Johnson dominated the field, taking first and second place.Knapp and Johnson have picked up ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior forward Christian Martin scored a pair of goals and added an assist and senior linemate Joey Firetto contributed a goal and two assists to lead the Phillipsburg High School boys’ soccer team to a 4-0 whitewash of Hillsborough in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division game ...
STAFFORD – In a tightly contested battle between two strong South Jersey programs, the Southern Regional field hockey team fell just short, losing 2-1 to Eastern Regional on Saturday morning. The Rams took an early lead, but the Vikings mounted a second-half comeback to secure the victory.The loss ...
The seniors on this year's Bloomfield High football team were in the second grade the last the time Bengals won a varsity football game against Montclair. And to top that, the last time the Bengals won at Montclair, the current seniors were at least five years away from being born.In other words,, ...
The Camden High School Panthers and the Camden Eastside High School Tigers each suffered their first loss of the football season this past weekend. The Panthers were edged out by Shawnee's strong defensive effort 21-20 on their home field on September 12; the next day, the Tigers were defeated 21-6 ...
MEDFORD, NJ — While the mind of a fan of Fall athletics tends to drift toward following outdoor sports such as football, soccer, field hockey and tennis, some of the best fast-paced back and forth action happens inside the gymnasium with the great sport of volleyball.Locally, the Lenape High School ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights’ Angelina DiLascio finished in eighth place in Pod 2 of the Varsity Girls competition at the Back to the Mountain Invitational at Garret Mountain in Woodland Park on Saturday.DiLascio was the top finisher for the Lady Aviators cross-country team, which entered ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – When it comes to high school football, it is never too early to start looking at the playoff rankings, as long as you understand the fact that they can roller-coaster up, and down, over the remaining six weeks of the season. Butler is sitting in the top spot in North 1, Group 1 ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School football team took on Lenape Valley away on Friday, September 12 and won 17-7 to continue on in the season undefeated.Lenape Valley got on the board first, but Newton came back in the second quarter when Evan Cotter scored a touchdown off a 37-yard pass from Matt ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – Sparta girls volleyball added two to the win column on Saturday when they beat Voorhees 2-0 and Hackettstown 2-1. In the game against the Vikings the Spartans won 25-20 and 25-18. Victoria Suich had eight service points with four aces. Arielle Gomez had seven service points with ...
Chatham High School sophomore Maahir Kumar has created a video podcast, providing interviews with CHS student-athletes.“My video podcast is CHS Sports Beyond the Scoreboard,” Kumar said. “It will highlight and promote Chatham’s athletic programs, covering everything from tennis to football.”
EDISON, NJ - An Edison High School football player has been nominated for a USA Football’s Heart of a Giant Award. Victor Flores, a sophomore, has overcome childhood cancer and now plays Center on the team, according to a press release. Voting and nominations can be done by clicking here. According ...
STAFFORD – In a tightly contested battle between two strong South Jersey programs, the Southern Regional field hockey team fell just short, losing 2-1 to Eastern Regional on Saturday morning. The Rams took an early lead, but the Vikings mounted a second-half comeback to secure the victory.The loss ...
BARNEGAT – The Barnegat High School field hockey team delivered a dominant performance on their home turf, defeating Long Branch 7-0 to improve their season record to an impressive 4-1. The Bengals' offense was relentless, overwhelming the Green Wave, who fall to 1-2 on the season.Barnegat ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ -- Isaiah Blanks passed for three touchdowns and ran for one in Hoboken's 26-22 football victory over Hudson Catholic on Saturday afternoon.Hudson Catholic (1-2) had a 6-0 lead before Hoboken tied the game, on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Blanks to Samond Walker.The RedWings ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown boys soccer fell to Union City 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.Union City struck first in the 21st minute when David Cristaldo converted off a pass from Kevin Quinde, giving the Soaring Eagles a 1–0 lead. Morristown goalkeeper Charles Beyer was kept busy throughout the ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Neither side could find the back of the net Saturday afternoon as the Madison and Hanover Park girls soccer teams played to a 0–0 draw in a tightly contested defensive battle.Both teams leaned heavily on their goalkeepers, who turned in standout performances. Madison’s Antonia ...
MADISON , NJ - The Madison football team delivered a statement win in its home opener Saturday afternoon, dominating from the start in a 42–8 victory over Mendham. Behind the dual-threat play of Luke McGuire and Carter Ferris, the Dodgers moved to 1–1 on the season while handing the Minutemen ...
BOONTON, NJ - Parsippany’s boys soccer team continued its perfect start to the season with a 2-0 road victory over Boonton on Friday afternoon, improving to 4-0 overall and 4-0 in the NJAC Independence Division.After a scoreless first half, the Redhawks found their rhythm in the final 40 minutes.
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Hanover Park football team stayed perfect on the season Friday night, defeating Mountain Lakes 35-21 in front of a loud home crowd. The Hornets leaned on a balanced attack, big plays on defense, and the steady hand of quarterback Jack Kovacs, who threw for 209 yards and three ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown field hockey team put together a dominant performance on both ends of the field, defeating Parsippany Hills, 7–1, behind a five-goal explosion from freshman Zoie Dvorscak.Morristown came out firing, scoring twice in the opening quarter and adding another before ...
WHIPPANY, NJ — The Whippany Park Wildcats left everything on the field Friday night, battling unbeaten Boonton to the final whistle in a dramatic 33–32 loss in SFC–National Blue action.Despite entering as underdogs, Whippany Park went toe-to-toe with the Bombers’ high-powered offense. The Wildcats ...