Sports Top Stories
By JENNIFER DERICKS
September 13, 2025
ROXBURY, NJ – Sparta football beat Roxbury on Friday night. Playing on the Gaels' field the Spartans won 28-13. Sparta’s quarterback Shane Hoover went to the air 25 times completing 18 for 268 yards and two touchdowns.On the ground Brady Shagawat took it 137 yards on 22 carries including a trip ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls soccer team hosted High Point on Saturday, September 13 at Palmer Field and ended in a tie.Neither team scored in the first half of the game, but both came back in the second to score one apiece. The defense was strong on both sides of the ball. Avery Eigner ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys soccer team won 2-1 against High Point when they took them on away on Friday, September 12.Newton put one in the net in the first half to take the lead. High Point came back, scoring once to tie it up in the second, before Newton secured the victory with their ...
READING, PA - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in game five of a six-game set at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday by a score of 6-2.The Patriots had a multi-home run game for the first time since 8/16 @POR. Somerset improved to 18-16 this season in games in which it has hit ...
READING, PA - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in game five of a six-game set at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday by a score of 6-2.The Patriots had a multi-home run game for the first time since 8/16 @POR. Somerset improved to 18-16 this season in games in which it has hit ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – With a running game that kept the Raiders rolling, Scotch Plains-Fanwood evened its record at 1-1 with a 24-8 home victory over New Brunswick at Perry Tyson Field on Friday, Sept. 12. The tandem of sophomore Gabe Gutierrez (14 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD) and senior Callum ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – High School athletics have had much to celebrate this fall, as student-athletes are delivering exciting performances and raising the profile of the district’s sports programs. Among the highlights is running back A’meire Massie, who has turned in two remarkable games to kick off ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - With Roselle Park’s 3-1 loss to Linden on Thursday, the Panthers are now 2-2 in the new year. Javien Ruiz provided the lone goal for Roselle Park. Goalie Danny Arias had three saves. For Linden, Joey Brenckman, Alex Szteke, and Jayden Cedeno had a goal each. Szteke and Brenckman ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Commissioner Mauro Tucci and the Nutley Parks and Recreation Department hosted the annual Jr. Raiders fall pep rally at Owens Field on Saturday, Oct. 13.It was a morning of football and cheerleading. TAPinto Nutley was there and will share details later this week.
WAYNE, NJ - Wayne Hills advanced to a 4-0 record after a close win over their crosstown rival Wayne Valley, clinching the victory in a 2-1 battle in front of a large crowd on a chilly night under the Thursday night lights. Both Hills and Valley had close games in the previous years, building ...
NUTLEY, NJ - While the Nutley High football team got off to a strong start on Friday night against Wayne Hills, the offense in the second half belonged solely to its opponent. The Raiders led by a touchdown at the end of the first quarter but Wayne Hills scored the final 31 points to earn a 34-10 ...
BARNEGAT – In a gritty Class C South divisional contest where points were at a premium, a single touchdown was all it took for the Toms River East Raiders to hand the Barnegat Bengals their first loss of the season. A dominant defensive performance propelled the Raiders to a 7-0 victory over the ...
ROXBURY, NJ – The township’s inaugural girls flag football season is going well, “sparking a sense of pride and excitement in the community,” said Dr. Suzanne Maxwell, who is on the new league’s sponsorship team.The “groundbreaking” Jr. Gaels flag football program, for girls in grades three through ...
BAYVILLE - The Southern Regional Rams delivered a dominant performance on all sides of the ball Friday night, cruising to a 37-0 victory over the Central Regional Golden Eagles. The win keeps the Rams' perfect record intact at 3-0, while handing Central its first loss of the season (2-1).The Rams' ...
BAYVILLE - The Southern Regional Rams delivered a dominant performance on all sides of the ball Friday night, cruising to a 37-0 victory over the Central Regional Golden Eagles. The win keeps the Rams' perfect record intact at 3-0, while handing Central its first loss of the season (2-1).The Rams' ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Players and coaches of the high-powered 9U Hillsborough Raiders baseball team, undefeated with a record of 12-0, were honored by the Hillsborough Township Committee at last week's meeting with a proclamation.The young athletes scored 152 runs in those 12 games. Six more wins in ...
STAFFORD – The Southern Regional High School girls' volleyball team improved to a perfect 4-0 on the season Friday night, securing a hard-fought 3-0 sweep over Shore Conference rival Brick Memorial (1-3). The Rams won by scores of 25-14, 25-15, and a thrilling 30-28 in the final set, a victory ...
ISELIN, NJ – Dom Labisi 's 1-yard touchdown run in overtime gave Gov. Livingston a 36-28 football victory over JFK of Iselin on Friday.Labisi gave Gov. Livingston (1-2) the lead in overtime and then ran for the two-point conversion to extend the lead to eight before JFK-Iselin (1-2) did not score ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -- Tristan Frank scored two touchdowns in the first half and Ridge went on to a 28-7 football victory over Hillsborough on Friday night.It was the first victory for new Ridge head coach Jeff Sutherland.Frank's scoring runs of 20 and 2 yards in the first and second quarters left the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School girl’s soccer program produced one of its best efforts in its 15-year history when it went on the road and behind a goal by junior midfielder Paige Zechman tied Ridge, 1-1, in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division game on Friday afternoon. Ridge ...
READING, PA - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Reading Fightin Phils in game four of a six-game set at FirstEnergy Stadium on Friday by a score of 8-4 in 13 innings. With a 13-inning game, Somerset played in its longest game by innings count this season and the second-longest contest in ...
READING, PA - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Reading Fightin Phils in game four of a six-game set at FirstEnergy Stadium on Friday by a score of 8-4 in 13 innings. With a 13-inning game, Somerset played in its longest game by innings count this season and the second-longest contest in ...
PARKLAND, FL- Registration for the 2025 Parkland Dash is open, and the event is discounted for participants from now until September 30, 2025. Registration for the 5 mile or 5k run are now just $30/person, and the walk is $15/person. The discount window close after September 30 and return to the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan football team remained unbeaten with a 27-21 victory over Morris Knolls on Friday night.The Panthers (3-0) scored the first nine points of the game on a first-quarter safety and an 8-yard touchdown run by Denzel Amoafo in the second quarter followed by Joe ...
ISELIN, NJ — Gov. Livingston’s football team earned an exciting 36-28 overtime victory over John F. Kennedy Memorial Friday night, with standout performances from senior running back Dominic Labisi.The scoring see-sawed throughout the game. Iselin Kennedy struck first with a 60-yard touchdown run ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Natalia Baca came up with 12 kills and three digs as the West Essex girls volleyball team defeated Columbia, 25-15, 25-17, on Friday.Ashley Henderson-Nemchick made four kills and Olivia Blanco led the Lady Knights with six digs and also had six assists.Lola Halkias led West ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—In the first conference game of the season that pitted two Central Bucks teams against each other, CB South won with a fourth-quarter touchdown run.The CB South Titans hosted the Friday night game against its rival, the CB East Patriots. The Titans won their second game of the ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The defending Big Central Freedom Gold champs made in three straight at Chargers Stadium on Friday night under the lights with a 40-7 victory over David Brearley High School. Ryan Foster got the Chargers on the scoreboard in the first quarter when he crossed into the end zone on a ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – Robbinsville scored 42 points in the first half and the second half was played with a running clock throughout as the Ravens closed out a 56-7 football victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro on Friday night.Gavin Yablonowitz passed for 108 yards and three touchdowns, completing ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Abel Paul scored four touchdowns to lead Livingston to a 48-7 football victory over Millburn on Friday night.Paul, a junior halfback, scored three touchdowns in the first half, when the Lancers (2-1) opened a 35-7 lead.Paul broke away for a 65-yard touchdown run and also scored ...