Sports Top Stories
By CHIP ARMONAITIS
September 13, 2025
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Aviators defeated New Milford, 26-7, in a NJIC Meadowlands football game Friday night at Depken Field in Hasbrouck Heights. The win moves the Aviators to 2-1 on the season, and 1-0 in the Meadowlands.
RANDOLPH, NY – The Randolph Cardinals defeated the Allegany-Limestone/Hinsdale Gators 44-13 Friday night.The Cardinals outmatched the Gators offensively and defensively. The Cardinals’ strong rushing attack came from multiple players. Leading the pack was senior Kevin McElwain, who had a monster ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham boys soccer coach Mark Maka is starting to sound a little superstitious. Who could blame him after he witnessed his team score 12 goals in its first three games of the season - all wins.“We're scoring goals, knock on wood,” Maka said. “We don't want to take that for granted; ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The New Providence football team avenged a tough loss to A.L. Johnson of Clark last season by defeating the Crusaders, 37-14, in the Pioneers' home opener on Friday night.Senior tailback A.J. Whitehead rushed for four touchdowns for New Providence (2-0), which had a 21-7 lead ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Union City opened a 14-point lead by early in the second quarter and went on to a 27-14 football victory over Bayonne on Friday night.Two 4-yard touchdown runs by Naythan Pena gave Union City (1-2) a 14-0 lead. Nico Sampson Jr. put Bayonne (1-2) on the board in the second quarter with ...
UNION, NJ -- For the second week in a row, the Union football team fell behind by two touchdowns, rallied back to tie the game, but then lost a close decision.St. Joseph of Metuchen defeated Union, 28-21, but the Farmers kept coming back and keeping it close.St. Joe's (2-0) had a 14-0 lead with ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Waldwick’s Anna Rogoff scored three goals as the Warriors defeated Wood-Ridge, 4-0 in a NJIC Meadowlands girls soccer game on Friday afternoon at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. Rogoff scored the opening goal, and Waldwick’s Kyra Rahulatharan added another as Waldwick took a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Freshman first-singles Kayra Agar rallied from a set down to win a second-set tiebreaker and decisive pro set to highlight Chatham's 5-0 girls tennis win vs. Morris Hills on Friday at the Colony Courts.Agar dropped the first set, 3-6, to Tarini Daita of Morris Hills before winning a ...
COLONIA, NJ – For the second consecutive week, the Colonia football team dug itself a double-digit deficit in the first half, but the Patriots again rallied and pulled away in the second half for a 35-18 victory over Linden on Friday night.Senior wideout R.J. Wortman scored three touchdowns and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior forward Joey Firetto scored all three of Phillipsburg High School’s goals for the first hat trick of his career and classmate Cael Troxell made eight saves in goal to help carry the Stateliners to a 3-2 victory over host Ridge on Wednesday in a Skyland Conference Raritan ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls field hockey team topped Hackettstown 6-2 when they played them away on Thursday, September 11.Both teams put one in the net in the first quarter, then the Braves took control. Newton added three more in the second to take the 4-1 lead going into ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls tennis team lost 4-1 against Wallkill Valley when they hosted them on Thursday, September 11.The results of the matches are as follows:Singles: 1st: Sinead Kerrick (N) won over Fiona Gordon (WV) 6-3, 6-02nd: Zoey Vanderbeck (WV) won over Samantha DuCharme (N) ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Woodbridge football team remained undefeated with a 27-18 victory over Plainfield on Friday night.Senior halfback Josh Allen scored all four touchdowns for the Barrons (3-0), who led, 7-6, at halftime.Allen's 8-yard run accounted for the only Woodbridge points of the first ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The Sparta girls tennis team defeated Randolph on Friday. Playing on the Rams’ courts, the Spartans won 4-1.Sparta’s wins:Second Singles – Layla Boohoff won 4-6, 6-4, 10-7Third Singles – Emily Dondero won 6-0, 6-0First Doubles – Maureen Gaines and Emilie Fagen battled for the win ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Senior quarterback Jake Long's fourth touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run with eight seconds left, gave West Essex a 28-21 victory over Caldwell on Friday night.Long's TD capped a 76-yard drive and broke a 21-21 tie. West Essex (1-2) had not led in the game prior to Long's final ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Raiders fell to Wayne Hills on Friday night at the Oval. The final score Nutley 10 - Wayne Hills 34.For the season the Raiders are 2-1.TAPinto Nutley will have full coverage of the game, and a sports wrap up from Raider Nation, this weekend.
BARNEGAT - The Barnegat High School girls' tennis team claimed a decisive 4-1 victory over Freehold Borough on Thursday, improving its season record to 7-5.The Bengals secured the win by taking two of the three singles matches and sweeping both doubles contests. Hannah Manlulu fought through a ...
HOWELL - The Barnegat High School girls' soccer team suffered a significant loss to Howell High School, with a final score of 7-1, in a Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) Group 7 match.For victorious Howell (3-0), the offensive charge was led by Makenzie Memmolo and Isabella Farinick, who scored two ...
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Township Patriots secured their first victory of the season in dominant fashion, defeating the Southern Rams 4-0 on Thursday in girls soccer action. Morgan Notaro led the charge with a standout performance, netting two goals and adding an assist.The Patriots established ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The hound pound is back at the Oval. Fans at the Nutley-Bloomfield game may have noticed the hound pound on the south end of the field, near the flag pole. While they may be new to you, their roots go back to the late 20th century. Nutley Public Schools Athletic Director Joe Piro first ...
COLONIA, NJ – Amaya Fernandez scored two goals to lead Colonia to a 4-1 girls soccer victory over Piscataway on Thursday night.Fernandez' first goal with 17 minutes left in the first half gave Colonia (2-0) a 2-1 lead. Jessica Solecki had given the Patriots a 1-0 lead with a goal 10 minutes in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School’s number one singles girl’s tennis player Alessandra Tolentino and third singles player Jessica Bonilla each improved to 2-0 on the season but it wasn’t enough to get by Somerville in a 3-2 loss earlier this week at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex in a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Rutgers football continues its homestand with a Saturday matchup against Norfolk State at SHI Stadium, presented by PNC Bank. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The Scarlet Knights seek to start 3-0 for the fifth straight season, which would be a program first.It is Band Day, as local ...
MANASQUAN, NJ — The Warriors boys’ soccer team opened the season with high expectations — and so far, they’re living up to the hype. Manasquan set the tone with a gritty 2-1 road win over a tough Southern squad, controlling the match from start to finish as Travis Levy and Rey Weinseimer each found ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School Varsity Gymnastics Team headed to Edison on September 11 to kick off the 2025 season against St. Thomas Aquinas (STA). The Lady Tigers fell short in their season opener against the Trojans; South Plainfield scored a 99.075 in their first of ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy’s boys’ soccer team stayed unbeaten with a 5-0 win over crosstown rival Eastside on Thursday.Misael Aguilar opened the scoring in the 23rd minute of the first half to give Kennedy an early edge. The Knights then took control after halftime with four unanswered goals.Sebastian ...
PATERSON, NJ - Kennedy's girls soccer team opened its season with a decisive 5-1 victory over Eastside on Thursday.The Ghosts took an early lead when Blanca Navarrete Vides scored in the first half. The Knights answered before the break and carried that momentum into the second half, where it ...
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Township Patriots secured their first victory of the season in dominant fashion, defeating the Southern Rams 4-0 on Thursday in girls soccer action. Morgan Notaro led the charge with a standout performance, netting two goals and adding an assist.The Patriots established ...
BARNEGAT. – A rapid-fire offensive burst from sophomore Jack Morgan in the first half was all Point Pleasant Beach needed to secure a 2-1 road victory over the Barnegat Bengals on Thursday. The win preserves the Garnet Gulls' perfect start to the season, pushing their winning streak to four ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Madison girls tennis team fell to Hanover Park, 4–1, on Thursday afternoon.Hanover Park (5–1) swept all three singles matches behind strong play from its lineup. At first singles, Caroline Oriala blanked Madison’s Caroline Bibbee, 6–0, 6–0. Audrey Lee followed with a 6–2, ...