Sports Top Stories
By JOSH WILLETS
September 11, 2025
RANDOLPH, NJ- On Thursday, September 4, the Randolph Lady Rams opened their volleyball season against the Morris Hills Lady Scarlet Knights in the home opener for Randolph. The Lady Rams took down Morris Hills in straight sets 2-0 (25-14, 25-16).In set number one, Randolph was off and running early ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills fell to Hunterdon Central in their home opener Tuesday, 25-17, 11-25, 21-25, but bounced back with a 2-1 will over Hillsborough on Thursday. The game unfolded in an intense battle, showcasing the skill and determination of both teams. Set scores of 25-23, 21-25, and ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Rick DeBonta remembers every detail of the moment Gerry Gallagher changed his life forever.In 1997, DeBonta was coaching junior varsity girls basketball for Butler High School. One day, his team was playing at Montville. Unbeknownst to him, his former college football coach at ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Columbia's girls soccer team posted a shutout on the road, defeating Belleville, 5-0, on Thursday.Sara Marley connected for two goals for the Cougars (2-1-1), the fourth and fifth of her career.Marley Rosen, Jacinda Howard and Riley Rucker each scored one goal. Rucker spent most of ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills fell to Hunterdon Central in their home opener Tuesday, 25-17, 11-25, 21-25, but bounced back with a 2-1 will over Hillsborough on Thursday. The game unfolded in an intense battle, showcasing the skill and determination of both teams. Set scores of 25-23, 21-25, and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School field hockey team ran into a little adversity when it fell behind Skyland Conference Delaware Division rival Warren Hills by a goal in the second half on Wednesday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex. Goals by three-year starting juniors ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Imani Mullins, a Plainfield High School junior, is a finalist for the 2025 Heart of a Giant Award. The honor is presented by USA Football, Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants to one Tri-State area high school football player. Mullins is one of 10 finalists for this ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – On Thursday afternoon Morristown were minutes away from capturing their first win of the season. The Colonials were ahead 1-0 against Morris Hills in the 65th minute before the game was flipped on its axis. With 15 minutes left in the game, Morris Hills found their equalizer ...
BOONTON, NJ - The Madison field hockey team shut out Boonton, 3–0, on Thursday afternoon to improve to 3–1 on the season.Madison's Lindsay Catchpole set the tone early, striking midway through the first quarter off an assist from Celia Stuart to give the Dodgers a 1–0 lead. In the third, Catchpole ...
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, ...
SPARTA, NJ - The Morristown girls soccer team earned its first win of the season on Thursday afternoon, defeating Sparta, 2–0, behind sophomore forward Olivia Eickmeyer and a shutout in net from goalkeeper Sydney Lyons.After a scoreless first half, the Colonials broke through in the second.
RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The defense was strong in the RCS girls’ soccer team’s third game of the season, shutting down the Cohoes Tigers.The game went into overtime before the Ravens would score the only goal of the day.RCS senior Isla Baker found the net in overtime, giving the Ravens a 1-0 ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is marking the centennial year of legendary baseball Hall-of-Famer and national icon Yogi Berra with Yogi’s Big Catch Challenge, a community-wide attempt to capture the official Guinness World Records™ title for the Largest Game of ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood High School's boys varsity soccer team was back in action on Wednesday against Metuchen High School at Chargers Stadium. Metuchen shut out the Chargers 2-0 behind goals from Aiden Geary and Reid Kirin. Patrick Turc and Adam Skvarchek both spent time in goal for Metuchen.
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The undefeated Spotswood and Carteret High Schools girls tennis teams went head-to-head on Wednesday at the Spotswood High School Tennis Courts. Both teams started the 2025-26 season with a four-game unbeaten streak. Spotswood's winning streak moved to five as the Chargers defeated ...
CRANFORD, NJ – The Dayton girls tennis team defeated Cranford, 4-1, on Wednesday.The victory improved the Bulldogs' record to 7-2 this season.FIRST SINGLES: Cristina Moreira (D) def. Ellie Queenan, 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.SECOND SINGLES: Cayla Reilly (C) def. Natasha Periyanayagam, 6-2, 1-6, 10-5.THIRD ...
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 ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ–Officially, the high school wrestling season in New Jersey begins in late November and concludes in early March.But as most grappling fans know, the hard work needed to excel in the sport requires a much longer commitment, and that work can begin in April and continues through late ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—When the Bucks County Classic rolls into Doylestown every year, the race always features some of the top cyclists from the country and the world. But each year, the race also features some very local racers competing with those top-notch cyclists.Those riders are part of the Bike ...
UNION, NJ – The Union girls tennis team shook off a loss at first singles and won the rest of the matchups en route to a 4-1 victory over Plainfield on Wednesday.Union improved to 3-5 with the win.FIRST SINGLES: Stephanie Caluna (P) def. Isabella Giorgio.SECOND SINGLES: Adaugo Ikwu (U) def. Karla ...
WAYNE, NJ — The Wayne Valley boys soccer team has hit the 2025–26 season with a 1–1 record following Monday’s tough 2–0 loss at home to Ridgewood. Before that, the Indians opened their year with a 1–0 road win against Lakeland High School, and, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 11, the boys in blue ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Marco Mannino has been playing soccer for as long as he can remember, but it took him until his senior year at Chatham High to finally land in the position he felt he'd been meant to play all along.“I've been playing midfield my entire life and when I got to high school, I made my way ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School football team is on the road for the second straight week to open the season when the Stateliners travel to Flemington to play Hunterdon Central in a Big Central Conference American Silver Division contest on Friday night.Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at ...
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Donovan Catholic girls tennis team maintained its perfect record on Thursday, securing a decisive 4-1 victory over Barnegat to improve to 5-0 on the season. Barnegat moves to 6-5 with the loss.While the Griffins controlled most of the matches, the Bengals showed resilience, ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional High School boys' soccer team delivered a commanding defensive performance on Wednesday, securing a 2-0 shutout victory over Wall Township in a key Shore Conference Group Eight tournament matchup. Kyle Schropfer and Nick Leiriao scored for the Rams. The Rams ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Madison girls volleyball team continued its flawless start to the 2025 season on Wednesday, sweeping St. Elizabeth in straight sets, 25–14, 25–18, to improve to 3–0.The Dodgers wasted no time seizing control in the opening set. Behind the strong hitting of Sophia Christoffers, ...
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Holmdel scored all its goals in the first half and held on for a 4-3 field hockey victory over Colts Neck on Wednesday. The Hornets held a 4-1 lead at the half. Avery Granata scored two goals and Ryann Buchan had two assists for Holmdel (2-1).Teagan Flaherty had one goal and one ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School sophomore Ella Giacomazza is competing in the nationwide Youth Athlete of the Year contest.The contest is for athletes ages 7 to 17, and the winner receives $25,000 and a feature in “Sports Illustrated” through Colossal/3BRAND.Giacomazza has made it ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan and Hunterdon Central boys soccer teams played to a 1-1 tie on Wednesday afternoon.The teams battled to a scoreless draw over the last 35 minutes of the second half and through two 10-minute overtime periods.Bridgewater-Raritan (2-1-1) took a 1-0 lead five ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan and Hunterdon Central boys soccer teams played to a 1-1 tie on Wednesday afternoon.The teams battled to a scoreless draw over the last 35 minutes of the second half and through two 10-minute overtime periods.Bridgewater-Raritan (2-1-1) took a 1-0 lead five ...