Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO CHATHAM STAFF
September 8, 2025
CHATHAM, NJ – The undefeated Chatham girls tennis team won its sixth straight match, 4-1 vs. Hanover Park on Monday at the Colony Courts.Chatham's only loss was at first singles, where Carolina Oriala of Hanover Park (3-1) outlasted Cougar freshman Kayra Agar, 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (11-9) in a ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph field hockey team welcomes a new coach for the 2025 season; but the good news is that it is in the form of a very familiar face. Richard Salmon, an RHS Physical Education teacher, will take over the Varsity reigns after many years of being the JV head coach. The Lady ...
MONTVILLE, NJ - Here is a look at how all Montville Township High School sports teams fared this past week in the first week of the season.BOYS SOCCERMontville picked up a dramatic 2-1 win on opening day over Morristown on the road on Thursday. Eli Kaiser knocked home the game-winner in the final ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ -- Ridge shut Livingston out over the final 93 minutes and rallied for a 2-1 double-overtime girls soccer victory over the Lancers on Monday afternoon.Daphne Georgiades broke the tie with a goal on an assist by Melanie Tafur with 1:30 left in the second overtime to give the Red ...
WARREN, NJ --After a season-opening shutout win against Hunterdon Central, Watchung Hills fell to Bridgewater-Raritan in their home opener on Monday, 2-1.The game kicked off at 4:00 PM, and it was a hard-fought battle from the onset. The first quarter saw Bridgewater-Raritan strike quickly with ...
WARREN, NJ --After a season-opening shutout win against Hunterdon Central, Watchung Hills fell to Bridgewater-Raritan in their home opener on Monday, 2-1.The game kicked off at 4:00 PM, and it was a hard-fought battle from the onset. The first quarter saw Bridgewater-Raritan strike quickly with ...
MADISON, NJ – It was a back-and-forth affair Monday afternoon when the Madison Dodgers faced off against the West Morris Wolfpack. The two Morris County rivals played each other tough but it was Madison who came away with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory. Madison was ahead 3-2 in the final 90 ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson girls varsity soccer team (1-0-1), under the direction of Head Coach Brittany Casares, defeated the Linden Tigers in a home match on Saturday, 7-0.The Lady Crusaders dominated the game from beginning to end.Gabriella Wandling had two goals with Sophia Brower, Isabella Matos, ...
MADISON, NJ — The Madison girls tennis team dropped a 4–1 decision to Voorhees on Monday afternoon, with the Dodgers’ lone victory coming in a thrilling first doubles match.Voorhees swept the singles courts to gain control of the match. Madison found success at first doubles, where the team of ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown field hockey team improved to 2–0 on the young season with a 2–1 victory over Jefferson on Monday afternoon.Morristown got on the board thanks to goals from Zoie Dvorscak and Erin Murphy, with Elliot Szporn adding an assist to spark the offense. Jefferson’s lone ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Comets opened up the 2025 football season on Sunday, taking on Bernards at home. The game ended with a 24-14 victory in favor of Bernards. Hillside quarterback Justin Ashford completed 13 of his 26 passing attempts for 116 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
WESTFIELD, NJ — The fall high school sports season has just started, and one Westfield student-athlete has already been nominated for an award.Westfield senior and varsity flag footballer Ana Sanchez has been nominated for USA Football’s Heart of a Giant Award presented by the Hospital for Special ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Bombers started the season with success in several sports last week.FootballThe Bombers defeated Linden, 28-14, on Friday to improve their season record to 2-0. Sayreville jumped out to a 15-0 first quarter lead that grew to 21-0 at halftime. Shaun Jackson gained 106 yards on ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - South Plainfield High School's girls tennis team opened the 2025-26 season at Spring Lake Park on Thursday. The Tigers took on St. Thomas Aquinas High School in the team's first match of the season. South Plainfield lost to St. Thomas 4-1. The Tigers first doubles team of ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Varsity Soccer Team secured its second victory in as many games on Saturday, scoring six goals in a shutout against Linden. Ibrahim Harouchi had four goals. Edgar Doh and Yeico Rodriguez recorded the other Minutemen goals. Elles Mckenzie recorded two assists.
ISELIN, NJ -- Senior fullback Matteo Tramutola rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries to lead Voorhees to a 43-14 victory over JFK of Iselin in the second football game of the season for both teams.It was the home opener for JFK-Iselin, which came in with high hopes after shutting ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Junior striker Christian Martin scored his first career goal in the second half and sophomore Santos Ciezza notched his first career assist to lift the Phillipsburg High School boy’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over North Hunterdon in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division season ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played Sept. 1-7.In two starts this week, Rodriguez-Cruz went 1-0 allowing 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB and recording 16 K in 11.0 IP. Rodriguez-Cruz posted a 0.45 WHIP ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played Sept. 1-7.In two starts this week, Rodriguez-Cruz went 1-0 allowing 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB and recording 16 K in 11.0 IP. Rodriguez-Cruz posted a 0.45 WHIP ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - The Healthy Kids Running Series is back this fall with several races scheduled for September and October, according to organizers.This running series “is an inclusive youth running experience for kids ages 2-14, encouraging kids to believe in themselves and live an active ...
STAFFORD — Isabella Farinick scored two goals in a decisive second-period rally to lead Howell to a 3-1 victory over Southern in the season-opening game for both teams on Saturday. Howell (1-0) got on the board first with a goal from Makenzie Memmolo in the opening period, taking a 1-0 lead into ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School boys soccer team showed promise in a hard-fought, scoreless draw after double overtime against Rumson-Fair Haven High School in its season opener on Saturday, September 6.Rumson-Fair Haven got off to a fast start, controlling possession and pushing the ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Valley girls soccer team played against Westfield on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Wayne Valley high school. The Westfield Blue Devils defeated the Wayne Valley Indians at a score of 6-0, ending the game early due to mercy rule in the late second half. Freshman Gella Hollins ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood gymnastics team will take on Union Catholic at home on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The team is coming off a stellar, undefeated season featuring a county championship and 4th place in the North 2 Sectional Championship. In their 2025-26 opener, the girls ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Fresh from Friday night's 21-14 victory over Bloomfield, the Nutley Raiders are ready to welcome Wayne Hills Friday September 12 R 6:30 at the Nutley Park Oval. The Raiders defeated the Hasbrouck Heights Aviators 14-12 in the August 21 scrimmage game. then, the Raiders traveled to ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The North Plainfield Lions Club is set to host the 2025 Fiore J. Ciarfello Memorial Charity Golf Outing, an annual event dedicated to supporting the Lions Club Scholarship Program. This program plays a vital role in providing financial assistance to exceptional local ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield High School varsity field hockey team was back at the PAL on Saturday to face off against North Plainfield High School. South Plainfield continued to roll, shutting out the Canucks 6-0. It was the third straight shutout for South Plainfield to start the ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Wren Napolitani scored three goals and assisted on one to lead Hoboken to a 6-3 girls soccer victory over Secaucus on Saturday.Reaghan Lewis and Napolitani had goals in the first half, which ended with the RedWings ahead, 2-0.Emma Henderson and Emma Conway scored goals in the second ...
NEWARK, NJ – Isaiah Blanks passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to help Hoboken to a 35-6 football victory over West Side of Newark on Saturday.Blanks' 49-yard TD pass to Jae'on Walker and Blanks' 1-yard TD run staked Hoboken (2-0) to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.Walker caught two ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School football team shut out Sussex Tech 48-0 when they hosted them at Youth Night during the home opener of the season on Friday, September 5. It was an historic game with Brielle Roberts being the first girl to score a touchdown for the Braves. Representatives from ...