Sports Top Stories
By FRED SMITH TAPINTO SOMA
September 7, 2025
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Saturday, September 6th, it was late morning when the annual Dog Swim at the Maplewood Community Pool opened its doors to dozens of dogs and their owners. Arriving to view the dogs and take a few photos, we found numerous dogs of all sizes and ages frolicking in and out of the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway High School boys soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season Saturday with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Perth Amboy, while the girls volleyball team dropped a 2-0 match to Old Bridge on Friday.In boys soccer action at Perth Amboy, Piscataway battled back in the second ...
SUCCASUNNA, NJ – Junior Kathryn Heflin placed first out of 62 runners to win the “Future 4” race, helping Chatham take third place as a team at the Roxbury Invitational girls cross-country meet on Saturday at Horseshoe Lake Park.Heflin crossed first in 20:55.59 and Cougar sophomore Meegan Carey was ...
SUCCASUNNA, NJ – Senior Marcus Valenzuela ran a 15:13, the second-fastest 5K time ever run on the Horseshoe Lake Course on Saturday, placing second for the Chatham boys cross-country team in a field of 98 runners at the Robury Invitational.Valenzuela actually broke the course record of 15:19, but ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls soccer team will be returning most of their starters from the 2024 season, and while their biggest offensive catalysts have graduated, the team will enjoy all of their defenders back on the field in 2025.Senior captain Carlie Wysocki will lead the team from her ...
STAFFORD — Senior Brody Nacarlo scored early in the second half to break a 1-1 tie, powering the Southern Regional Rams to a 2-1 victory over Point Pleasant Boro in a key Class A South divisional game on Friday afternoon. The hard-fought win marks the first of the season for the Rams, evening their ...
STAFFORD — Senior Brody Nacarlo scored early in the second half to break a 1-1 tie, powering the Southern Regional Rams to a 2-1 victory over Point Pleasant Boro in a key Class A South divisional game on Friday afternoon. The hard-fought win marks the first of the season for the Rams, evening their ...
STAFFORD— A 36-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Cole Celeste in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference Friday night, as the Southern Regional Rams secured a hard-fought 10-7 victory over the newly-unified, No. 8-ranked Jackson High School in a pivotal early-season showdown.The game was ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Manasquan Warriors girls tennis team stormed through their first full week of play, proving they’re more than just a young, talented roster—they’re a force to be reckoned with in the Shore Conference. After edging Marlboro in a hard-fought 3-2 battle and sweeping Barnegat 5-0, ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ — Whippany Park continued its strong start to the 2025 season with a hard-fought 2–1 road victory over Mountain Lakes on Saturday morning, improving to 2–0 in NJAC-Liberty Division play.The Wildcats came out strong, striking twice in the opening half. Senior forward Rocco ...
BRIDGEWATER. NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the finale of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday pounding out 13 hits on their way to a 9-4 victory. With six games remaining in the regular season, the Somerset Patriots have a 3.5-game lead over the ...
BRIDGEWATER. NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the finale of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday pounding out 13 hits on their way to a 9-4 victory. With six games remaining in the regular season, the Somerset Patriots have a 3.5-game lead over the ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — The Hanover Park girls tennis team continued its strong start to the 2025 season, defeating St. Elizabeth 5–0 on Friday afternoon to improve to 3–0 overall and 3–0 in the NJAC Liberty Division.Hanover Park controlled the match from the opening serve, winning all three singles ...
BOONTON, NJ — The Parsippany Redhawks battled hard on the road Friday night but came up short against a tough Boonton squad, dropping a 42-24 decision in their second game of the season. The loss moves Parsippany to 0-2, while Boonton opened its year with a win.The Redhawks defense faced a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 includes a 10-year veteran of the WNBA, an NCAA wrestling champion, the first All-American in the softball program’s history and a former major-leaguer-turned-baseball-coach.Matee Ajavon, Anthony Ashnault, Colleen McNamara and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 includes a 10-year veteran of the WNBA, an NCAA wrestling champion, the first All-American in the softball program’s history and a former major-leaguer-turned-baseball-coach.Matee Ajavon, Anthony Ashnault, Colleen McNamara and ...
HILLSIDE, NJ -- It took two days, two sets of uniforms and two completely different weather systems before the Bernards football team put the cap on a 24-14 victory over Hillside that began at 1 p.m. on Saturday and ended 23 hours later just after noon on Sunday.The game was suspended just before ...
HILLSIDE, NJ -- It took two days, two sets of uniforms and two completely different weather systems before the Bernards football team put the cap on a 24-14 victory over Hillside that began at 1 p.m. on Saturday and ended 23 hours later just after noon on Sunday.The game was suspended just before ...
ISELIN, NJ - The quest to win a third straight Greater Middlesex Conference Gold Division title began on Wednesday for the South Plainfield High School boys cross-country against John F. Kennedy High School. South Plainfield defeated JFK 18-40. The Tigers had six runners place in the top ten to ...
FRENCHTOWN, NJ -- The South Plainfield football team was able to survive its offensive struggles to win its first game of the season last week, but that good fortune did not continue in Game 2.Delaware Valley shut out South Plainfield, 26-0, on Friday night. It was only a 6-0 game at halftime ...
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 ...
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, ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson varsity field hockey team, under the direction of Head Coach Gina DeLauro, lost to Voorhees (2-0) on Saturday, at home, 2-0. The loss moves the team to a record of 0-2.Voorhees' Nadia DiRe and Sophia Painter each scored a goal. Brooklyn Trego and Christa Lenzinger offered ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The Warriors (2-0) came into their first home game fresh off a dominant defensive performance against Toms River South, shutting them out 27-0. But this wasn’t just any home opener—it was the renewal of a fierce next-door rivalry with Point Pleasant Borough, a matchup that’s been ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School girls’ soccer team fell to Monmouth Regional High School, 11-6, in its season opener on Friday, September 5.The contest began with Monmouth Regional controlling the tempo early and spending most of the opening minutes in the Green Wave’s defensive zone.
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Both the boy’s and girl’s Phillipsburg High School cross country teams had another good showing on Saturday at the Farm Couse at Kutztown University.Junior Anthony Pettinelli paced the boys to a second-place finish among 18 teams when he ran the course in 17:54.00 to come in 10th ...
Basking Ridge, NJ - The Basking Ridge High School Varsity Football Team hosted its home opener game last night against Metuchen. Unfortunately, the Red Devils suffered their first loss of the season in the game. The next game is scheduled for next Friday, September 12 away at Hillsborough at 7 ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – After years of postseason heartbreak, the 2024 boys soccer Maroons were finally able to end the program’s three-decade-long championship drought. Ridgewood captured the program’s first sectional title since 1993 and the first title under head coach Aidan McCluskey. With Ridgewood’s ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert rallied from a first-half deficit to score a 17-13 football victory over Cherry Hill West on Saturday.Isaac Pate ran 49 yards for a touchdown with 3:08 left in the second quarter for Steinert's first score, which tied the game, 6-6. Matt James' extra point made it 7-6, ...
NUTLEY, NJ - The Nutley High boys soccer team couldn't have asked for a better start to its 2025 campaign. The Raiders produced back-to-back home victories over Barringer and Belleville to begin its fall season at 2-0. Against Barringer on Tuesday, Sept. 2, Sebastian Stroczan scored twice, ...