Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
September 6, 2025
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown Colonials evened their record at 1–1 on Friday night, defeating Randolph, 24–14, behind a balanced offense and a defense that came up with big stops when needed.After a scoreless first quarter, Morristown struck twice in the second to take control. Justin Giardina ...
LAMBERTVILLE, NJ – The Dayton football team opened its season with a 21-6 victory over South Hunterdon on the road Friday night.Dayton scored all its points in the second quarter after South Hunterdon had taken a 6-0 lead in the first quarter.Adrian Bernknopf ran for a 7-yard TD and then kicked the ...
In the dictionary, a rivalry is defined as “a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing:”That can certainly be applied to an athletic rivalry, and in this case, a solid one between Bloomfield and Nutley, on the high school gridiron. For the 73rd time, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield gymnastics team looks to build off a successful 6-2 campaign in 2024.The Blue Devils ended the season with a fifth-place finish (104.375) at the NJSIAA North 2 Sectional Championships on Nov. 2 and finished third (105.55) at the Union County Championships on Oct.
In the dictionary, a rivalry is defined as “a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing:”That can certainly be applied to an athletic rivalry, and in this case, a solid one between Bloomfield and Nutley, on the high school gridiron. For the 73rd time, ...
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 ...
CLARK, NJ — The Scotch Plains-Fanwood varsity girls soccer team opened its season on Thursday, Sept. 4, with a 2-2 tie against A.L. Johnson (Clark, NJ).All even, 1-1, at the half, the Crusaders went up 2-1 in the second half, as the clock ticked down with just two minutes to play. But two minutes ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game four of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpar k on Friday by a score of 4-0 RHP Carlos Lagrange (5.0 IP, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K) punched out 10 batters in five scoreless innings to earn his sixth win in his 14th start with ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game four of a six-game set at TD Bank Ballpar k on Friday by a score of 4-0 RHP Carlos Lagrange (5.0 IP, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K) punched out 10 batters in five scoreless innings to earn his sixth win in his 14th start with ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The Perth Amboy RBI 18U Senior Girls Softball Team basked in the national spotlight this summer, going undefeated at the Northeast Regional Tournament to earn a spot in the prestigious MLB RBI World Series in Vero Beach, Fl.The RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program, ...
BARNEGAT – Senior quarterback Jack Haviland delivered a commanding performance Friday night, accounting for all three of his team's touchdowns to lead the Barnegat Bengals to a decisive 20-2 victory over the Manchester Hawks. The win keeps the Bengals' record perfect at 2-0 on the young season, ...
MONROE, NJ -- Reggie Osae-Aye scored four touchdowns to lead Hunterdon Central to a 41-13 football victory over Monroe on Friday night.Osae-Aye gained 197 yards on 15 carries for the Red Devils (2-0), who led, 26-7, at halftime.Osae-Aye scored on runs of 4 and 9 yards to give Central a 14-0 lead, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan hung on for a 34-27 football victory over Piscataway to secure its first 2-0 start to a season in four years.The Panthers took a 7-0 lead on Declan Kurdyla's 36-yard touchdown pass to Mikey Bratus and Joe Squicciarini's extra point with 7:13 left in the first ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Despite a superlative all-around performance by quarterback Jake Long, the West Essex football team lost, 45-38, in overtime to Wayne Hills on Friday night.The senior rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and he completed nine of 15 passes for 185 yards and ...
CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Cedar Grove Varsity Football dropped its season opener against Wayne Valley on October 30, losing a high-scoring contest 37-31. Quarterback Pierce Asfalg made an impact with both his arm and legs in the contest, passing for 307 yards and a score, while rushing for 144 yards and ...
CLARK, NJ — The Johnson varsity football team won its season opener on Friday night at home with a decisive victory over Brearley, 35-0.The Crusaders ran for over 300 yards and three touchdowns, while quarterback Vincent Cilento passed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.Julian Colon led the team with ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs put together a strong first-half effort but couldn’t hold off Bridgewater-Raritan in a 34-27 road loss Friday night in Big Central Conference football action.Piscataway (1-1) matched the Panthers early, with Bryce Payne hauling in two touchdown passes from ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—All three of the Central Bucks high school football teams won their games on Friday night in convincing fashion, with two shutouts and one blowout.The CB West Bucks went on the road to shut out the Souderton Indians 13-0. The Bucks scored their first touchdown in the second quarter ...
WARREN, NJ —The stands were packed, the Warrior Nation had been on campus for hours at the first Warrior Fan Zone kickoff event, the crowd was bright in neon and future Warriors ran on the field and cheered before the game began. The game was a tale of two halves that came down to the last seconds, ...
WARREN, NJ —The stands were packed, the Warrior Nation had been on campus for hours at the first Warrior Fan Zone kickoff event, the crowd was bright in neon and future Warriors ran on the field and cheered before the game began. The game was a tale of two halves that came down to the last seconds, ...
DIRTcar rules require sanctioned track championships to conclude by Labor Day. At Albany-Saratoga on Friday, Mike Mahaney of Elizabethtown won his second Modified title, Tim Hartman, Jr., of Niskayuna earned his sixth Sportsman championship, and Pete Stefanski of Wheatfield secured his first Pro ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton High School girls volleyball team looks to improve on a 10-17 record from a season ago with six seniors and five juniors, all with experience and a desire to improve to get back to a championship level of play.Senior libero and captain Jocelyn Peralta (189 digs, 127 ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — This Saturday’s highly anticipated varsity football matchup between Gov. Livingston High School and rival New Providence High School will kick off earlier than originally scheduled. The game time has been moved up from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. in order to avoid the forecasted ...
UNION, NJ – After rallying from a 13-point deficit to tie the game, the Union football team lost its home opener, 20-13, to Hillsborough on Friday night.Hillsborough (2-0) opened a 13-0 lead after a quarter before the Farmers (0-2) embarked on their comeback.Jose Carrasquill kicked a 36-yard field ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - Offense was the name of the game for the Minutemen in their season-opening 42-7 victory over Linden on August 29. Quarterback A’rique Fleming had a huge impact with his arm and his legs in the contest, completing 12 of his 14 passing attempts for 259 yards, four touchdowns, and one ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Hills boys soccer program started its 2025 campaign with a statement victory, defeating Passaic Valley 5-1 on Thursday at home field. The Patriots ended the Passaic Valley Hornet’s undefeated season, aiming to carry that momentum going into their second matchup on Saturday, ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- There was a new face on the Ridge football sidelines, and a familiar one on the opposite sideline, when the Red Devils opened their season on Friday night.In Red Devil coach Jeff Sutherland's first game, Ridge lost, 24-7, to St. Joseph of Metuchen, whose head coach, Bill Tracy, ...
ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Senior quarterback Chris Rios ran for one touchdown and threw for three more as Wood-Ridge defeated Elmwood Park, 51-0 in a NJIC crossover game on Friday night in Elmwood Park.But as good as Rios and the rest of the offense was, the defense was just as spectacular, holding the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights improved to 2-0 with a 2-0 win over Manchester Regional in a NJIC non-divisional boys soccer game on Friday at Hitchcock Field in Hasbrouck Heights. Ardit Mani kicked off the scoring for the Aviators in the first half, converting a pass from Angelo Gianella ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School cross-country program gets running on Tuesday, September 9 with a multi-school meet with New Brunswick, Piscataway and St. Joseph's of Metuchen High Schools at Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick. Spotswood High School Social Worker Morgan Clark returns for her ...