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By LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
September 4, 2025
LINDEN, NJ — After a tough 42–7 season-opening loss to rival Elizabeth, the Linden Tigers will look to bounce back when they travel to face the Sayreville Bombers on Friday, Sept. 5, 7 PM, in a pivotal Big Central Conference matchup.Linden (0–1) opened its season with a flash of excitement as ...
METUCHEN, NJ -- After losing its opener to a high-level opponent on Tuesday, the South Plainfield boys soccer team secured its first victory of the season on Wednesday, defeating Metuchen, 3-1.Junior midfielder Andy Zapata scored the first goal for the Tigers with an assist from junior forward ...
ISELIN, NJ - The South Plainfield High School girls cross-country team opened its season on Wednesday with a meet against John F. Kennedy Memorial High School. South Plainfield came out on top, running past JFK with a score of 22-35. Tigers runners finished in the top five of the cross-country run ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Jersey Shore’s signature surf event is set to return as the Pacifico Belmar Pro takes over the stretch of beach between 16th and 18th Avenue from September 5–7, 2025. More than just a contest, the annual gathering has become a celebration of community, surf culture, and Belmar’s ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Jersey Shore’s signature surf event is set to return as the Pacifico Belmar Pro takes over the stretch of beach between 16th and 18th Avenue from September 5–7, 2025. More than just a contest, the annual gathering has become a celebration of community, surf culture, and Belmar’s ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Jersey Shore’s signature surf event is set to return as the Pacifico Belmar Pro takes over the stretch of beach between 16th and 18th Avenue from September 5–7, 2025. More than just a contest, the annual gathering has become a celebration of community, surf culture, and Belmar’s ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta’s young field hockey team is looking to build on last year’s record, according to coach Corinne Healy. The team said farewell to 11 varsity players as they graduated in June last spring.“This year's team is looking to match, if not exceed, our record last year and score at ...
CLARK, NJ — Registration is now open for the Clark Youth Wrestling program.An early registration discount is available until October 19. Registration will officially close on November 7. This youth program is open to residents of both Clark and Garwood and students in grades Pre-K through 8th ...
WALDWICK, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights opened its girls’ tennis season with a tie-breaker loss to Waldwick, in NJIC non-divisional action on Wednesday afternoon in Waldwick. The match came down to Second Doubles, where the Waldwick team defeated Anna Zhu and Bianca Collins to capture the match. Zhu and ...
ISELIN, NJ – Behind a dominant performance from outside hitter Milani Washington, the Piscataway High School girls volleyball team opened its 2025 season with a 2-0 sweep of Iselin Kennedy on Wednesday.The Chiefs (1-0) took control early, cruising to a 25-12 win in the first set before closing out ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School field hockey season is about to get underway following a 1-17 record in 2024.The following is the schedule for the Long Branch field hockey team for the 2025 season:Friday, September 5 @ St. Rose High School at 4:00 p.m.Monday, September 8 @ Henry ...
MANASQUAN — In a dramatic season opener, Manasquan High School upset the defending Group IV champion Southern, 2-1, thanks to a tie-breaking goal in the 70th minute from junior Rey Weinseimer.The game started in Southern's favor when junior Tyler Houghton tapped in a finish off a free kick from ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity soccer program moves up to the Greater Middlesex Conference's Red Division for the upcoming season, which gets going on September 4 at 6 p.m. at Sayreville War Memorial High School. Spotswood has won three consecutive GMC division titles, ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional Girls Volleyball team kicked off their season with a dominant performance, securing a 2-0 victory against Howell High School on their home court. The Rams move to a 1-0 record, while the Rebels start their season 0-1.Southern controlled the match from the start, ...
ISELIN, NJ – The JFK-Iselin girls soccer team opened its season with a 3-2 overtime victory over Middlesex on Wednesday.Riley Rodriguez broke the tie with an overtime goal off an assist from Gabriela Goodridge.Sanai Trotman scored one goal in each half for the Mustangs. Her second goal, with an ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – The 2024 season was a series of stops and starts for Ridgewood girls soccer under first-year head coach Marissa Madison.Prior to becoming the head coach in 2024, Madison served as a long-time assistant in Bergen County and a first-year coach at Ridgewood. Madison acknowledged that ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- He began his high school gridiron playing career at Bloomfield High, as a freshman, when Gerald Ford was president.Mike Carter’s contributions to the Bengals football program now spans six decades. He was a player from 1975-1978, assistant coach from 1987-1990 and the current head ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The 2024 season was one long learning curve for Morristown as the youthful Colonials struggled for much of the season. The team only played one senior last season, so much of the team was made up of underclassmen who playing at the varsity level for the first time in their high ...
WARREN, NJ — The Second Warren Labor Day 5K Run/Walk took place on August 30 at 8:45 AM, and it was a fantastic start to the holiday weekend! Held at the Warren Municipal Complex, the event brought our community together for a day of fitness, fun, and support for a vital cause—our health and ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central boys soccer team opened its season with a 2-0 victory over Watchung Hills on Wednesday.The Red Devils scored both of their goals in the first half. Matej Urban gave Hunterdon Central a 1-0 lead when he headed in a goal from right in front of the net off a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team opened its season with a 4-0 victory over Hunterdon Central on Wednesday.Bridgewater-Raritan scored three goals in the first half, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Summer Winchock with an assist by Reese Reimann. Reimann also had the assist ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Dayton girls soccer team opens their 2025 campaign this week with a nice blend of five seniors, four juniors and seven sophomores looking to improve on a 7-12 record (second place in the UCC Valley Division) from a year ago under then first-year head coach Kevin Schultz.Last ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan girls soccer team opened its season with a 4-0 victory over Hunterdon Central on Wednesday.Bridgewater-Raritan scored three goals in the first half, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Summer Winchock with an assist by Reese Reimann. Reimann also had the assist ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A new season of Bridgewater-Raritan High School field hockey is officially underway on campus.If the last couple of years were not already an indicator of this before what ended up being an exciting showcase on Wednesday afternoon, the Panthers are set up for another competitive ...
BUTLER, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights’ Angelo Gianella scored three goals to lift the Aviators to a 3-1 victory over Butler in NJIC boys soccer action on Wednesday afternoon in Butler. It was the season opener for both teams.Gianella converted a pass from Erdit Mani for the Aviators' opening goal in the ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – It was expected to be a tough season opener for the Chatham girls volleyball team, with host Gov. Livingston coming off a 24-win campaign that ended in the 2024 NJSIAA Group 2 state final.The Highlanders showed they may be poised for another strong season, sweeping the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex field hockey team opened its season with a 6-0 victory over A.L. Johnson of Clark on Wednesday.Adelaide Minnella scored two goals and passed for two assists for West Essex. The senior forward now has 108 career goals.Delaney Farrell and Jillian Breslin each ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood Football is gearing up for week one of the 2nd season under head coach Shawn Johnson. Last fall, the team had a 3-7 record with wins coming over Perth Amboy, New Brunswick, and Iselin Kennedy. The Raiders will be without last year's passing yards ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The Caldwell field hockey team opened its season with a 5-0 victory over Gov. Livingston on Wednesday.Morgan Manriquez scored two goals for Caldwell, which had a 3-0 lead after one quarter.Gia Preziotti finished with one goal and one assist and Abigail Anemone and Chloe Logan ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls tennis team only won one match last fall. This season, the Chargers are off to a 2-0 start after sweeping Mother Seton Regional High School 5-0 in their home opener. Evolet Ion won her first singles match over Sharon Pinto, 6-2, 7-6. The pair went to ...