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By CHUCK O'DONNELL
September 2, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK – Joe Dziuba is counting on the culture and continuity he has instilled in the New Brunswick High School boys soccer program over his first five seasons as the coach to propel the team this season.The Zebras, who started their season with a 4-3 victory over South River on Tuesday and ...
BARNEGAT — The Barnegat boys soccer team opened its season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at home against Monmouth, thanks to a stout defensive performance and a clutch penalty kick.After a scoreless first half, the Bengals broke the deadlock midway through the second. In the 58th minute, senior Aiden ...
UNION, NJ – The Dayton girls tennis team evened its record on the season with a 4-1 victory over Union on Tuesday.Dayton and Union both have 2-2 records this season.First SinglesCristina Moreira (D) def. Isabella Giorgio (U), 6-0, 6-0 Second Singles Natasha Perianayagam (D) def. Adaugo Ikwu ...
UNION, NJ – The Dayton girls tennis team evened its record on the season with a 4-1 victory over Union on Tuesday.Dayton and Union both have 2-2 records this season.First SinglesCristina Moreira (D) def. Isabella Giorgio (U), 6-0, 6-0 Second Singles Natasha Perianayagam (D) def. Adaugo Ikwu ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Nottingham soccer will kick off its 2025 season with an early-morning rivalry game on September 6 at home against Steinert. The program is looking to build on a deep roster with new leadership under head coach Sean Fitzpatrick. NHS finished last fall with an 8-12 record and were ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The number of players in the program is up and hopes are high for the New Brunswick High School girls soccer team as it gets ready to host Perth Amboy on Friday at Memorial Stadium in its season opener.More than 80 players have signed up to play for the Zebras' freshman, JV and ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Chris Benacquista era at Wayne Valley begun with a victory over Cedar Grove at the United States Military Academy Prep School at West Point, 37-31. Afterward, the new coach reflected that, in some ways, it didn’t feel like a win. Nonetheless, he was happy to “take it.”New Wayne ...
ROSELLE, NJ - The Borough of Roselle’s Recreation Department is hosting youth softball training clinics for interested players from 1st to 12th grade. Clinics are open to players of all skill levels.All sessions will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Sylvester Land Memorial Field on Columbus ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS/MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — After a challenging 2-15-2 season last year, Governor Livingston boys soccer is ready to bounce back under Head Coach Kevin Fontana, entering his fifth year leading the program following three years as an assistant. The team finished last season struggling in the ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - A Little Falls recreational baseball team was recognized for its strong 2025 season.The Little Falls Jokers were honored by Mayor James Damiano and the Township Council during its meeting on Aug. 25. The team, comprised of fifth and sixth-graders, is coached by resident Al Hubi.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- After reaching the sectional final in head coach Kyle Dennis' first season last year, the South Plainfield boys soccer team will open its 2025 season with a tough non-conference game at Westfield on Tuesday afternoon.The Tigers went 16-4-2, losing to Rahway in the North 2, ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- The Hoboken High School boys soccer team will open its season on Thursday at Dayton High School in Springfield.Harry Inglis takes over as the head coach after the RedWings went 8-10 last season. Inglis was an assistant in the program before getting the head position.The team will be ...
BAYONNE, NJ -- The Bayonne High School girls soccer team will open its season on Thursday, Sept. 4 at home against Union City.The Bees are coming off a 19-4-1 season, which head coach Victor Pesantez says was the most victories in the documented history of the Bayonne girls soccer program.The Bees ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — It is going to be hard to top last season for the Westfield girls soccer team, but they are certainly going to try, despite a number of key season-ending injuries.Last season, they posted a 20-1 record (only a 2-1 regular season road loss at Elizabeth Sept. 24), won the Union County ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The New Providence girls soccer team enters the 2025 season with a balance of veteran leadership and youthful energy, as Head Coach Scott Murphy looks to guide the Pioneers to another step forward.Murphy, now in his 23rd season at the helm and 25th overall with the program, ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park High School Varsity Girls Volleyball team is coming off its best season in program history, and expectations remain high as the 2025 campaign begins. Last fall, the Panthers made school history by recording 17 victories, capturing their first-ever division ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls field hockey season will begin on Wednesday,Sept.3rd, in what coach Ally Neidig is calling a “rebuilding year.”“We lost a significant amount of seniors last season who completed most of our starting lineup, and currently have a junior ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School football team's first game under new head coach Lys Blanc resulted in a 14-12 victory over Newark West Side on Friday night at Underhill Field.After West Side took a 12-0 lead into the half, Jasiel Phair broke off a 25-yard run for a touchdown in the third ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Since missing the postseason entirely in 2022, the Morristown Colonials have gone on the march towards relevancy the past two seasons. Progress has been made for under head coach Diego Salas as Morristown improved upon a three-win 2022 season with a 10-7-2 record the following year ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A pair of explosive touchdown runs by Summit senior quarterback Alex Schwark powered Summit High School to a thrilling 14-11 comeback victory over Morristown in both teams’ season opener Friday night.After a scoreless first quarter, Morristown struck first when James Dzikowski ...
SUMMIT, NJ -- Summit senior quarterback Alex Schwark was named Salerno Duane Player of the Week for the Hilltopper football team’s road win on Friday over Morristown, 14-11. Schwark carried the ball 14 times for 247 yards and scored both of Summit’s touchdowns. His first, a 43-yard run, got Summit ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ -- The Robbinsville girls soccer team will open its season on Saturday, Sept. 6 at home against Colts Neck.After eight years as an assistant coach for the Robbinsville boys soccer program, Andrew Bruno takes the reins of the girls soccer program, which is coming off an 11-8-2 ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Coming off a 9-8-2 regular season and a quarterfinal exit from the state tournament last season, the Dayton boys soccer team is senior-laden group that expects more in 2025. Last season, Dayton posted in a 3-2-1 record in its last six games, including a 2-1 overtime loss at ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell Chiefs football team will open the regular season on Friday night at Passaic Valley in Little Falls.It took a young Chiefs team a few weeks to find their way last season, but head coach Todd Romano's squad, after losing their first three games, went 4-1 over its ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Governor Livingston girls volleyball team enters the 2025 season with high expectations under ninth-year coach Steve Hess, now in his fourth year as head coach, despite graduating a decorated senior class that led the Highlanders to a 26-4 record last fall.The ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls' soccer team will get its season underway on Thursday, Sept. 4, and Coach Kevin Ewing will be looking to improve on last year's 7-7-4 record.The Raiders graduated six seniors, including leading goal scorer Juliana Doran, along with goalie ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge/Wallington girls soccer coach Jerry Cala is looking forward to the new challenges that the 2025 NJIC divisional schedule will bring. The conference, which redesigned the divisions for the coming season based on strength of schedule, kept Wood-Ridge in its familiar ...
WAYNE, NJ – Not far from the Rocky Mountains, the Wayne Hills Patriots football team took the field at Wheat Ridge High School in Arvada, Colorado, a suburb of Denver - 5,348 feet above sea level. The air was thin, every breath a reminder of the challenge head coach Wayne Demikoff had been ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Sparta High School football dropped their season opener at Montville on Thursday. The Spartans fell to the Mustangs 38-22. Sparta’s quarterback Shane Hoover threw for 189 yards connecting 18 passes on 24 attempts with two touchdowns.Hoover’s favorite target for the night was ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The West Orange High School Mountaineers fell to Shabazz in their non-conference Mountaineer Classic season opener, held Aug. 30 in Suriano Stadium. The packed game was attended by Superintendent Hayden Moore, BOE president Brian Rock, and WOHS principal Oscar Guerrero.Shabazz' ...