Sports Top Stories
By STEVEN CUSUMANO
August 30, 2025
BINGHAMTON, NY - the Somerset Patriots defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game four of a six-game set at Mirabito Stadium Friday by a score of 6-5. With a game time of three hours and 20 minutes, it was the longest nine-inning game for the Patriots this season. Somerset won the “Spud Cup” by ...
BINGHAMTON, NY - the Somerset Patriots defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in game four of a six-game set at Mirabito Stadium Friday by a score of 6-5. With a game time of three hours and 20 minutes, it was the longest nine-inning game for the Patriots this season. Somerset won the “Spud Cup” by ...
𝐀 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚’𝙨 94-𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 42–7LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NJ -- Linden’s 2025 football season roared to life when 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝟗𝟒-𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, sending the home crowd into a ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ— Alex Schwark was elated as he came off the field — and for good reason.The senior quarterback led the Hilltoppers back from an 11-point deficit over the final seventeen minutes of regulation in their season opener, willing them to a 14-11 road victory over the Colonials on Friday ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The popular Allstate Westfield Athlete of the week series, sponsored by Allstate Insurance Agent Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency, will resume in September with the start of the school year.The weekly series highlights outstanding Westfield High School student ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- The Robbinsville football team opened its season with a 41-34 victory in overtime over South Brunswick on Friday night.Gavin Yablonowitz threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Bender in overtime and Drew Schwartz kicked the point after to give the Ravens a 41-34 lead, and ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Picklr, a pickleball franchise with two existing locations in New Jersey, is expanding to East Brunswick, with plans for a 13-court club to open in mid-2026.The 40,000-square-foot facility will be located at the former Brunswick Square Mall, at 755 Rt. 18.The club is part ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- Bridgewater-Raritan played like a prepared, mistake-free team and dominated the first 22 minutes of the first half and went on to a 35-20 football victory over Notre Dame of Lawrenceville in the opening game for both teams on Friday night.Denzel Amoafo scored two touchdowns in ...
CLARK, NJ — The fall sports season in Clark is definitely here! Some teams have already formally started their seasons, while others are concluding scrimmages in anticipation of their opening games next week. For the Johnson field hockey team, the season begins next week. It will play its opening ...
HOBOKEN, NJ- Hoboken will be home to a new Youth Ball Hockey Program, which will take place this October at the recently renovated Johnny Ray McDonald Jr. Hockey Rink at the Multi-Service Center, 124 Grand St.The program, offered by the City’s Recreation Division, in collaboration with the New ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The Roxbury High School football team on Friday beat Parsippany Hills in a season-opener game where the Gaels emerged victorious by the slimmest of margins.Playing away, Roxbury defeated the Vikings 14-13. It was Roxbury's third consecutive first-game-of-the-year victory over ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Hamilton West girls tennis returns to action on September 3 against Notre Dame in the 2025 season opener, looking to build on a promising season last fall. The Hornets finished 2024 with a 4-9 record but showed progress during a stretch toward the middle of the season where the squad ...
ROTTERDAM JUNCTION – This past weekend, Saturday, August 23, Mohawk Valley Anglers Club held a bass tournament on the Mohawk River out of Rotterdam Junction. Local fishermen Roy Bilby and Mark Kiburz competed in the event.Due to lack of rain for most of the summer, the river was low and clear and ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills defeated Moorestown in their home opener Friday night, 9-7. Dylan Nunes kicked a 40 yd FG with 51 seconds left in the game to give the Warriors the 9-7 lead. “Today was a great day to be a Warrior! “ said WHRHS head coach Rich Seubert. “It took a real total team effort ...
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills defeated Moorestown in their home opener Friday night, 9-7. Dylan Nunes kicked a 40 yd FG with 51 seconds left in the game to give the Warriors the 9-7 lead. “Today was a great day to be a Warrior! “ said WHRHS head coach Rich Seubert. “It took a real total team effort ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - A goal late in the game broke a scoreless tie to give the Wood-Ridge boys soccer team the win over Ridgefield Park on Friday morning at the Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex. The winning goal came with about 10 minutes left in the game when Luka Kljajic scored on an assist from Aidan ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Cherokee rallied for a 27-26 victory over the Middletown South football team on opening night Thursday.Brendan Markovsky’s 57-yard touchdown run with 8:44 left in the game put Cherokee in front.Logan Burbank scored two touchdowns for Middletown South, which took its last lead with ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Sean Love found the end zone twice to help lead Piscataway past Edison, 31-14, in the Chiefs’ football season opener Friday night at Kenny Armwood Stadium.Edison (0-1) held a 14-10 lead early in the third quarter after quarterback Ryan Toth connected with Shaun Garland on a ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Hawthorne Baseball Softball Association 8 Under Summer Travel Baseball team celebrated a co-championship season after tying Midland Park 8-8 on July 26th in the championship game. The game was unable to go into extra innings because it was too dark, and the field did not have ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Nolan Walsh threw four touchdown passes to lead Bernards to a 27-15 football victory over Cranford on opening night Friday.Three of Walsh's four scoring passes went to Sean Arcelay, but his first TD aerial was to Ricky Giebel from 10 yards away in the first quarter.With the ...
SPARTA, NJ – In her fifth year as head coach for the Sparta girls cross country track team, Sierra Horetsky is looking forward to another group championship in 2025.“Our junior crew is very strong this year, so we're excited to have them fill the spots of those who we graduated as we make a run for ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Old Tappan is becoming an old nemesis for the West Essex football program.In the opening game of its 2025 season, West Essex lost, 34-14, to Old Tappan on Friday.Last season, Old Tappan defeated West Essex twice – once on opening night, and once in the NJSIAA North 2, Group 3 ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Back in 2022, sisters Lily and Maggie Liu launched Net Love, a student-driven nonprofit dedicated to tackling the problem of tennis ball waste. What began as a small collection drive in New Providence has grown into a movement spanning multiple states, thousands of volunteers, ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Back in 2022, sisters Lily and Maggie Liu launched Net Love, a student-driven nonprofit dedicated to tackling the problem of tennis ball waste. What began as a small collection drive in New Providence has grown into a movement spanning multiple states, thousands of volunteers, ...
MADISON, NJ – 2024 was a trailblazing season for the Madison Dodgers as the program finished with an impressive record at 21-3 and came closer to a state title than any team had in nearly forty years.Madison played in a state final for the first time since 1987 last season after winning a sectional ...
NEWARK, NJ-- His role as one of Bloomfield High's three senior captains was established in the early summer months.So when Jeremy Tejada took the field in his team's regular season opener, on Aug. 28, he acted very much like a leader who wanted to make a statement.On his first carry, Tejada, ...
TINTON FALLS - Relying on the veterans in the trenches and a powerful second-half surge, Barnegat overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat Monmouth Regional 21−13 in its season opener Thursday night. Junior running back Chris Santero rushed for two crucial touchdowns, including the game-sealing score ...
CLARK, NJ — Though it was just a scrimmage, it was good to see the Johnson boys varsity soccer team in action on the turf this past Thursday against Kenilworth. Under the direction of Head Coach Dan House, the Crusaders looked good in their 2-0 win over the Brearley Bears.The team is getting ready ...
STAFFORD – A new season brings a new identity for the Southern Regional Rams football team. After a 6-4 campaign in 2024 that culminated in a Central Group 5 playoff appearance, the Rams are reloading for the 2025 season with a focus on competition, chemistry, and building on last year's ...
STAFFORD – A new season brings a new identity for the Southern Regional Rams football team. After a 6-4 campaign in 2024 that culminated in a Central Group 5 playoff appearance, the Rams are reloading for the 2025 season with a focus on competition, chemistry, and building on last year's ...