Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE DELUCA
August 26, 2025
MADISON, NJ – The 2024 season went about as well for the Dodgers as they could have hoped for this time last year. Madison dominated the regular season, losing just one game to Oak Knoll, and captured the program’s 24th Morris County Tournament title. However, the Dodgers lost in the state ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Hamilton Township’s high school athletics took center stage once again as local media and fall sports head coaches came together for the first-ever fall sports “Coaches Corner”, an hour-long live-streamed event on August 25, celebrating the upcoming athletic season. WBCB,in ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School football team is gearing up and getting ready for the new season as they start preseason with Nick Kurilko, Matt Ellsworth, and Max Faye attending the super football conference media day at MetLife Stadium this week.The team is under the leadership direction of ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School field hockey team loses just one senior from a squad that suffered its first losing season in five years while finishing 11-13-1 in the 2024 season. The Stateliners were ready when the state playoffs rolled around, however, as they put a season-high ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – Gov. Livingston football enters the 2025 season with a new look in the backfield and plenty of questions at the skill positions, but head coach Pete Ramiccio believes the Highlanders’ foundation in the trenches can keep the program moving forward.The Highlanders kick off ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Longtime Long Branch High School educator, football head coach and Long Branch lifeguard James Simonelli passed away at the age of 78 on Friday, August 22.Simonelli, or “Sim” as he was known by his peers, was known by everyone as the ultimate family man, educator and coach. He ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit High School girls soccer program begins a new chapter this season under new head coach Kelly Klaif, a former player with deep ties to Summit athletics. Klaif, a kindergarten teacher at Wilson School, played her way through YMCA soccer, Summit Soccer Club, and both freshman ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School football team will look to bounce back this season after finishing with a 1-8 record in 2024. The following is the schedule for the 2025 season for the Green Wave football team.Thursday, August 28 @ Ocean Township High School at 6:00 p.m. Friday, ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Are you ready for some football? The Nutley High Raiders certainly are, as their 2025 season gets underway this Thursday evening with its season-opener at River Dell at 6 p.m. "From our offseason workout program to our athletes competing in multiple sports, to the daily accountability ...
ValleyCats clinch playoff birthTROY – With a doubleheader win over the New York Boulders by scores of 6-2 and 4-3, the Tri-City ValleyCats clinched a sport in the Frontier League 2025 playoffs. More than 4,900 packed Joe Bruno Stadium for the I Love Upstate New York Night.This marks the second ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – Gov. Livingston football enters the 2025 season with a new look in the backfield and plenty of questions at the skill positions, but head coach Pete Ramiccio believes the Highlanders’ foundation in the trenches can keep the program moving forward.The Highlanders kick off ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – When the West Essex football team opens its 2025 season Friday night at home against Old Tappan at 6:30 p.m., new coach Dan Fulton's objective will be to keep one aspect of the program the same while changing another time-honored tradition.Fans and alumni will still be able to ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – After 9 years of dedication, Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL middle school volleyball coach Stacey Madeiros-Cooke is stepping down, and there are big sneakers to fill.Madeiros-Cooke launched the spring boys' volleyball program for the PAL in 2018 to create a feeder program for ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – For Head Coach Eddie Suri, it is year two at the helm of the Hasbrouck Heights High School football program. With a solid senior class, and a year under his belt as the Aviators head coach, he is planning to use that added familiarity to his advantage this season.The ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It was easy to see the big changes to the Chatham boys soccer team for the 2025 season, most notably, 6-4, 205-pound senior striker Marco Mannino moving to the front line and teaming up with senior Ryan Hoffelder for Monday's opening scrimmage vs. Don Bosco Prep.The duo made the move ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — Officials confirmed a month ago that the 100-plus year high school football tradition of Plainfield and Westfield facing off on Thanksgiving will end this year, but with the end of one tradition begins another.At Hub Stine Field on Thursday, August 28 at 6pm, the Cardinals will ...
SPARTA, NJ – Spartan football is gearing up for the season, with several key players returning in 2025. The team is looking to start strong with returning starters at quarterback, running back, tight end, slot receiver and one of our outside receivers, according to Head Coach Frank Marchiano.“We ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The Pioneers compete in the Big Central Conference- Patriot Silver Division: With a veteran group returning and a defense built to stuff the run, New Providence football is looking to build on last year’s 9-3 campaign and make another deep postseason push in 2025.New Providence ...
Fonda Speedway 2025 champions pose with promoter Brett Deyo (left to right: Wayne Russell, Jr., Beau Ballard, Chad Edwards, Alex Yankowski, Deyo, Jay Ingersoll, and Corky Warner). Photo by BiitigThe 2025 Fonda Speedway track champions have been crowned. Racing at Montgomery County Fairgrounds will ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Last season, the Woodbridge High School football team had a new coach taking over a program whose roster was rife with experienced players. In the 2025 season, it will be just the opposite.The Barrons open their season on Thursday night at home against Union High School at 6 ...
HAZLET, NJ -- The Raritan High School football team will open its 2025 season on Friday, Sept. 5 at St. John Vianney.Raritan is coming off a 5-5 season under head coach Anthony Petruzzi, who will count on the experience of three returning offensive linemen to help make junior quarterback Parker ...
KEYPORT, NJ -- The Keyport football team will open its 2025 season on Saturday at home against Manville at 12 noon.The Red Raiders represent one of the smallest public schools in New Jersey that field a football team, and the team had a 1-9 record in 2024.Students from Henry Hudson High School are ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL — The Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes kicked off their 2025 high school football season with a decisive 48-33 victory over the Marathon Dolphins on Friday night. The season-opening win marked payback for Pompano Beach, which lost to their Florida Keys-based rivals in last year's ...
UNION, NJ -- The Union High School football team will be under the direction of its third head coach in three years when the Farmers open their regular season on Thursday night at Woodbridge.Barris Grant is the new head man at Union, having crossed the town line from Hillside, where he coached ...
SUMMIT, N.J. — The Summit High School gymnastics team enters the new season looking to continue its upward trajectory after a record-setting 2024 campaign, but will face challenges without one of its top performers.Head coach Tracy Claus, assisted by Samantha Melworm, guided the Hilltoppers to a ...
PARAMUS, NJ – With great attention to detail in the many aspects of the great sport, the Paramus High School girls soccer program is well-equipped for the challenges of the 2025 season.The Spartans are scheduled to host Bergenfield for their home opener on September 6.“A great goal for us this ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Last fall was a banner season for the South Plainfield High School girls cross-country team. The Tigers finished the 2024-25 season undefeated with a 5-0 record. South Plainfield also won the Greater Middlesex Conference Gold Division title. “The girls cross-country team is ...
HAWTHORNE, NJ - Several local residents competed in collegiate sports this recently concluded outdoor season with pride and determination. Let’s take a glance at some of their many accomplishments. This is the second installation:Emily Barbire (Hawthorne High School) was a sophomore who played ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield boys soccer team comes off an impressive 2024 season but know they have a bit of work to do.The Blue Devils, No. 8 in the final NJ.com Top 20 boys' soccer rankings last season, are coming off a stellar 18-3-3 record with an unblemished Union County Conference Watchung ...
WAYNE, NJ - Both the Wayne Hills boys and girls soccer programs ended their previous seasons one win over .500, with both teams aiming for bigger successes this upcoming year. The Wayne Hills boys program held onto a positive record at 9-8-3 in the 2024-2025 season, with Coach Gregg Rehberger as a ...