Sports Top Stories
By AUDREY BLUMBERG
March 24, 2025
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Hunterdon Central Unified Basketball Team won the Group A State Championship March 16, defeating Union City, 22–19, at the Jersey Mike Arena, in Piscataway.This is the team's second state championship in a row, out of three straight finals.During the game, the team allowed zero ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood golf team has already gotten their season off to a great start, winning their first match against Union Catholic, 157-189.In 2024, the Raiders finished with a 10-6 record, a 5th-place finish in the Union County Tournament, and qualified for the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ - The Sayreville War Memorial HS boys spring track team is looking forward to the upcoming 2025 season with their first meet at home against Colonia on Wednesday, March 26.This year's roster will be without a number of last year's seniors from the class of 2024, including throwers ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - After a slow start last season, the Somers Girls Lacrosse team picked it up and finished with a winning record.Losing to eventual sectional champs Nyack, the Tuskers don’t have the luxury of sluggishly getting out of the gate, and neither does anyone else in Section One.The (90 ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Over the last few decades, the Cranford football program has established itself as one of the preeminent teams in New Jersey. Typically saddled with high expectations, the Cougars routinely find themselves in the thick of the postseason hunt under former NFL center and head coach ...
TETERBORO, NJ – The awards keep coming in for the Bergen Tech boys bowling team as it was named North Jersey Boys Group 3/4 Team of the Year by the Bergen County Coaches Association.Finishing 21-3 in match play, they were ranked 8th in the state and reached the North Jersey Group 4 Semi-Finals, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys tennis team, under the coaching of Michael Muller, is ready to hit the court for the 2025 season.Last year, the boys’ overall record was 9-5 and this season there are two returning varsity players, juniors, Jack Boffa and Ryan Marschall, who both play ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - It was a season that almost wasn't for the girls high school basketball coach.Sara Wolman was not the original coach hired for the Glen Rock girls basketball team, but it was an interesting twist that she ended the season as Bergen County Coach of the Year, leading her team to a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Cheers echoed through the YMCA at the Piscataway Community Center (YPCC) as young athletes battled for basketball glory in the Piscataway Township Recreation League championship games on Saturday.Mayor Brian Wahler and Township Councilmembers Dennis Espinosa (Ward 2) and Frank ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ - As winter transitions into spring, the Long Branch High School baseball season is almost here. The Green Wave are coming off an 8-15 season, narrowly missing out on the Shore Conference Tournament last year due to inconsistency and a lack of experience.This spring, Long Branch ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta boys track and field team has a good mix of new and returning athletes that “will be solid in most running events, with a good core of sprinters, middle distance, and distance runners,” according to coach Patrick McCarney. “We bring back a nice core of returning ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Spring Athletic season officially opens at Governor Livingston High School on Monday, March 24th and the Governor Livingston Athletic Department is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new website and app where Highlander fans can find everything Highlander in one ...
Yorktown’s Ryan Duffy was one of the two senior captains this year on the Huskers’ boys varsity basketball squad, along with Kaden Gonzalez.Duffy was pulled up to the varsity halfway through his sophomore campaign, playing on the team for two and a half years. He played in three Section 1 ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Fresh off a Group 4 state championship, the Westfield High School boys lacrosse team will look for much of the same success this spring.The Blue Devils finished 16-6 a season ago, reaching the Union County Tournament final prior to a deep postseason run. That included one-goal ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A total of 71 athletes are on Phillipsburg High School’s girl’s track and field roster which is comprised of 11 seniors, 18 juniors, 25 sophomores and 17 freshmen.Long-distance runner Adelyn Davis heads a large and talented group of 10th graders after claiming the winter indoor ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - 2024 was a tough season for Tusker baseball, and Coach JT Genovese is confident about rebounding with a lot of returners. He starts on the hill.Andrew Kapica and Rhys Carway will lead the way with the most mileage. “These guys anchored the staff last year,” said Genovese.The latter ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - Last spring, John Jay reached the semi-finals of the sectionals and ran into a behemoth. Aidan Kempf pitched a two-hit shutout for Nanuet and scored both runs on doubles. “It was our first talk this season as a unit,” said Ted Lawrence. But the Wolves are just going to get back ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Seven female student-athletes from Bayonne High School will compete at the Division I collegiate level in the coming year, a press release from the district celebrated recently. Calling it a “groundbreaking” achievement, the announcement went on to add that the young women have ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ-- The Fairview Falcons have won the Bloomfield Home & School Basketball League 6th Grade Boys Championship. To finish an 11-1 season, the Falcons beat Oakview School 23-17. TAPinto Bloomfield spoke with head coach Jackson Gamboa about the championship team."What can I say about ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - The Miracle League of Mercer County officially launched its brand-new season with a media day held at Lifetree Community Church in Robbinsville on Thursday. Over the course of several hours athletes and their families stopped in to meet with coaches, take pictures, and gear up ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - The Miracle League of Mercer County officially launched its brand-new season with a media day held at Lifetree Community Church in Robbinsville on Thursday. Over the course of several hours athletes and their families stopped in to meet with coaches, take pictures, and gear up ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Goals set … goals met.It’s a rare season’s journey that ends when goals set at its onset are met by the end of play.Morris Knolls High School girls basketball coach Rob Moore and his Lady Golden Eagles had such a season in 2024-25 – but there was more to it than the talent that ...
CARTERET, NJ — The Carteret High School boy's baseball team will open its season on Monday, March 31 on the road against J.P. Stevens.The Ramblers posted an 18-8 record and finished second in the Blue Division of the Greater Middlesex Conference, but they're moving up a level to the Blue Division ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne High School softball team will open its season on Tuesday, April 1 at home against Kearny.A spectacular 2024 season included a trip to the Hudson County Tournament finals, as the Bees finished with a 23-6 record.Senior Cailtlin Gaetani had a monster season last year both ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Wood-Ridge head baseball coach Mike Carcich is going to be falling back on what he normally does, relying on pitching, defense and clutch hitting, as the Blue Devils look to continue their Meadowlands Division success. The Blue Devils have been regular-season champions the past ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys lacrosse team played its final scrimmage of the preseason and if there was one takeaway from the 11-10 win vs. Manasquan, it's that junior Kyle Gibney is ready for the 2025 season.Gibney scored six goals - four in the second half - to fuel the offense on Saturday at ...
BOSTON, MA - Cole Cramer, a standout athlete from Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township, New Jersey, delivered a remarkable performance at the 2025 New Balance National Indoor Championships in Boston, March 13-16. In the boys' 60m dash, Cramer achieved a blistering time of 6.62 ...
BOSTON, MA - Cole Cramer, a standout athlete from Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township, New Jersey, delivered a remarkable performance at the 2025 New Balance National Indoor Championships in Boston, March 13-16. In the boys' 60m dash, Cramer achieved a blistering time of 6.62 ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Mike Walsh has no reason nor desire to put excess pressure on his Summit girls lacrosse team.As three-time defending Group II champions and winners of 61 of their last 69 games, the expectations are already crystal clear—whether set by the Hilltoppers’ fan base, community or their own ...
ROXBURY, NJ – Four members of the Roxbury High School track and field team were honored recently for their winter season state championship performances.Junior Amanda Knapp and seniors Hayle Greene, Shawn Keenan and Shayne Spiteri were lauded at the March 17 meeting of the Roxbury School Board, a ...