Sports Top Stories
By ED BARMAKIAN
March 12, 2025
ELIZABETH, NJ – When Chatham coach Joe Gaba referred to his team's NJSIAA Group 3 state semifinal girls basketball win on Tuesday as a “gut check”, it could have been taken as a figurative or literal description.The Cougars came into the game vs. Morris Knolls at the Dunn Center with a roster ...
MONROE, NJ – When Haddon Township's defensive approach made New Providence guard Annie Conover a supporting player in the pivotal second quarter, Haley Kessler, Addy Fitzgerald and Megan Henn showed that they were perfectly capable of being headliners.The efforts of that trio helped turn the game ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Colonia boys basketball team spent the season scaling every possible mountain in front of them, except for one:The Ramapo Mountain.For the fourth consecutive year, Ramapo eliminated North 2, Group 3 champion Colonia in the NJSIAA Group 3 state semifinal, 52-46, at the Dunn ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Registration for the 2025 Heights Soccer School is now open, the Mountainside Recreation Department announced. Heights Soccer School is a three-day program from June 23 to June 26 starting at 9 a.m. and going until 12:30 p.m. Hosted by Gov. Livingston Girls Varsity Soccer ...
SOMERSET, NJ – The unbeaten Morris Catholic High School girls basketball team went on a 23-3 second-quarter scoring outburst on the way to a 66-34 victory over Pope John in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public A sectional championship game played Monday, March 10, at Franklin High School.The Lady ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The South Plainfield Boys 6th Grade/12U (Green) Travel Team had an outstanding 2024-2025 regular season, finishing undefeated with a perfect 16-0 record. This group of eight determined and aggressive 12-year-olds dominated their opponents, winning by an average margin of 23 ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, we celebrate the legacy of Pat Egan—a former NHL standout and a beloved member of the Berkeley Heights community. Born in Alberta, Canada, Egan spent most of his life near Boston before moving to Berkeley Heights in 2002, where he spent ...
KINNELON, NJ - Last night, Kinnelon High School matched up against Marlboro High School in the NJSIAA Public Championship Final Round. In the first period, both Kinnelon and Marlboro scored a goal. Kinnelon's Michael Pandiscia scored the first goal with assists from Braydon Sisco and Eddy ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Bianca Sode, a top athlete and scholar who graduated from Brearley last June, was recently honored as the MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year for women's basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University.This is a huge accomplishment for Sode who also was Sode named the MAC Player of the ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - An exciting season of golf is on tap for the South Plainfield High School varsity golf team. The Tigers are moving from the Greater Middlesex Conference's White Division to the Red Division this spring. South Plainfield finished with an overall season record of 13-2. The ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling (ISPW) returned to the Boys & Girls Club in Woodland Park on Feb. 21 for Winter Warfare, an electrifying evening featuring seven action-packed matches.Sponsored by Woodland Park Recreation, this family-friendly event had attendees on ...
NEWARK, NJ — After a stellar run this season, the Maroons came up short on Monday afternoon at the Prudential Center. The Westfield Blue Devils managed to outpace them 5-2, closing out the first season of a new playoff structure that Ridgewood managed to muster through as the No. 15 seed.Westfield ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Whenever Houston Astro pitcher Shawn Dubin takes the mound, the Allegany native brings a piece of home with him.“I have the New York stitching on all my gloves, so I'm really proud of where I came from,” Dubin said during an interview with TAPinto Greater Olean at the ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Being eliminated from the state tournament hurts in high school sports.This can definitely be said for high school team wrestling in New Jersey, but unlike other sports, a squad’s defeat – or triumph, in the team state wrestling tournament does not mark the end of its season.If ...
NEWARK, NJ — It takes a village to win a championship.Five different goal scorers, led by senior forward Jackson Chicola's goal, and an assist propelled Westfield, No. 10 in the NJ.com latest Top 20 rankings, to a 5-2 win over No. 15 Ridgewood to win the NJSIAA Public state championship at ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - After steamrolling Keio Academy in the semifinals on March 3, North Salem’s boys basketball team faced a tall order in their quest for a section championship.They might have been on the wrong end of the size advantage against #1 seeded Tuckahoe on March 8, but the Tigers showed ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The record books show that the Morris Knolls-Chatham rivalry in high school girls basketball has not been a good one for Morris Knolls.The last time the two teams met was four years ago and Chatham won that game by 22 points. The teams met three times in the 2020-21 season and ...
MADISON, NJ - In typical Dodger fashion, both the Madison girls and boys basketball teams will continue on their quest in the state tournament. The girls will face Glen Rock on Wednesday March 12 at 6pm. The game will take place at Franklin High School. To get here, the Dodgers defeated top seed ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – Top-seeded Manasquan Boys Basketball defeated second-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven 48-36 to claim its sixth-straight Central Jersey, Group 2 Sectional championship this past Saturday. This was a rematch of their contest at Rumson back on December 21st, which Manasquan won in overtime.
SAYREVILLE, NJ – This weekend in sports for Sayreville saw the wrestling team and the track and field team compete in state championship tournaments.Track and FieldSayreville junior Angeleah Lepre finished 4th in the 2-Mile Run and senior Zaila Khan finished 6th in Shot Put at the Eastern States ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan board of education discussed and approved the first reading of Policy No. 9163, which concerns the spectator code of conduct at interscholastic events that take place in the school district. School board member Jennifer Loughran, who chairs the board's ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The 11th-seeded Westfield High School girls ice hockey team completed the season with an 8-3 loss to third-seeded Trinity Hall in the quarterfinals of the state tournament on Feb. 28. The Blue Devils (5-14) fell behind 4-1 after one period. Shoshana Handwerker, Ella Delaney and ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - After taking second in the Section One Tournament, Ryan Ball qualified for his third consecutive appearance at the State Wrestling Championships in Albany. Success by any measure, the junior’s motivation for the two-day affair was partly driven by failure and a defining photo. “My ...
“Dude, why are you sneakin’ up on me like that? I’m on a hot mic, dangit,” says the random teen-age boy deeply dialed into his NBA 2K25 video game, his back turned toward the parent who literally brought his chicken parm sandwich to the bedroom he’s been cornholed in since his eyes opened shortly ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Seven Hasbrouck Heights players were named to the NJIC Meadowlands Girls Basketball All-Division team, which was announced Saturday by the conference. Three girls made the First Team, three made the Second Team, and one was granted Honorable Mention status. Wood-Ridge had one player ...
The following article originally appeared on the Jersey High School Sports Blog (www.jerseyhighschoolsports.com) which is run by Plainfield resident and high school sports enthusiast Noel Pyne.PLAINFIELD, NJ — Twenty-one years ago, the North Jersey Section II Group 4 Title game was held in ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Piscataway High School’s Sean Love secured a fifth-place finish at 157 pounds in the 2025 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday.The No. 5-seeded Love finished his tournament with a forfeit victory in the fifth-place bout, adding to a strong ...
Carina Rivera of Nutley capped a very impressive career on the mat as she placed eighth in the state at 185 pounds at the NJSIAA state wrestling tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City that concluded its three-day event on Saturday afternoon. Rivera's teammate, freshman Michelle Gavilanes, ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Westfield dominated the glass and made 78 percent of its free throws in a 62-55 victory over Bayonne for the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 championship on Saturday.Top-seeded Bayonne (25-6) had a three-point lead after one quarter, Westfield rallied to take a five-point halftime lead, then ...
ATLANTIC CITY - Southern Regional's wrestling legacy surged to new heights as Wyatt Stout, a University of Pennsylvania recruit, captured the NJSIAA state title at 157 pounds on Saturday in Atlantic City. This victory marks the sixth individual state champion in Rams history, further cementing the ...