Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
March 9, 2025
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 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School sensational seniors Gavin Hawk and Luke Geleta were state medalists for the second time in their careers and fantastic freshman Ellie Kisslebach became the second Stateliner girl to earn a medal at the NJSIAA individual wrestling championships at ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – Top-seeded Manasquan Girls’ Basketball defeated second-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven 57-38 to claim its second-straight Central Jersey, Group 2 Sectional Championship this past Saturday. The victory also marked a rematch from last season when these two teams met in the Central Jersey, ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Three Gov. Livingston wrestlers took on the state’s best at the 2025 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships, delivering strong performances at Boardwalk Hall. Brandon Rayack (126 lbs), Gioia (165 lbs), and Nate Faxon (215 lbs), all battled through intense competition in their ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The second-seeded Westfield High girls basketball team won the North 2, Group 4 state sectional title after defeating top-seeded Bayonne, 62-55, on Saturday in Bayonne.The Blue Devils will next meet West Orange in the Group 4 semifinals.Against Bayonne, Westfield (24-6), winners of ...
The Camden High School Panthers won another South Jersey Group 2 boys basketball title easily, defeating Middle Township 85-50 on March 8, 2025. The decisive victory - with four Panthers scoring in double figures - sends Camden to play Manasquan in the state semifinals next week.That game will be a ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – Top-seeded Manasquan Girls’ Basketball defeated second-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven 57-38 to claim its second-straight Central Jersey, Group 2 Sectional Championship this past Saturday. The victory also marked a rematch from last season when these two teams met in the Central Jersey, ...
The Camden High School Panthers won another South Jersey Group 2 boys basketball title easily, defeating Middle Township 85-50 on March 8, 2025. The decisive victory - with four Panthers scoring in double figures - sends Camden to play Manasquan in the state semifinals next week.That game will be a ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Governor Livingston/New Providence (GLNP) Highlanders faced off against a depleted Marlboro team in the South Public Co-Op sectional championship, with the Mustangs missing six players due to suspension. Despite the advantage on paper, GLNP’s quest for a fourth straight state ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Gov. Livingston-New Providence’s impressive playoff run came to an end in the NJSIAA South Public Co-op Championship Game, where they faced off against a strong Marlboro squad. The Mustangs secured a 4-2 victory over the Highlanders, clinching the championship in a hard-fought ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ-- The Bloomfield Bengals girls wrestling team proved to be a powerhouse this season, sending five wrestlers to Atlantic City this weekend for the 2025 State Girls Wrestling Championships. Kira Pipkins may have put Bloomfield on the girls wrestling map as a 4-time NJ State ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Fourth-seeded Colts Neck established an early lead and built upon it to defeat sixth-seeded Ewing, 52-43, for the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 championship on Friday night.It's the second sectional title for Colts Neck, which also won Central Jersey, Group 3 in 2016.Senior Nolan ...
WAYNE, NJ – During this past township council meeting, Councilman-at-Large David Varano and Mayor Chris Vergano honored the volunteers of the Wayne Little League Challenger Program as part of their recognition of Developmental Disabilities Month. This program allows children with physical and ...
SECAUCUS, NJ – Two Hasbrouck Heights and one Wood-Ridge player were named to the NJIC Meadowlands Boys Basketball First Team announced on Saturday. Hasbrouck Heights’s seniors Damon Rivera and Joe Russo were named to the First Team along with Wood-Ridge’junior Christian Narion.Rivera led the ...
MADISON, NJ -- For a third year in a row, Hoboken was left heartbroken in a sectional championship game.Mike Liddy's driving pullup jumper with :03 left gave Madison a 53-52 boys basketball victory over Hoboken for the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 championship on Saturday.Hoboken had trailed by six with ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 Madison girls basketball team upset the top seeded Caldwell; 55-37 in the Final Round of the 2025 Section 2, Group 2, Basketball Tournament on Saturday night. The Dodgers were on fire the entire game, outscoring Caldwell in each quarter. Madison led by eight points heading ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – No team is ever happy to lose a championship game.But if there were ever an occasion to sound an optimistic note in the face of a season-ending loss, it would be a team in the position of the Caldwell girls basketball program.Second-seeded Madison, with one of the top players in ...
DAVIDSON, NC — The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team ended their 2024-2025 regular season with a 64-61 away win against the Davidson Wildcats and a 21-10 record, 9-9, in the Atlantic 10 Conference.SBU won at Davidson for the first time since February 2021 and has a 3-6 record at the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The first half was all Annie.The second half was all heart.Junior guard Annie Conover scored a career-high 31 points, grabbed nine rebounds and passed for five assists and top-seeded New Providence rallied from a 11-point second-half deficit to beat second-seeded Thrive ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Sparta, Kinnelon and Jefferson ice hockey players on the United team took home the NJSIAA North Public Co-op title on Thursday night, beating West Milford-Pequannock 8-3 at Mennen Arena.Brendon Sisco put 5 in the net and earned an assist for the United. Eddy Brown had two ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP , NJ - The Morris County Youth Hockey League 12U Division A Championship game is this Sunday, March 9th at 9am. The Hanover Storm team will be facing Chatham for the Division A Title. The team comprises players from Florham Park, East Hanover and Hanover Township. All are invited ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP , NJ - The Morris County Youth Hockey League 12U Division A Championship game is this Sunday, March 9th at 9am. The Hanover Storm team will be facing Chatham for the Division A Title. The team comprises players from Florham Park, East Hanover and Hanover Township. All are invited ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham senior quarterback Will Allen has been selected to the North squad for the Phil Simms North-South All-Star Football Game set to be played June 8 at Kean University.Allen passed for 2,022 yards and 17 touchdowns in leading Chatham (7-3) into the semifinal round of the NJSIAA ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The phone rings, and it’s Rob Moore at the other end of the line – a very happy Rob Moore.Moore is the head girls basketball coach at Morris Knolls High School, and he is calling from a bus full of champions returning from Morris Knolls 64, Demarest 62, a game the Lady Eagles won in ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 Madison boys basketball team defeated No. 5 Hoboken in the 2025 NJSIAA Section 2, Group 2, Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon to be crowned Champions!The Dodgers beat Hoboken 53-52.Mike Liddy's driving pullup jumper with :03 left gave Madison a 53-52 boys ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - The No. 2 Morristown girls basketball team fell to No. 1 seed West Orange 61-39 in the Final Round of the 2025 NJSIAA Section 1, Group 4 Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon.West Orange outscored Morristown in the first half. The Colonials trailed by 14 after three and ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - New Providence junior Braeden Valley earned his spot on New Jersey’s biggest wrestling stage by securing third place in the 144-pound consolation bracket of the Region 4 Championships, defeating Sebastian Dobek of Delaware Valley in a decisive 6-1 match.At the 2025 NJSIAA State ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The winter sports season was an exciting one for Chargers student-athletes. It was the first season for the Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team in the Greater Middlesex Conference's White Division. Spotswood's girls junior varsity team won the GMC's JV Tournament.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - Hot off the news wire, it is exciting to report that Southern Regional alum Mike Gesicki signed a contract extension on Saturday, March 8 with the Cincinnati Bengals. The former Penn State standout tight end, has solidified his place in Cincinnati, signing a three-year, $25.5 ...
CINCINNATI, OHIO - Hot off the news wire, it is exciting to report that Southern Regional alum Mike Gesicki signed a contract extension on Saturday, March 8 with the Cincinnati Bengals. The former Penn State standout tight end, has solidified his place in Cincinnati, signing a three-year, $25.5 ...