Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO MADISON STAFF
March 6, 2025
CALDWELL , NJ - The No. 3 Madison boys basketball team will face off against No. 5 Hoboken in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament.The game will be played on Saturday March 8 at Madison High School. Game time is 1pm.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - It was not an easy path to a state title, but for the second time in three years, the Ridge Fencing Team is back on top. Coming in as the 12th seed in a field of 18 teams from around the state, they had their work cut out for them. Ridge (16-1) started off by taking down #2 ...
CALDWELL , NJ - The No. 2 Madison girls basketball team will face off against No. 1 Caldwell in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament.The game will be played on Saturday March 8 at Caldwell High School. Game time is 4pm.
COLONIA, NJ — It has become an accepted fact in this decade that any boys basketball team vying for the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 3 championship has to go through Colonia.They all know it, but nobody's actually been able to make it past the Patriots in the section in the last four seasons.Top-seeded ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Morristown wrestler Henry Saxon took the trip south as he entered the 2025 Wrestling Tournament in Atlantic City.Wrestling at 190 pounds, Saxon defeated Deryk Hannold of Williamstown, 8-6 in the First Round on Thursday afternoon. Saxon will take on Tanner Hodgins of Howell next.
CHATHAM, NJ – A few days later, Marcus Valenzuela could still feel the bruises on his knees, having collapsed on the track at Ocean Breeze after his finish in the 1600 race at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions indoor track & field competition on Sunday.“An official helped me up. It was sort of a ...
STATEN ISLAND, NJ - It was an exciting weekend of track and field at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. The best of New Jersey high school winter track and field took center stage in the 2025 Meet of Champions. Milltown's Chris Velez represented Spotswood High School's winter track and field ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – It was a familiar foe on the opposite side of the court for the Morristown Colonials on Wednesday night as they faced off against the Union City Soaring Eagles in the North 1, Group 4 sectional semifinal. A rematch of last year’s sectional final, that Morristown won en route to a ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The top-seeded Manasquan Warriors (22-4), ranked No. 9 in New Jersey's Top 20, continued their dominant playoff run with a 53-36 victory over rival Wall Township (21-6) in the Central Jersey, Group 2 semifinal matchup. While the final score suggests a comfortable win, the game ...
CLARK, NJ — The Clark Recreation Wrestling program recently concluded another successful season.The Clark Crusaders recreation team finished the season with a 7-1 dual meet record in the Raritan Valley Wrestling League.The team was coached by head coaches Jeff Zannetti and Pete Christathakis, along ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Fox Lane senior Alex Berisha was not to be denied in his final attempt to stand atop the New York State Public High School Athletic Association podium. After losing in the finals last year, Berisha was fixated on the 2025 NYS boys’ wrestling title, and the 215-pounder delivered on ...
LINDEN, NJ - The Linden Lady Tigers fought hard in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 quarterfinals but came up short against Plainfield, falling 51-41 on Monday afternoon in Plainfield. Despite a competitive first half, a sluggish third quarter proved costly as the Cardinals pulled away ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School held the annual student versus faculty volleyball game Feb. 28.
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - When the New Providence boys basketball team made a run at 20 victories last season, James Miller's emergence in the starting lineup during the course of the campaign had a lot to do with that success.New Providence, which finished last season 19-7, won't get close to 20 wins ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - This past Saturday, March 1st, marked the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJISAA) Individual Fencing Championships. The tournament, held at Hunterdon Central Regional High School consisted of three pooled rounds of bouts and included nearly 300 qualifying ...
HOBOKEN, NJ -- The Hoboken boys basketball team advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 tournament, rallying in the second half for a 68-51 victory over West Morris on Wednesday night.Fifth-seeded Hoboken (21-8) trailed by six points early in the third quarter before closing ...
WAYNE, NJ – This month’s honoree for Athlete of the Month (AotM) for Wayne Valley is the first to be given this title twice in the history of this program. Fourteen months ago, wrestling sensation Noah Zindaki, as a junior, was the WV AotM for December 2023, and now, as a senior captain, he has ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — One of the most successful seasons in many years for the Livingston High School boys basketball program came to an end with a 61-43 loss to East Orange in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 tournament on Wednesday night.East Orange (18-11), the No. 2 seed, outscored ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Top-seeded Caldwell is headed to the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 girls basketball tournament championship game after getting past fourth-seeded Bernards, 49-43, in the semifinals on Wednesday.Caldwell will host second-seeded Madison in the sectional final on Saturday afternoon at 4 ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 65-25 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Wednesday.Bayonne, the No. 1 seed, will host second-seeded Westfield in the sectional final on Saturday at 1 p..m. Scotch ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Piscataway Chiefs girls indoor track team showcased their talent on the track and in the field at the 2025 Eastern States Championships, the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, and the NJSIAA Group 4 Championships, delivering strong performances across multiple events. At the Eastern ...
ELIZABETH, NJ -- Even the torrential rain outside the Dunn Center on Wednesday night was no match for the deluge of 3-pointers that Elizabeth rained down upon the Ridge boys basketball team in the decisive third quarter.Second-seeded Elizabeth hit its first six shots of the second half -- five of ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The Bonnies men’s basketball team hung on to win their final home game at the buzzer over the University of Massachusetts, 73-72, Wednesday night in the Reilly Center.The Minutemen opened the game on a 7-0 run, but the Bonnies quickly responded with a 6-0 to keep it close in ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 seed Madison boys basketball team came from behind to defeat the No. 10 seed Newark Collegiate 56-50 in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament on Wednesday night.The Dodgers will advance to face the No. 5 seed Hoboken in the finals.After the first quarter ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 2 seed Morristown girls basketball team defeated No. 3 seed Union City 56-37 in the Semifinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament.The Colonials will advance to face No. 1 seed West Orange on Saturday March 8.check back…… full story of tonight's ...
MADISON, NJ - The No. 2 seed Madison girls basketball defeated No. 3 seed Rutherford 61-29 in the Semifinal Round of the NJSIAA Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament.The Dodgers will advance to face No. 1 Caldwell in the Finals.The game started out with the Dodgers finding ...
HENRICO, Va. — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team dropped their first-round game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament to the Saint Louis Billikens, 60-50, on Wednesday afternoon, ending the collegiate career of redshirt guard Dani Haskell.Bonnies forward Caitlin Frost recorded a team high14 ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Spring Volleyball is returning to Roselle Park. Roselle Park Recreation announced a Spring Volleyball Program at the Anthony Signorello Youth Center, starting on April 2 through May 28. The program will be held on Wednesday nights. The program fee is $40 per player. Players of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This wrestler’s drive to push himself to exceed expectations, combined with a patient work ethic, have helped the Blue Devil advance to a lofty destination: Following the results of the eight regional tournaments that took place Feb. 28-March 1, the top four finishers in each of the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guards Ella Kreuzer, Mia Semioli and Arden Alvarez combined to score 36 points and led a three-point attack that sent the Chatham Cougars' girls basketball team to a 44-21 win vs. Mendham in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state tournament semifinal round on Tuesday ...