Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
March 4, 2025
STAFFORD - Southern athletes recently displayed their excellent skills last weekend at the NJSIAA Indoor Track Meet of Champions. The New Jersey Meet of Champions is a NJ top competitive event, and these victories represent significant athletic achievements for these Ram competitors. Cole Cramer ...
Lady Crusaders 25-0 After Winning in SectionalsDENVILLE, NJ – It didn’t take long for the Morris Catholic High School girls basketball team to show Paramus Catholic why the Lady Crusaders were unbeaten and seeded No. 1 in the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, Non-Public A sectional tournament.Morris Catholic ...
NUTLEY, NJ - In a season in which the Nutley High School girls basketball program reached the double digit win plateau against a tough schedule, several victories stand out for Raiders’ head coach Kara McNish-Natoli.“The most impressive games that standout to me from the 24-25 season were the Payne ...
BARNEGAT - The Barnegat Girls Basketball team defeated Haddonfield 56-46 at home in the South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinals. Barnegat was led by Zemirah Enalls with 19 points and 20 rebounds. Riley Fitzpatrick hit three three-point shots and scored 12 points. Emma Thornton scored 10 points with 13 ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ - The Governor Livingston/New Providence (GLNP) Highlanders entered Monday night’s sectional semi-final as the underdog, an unfamiliar role for a team accustomed to being the favorite. Hopewell Valley, ranked 13th in the state and the No. 1 seed in the Public Co-Op South bracket, ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ - The Governor Livingston/New Providence (GLNP) Highlanders entered Monday night’s sectional semi-final as the underdog, an unfamiliar role for a team accustomed to being the favorite. Hopewell Valley, ranked 13th in the state and the No. 1 seed in the Public Co-Op South bracket, ...
CLARK, NJ — This summer, Crusaders Basketball Camp is available once again for boys and girls, ages 6-15. The camp will be held at Arthur L. Johnson High School, located at 365 Westfield Ave. in Clark, and will run from July 14-18.The directors and staff members consist of ALJ basketball coaches ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Freshman Zack Swingle qualified for the NJSIAA individual wrestling championships in Atlantic City next weekend and will be one of six wrestlers to represent Phillipsburg High School after finishing in third place at the Region 1 tournament at West Milford High School on ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Playing on a big stage at Codey Arena the eight seed United ice hockey team with players from Sparta, Jefferson and Kinnelon took down fourth seed West Essex in a physical game on Monday winning 5-1. Braydon Sisco netted four United goals leading the team into the championship ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Livingston ice hockey team was eliminated from the state tournament in a 10-7 loss to Randolph on Monday in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Public Schools tournament.The score was tied, 5-5, after two periods, but Randolph outscored the Lancers, 5-2, in the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Essex-Caldwell co-op ice hockey team's season came to an end with a 5-1 loss to Kinnelon on Monday in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Public Schools Co-op Tournament.Sam O'Hern's power play goal less than four minutes into the game gave West Essex (15-11-1) a 1-0 ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Entering the playoffs as the #2 seed, North Salem’s boys basketball team looked right at home under the bright lights of the Westchester County Center on March 3. Standing across the court were the #3 ranked Keio Academy Unicorns. Within minutes of tipoff in the semifinal ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel boys basketball team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 67-58 victory over Point Pleasant Boro on Monday night.CJ Karis scored 16 points to pace three scorers in double digits for Holmdel (17-8), which trailed, 29-23, ...
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 ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - The #1 seeded Lady Warriors took on #8 seeded Holmdel in the Central Group 2 NJSIAA quarterfinals tournament as the Warriors are on a quest to return to the Group 2 Championship they won last season beating Madison. The quest continued last night as the Warriors won 52-36 over the ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The No. 2 seed Sayreville War Memorial Boys Basketball lost a heart-breaker in overtime to No. 10 seed Freehold Township, 58-52, in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 Tournament on Monday, March 3, officially ending their 2024-2025 season.This game saw ...
STAFFORD - A historic moment unfolded at Gwynedd Mercy University as freshman catcher Gabe Tomei achieved a feat never before seen in the program's history: hitting for the cycle on February 24. In a non-conference game against Delaware Valley University, Tomei launched a towering home run in the ...
STAFFORD - A historic moment unfolded at Gwynedd Mercy University as freshman catcher Gabe Tomei achieved a feat never before seen in the program's history: hitting for the cycle on February 24. In a non-conference game against Delaware Valley University, Tomei launched a towering home run in the ...
MANASQUAN, NJ - The #1 seeded Lady Warriors took on #8 seeded Holmdel in the Central Group 2 NJSIAA quarterfinals tournament as the Warriors are on a quest to return to the Group 2 Championship they won last season beating Madison. The quest continued last night as the Warriors won 52-36 over the ...
The Camden High School Panthers, powered by David Munro's 25 points, easily defeated Lower Cape May 85-58 in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 boys basketball quarterfinals on March 3, 2025. Emmanuel Joe-Samuel contributed 19 points, and Taavi Mateen scored another 17 points in the victory.The ...
MADISON, NJ – For the third straight season the Madison Dodgers have advanced to the state sectional semifinals after a resounding 82-51 victory over Bernards on Monday night. The Dodgers have looked like a team determined to make a run to get over the hump that has eluded them the past seasons ...
EDISON, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Basketball team, fresh off a stunning upset win against No. 4 seed Columbia, continued their success in their game against No. 12 seed John P. Stevens in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament on Monday, March 3, ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - It didn’t end the way Fox Lane boys’ basketball Coach Mike Tomassi and the eighth-seeded Foxes had hoped.Given its rich playoff history, including five Section 1 championships (1970–72-85-2004-16), Fox Lane expected to advance beyond the opening round of the Class AA tournament in ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 2 seed Morristown girls basketball defeated No. 7 seed Paterson Kennedy; 54- 44 in the Quarterfinal Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Colonials will advance to face No. 3 seed Union City in the Semifinals on Wednesday March 5.Morristown ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Governor Livingston’s wrestling program had a standout performance at the Region 3 Championship Tournament at West Orange High School last weekend, highlighted by Nate Faxon’s championship victory in the 215-pound weight class. Faxon secured the title with a hard-fought 5-3 ...
PRINCETON, NJ – Franklin broke things open in the second quarter and went on to a 65-34 girls basketball victory over Princeton in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament on Monday.Aleah Sunkins scored 22 points for Franklin (11-15), which outscored Princeton, 17-3, in ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken boys basketballl team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the North 2, Group 2 tournament with a 66-61 victory over Ridgefield Park on Monday.Jake Ellis finished with 23 points, four steals and three rebounds for Hoboken (20-8), which overcame a seven-point deficit after ...
PARAMUS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights junior Will Munoz and Bergen Tech senior Theo Zamora and sophomore Liam Zamora were named First Team All Bergen County Bowling by the Bergen County Coaches Association, it was announced on Friday.Bergen Tech junior Sebastian Bray and sophomore Collin Zens were named ...
MONTGOMERY, NJ – Top-seeded Montgomery eliminated East Brunswick from the Central Jersey, Group 4 boys basketball tournament with a 66-47 victory over the Bears on Monday night.Junior guard Cam Vick scored 14 points and hit three of the 10 3-pointers made by East Brunswick (15-13) in the ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Third-seeded Livingston advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 boys basketball tournament with a 45-39 victory over Fair Lawn on Monday night.Senior Ben Langer scored 17 points for Livingston (20-7), which outscored Fair Lawn, 14-6, in the second quarter ...