Sports Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
February 28, 2025
LACEY - Barnegat has multiple Region qualifiers for the second straight year, they are Trey DeMeo and Jayden Nieto. Southern wrestlers have captured 64 Region titles over the years and are second most all-time in the Shore Conference behind only Brick Memorial's 74. Southenr has had a streak of ...
LACEY - Barnegat has multiple Region qualifiers for the second straight year, they are Trey DeMeo and Jayden Nieto. Southern wrestlers have captured 64 Region titles over the years and are second most all-time in the Shore Conference behind only Brick Memorial's 74. Southenr has had a streak of ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway Chiefs girls basketball team dominated Watchung Hills in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament, securing a 74-48 victory at home on Thursday night.Piscataway (12-13) set the tone early, racing to a 22-7 lead after the first ...
SUMMIT, NJ — As Summit hoops prepares for its game on Saturday against Mendham in the NJSIAA Tournament, Quarterfinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3, the team will be playing off its highs in beating Rahway in the first round on Wednesday, 63-49. The win not only propelled the Hilltoppers ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway Chiefs girls basketball team dominated Watchung Hills in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 tournament, securing a 74-48 victory at home on Thursday night.Piscataway (12-13) set the tone early, racing to a 22-7 lead after the first ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — Sylvia Bysiek stepped up to the free throw line in Butler Memorial Gymnasium. She dribbled the ball as her eyes targeted the basket. The ball rocketed from her hands swiftly. Swish. She repeated formation. Right foot up to the free throw line, followed by her left. The ball ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – The Hoboken boys basketball team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 tournament with a 65-61 victory over Hillside on Thursday.Isaiah Blanks scored 21 points for the RedWings (19-8), whose highest-scoring quarter was the fourth, when the edged out Hillside, ...
HAMILTON, NJ - It’s time for Hamilton golf enthusiasts to dust off their clubs and get back into the ‘swing’ of things, the Hamilton Township Golf Center, now operated by L&S Golf Enterprise, opens on Saturday.Voted the Best for 2023 by the Trentonian Readers’ Choice Award, Hamilton residents ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys wrestling team competed in the District 3 Tournament on Saturday, February 22 at Kittatinny.The Braves had seven out of their 10 wrestlers finish on the podium:106 - Layne Smith placed second126 - Keegan Murtagh placed third144 - Joey Melillo placed third150 - ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls wrestling team competed North 1 Region Tournament on Saturday, February 22 at Vernon.The Braves who placed:138 lbs. Eva Barry took home first regional title152 lbs. Stella Ramos took home third165 lbs. Paige DeCaro took home third185 lbs. Brianna Murray ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Not many girls' basketball players ever turn in an MVP performance as a freshman in a county championship game and then, three years later, turn in another MVP performance in a county final.It might take a research-hungry historian to dig into the records and discover whether ...
METUCHEN, NJ - Spotswood High School's boys varsity basketball season concluded Thursday with a first-round loss in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament. Tenth-seeded Spotswood lost to seventh-seeded Metuchen High School 44-37. Spotswood took a 24-13 edge into the halftime break, but was ...
HOLMDEL, NJ - The ninth-seeded Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team was eliminated from the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group Two Tournament on Thursday. Spotswood lost to eighth-seeded Holmdel High School 59-33 in the first round. Holmdel moves on to the quarterfinals to face top-seeded ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit for a 60-49 boys basketball victory over Kearny in the first round of the NJSIAA North 1, Group 4 tournament on Thursday night.Zach Smith sank five 3-pointers on his way to a team-high 23 points for the Lancers (19-7), who ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The Livingston ice hockey team advanced in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Public Schools tournament with a 5-1 victory over Morristown on Thursday.Dylan Gibbs scored three goals and had one assist for the Lancers (20-3-3), who scored two goals in each of the ...
NUTLEY, NJ -- Five members of the Livingston wrestling team advanced in the NJSIAA District 11 Tournament last weekend and qualified for the regional tournament next weekend.Matt Steiner of Livingston won the District 11 175-pound championship, pinning Deacon Frayne of West Morris in 52 seconds in ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Roselle Park High School celebrated NCAA Signing Day on Wednesday, February 5, to honor three student-athletes: Michael Martins, Audrey Miller, and Adam Lakomy.Attendees included the students' athletic coaches and families, Superintendent Ms. Gois, Business Administrator Mrs.
LINDEN, NJ – The Union girls basketball team was eliminated in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament in a 37-34 loss to Linden.Keira Miller-People scored 15 points and passed for two assists for Union (8-16), which had a three-point lead at halftime.Kiziah Morgan led the ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bergen Tech senior Samantha Seneres finished 10th in the NJSIAA Girls Individual Bowling championship on Thursday at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. Hannah Kim rolled a 470 series to finish 32nd. Kaitlyn Zens rolled a 462, finishing 41st, while Kayla McManus finished 82nd ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The spectacular two-sport, high school career of Phillipsburg High School’s Matthew Scerbo Jr. came to an end Thursday night when the Stateliners were defeated by host Linden, 65-50, in an NJSIAA North 2 Group 4 first-round game.A pair of juniors led Linden in scoring in forward ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood advanced past Columbia, 55-47, in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 girls basketball tournament on Thursday.Columbia (12-15) rallied in the fourth quarter, but was unable to overcome a 24-11 showing by Scotch Plains-Fanwood (10-16) in the third ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The No. 13 seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Basketball team defeated No. 4 seed Columbia in a 55-47 upset win in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27.Despite a low-scoring first quarter, SPF was able to take a two-point lead, ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The East Brunswick boys basketball team advanced in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 57-48 victory over Hightstown on Thursday night.Jesse Beckman scored 20 points for the Bears to lead four scorers in double figures. East Brunswick (15-12) rallied ...
ERMA - Barnegat's Boys Basketball season came to a close on Thursday as they fell to Lower Cape May in the first round of the South Jersey, Group 2 playoffs. Ty Bonner had a big night for LCM, dropping 25 points, including four three-pointers, and hitting his 1,000th career point. John Fernandez ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The 2024-2025 Scotch Plains-Fanwood Boys Basketball season came to an end on Thursday, Feb. 27, in a 58-47 loss to Irvington in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament.The energy for the entire game was set before tip-off in a packed ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The New Providence girls basketball team opened their NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 Tournament run with an impressive victory over STEMCivics in the first round. The Pioneers showcased their skill and teamwork, controlling the game from start to finish in front of their home ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bergen Tech senior Samantha Seneres finished 10th in the NJSIAA Girls Individual Bowling championship on Thursday at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. Hannah Kim rolled a 470 series to finish 32nd. Kaitlyn Zens rolled a 462, finishing 41st, while Kayla McManus finished 82nd ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – Sayreville War Memorial Boys Basketball has carried the momentum from their success in the regular season into the postseason, as they eliminated Edison in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 27, by a final score of 69-57.The Bombers ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — St. Bonaventure University intends to opt into the House v. NCAA settlement, a landmark resolution addressing past restrictions on student-athlete compensation. The deadline to opt in is March 1. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken won’t rule on a final approval of the ...
CRANFORD, NJ - Congratulations to this week's Cranford High School Athletes of the Week, Michael Daly and Isa Alvarez-Gomez.Daly, a junior on the varsity wrestling team, recently won the District #10 championship, beating the number 7 state-ranked wrestler in the 113-pound weight ...