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February 28, 2025

DELRAN, NJ – The Robbinsville boys basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 72-54 victory over Delran on Thursday.Marcus Rodolphe scored 22 points to lead four Ravens players in double digits. Tyler Bunnell had 19 points for Robbinsville ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Gov. Livingston wrestling team delivered a dominant performance at the District 11 Championships, with five Highlanders claiming individual titles and two others earning spots in the Region 3 Tournament.District champions for Gov. Livingston included:106: Lucas Villenueva126: ...

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YORKTOWN, N.Y. —North East Westchester Special Recreation is gearing up to send its floorball team off to Europe, and local athletes and coaches are part of the traveling party.Team members Michael Bub and Samantha Frederick hail from Yorktown, while coach Nancy Bellini hails from Katonah.They, ...

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FLEMINGTON, NJ - An extension of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School marching band (the Marching Red Devils), the indoor colorguard has earned a number of accolades this season.“We competed a few times as part of the MRD, and our indoor competition season started in February,” said Christin ...

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ – Ridgewood started their state tournament run with a dominating 50-10 victory over Belleville on Thursday night.  The Maroons never trailed as they got out to insurmountable 17-0 lead in the first quarter, holding the Buccaneers scoreless in the opening frame. Ridgewood scored the ...

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MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 seed Madison boys basketball team defeated No. 14 seed Weequahic 85-57 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2, Basketball Tournament on Thursday night. The Dodgers will advance to face the winner of No. 6 Hackettstown vs No. 11 Bernards in the ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ -  The No. 2 seed Morristown girls basketball team defeated No. 15 seed Hackensack 61-31 in the First Round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 basketball tournament on Thursday night. The Colonials will advance to face No. 7 seed Paterson Kennedy on Monday March 3 in the ...

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 LINDEN , NJ – The Linden High School Boys and Girls varsity basketball teams are off to an exciting start in the 2025 NJSIAA Boys and Girls Basketball North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament, with both teams securing hard-fought victories in their opening double-header matchups on February 27 ...

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DUNELLEN, NJ – Anything can happen in playoff ice hockey.For the first 42 and a half minutes of regulation, eighth-seeded and Kolodney Cup champion Monroe Township High School pitched a shutout and appeared to be on the verge of delivering the knockout punch on the road at top-seeded and ...

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NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - With the calendar flipping to February, business has picked up in Tiger town. The past few weeks saw nonstop action for our teams, with highlights including a pair of North Salem bowlers punching their ticket to states, winter track finishing their season strong, and both ...

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SOMERSET, NJ – The Franklin girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 56-33 victory over Old Bridge on Thursday night.Alivia Stewart and Jamila McRiney scored 13 points apiece for Franklin (10-15), which outscored Old Bridge, 21-5, in ...

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MORRISTOWN, NJ – Looking back, it seems that if anything bad could happen to a hockey team, it happened to Morris Knolls-Hills in its 3-2 overtime loss to Lakeland-United in the NJSIAA North, Public Co-Op quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 28, at Mennen Sports Arena.Lakeland (11-15-1), the No. 15 seed ...

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WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell girls basketball team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 tournament with a 70-20 victory over Weequahic on Thursday.Addison Keenan collected 20 points, five assists, four steals and four rebounds for Caldwell (24-3), which took a 22-2 lead ...

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – The 13th-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan boys basketball team was verging on springing an upset victory before falling to fourth-seeded Piscataway, 60-56, in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament on Thursday.Senior guard Brody Nussman sank four 3-pointers and scored ...

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ELIZABETH, NJ – The Bridgewater-Raritan girls basketball team rallied from a halftime deficit, but could not overtake Elizabeth in the first round of the North 2, Group 4 tournament in a game Elizabeth won, 45-38, on Thursday.Amanda Ciser scored 10 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (10-15), which ...

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EDISON, NJ – The Hunterdon Central girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 39-28 victory over Edison on Thursday.Hunterdon Central (13-14) scored nearly half of its output for the entire game in the fourth quarter, overtaking Edison ...

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TRENTON, NJ – Trenton outscored Hunterdon Central in each of the first three quarters and eliminated the Red Devils from the Central Jersey, Group 4 boys basketball tournament, 62-44, on Thursday.Senior center Weston Shirk led Hunterdon Central (7-19) with 17 points. Alec Grinbaum connected for 11 ...

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KEYPORT, NJ -- New Providence advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 1 tournament with a 66-58 boys basketball victory over Keyport on Wednesday night.Senior forward T.J. Munn scored 27 points and came up with 10 steals for 10th-seeded New Providence (9-17), which ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Middletown North ice hockey team advanced past Ridge in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Public Schools tournament with a 4-1 victory on Thursday.Brendan Costello scored two goals for Middletown North (13-10), which scored the first three goals before Ridge ...

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Amanda MacGregor scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds, handed out three assists and came up with three steals to lead Middletown South to a 53-43 girls basketball victory over Freehold Borough in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament on Wednesday.Ava ...

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COLTS NECK, NJ – The Colts Neck boys basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament with a 72-49 boys basketball victory over Pemberton on Wednesday.Lukas Sloane scored 27 points for Colts Neck (15-9), which outscored Pemberton, 23-12, in the third ...

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COLTS NECK, NJ – Colts Neck advanced past Steinert in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 3 girls basketball tournament with a 35-27 victory on Wednesday.Julianna Jasina scored 13 points for Colts Neck (15-9), which jumped out to a 13-0 lead before Steinert scored its first points ...

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HOLMDEL, NJ – Holmdel advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament with a 68-30 boys basketball victory over Roselle on Thursday night.CJ Karis scored 14 points for Holmdel (16-8), which jumped out to a 21-6 lead after one quarter.Daxx Corneiro finished with 12 ...

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NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights Will Munoz capped off a historic year for an Aviator bowler, by finishing 10th in the NJSIAA Boys Individual Boys championship at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick on Thursday.Munoz was the first bowler since Justin Rinaldi qualified in 2017, and finished ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 63-54 victory over South Brunswick on Thursday.Ava Catanho scored 21 points and collected five rebounds for East Brunswick (13-13), which overcame a ...

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PLAINFIELD, NJ — This week, Mayor Adrian Mapp hosted a victory dinner to honor the Plainfield Boys Varsity Basketball team following their Union County Championship.On Sunday, Mayor Mapp watched the Plainfield Cardinals defeat Roselle Catholic 66-53 at Kean University to clinch the title. In the ...

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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament with a 63-54 victory over South Brunswick on Thursday.Ava Catanho scored 21 points and collected five rebounds for East Brunswick (13-13), which overcame a ...

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BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament with a 79-28 victory over Phillipsburg on Thursday.Giselle Davis collected 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for Bayonne (23-5), which jumped out to a 21-4 lead after one ...

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RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls basketball team earned themselves the No. 5 seed in the NJSIAA North 2 Group 3 State Sectional Playoffs.  That gave them a home game to open the playoffs, and they hosted No. 12 seed North Plainfield on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Lady Rams made the most of what might ...

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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 ...

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