Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
February 25, 2025
LIVINGSTON, NJ – The West Essex-Caldwell ice hockey co-op opened play in the NJSIAA North Public Co-op Tournament with a 3-2 overtime victory over Tenafly on Monday.Patrick Devaney scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give West Essex (14-10-1) the win. Sam O'Hern, who had assisted ...
NEWARK, NJ – The Dayton girls basketball team played its last regular-season game prior to the state tournament on Monday, falling to Payne Tech, 61-50, on Monday.Amiel Dillard scored 24 points and sank 8 of 12 free throws for Dayton (10-14), which trailed, 37-29, at the half.Penelope Krieger ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Bayonne broke the game open with a huge advantage in the third quarter and went on to a 66-35 boys basketball victory over Lincoln on Monday.Dave Kobryn led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points and passed for three assists for Bayonne (14-12), which outscored Lincoln, 27-7, in ...
DUNELLEN, NJ – Winning its first Skyland Cup in a decade was not the only goal for Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s ice hockey team this season.The Panthers want to hoist the season’s biggest trophy at the Rock.Top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan: ranked No. 16 in New Jersey, won its highly-anticipated ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - It was a busy and eventful week for the Gov. Livingston (GL) Varsity Fencing Team. The GL Varsity Girls Fencing Team advances to the “Elite 8” quarterfinals in the NJSIAA State Championships after an exciting “Sweet Sixteen” playoff at Teaneck High School on Thursday, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Megan Cincotta made the saves in goal under pressure and Alex Donoghue scored the goals to put the Chatham-Millburn girls ice hockey team ahead in the see-saw battle with Westfield.But the NJSIAA state tournament opener took a decisive shift in the wrong direction for No. 6 seed ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown South built an 18-point lead by halftime and went on to a 57-34 girls basketball victory over Toms River North on Monday.Amanda MacGregor and Ava Loucopoulos scored 11 points apiece for Middletown South (13-11), which outscored Toms River North, 16-8, in the second ...
BARNEGAT, NJ – Middletown North rallied from a 14-point first-quarter deficit and dominated the rest of the way en route to a 62-45 boys basketball victory over Barnegat on Monday.Colin Byrne collected 27 points, eight assists and three rebounds for Middletown North (17-8), which outscored ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – Mackenzie Teevan collected 17 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots to lead Holmdel to a 57-29 girls basketball victory over Middlesex on Monday.Casey Zammit scored 16 points and handed out four assists for Holmdel (11-14), which outscored Middlesex, 21-10, in the third quarter ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Shortly after the first period ended with Chatham trailing Morristown in its state tournament opener on Monday, the fire alarm went off and everyone was instructed to exit Mennen Sports Arena.The emergency turned out to be a burst pipe in another part of the arena, but the alarm ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen Tech defeated West Orange, 2-0, to capture the North 1, Group 4 boys bowling championship on Saturday morning at Bowler City in Hackensack. Bergen Tech, who is 21-3 on the season, will advance to the State Championships on Tuesday in North Brunswick.This is the Knights' ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen Tech defeated West Orange, 2-0, to capture the North 1, Group 4 boys bowling championship on Saturday morning at Bowler City in Hackensack. Bergen Tech, who is 21-3 on the season, will advance to the State Championships on Tuesday in North Brunswick.This is the Knights' ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - Bergen Tech defeated West Orange, 2-0, to capture the North 1, Group 4 boys bowling championship on Saturday morning at Bowler City in Hackensack. Bergen Tech, who is 21-3 on the season, will advance to the State Championships on Tuesday in North Brunswick.This is the Knights' ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer scored 14 points and her Chatham classmates Ryan Bolger and Mia Semioli netted nine points each as the Cougars scored a 52-37 girls basketball win on “Senior Night” held Monday at CHS.Junior guard Ava Paone contributed three 3-pointers in scoring nine points ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Westfield girls winter track team posted a top 25 finish (four points), tying with three other schools in the NJSIAA Group 4 Championships at Rothman Orthopaedic Sports Complex in Toms River on Sunday, Feb. 23.Hillsborough, Howell and Irvington all tied with the Blue ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Livingston ice hockey team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North Public State Tournament with a 10-0 victory over West Orange on Monday.Matt Zooks had two goals and five assists for the Lancers (19-3-3), who scored six goals in the second period to take an 8-0 ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph boys hockey team started their NJSIAA North Public State Playoff run with a big home win on Friday, Feb. 21 at SportsCare Arena in Randolph. The No. 3 seed Rams scored fast and early to run away with an 8-0 victory over the No. 14 seed visitors from Glen Rock. ( link to ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - What a way to start the post-season. Senior Liam Madsen scored a power-play goal with 1:04 remaining in the third period lift the14th-seeded Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad to a wild 7-6 upset victory over third-seeded Fair Lawn/Bergenfield/Dumont in the opening round of ...
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ - On Saturday, February 22, the Barnegat cheerleaders headed to compete in the New Jersey Cheerleading & Dance Coaches Association (NJCDCA) State Championship competition. The Barnegat High School cheerleading team has long been known for its competitive edge and school ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick girls basketball team won its last regular-season game before the start of the state tournament, 51-48, in overtime over J.P. Stevens on Monday.Alexis Lease-Springer finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and two assists for South Brunswick (13-12), which ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- In their final regular-season game before the state tournament, the South Plainfield girls basketball team had two comebacks in them, but they couldn't get over the hump against a North Plainfield opponent that has given the Tigers trouble in the recent past.After South ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - What a way to start the post-season. Senior Liam Madsen scored a power-play goal with 1:04 remaining in the third period lift the14th-seeded Bloomfield/Nutley/Columbia tri-op squad to a wild 7-6 upset victory over third-seeded Fair Lawn/Bergenfield/Dumont in the opening round of ...
MANALAPAN - Barnegat's girls' basketball team, eager to maintain their momentum before Thursday's NJSIAA South Jersey Group II tournament opener, traveled to Manalapan and secured a decisive 70-44 victory. The standout performance came from Zemirah Enalls, who delivered an astonishing 35 points and ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - What a way to start the post-season. Senior Liam Madsen scored a power-play goal with 1:04 remaining in the third period lift the14th-seeded Nutley/Bloomfield/Columbia tri-op squad to a wild 7-6 upset victory over third-seeded Fair Lawn/Bergenfield/Dumont in the opening round of ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Westfield boys winter track team had a top 10 finish in the NJSIAA Group 4 Championships at Rothman Orthopaedic Sports Complex in Toms River on Sunday, Feb. 23.Westfield finished sixth (16 points) out of 31 schools participating, missing out on a top five finish by one point to ...
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — The Hanover Park girls basketball team used a strong defensive effort to defeat Livingston, 39-23, in a non-conference girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.The Hornets (19-7) came out firing, scoring 17 points in the first quarter while holding Livingston (17-5) to just six.
NEWTON, NJ - The Parsippany Hills Vikings boys' basketball team ended its losing streak in convincing fashion on Friday night, defeating Kittatinny 68-59 in a non-conference boys’ basketball game. The Vikings (4-18, 0-12 NJAC - National) used a strong first half to build an early lead and held off ...
WESTFIELD, NJ – The Westfield High School boys swim team added to its historic state resume on Sunday with another state championship. The top-seeded Blue Devils (15-0) won their state-best 29th state championship in a 103-67 victory over second-seeded Hillsborough at Rutgers in the Group A final.
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit High School Athletic Director Dan Healy reported that “Each athletic season the Union County Conference recognizes a male and female athlete each week from one of the schools in the county who has had noteworthy athletic achievement in that season,” said Healy. “I want to ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - The baseball diamond at North Salem High School might be a quiet place this spring.Earlier this month, district officials made the decision to drop the program’s varsity team from the upcoming schedule.Currently, North Salem is considering a merger with neighboring Somers for ...