Sports Top Stories
By JON "FERRIS" MEREDITH
February 23, 2025
WAYNE, NJ – Now that team wrestling has come to an end for the season, it’s time for individuals to step-up and compete for a state championship. On the first step toward that goal this past Saturday, five seniors from Wayne Township public high schools became district champions for their weight ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Lacrosse Team picked up their first win of the season last week, defeating Archbishop McCarthy by a score of 19-5.The MSD Girls look to make it a two-game winning streak this week as they play at Calvary Christian on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Follow us ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Luke Shivas will be making the trip … ditto Kaden Montoya and Ryder Stambach … Lucas Nagua has his bags packed. And make sure there is room on the bus for Dominic Litterio, Adam Molina, Nate Gomes, and Tyler Kot.Those are the eight Morris Knolls wrestlers who qualified for this ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Olivia Capala, Alicia Ramos, and Emily O’Dell of Morris Knolls had top-10 finishes in the NJSIAA Group 3 Girls Winter Track Championships held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Rothman Orthopaedics Sports Complex.Capala finished seventh in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.64; Ramos ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ – The girls basketball team at Morris Knolls High School was involved in another display of tight-knit defense when the Lady Eagles closed out their regular-season with a road game against Mountain Lakes on Saturday, Feb. 22.This time, however, the defensive display was AGAINST ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- The South Plainfield boys basketball team took on one of Somerset County's best teams on Saturday and came away on the short end of a 49-44 loss to Ridge.South Plainfield (16-10) was even with the Red Devils, 32-32, after three quarters. Luke Kreitz scored 23 points to lead ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Chargers girls varsity basketball team is getting ready to play its first-round matchup with Holmdel High School on Thursday. Last week, the Greater Middlesex Conference recognized players for their contributions on the court for the 2024-25 season, including seniors Lizzie ...
Senior Gavin Hawk won his fourth district title and classmate Luke Geleta collected his third to lead 12 out of 14 Phillipsburg High School wrestlers in advancing into the regionals in the NJSIAA District 1 championships on Saturday at the Stateliners gymnasium.The Stateliners won the district ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – Senior swimmer Val Alstrom has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Bernards Athlete of the Week for his dedication and accomplishments in the pool throughout his four years of varsity swimming. Alstrom, a consistent top performer for Bernards, has demonstrated ...
MONROE, NJ - Championship basketball teams are rarely comprised of five great players. What is usually required, though, is at least five players who play great together. The Colonia boys basketball team includes one of the best players in New Jersey, another fast-emerging frontcourt star, one of ...
NEWARK, NJ — The Livingston High School boys basketball team won the inaugural Essex County Invitational Tournament with a 50-48 victory over East Side on Saturday afternoon.Essex County, for the first time this season, arranged a second tournament to run concurrent with the traditional Essex ...
BAYONNE, NJ – As a team, the Bayonne Fighting Bees finished the 2024-2025 season with a 22-4 record and the school's first Hudson County championship. The season, however, will continue for five Bayonne wrestlers who have advanced to the State Regional Tournament with the hope of advancing to the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg/Belvidere girl’s 200-freestyle relay swimming team of Ayanna Elston, Amber Olexa, Madeline Durr and Violet Anglum qualified for the prestigious season-ending Meet of Champions on March 1 after qualifying on Friday night in a school-record time of 1:41.60 at The ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Senior forward Amiel Dillard tied her season high of 29 points to lead Dayton to a 74-58 girls basketball victory over Roselle Park on Saturday.Dillard also had seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in the game. Aria Molinelli finished with 15 points, six rebounds and ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ - Mercer United FC will host tryouts for their travel soccer teams for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 seasons on Tuesday, March 4th and Thursday, March 6th. Tryouts will be held on the turf at Robbinsville High School located at 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road. Time slots for both ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Nico Esposito scored 20 points to lead Hoboken to an 80-57 boys basketball victory over McNair Academic on Saturday.Nick Petruzzelli collected 16 points, seven assists and seven steals for the RedWings (18-8), who erased an early four-point deficit by outscoring McNair, 22-5, in ...
NEW EGYPT, NJ – Robbinsville held New Egypt to one point in the first quarter and went on to a 45-25 girls basketball victory on Friday.Gabrielle Bottoni collected 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Robbinsville (13-12), which led, 17-1, after a quarter.Bianca Godwin finished with 13 ...
PRINCETON, NJ – Steinert scored more than half its total points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 51-45 girls basketball victory over Princeton on Friday.Mia Pope and Katie Corby each scored 16 points for Steinert (13-12), which outscored Princeton, 27-14, in the fourth quarter after trailing, ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys basketball team is looking for one more victory … Morris Knolls senior forward Justin Hanson is looking for one more point.Both goals can be reached on Wednesday, Feb. 26, when the Golden Eagles play Ramapo at Ramapo in a 7:15 p.m. NJSIAA North Jersey, Section ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – The third time was a charm for Morris Knolls as the Golden Eagles beat sister-school Morris Hills, 2-0, in the championship match of the NJSIAA’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 Tournament, held on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Bowler City.But it wasn’t easy.Twice during the regular ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Morris Catholic’s boys basketball team has been playing “The Numbers Game” all week.The Crusaders capped off their week on Saturday, Feb. 22, when they beat Chatham, 69-52, in the championship game of the Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament held at the County College of ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Morris Knolls ran into once-beaten and third-seeded Ridge in the first round of the NJSIAA Girls Fencing Team Tournament at Ridge High School on Friday, Feb. 21, and came away with a 20-7 loss.The defeat left the No. 14-seeded Lady Eagles with a final season record of 7-4, with ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ice Hockey team will play in the first round of the NJSIAA First Round, South, Public State Sectional Tournament against Manalapan on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This will be the Raiders' first tournament game since winning the Kelly Cup over Montclair ...
NEWARK, NJ - The Madison boys basketball team fell to Newark Tech 55-53 on Saturday. With one regular-season game remaining, the Dodgers are 18-7 on the season.Madison was leading by one point after the first quarter. Newark Tech put up 22 points in the second to lead Madison by seven heading into ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ – On to the Regionals. That is the story of seven Hasbrouck Heights wrestlers, who advanced from the District 6 qualifiers to the Region 2 meet next week. Those who survive the Regionals will go to Atlantic City to wrestle for the NJSIAA state championships.The qualifiers:Nico ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – The Holmdel boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 77-62 victory over Manchester Township on Thursday.Jack Vallillo and CJ Karis each scored 17 points for Holmdel (14-8), which racked up 40 points in the first half.Ireoluwa Adesina finished with 16 points for the Hornets, ...
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' ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The game plan for Chatham was to make Morris Catholic take contested three-pointers in the Morris County Tournament boys basketball final on Saturday night.The only problem for Chatham was that the Crusaders were making those contested shots and featured a balanced offense that ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team lost 34-33 when they played away against Lenape Valley on Friday, February 21 in a 7 p.m. night game.Newton came out strong, scoring 14 points in the first half and leading by one entering into halftime. Lenape Valley scored 21 points in the ...
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ - After a semifinal-round exit a year ago in the H/W/S tournament, the Spartans were on a mission. Sure, the talent from prior years has come and passed. Perhaps the agony from not finishing the job last year motivated this team.Sparta was a 3-seed with a chance to upset 1-seed ...