Sports Top Stories
By RYAN LOMBARDI
February 23, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball defeated Duquesne University for the first time since 2023, securing a 70-63 victory on senior day Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center.After a slow start for both teams, Noel Brown knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer to put the Bonnies up ...
PHILADELPHIA — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team rallied in the second half of Saturday’s game, beating the La Salle Explorers 48-41 on the road and snapping an 11-game losing streak. The Bonnies took an early lead following a strong first quarter by guard Mackenzie Pettinelli and forward ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional High School hosted the District 26 championships on Saturday. Lacey won the team title, defeating Southern 232-228. Barnegat's Trey DeMeo took third place at 144 lbs. Jayden Nieto took fourth at 157 and Geral Miller also took fourth at 175 lbs.Southern Regional:Ram ...
STAFFORD - Southern Regional High School hosted the District 26 championships on Saturday. Lacey won the team title, defeating Southern 232-228. Ram seniors, Hayden Hochstrasser and Bryce Manera, did not participate after suffering season-ending injuries earlier in the year. Hochstrasser was ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – When Ridgewood senior Johnny Jackson was diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the thought of eclipsing the 2,000-point total was maybe the furthest thing from his mind. But on Saturday morning, minutes into the first quarter of Ridgewood’s win over regional rival Ramapo, ...
WARREN, NJ —10 Watchung Hills wrestlers and 4 North Plainfield wrestlers are moving on to Regions and 5 Warriors are District champs!Team results are: Delaware Valley238Watchung Hills226North Plainfield103Voorhees103Bernards68.5Bound Brook66.5Somerville54Pingry52Middlesex32 “Great day sending 10 to ...
WARREN, NJ —10 Watchung Hills wrestlers are moving on to Regions and 5 Warriors are District champs!Watchung Hills hosted the District 15 Tournament on Saturday. Team results are:Delaware Valley238Watchung Hills226North Plainfield103Voorhees103Bernards68.5Bound ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Softball Team opened up their season this past week with a 19-0 trouncing of Flanagan High School.The MSD Girls scored all their runs in the first three innings, and the game was called due to the mercy rule.Addison Zajkowski and Cameron Ferro had three hits ...
LINWOOD - The Barnegat High School girls basketball team got in a warmup contest for next week's NJSIAA tournament and suffered a 55-51 loss to Mainland. Barnegat was led by Zemirah Enalls with 19 points, Emma Thornton with 12 and Riley Fitzpatrick with 11. The Lady Bengals host Collingswood on ...
EATONTOWN - In a hard-fought contest, the Southern Regional Rams fell to the Ranney School 74-66. Despite a stellar 26-point, 7-assist performance from junior Jake Sliwinski, and a double-double from sophomore Noah Perna (14 points, 10 rebounds), Southern couldn't overcome Ranney's balanced ...
RANDOLPH, NJ--At this weekend's 32 District Tournaments, the top three wrestlers in each weight class advanced into the 8 Region Tournaments. When the dust settles next weekend, the top 4 wrestlers in each weight class per region will advance to the NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships at ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The District 9 Wrestling Tournament took place on Saturday February 22 at Randolph High School. No. 2 David DeFillippis (113 pounds) pinned Eduardo Bollera of Mendham and then defeated Christian Stocker of St. Mary's before falling to top seed Cameron Sontz of Delbarton in the ...
KEYPORT, NJ – Dominico Dispenza scored 23 points to lead Keyport to a 67-48 boys basketball victory over South Amboy on Saturday.Andrei Matthews finished with 17 points for the Red Raiders (19-7), who outscored South Amboy, 23-8, in the third quarter to take a 50-29 lead.Kai Arrington connected for ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The District 12 Wrestling Tournament took place on Saturday February 22 at Morristown High School. First place winners from Morristown included Collin McDonald and Greydon CarcichMorristown had one wrestler make it to the finals and eight wrestlers who made it to the semis.Top seed ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team won their fifth consecutive Hudson County Tournament with a 60-52 victory over Hudson Catholic on Saturday.Bayonne (22-5) built a 33-24 halftime lead, outscoring Hudson Catholic, 19-12, in the second quarter.The Bees outscored Hudson Catholic, ...
DENVILLE, NJ- The Morristown boys basketball team fell to Morris Knolls 78-50 on Saturday afternoon. The Colonials finish the 2025 season 13-13. Morristown led Morris Knolls by six in the first but the Golden Eagles scored 22 points in the second. Morris Knolls led Morristown by eight heading into ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison girls basketball team defeated Demarest 54-45 on Saturday morning. The Dodgers have won the last four games. Up next, is the NJSIAA First Round where Madison will face Newark Collegiate in the First Round.Madison's Charlotte Tuhy scored 33 points adding to her impressive ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Woodbridge built a 15-point lead by halftime and went on to a 67-49 boys basketball victory over Union on Friday.Bryan Anderson scored 18 points for Woodbridge (13-11), which outscored Union, 16-8, in the second quarter to open a 33-18 lead.Emmanuel Cruz finished with 16 points and ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Woodbridge built a 15-point lead by halftime and went on to a 67-49 boys basketball victory over Union on Friday.Bryan Anderson scored 18 points for Woodbridge (13-11), which outscored Union, 16-8, in the second quarter to open a 33-18 lead.Emmanuel Cruz finished with 16 points and ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- Christine Noppenberger, a guidance counselor at New Providence High School, was presented with the Bo Cattano Award for Service at halftime of the Pioneers' boys basketball game against Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday afternoon.Noppenberger is a former "Impact Teacher" Award ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- The Bridgewater-Raritan boys basketball team clinched its first winning season in seven years with a 66-45 victory over New Providence on Saturday afternoon.Junior forward Richie Gardner led three Panthers in double digits in scoring with 17 points. Bridgewater-Raritan has a ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls' basketball team is winding down their 2024-25 campaign, and in one of their final games they honored their senior class before facing Morristown on Tuesday, Feb. 18. It was a tough loss on senior night, but they rebounded with a great win over Kearny on a ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls junior varsity basketball team capped off a stellar season on Friday at East Brunswick High School by winning the Chargers' first-ever Greater Middlesex Conference JV Tournament Championship. Spotswood defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 35-32 in the ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Morristown ice hockey team defeated Unterdon Central 3-1 on Friday Night. The Colonials improved 8-12-2 after the win.Hunterdon Central scored first but Morristown rebounded with a goal from Willem Kerr. Neither team scored in the second period before Morristown's Matty ...
NEW JERSEY- The Madison girl ice hockey team received the No. 9 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA Girls State Ice Hockey Tournament. Madison will face No. 8 seed Summit in the First Round of the tournament on Tuesday, February 25.See the remaining match-ups and brackets below:No. 1 seed Princeton Day ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston shut out Newark East Side in the first quarter and went on to a 52-16 girls basketball victory on Wednesday.Lyla Feldman scored 17 points for the Lancers (17-4), who broke out to a 10-0 lead after a quarter and led, 24-2, at halftime.Amanda Weinberger led Livingston in ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The #1-seed Manasquan Warriors entered the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals against the #4-seed St. Rose team—a familiar foe they had already faced twice this season. The Warriors boasted a 19–4 record heading into the game, with half of their losses coming against the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick boys wrapped up its regular season schedule with a 76-67 victory over Cranford on Friday.Junior guard Matt Mikulka scored 24 points for East Brunswick (14-12), which led, 20-10, after one quarter.Andrew Caruso finished with 16 points for the Bears, Jesse ...
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 ...
NEW JERSEY- The Morristown ice hockey team received the No. 10 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North, Public Ice Hockey Tournament. Morristown will face No. 7 seed Chatham in the First Round of the tournament on Monday February 24.See the remaining match ups and brackets below:No. 1 seed Northern ...