Sports Top Stories
By CAROL REIF
February 22, 2025
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Figure skating legend Richard Totten (Dick) Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion, died on Thursday, Jan. 30 at his North Salem home. He was 95.According to media reports, his family confirmed his death but did not provide a cause.Button had been ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Tournament MVP Matthew Scerbo Jr., Phillipsburg High School’s all-time leading boy’s scorer, scored 30 points and the Stateliners defense put the clamps on Hackettstown’s offense in the middle quarters to send P’burg to a 62-38 thrashing of the Tigers in the ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The “magic number” for the Morris Knolls boys basketball team is “2” -- as in victories … the “magic number” for senior Justin Hanson is “42” -- as in points.The Eagles and Hanson moved closer to reaching two end-of-season goals on Friday, Feb. 21, when Knolls beat West Caldwell ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The streak continues for the Morris Catholic High School’s unbeaten girls basketball team.The top-seeded Lady Crusaders won their fourth straight Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament championship by beating No. 2 seed Chatham, 54-40, on Friday, Feb. 21, at the County College of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In one of the most dramatic meets in program history, the Gov. Livingston girls swimming team edged out Mountain Lakes by a single point, 86-85, in the NJSIAA Group C state semifinals on Tuesday, earning their first-ever trip to the state finals."What a week! Two of the most ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Pickleball Kingdom celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin, Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy, and owner Samat Sood. The brand-new facility, located on Carlos M. Negron Drive in Hamilton, officially opened its doors on ...
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 ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – It has come to the post-season, where all the work that has been done since the beginning of the year can end on a bad day, or continue with a good one. Let’s start with wrestling, where Hasbrouck Heights will travel to Fair Lawn to wrestle in the District 6 championships, ...
SECAUCUS, NJ - Hasbrouck Heights junior Will Munoz was selected to the First Team of the NJIC Meadowlands Division boys bowling team, which was announced Friday afternoon by conference officials. Wood-Ridge senior Nico Altamura was also a First Team selection.Second Team selections included ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The Chatham community came out to support the girls basketball team vs. Morris Catholic on Friday night and the Cougars gave the fans their money's worth in their battle for the 50th Morris County Tournament championship.The undefeated Crusaders from Morris Catholic came in as the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Senior Emarriya Bradshaw scored 15 points, but it was not as Wood-Ridge was defeated by St. Dominic Academy, 59-23, in an independent girls basketball game on Friday in Jersey City. Wood-Ridge finishes the season 6-18 on the year, while St. Dominic improves to 9-17. Wood-Ridge led ...
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 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept into the North Group 4 bowling sectional semi-finals on Wednesday, with the boys defeating Hackensack, and the girls defeating Bloomfield, both by 2-0 scores. The boys will advance to face second seed West Orange on Saturday in Hackensack for the North 1, Group 4 ...
MONROE, NJ – Piscataway’s run in the Greater Middlesex Conference basketball tournament came to a close on Friday night as Colonia secured a 70-63 victory in the final round at Monroe High School.The Chiefs (22-5) fought hard throughout the game but could not overcome Colonia (23-4), which used ...
Led by David Munro's 17 points and 12 rebounds, the Camden High Panthers defeated Bishop Eustace, 63-50, in the semifinal game of the Camden County tournament on February 21, 2025.The win gives the Panthers an 18-7 record on the season. They'll face Paul VI in the tournament final at Rutgers Camden ...
LINDEN, NJ – The Linden High School Tigers Varsity Bowling Team gave it their all but fell just short in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 semifinals, losing 2-0 to top-seeded Bayonne on the road (Feb. 19).Despite a fierce comeback attempt in Game 2, the Tigers were unable to overcome ...
JEFFERSON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 59-41 against the Jefferson Falcons when they played them away on Tuesday, February 18.The Falcons came out strong in the first half, putting up 24 points in the first half and another 35 points in the second half. Newton scored 12 ...
WAYNE, NJ - With Wayne Valley (16-9) and Wayne Hills (16-8) having successful boys basketball seasons, there was wide speculation that the two teams could meet each other in the Passaic County Championship game. Wayne Valley was the defending champion. Head coach Joe Leicht had said that one of the ...
BARNEGAT - Senior Mason Krey scored 14 points and joined Mike Revello as just the second player in Barnegat boys' basketball history to reach the 1,000-point milestone in his career, although the Bengals fell to the Rams at home.Hightstown set out in a blistering first quarter that propelled them ...
BARNEGAT - Emma Thornton returned from injury with 15 points for Barnegat. It was not enough as Holmdel secured their victory with a dominant fourth quarter, outscoring Barnegat 18-8. Mackenzie Teevan, a senior, led all scorers with 32 points and also pulled down 15 rebounds.Casey Zammit ...
WALL - The Southern Rams traveled to Wall on Thursday to warm up for next week's state tournament. Southern fell 71-55 to the 18-5 Crusaders. Jake Sliwinski led the way with 24 points. Noah Perna hit for 14 and Cooper Dempsey followed with 12 on four three-point shots. Southern's record drops to ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls basketball team won its 20th game of the season on Thursday, Feb. 20, jumping out to an early lead and holding on for a 44-35 victory over Morris Vo-Tech in a game played at Knolls.The Lady Eagles (20-4) held their visitors to six first-period points in taking ...
SPARTA, NJ – Sparta High School celebrated the seniors on the girls varsity basketball team before their game against Parsippany Hills on Tuesday. Four seniors and their families were honored in the ceremony.Molly Chapman was escorted on to the court by her parents, Shannon and Brian. This is ...
SOMERSET, NJ - For over 15 years, the Unity Express Track and Field Club has been providing a positive outlet for youth in the Franklin Township community and beyond.Led by longtime coach Stacey Field Jr, the club is now looking to expand its reach and inspire the next generation of athletes—but ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity basketball team closed out the 2024-25 regular season with a thrilling overtime victory over Manville High School in front of the home crowd on Thursday. Spotswood won the overtime period by a narrow 8-7 margin to defeat Manville 72-71. The ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team closed out the 2024-25 regular season with a 49-28 victory over David Brearley High School on Thursday. Lizzie Calandruccio and Cat Caro led the charge, putting up double digits. Spotswood took a 22-19 edge into the halftime ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ -- Aletha Reynolds, a junior guard, scored the 1,000th point of her career for the Bernards girls basketball team in its 58-39 victory over Belvidere on Thursday.Reynolds finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for Bernards (20-5), which got out to a 16-4 lead after ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The New Providence School District was pleased to recognize the New Providence High School Girls Tennis team with a Certificate of Excellence at the February 20, 2025 Board of Education meeting. Additionally, senior Gianna Culver was recognized with a personal Certificate of ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - In one of the most dramatic meets in program history, the Gov. Livingston girls swimming team edged out Mountain Lakes by a single point, 86-85, in the NJSIAA Group C state semifinals on Tuesday, earning their first-ever trip to the state finals."What a week! Two of the most ...
MADISON, NJ - The Hanover Park girls basketball team was defeated by Madison on Tuesday with a final score of 54-21. The game was essentially decided in the opening quarter, as Madison stormed out to a 14-1 lead. By halftime, Madison extended their advantage to 30-10.The Hornets managed just one ...