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February 20, 2025

BORDENTOWN, NJ – Steinert outscored their opponents in all four quarters en route to a 54-30 girls basketball victory over Bordentown on Wednesday.Katie Corby collected 14 points, six rebounds and three assists for Steinert (12-12), which outscored Bordentown 14-8, in the second quarter to open a ...

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VERNON, NJ – The Sparta High School’s boys and girls ski team are having a great season. “Our Spartan racers experienced their most successful season in over two decades,” Head Coach Rod Calafati said. “From our very first race, both the boys' and girls' varsity ski teams have consistently earned ...

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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 ...

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COLONIA, NJ -- Colonia will be seeking its second championship in a row and its third victory over Piscataway this season when the two boys basketball teams meet in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament championship game at 8 p.m. Friday at Monroe High School.Both teams bring records of 22-4 ...

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SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Memorial Middle School girls basketball team ended its season earlier this month. Memorial's final home game included a special ceremony for the team's eighth graders. It was the first season with Spotswood High School Security/ISS Monitor Joe Mecca at the helm. Mecca has been ...

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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 ...

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OLD BRIDGE, NJ – A big third quarter propelled Old Bridge to a 73-64 boys basketball victory over East Brunswick on Wednesday.Krish Patel scored 21 points for Old Bridge (15-10), which outscored East Brunswick, 23-10, in the third quarter to open a 60-45 lead.Matt Mikulka led East Brunswick (13-12) ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan held Union to one point in the first quarter and then withstood a Farmers rally to hold on for a 39-33 girls basketball victory on Wednesday.Amanda Ciser scored 12 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (10-13), which outscored Union, 11-1, to start the game.Brianna ...

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Alexis Lease-Springer scored 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds, came up with six steals and handed out three assists to lead South Brunswick to a 68-53 girls basketball victory over Princeton on Wednesday.With 1,118 points, Lease-Springer is now fourth on South Brunswick's ...

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NUTLEY,  NJ – JoJo Yarde came down with 22 rebounds to go with 10 points in Columbia's 53-40 girls basketball victory over Nutley on Wednesday.Myla DeFreitas scored 17 points and handed out four assists for Columbia (12-12), which opened a 21-6 lead after one quarter.Campbell Connell collected 15 ...

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CLARK, NJ -- The New Providence girls basketball team is headed for the Union County Tournament championship game for the third time in four years after defeating Roselle Catholic, 53-47, in the semifinals on Wednesday night at A.L. Johnson High School.And, for the third time in four years, the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ – Todd Ervin has found his retirement from full-time teaching at Chatham High has increased his enjoyment of what he loves to do, coaching the Cougar boys basketball team.“This is tremendous,” he said. “Fun year, really fun year, especially being retired, I have more energy when I get ...

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MERCER COUNTY –  The Miracle League of Mercer County is partnering with the Hamilton Area YMCA to teach children of all abilities the range of programs available to them. On Saturday, February 22, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., the area non-profit organizations are holding an open house to ...

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The Camden High Panthers defeated Camden Eastside 70-50 in the quarterfinals of the Camden County boys basketball tournament on February 19, 2025.  Fueled by a 23-point performance by Zion Green and a double-double by David Munro with 17 points and 13 rebounds, the Panthers now have a record of ...

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CRANFORD, NJ - Cranford High School has selected members of the winter track team as Athletes of the Week. Congratulations!The girls 4x800M relay team, including seniors Ellie Semple & Caitlin Owens, sophomore Claire Kelly, and freshman Anna Klapinski broke the indoor school record, running ...

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CEDAR GROVE, NJ - Spring Track season is around the corner in Cedar Grove. The Cedar Grove Recreation Department announced that registration is open for Boys and Girls grades four through eight for the spring track team. Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 18 until the end of May ...

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MONROE, NJ -- Second-seeded Piscataway rallied from a six-point fourth quarter deficit and closed with a rush to defeat third-seeded Sayreville, 73-62, in the semifinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference boys basketball tournament on Wednesday night.Piscataway (22-4) will play top-seeded ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan held Union to one point in the first quarter and then withstood a Farmers rally to hold on for a 39-33 girls basketball victory on Wednesday.Amanda Ciser scored 12 points for Bridgewater-Raritan (10-13), which outscored Union, 11-1, to start the game.Brianna ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Something had to give in the 2025 Skyland Cup finals.Either the top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan High School ice hockey team would win its first crown since 2014-15, or the sixth-seeded North Hunterdon Regional High School / Voorhees High School co-op squad would reach the ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The Governor Livingston Highlanders are off to a strong start in the indoor track and field championships season. At the NJSIAA North 2 Group 2 Sectional Championships, held on February 15 at the Rothman Orthopaedics Sports Complex in Toms River, GL's track and field athletes ...

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BELVIDERE, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights season came to an end on Wednesday as Belvidere swept the Aviators, 2-0, in the semi-final round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 1 championships at Bel-Pike Lanes in Belvidere.  Belvidere did not have a bowler roll under a 200 game in either game, (206 was the lowest ...

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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 at Bowler City.The boys will advance to face second seed West Orange on Saturday in Hackensack for the ...

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COLTS NECK, NJ – Colts Neck erased a four-point halftime deficit and went on to a 57-52 girls basketball victory over Barnegat on Tuesday.Emily Donahue scored 14 points for Colts Neck (13-8), which outscored Barnegat, 35-26, in the second half.Avery Wallace connected for 13 points and Julianna ...

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BELLEVILLE, NJ – Livingston held Belleville scoreless through the first quarter and went on to a 51-39 boys basketball victory on Tuesday.Sam Winitch and Sage Kornreich each scored 14 points for the Lancers (16-7), who bolted out to an 11-0 lead before Belleville (6-18) finally scored its first ...

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PERTH AMBOY, NJ – After hearing the news that it had eked out a power-point tiebreaker win in its NJSIAA Group B semifinal, a member of the Ridge boys swim team yelled out “See you Sunday” to the Chatham swimmers before he left the deck at the Raritan Bay Area YMCA on Wednesday.While it took some ...

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MONROE, NJ -- The Colonia boys basketball team secured a return to the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final with an 85-53 victory over a depleted St. Thomas Aquinas team that dressed just eight players and finished the game with three players on the court.Top-seeded Colonia will face the ...

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MONROE, NJ -- Second-seeded Piscataway rallied from a six-point fourth quarter deficit and closed with a rush to defeat third-seeded Sayreville, 73-62, in the semifinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference boys basketball tournament on Wednesday night.Piscataway (22-4) will play top-seeded ...

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MONROE, NJ -- Second-seeded Piscataway rallied from a six-point fourth quarter deficit and closed with a rush to defeat third-seeded Sayreville, 73-62, in the semifinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference boys basketball tournament on Wednesday night.Piscataway (22-4) will play top-seeded ...

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MONROE, NJ -- The Colonia boys basketball team secured a return to the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final with an 85-53 victory over a depleted St. Thomas Aquinas team that dressed just eight players and finished the game with three players on the court.Top-seeded Colonia will face the ...

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The following article originally appeared on the Jersey High School Sports Blog (www.jerseyhighschoolsports.com) which is run by Plainfield resident and high school sports enthusiast Noel Pyne.UNION, NJ — With Rashawn Williams, the Cardinals' versatile 6'3" player, out due to a lower leg injury, ...

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