Sports Top Stories
By CHARLIE CANGIALOSI III
February 19, 2025
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ β The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a win against Watchung Hills on Tuesday, Feb. 18, final score was 52-49.The game was kept close throughout, as the Raiders held a five-point lead going into half. The second half of the game saw ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ - Bernards junior Monty Douglass has been named the Valairco Heating & Cooling Bernards Athlete of the Week for his scoring prowess and leadership on the court. Douglass has been a clutch performer for the Mountaineers, stepping up in key moments and guiding his team through ...
LINDEN , NJ β The Linden Tigers Varsity Bowling Team is on the cusp of history. With a 16-1 record (14-1 in the UCC - Watchung Division), the Tigers have been nothing short of dominant this season, and now, they stand just one step away from the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Championship ...
NEW YORK, N.Y. β Only one judge showed Vito Mielnicki Jr. (20-1-1, 12 KOs) of Roseland, NJ some love on Valentineβs Day night as he faced Connor Coyle (21-0-1, 9 KOs) in a 10-round 160-pound bout at Madison Square Garden.The other two judges scored the fight a draw, with Ken Ezzo and Kevin Morgan ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The Ridge girls fencers captured the overall team title on Sunday, February 16th at the District 5 Championships held at West Windsor Plainsboro South High School. Ridge was up against teams from Governor Livingston, Watchung Hills, Voorhees, Kent Place, Somerville, Pingry and ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - The Madison boys basketball team defeated Hanover Park 87-53 on Tuesday evening. The Dodgers improved to 17-6 on the season.Β Gavin Randall led Madison with 34 points in Tuesday's victory. Michael Liddy finished with 16 points and Cal Regan had 10 points on the day.Β Madison Led ...
MADISON, NJ - Β The Madison girls basketball team defeated Hanover Park 54-21 on Tuesday afternoon. The Dodgers improved to 19-5 on the season.Madison came out strong in the first half, leading the Hornets by 20 heading into the half. Madison added another 17 points in the third. Hanover Park added ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - Β The Morristown girls basketball team defeated Randolph 62-32 on Tuesday evening. The Colonials improved to 17-8 on the season.Β Morristown led Randolph by 22 points heading into the half before putting up another 19 points in the third. Although the Rams outscored the Colonials in ...
DENVILLE, NJ β With at least four games left in the season β including a state tournament game β the Morris Knolls High School boys basketball team took a huge step in finishing with better than a .500 record for the season by beating Randolph, 66-36, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Knolls.The Eagles are ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ β The Morristown Colonials capped off their home schedule with a thrilling double overtime victory over Morris Hills, 41-37. Β In Tuesdayβs wild, back-and-forth affair, Morristown and Morris Hills were tied late in the second overtime period at 37 before Jeremiah Moreau banged in a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ β Bridgewater-Raritan outscored Delaware Valley over the last three quarters, but couldn't overcome a slow start in the first quarter that propelled Delaware Valley to a 54-51 boys basketball victory on Tuesday night.Tyler Hamby scored a team-high 12 points for Bridgewater-Raritan ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ βThe winter portion of the collegiate athletic season is quickly heading to tournament time and nowβs a good time to take another glance at local student athletes from Mount Laurel who are continuing to make a name for themselves in indoor sports, right here in New Jersey and ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ - On Sunday, February 16, Governor Livingstonβs Boys and Girls fencing teams competed at the District 5 Championships, held at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South. Squads vied for weapon-based medals, with overall team performance determining qualification for the 16-team ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ β Hunterdon Central rallied from a double-digit deficit, but Somerville hung on for a 41-36 boys basketball victory over the Red Devils on Tuesday night.Hunterdon Central (7-18) entered the fourth quarter trailing, 31-21, but came back to tie the game with two minutes left.Senior ...
SEWELL, NJ β A magical postseason run for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girlsβ swimming team came to an end on Tuesday evening.In the 2025 NJSIAA Girlsβ Swimming Group A Tournament semifinals, No. 16 ranked Montclair High School (9-2) collected eight of the meetβs 11 gold medals and never ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - The Borough of Woodland Park announced that, by popular demand, the Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling is returning to Woodland Park with Winter Warfare at the West Paterson Boys & Girls Club on Friday.Β A guest appearance will be made by WWE Hall of Famer βCowboyβ Bob ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Girls Basketball Tournament is set to commence, featuring a lineup of competitive matchups. The Montclair High School girls basketball team has secured the No. 10 seed and is slated to face No. 7 seed Paterson Kennedy in the first ...
POMPTON LAKES, NJ β Pompton Lakes jumped out to an 18-0 first quarter lead and cruised to 48-17 victory over Wood-Ridge on Tuesday afternoon in Pompton Lakes in NJIC non-divisional girls basketball action. Pompton Lakes is 15-9 on the season with the win, while Wood-Ridge falls to 6-17.Sabrina ...
UNION, NJ - Union's school board approved the hiring of a football coach/physical education teacher at Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting.Barris Grant, currently a coach at Hillside High School, said, βI'm excited to be part of this community and to help build this team. Β This is a great ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ β Chatham didn't swim its fastest, but the undefeated Cougars girls swam fast enough to earn a trip to the NJSIAA Group B state final for the third straight year.Chatham left their βTechβ suits at home in winning their 23rd straight meet, 97 to 73, vs. Randolph in the Group B state ...
YORKTOWN, N.Y.βYorktown junior Rocco Lore was on center stage at the Westchester County Center in White Plains in the Section 1 Division 1 Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 11 and Feb. 12, and he proved he could handle the white-hot spotlight that the historic building encompasses, by winning the ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - Although it may not occur too often, sometimes all the positive leadership qualities that impress a coaching staff are possessed by a single student athlete.That happens to be the case for the Fair Lawn High School boys basketball team this season. That student athlete for the ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ β Hasbrouck Heights defeated Hawthorne, 37-23, in a NJIC non-divisional basketball game on Monday evening in Hasbrouck Heights.Β The Aviators improve to 13-11 overall, while Hawthorne falls to 12-11.The Aviators jumped out to an early 16-6 lead at the end of the first quarter ...
CHATHAM, NJ β Mendham came in with the incentive to gain a measure of revenge and Chatham faced an inevitable βletdownβ just two days after Ryan Leach's last-second basket for the Cougars eliminated the Minutemen from the Morris County Tournament.Add in the absence of starter Michael MacAniff to ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ β Caldwell erased a two-point deficit and went on to a 50-40 girls basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday night.Addison Keenan scored 15 points for Caldwell (22-2), which took a 41-34 lead with a 15-6 spurt in the third quarter.Grace Hodgson finished with 10 points for ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ β The top-seeded Manasquan Warriors, ranked No. 10 in New Jersey, and the No. 1 seed in the tournament, delivered a commanding 61-31 victory over the No. 9-seeded Colts Neck Mustangs in the Shore Conference Tournament.The game began as the Weinseimer/Linstra show as they scored 14 of ...
MENDHAM, NJ β Ella Kruezer led the way with 18 points and Chatham also received 12 points from Mia Semioli in the 62-27 girls basketball decision vs. Mendham that gave the Cougars their 25th win on Tuesday night.Kreuzer hit three 3-pointers to pace the perimeter attack as Chatham (25-1) dropped in ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ β Robbinsville jumped out to a 15-point lead after one quarter and went on to a 76-34 girls basketball victory over STEMCivics on Tuesday.Gabriella Bottoni collected 15 points, eight assists, eight rebounds and four steals for Robbinsville (12-11), which led, 18-3, going into the ...
HAMILTON, NJ β Nottingham came back from a six-point halftime deficit for a 46-43 boys basketball victory over Bordentown on TuesdayLiam Cox scored 14 points for Nottingham (9-17), which outscored Bordentown, 26-17, in the second half.Jayden Williams finished with 10 points and Mike Rocco and Dante ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Hills girls basketball team rolled past Dover with a decisive 52-10 victory on Saturday. The Vikings are now 9-15 on the season. Doer is now 2-18 for the season.Parsippany's Eryn Guglielmo led all scorers with 18 points.Β Christie Shao pulled down eight rebounds while ...