Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
February 18, 2025
WHIPPANY, NJ - The Whippany Park girls basketball team secured a decisive victory over Koinonia on Saturday morning when they beat their opponents 47-31. With the win, the Wildcats improved their record to 8-16 on the season, while Koinonia dropped to 8-12.The Wildcats were led by Alessandra ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team hosted Parsippany, Butler, and River Dell on Saturday, all at Newton High School.Newton dominated over Parsippany 73-3. The results of the matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Layne Smith (N) won over Simon Kattappurath (P) with a technical fall at ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 43-40 against Parsippany, when they played them in an afternoon game on Saturday, February 15.The Braves came out strong in the first half, putting up 12 points in the first quarter and another 13 in the second, trailing by two going into ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Senior guard Luke Kreitz surpassed 1,000 points for his career in Ridge's 63-28 boys basketball victory over Franklin on Tuesday night.Kreitz, who has spent four years on the varsity, now has 1,007 points for his career after collecting 18 points, six rebounds and two assists ...
NEW JERSEY- The Hanover Park girls basketball team received the No. 9 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Hornets will face No. 8 seed Becton in the First Round of the Tournament.The remaining seeds and match ups are as follows:No. 1 seed Caldwell vs No. 16 ...
PATERSON, NJ - A new era in women’s football is set to begin as the Jersey Shore Wave, the newest franchise in the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC), prepares to kick off its inaugural season. The team will make history by calling Paterson’s newly renovated Hinchliffe Stadium home, with ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School cheer squad, led by head coach Michelle Ciavarella and assistants Jennah Vishnesky and Kayla Valle, were finalists in the Division 1 Medium Varsity Game Day Division where they placed 14th out of over 50 teams last weekend at the UCA Nationals in ...
NEW JERSEY- The Madison boys basketball team received the No. 3 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Dodgers will face No. 14 seed Weequahic in the First Round of the Tournament on Thursday February 27.The remaining seeds and match ups are as follows:No. 1 seed ...
NEW JERSEY- The Morristown girls basketball team received the No. 2 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament. The Colonials will face No. 15 seed Fair Lawn in the First Round of the Tournament on Thursday February 27.The remaining seeds and match ups are as follows:No. 1 ...
NEW JERSEY- The Madison girls basketball team received the No. 2 seed in the 2025 NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Dodgers will face No. 15 seed Newark Collegiate in the First Round of the Tournament on Thursday February 27.The remaining seeds and match ups are as follows:No.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights defeated Hawthorne, 37-23, in a NJIC non-divisional basketball game on Monday evening in Hasbrouck Heights. 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 ...
ROSELLE, NJ – Livingston scored all its goals in the third period and went on to a 5-1 ice hockey victory over Gov. Livingston on Monday.The goals came from five different scorers, with Egor Tarasyuk tying the game, 1-1, with 8:21 to go in the third period.Daniel Furman's power play goal with 6:41 ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Boys Varsity Basketball Team earned its 13th victory of the season on February 15, defeating Millburn in a high-scoring 78-71 contest. Isaiah Green led the way for the Comets, scoring 33 points. Kareem Hogan added 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, a steal and a ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls basketball team faced their old coach, Pete Torres, when they hosted Pope John on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Lions, who boast a strong 17-4 record, left the game with a 62-39 victory.Prior to the game, Randolph celebrated a long-time tradition of their Teacher ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - The Greater Middlesex Conference girls and boys basketball tournaments are finishing up this week with the semifinals and finals being hosted by Monroe Township High School. Five members of the South Plainfield High School basketball programs received honors from the GMC for ...
BARNEGAT, NJ - This season, the Barnegat High School Cheerleaders faced challenges and triumphs that will stay in their hearts forever. Competing in two highly competitive divisions at the 2025 National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) in Orlando, Florida, they not only showcased their ...
PATERSON, NJ - A new era in women’s football is set to begin as the Jersey Shore Wave, the newest franchise in the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC), prepares to kick off its inaugural season. The team will make history by calling Paterson’s newly renovated Hinchliffe Stadium home, with ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - A pair of underclassmen, sophomore long distance runner Addy Davis from the girl’s indoor track and field team, and freshman forward Dominic Bracco from the boy’s basketball squad, are co-Athletes of the Week. Adelyn Davis-Sophomore - Winter Track Davis won the 3200-meter run at ...
Summit, NJ — As the Summit High School varsity boys' basketball team heads into the final stretch of the season, they are looking to carry momentum from a thrilling victory and regroup after a tough defeat. At 9-11 overall, Head Coach Tim Simo’s team is gearing up for a key week before the state ...
WEST WINDSOR, NJ - On Sunday, February 16, Governor Livingston’s 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 ...
After losing an early lead, the Eastside High School Tigers went neck and neck with the Winslow Township Eagles and eventually prevailed in overtime 58-54 in a home game on February 17, 2025. The win, in the second-round game in the Camden County tournament, will pit the Tigers against Camden High ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A new Skyland Cup champion will be crowned Wednesday night.After its second win of the season against arch-rival Ridge High School, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School ice hockey team is now just one triumph away from being that squad.That is because top-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - For the second consecutive year, Gov. Livingston High School hosted Girls in Sports Day, honoring female athletes across all sports as part of the 39th Annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). The event, which took place last week, highlighted the achievements ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – Dumont defeated Hasbrouck Heights in an independent bowling match on Monday afternoon. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 16-12, while Dumont improves to 22-6.William Munoz bowled a 198 and Cyril DeGuzman a 190 as Hasbrouck Heights dropped the first game, 771-737. Al Bassillo ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Christian Brothers Academy advanced in the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Tournament with a 73-48 boys basketball victory over Holmdel on Saturday.Justin Fuerbacher scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for second-seeded CBA (18-3), which outscored Holmdel, 17-6, in ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Unico chapters around the country are proud to be associated with perpetuating the name of Brian Piccolo. His personal battle has been an inspiration to countless people determined to achieve their goal. The Plainfields’ Chapter of UNICO National is pleased to announce we ...
HOWELL, NJ—The Newton girls wrestling team competed in their first ever girls dual meet state championship on Sunday, February 16. The matches took place at Howell High School, where Newton, the second-seeded team, took on Jackson Memorial, the top-seeded team, and lost by three with a final score ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs boys’ basketball team powered past Timothy Christian, 94-61, in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday, using a dominant second-half surge to secure their spot in the semifinals.Trailing 30-28 at halftime, the Chiefs ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - For the first time in program history, the Glen Rock girls basketball team are New Jersey Interscholastic Conference champions. Glen Rock defeated Becton 50-36 on February 12 and the Bulldogs of Rutherford defeated Park Ridge 40-28.This set up a number 1 seed Glen Rock versus number ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team jumped out to a 28-point lead by the end of the first quarter and went on to a 68-25 victory over North Bergen in the quarterfinal round of the Hudson County Tournament on Monday.Giselle Davis scored seven of her 15 points and Janaya Meyers scored ...