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By TAPINTO WESTFIELD STAFF
February 16, 2025
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The top-seeded Westfield High School ice hockey team repeated as McInnis Cup champions Wednesday evening with a 6-2 victory over second-seeded Livingston at Codey Arena in West Orange.The 16-3 Blue Devils notched another piece of hardware after winning the Union County Tournament ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team edged out Lenape Valley on Thursday, February 13, when they played them away and beat them 58-41.The Braves came out strong in the first half, putting up 14 points in the first quarter and another 19 in the second to take the lead 33-25 going ...
SPARTA, NJ – The Sparta High School Unified basketball team beat Mount Olive on Thursday 60-43. One star of the game was Grady Gaines who put 20 points on the board will pulling down nine rebounds.Zach Frisina and Nikolas Cucciniello each scored 12. Cucciniello supported the team on defense with ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – When Kyle Murphy was a senior at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in 2016, his wrestling team delivered the community its first state sectional title since before the East-West merger: a crown by the Golden Falcons of Bridgewater-Raritan West High School in 1981.Murphy took over as ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – In a crosstown rivalry matchup held outside of Woodbridge Township, the Colonia boys basketball team advanced in the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 72-61 victory over Woodbridge at Piscataway High School on Saturday.Junior 6-7 swingman Aiden ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Freshman reserve Dominic Bracco produced the best game of his young career with 17 points to propel the Phillipsburg High School boy’s basketball team to a 54-52 victory over Delaware Valley in the semifinals of the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament on Saturday afternoon on ...
AMHERST, Mass. — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team concluded their two-game away trip with a 73-59 win over the University of Massachusetts Saturday, boosting their record to 6-8 in the Atlantic 10 conference and 18-9 overall. With the victory, St. Bonaventure snapped a three-game losing ...
SOMERSET, NJ -- For the second time in the last three seasons, Ridge's quest to advance to the Somerset County Tournament final ended with a loss to Gill-St. Bernard's in the semifinals.Senior guard Kobe Closeil scored 19 points and turned in a strong defensive effort to lead top-seeded Gill-St.
CLARK, NJ -- If there was one opponent that the New Providence girls basketball team was not likely to take lightly in the Union County Tournament, it was Elizabeth.Last year, the top-seeded and heavily favored Pioneers lost to eventual champion Elizabeth in the county semifinals.On Saturday, New ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Girls Soccer Team lost a tough game at Cypress Bay High School of Weston this past week in the Regional Final by a score of 2-1.“ Cypress Bay outplayed us last night and earned the win,” said MSD Girls Coach Laura Rountree. “I was proud that the girls fought hard ...
KATONAH, N.Y. - Harvey’s girls varsity basketball team put on an impressive display of defense and ball movement at home Thursday, Feb. 13, holding Wooster scoreless until halfway through the second quarter in an HVAL match-up that ended in a 57-11 Cavs victory.Junior captain Peyton Forde got the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- After South Plainfield rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime, Sayreville scored the first four points of overtime and never trailed after that, going on to defeat the Tigers, 77-70, in the quarterfinal round of the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - It will be an all-Skyland Conference affair in the Group 4 wrestling team championship match when Phillipsburg takes on North Hunterdon at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Rutgers University.Both teams took care of business as well as its semifinal opponents on Friday night when the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The Morristown boys basketball team fell to Randolph 59-51 on Friday night. With two games remaining, the Colonials fell to 12-12 on the season.Morristown began the game leading Randolph by six but Randolph outscored Morristown in the second. The Rams led the Colonials by three ...
SUMMIT, NJ - The Morristown boys ice hockey team defeated Summit 3-2 on Friday night. The Colonials improved to 7-12-2 on the season.Summit struck first before Morristown tied it up with a goal from Lucien Petros. The second period, Morristown scored off a goal from Noel Gaynor before Summit added ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison wrestling team defeated Millburn 59-16 on Friday night. The Dodgers improved to 6-17 on the season.Madison won 11 matches.See results below:MIMA106Harrison Smith (MA) — Pin 3:32Chasen Lee (MI)06113David DeFilippis (MA) — Pin 1:59Riley Burke (MI)012120Karl Maurer (MA) — ...
RANDOLPH, NJ - The No. 5 seed Morristown girls basketball fell to top seed Morris Catholic in the Semifinal Round of the Morris County Basketball Tournament. The Colonials lost to Morris Catholic 85-44.Morris Catholic will advance to face No. 2 seed Chatham in the finals on February 21. During ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Registration for Spring cheerleading is now open for grades pre-K4, kindergarten and first grade.Registration is open until February 28th and sign up is available on Community Pass.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School is a finalist in the state group wrestling tournament – the program’s first-ever berth.Bridgewater-Raritan punched a ticket to the NJSIAA Group 5 state wrestling tournament championship match when Coach Kyle Murphy’s vigorous team scored a thrilling ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Hunterdon Central built a 10-point halftime lead and held on for a 49-46 boys basketball victory over North Hunterdon on Thursday.Gavin Baden scored 11 points for Hunterdon Central (7-17), which outscored North Hunterdon, 21-10, in the second quarter to take a 30-20 lead at the ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan's boys basketball team moved closer to clinching the program's first winning season since 2017-18 with a 78-38 victory over East Brunswick Magnet on Friday.Dan Ciser scored 15 points for the Panthers (13-9), who broke to a 22-5 lead after one quarter.Beckett ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan held College Achieve Central scoreless in the first quarter and went on to a 49-16 girls basketball victory on Thursday.Juliet Kohutis scored 11 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for Bridgewater-Raritan (9-12), which led, 14-0, after one quarter on its ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - The Gov. Livingston boys swim team put up a strong fight but ultimately fell to undefeated Mendham, 97-73, in the North 2C sectional final on Thursday at Raritan Bay YMCA. The loss brings Gov. Livingston's record to 6-5, while Mendham remains perfect at 13-0.Mendham dominated the ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Junior Meya Ranges placed third in the 3200-meter run in a personal-best time of 12:03.61 and Luke Cozzi was seventh in the 800-meter run in 2:04.40 to pace the Nutley High girls and boys indoor track teams at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 championships on Feb. 5 at the ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Feb. 11, Somers traveled to Hen Hud, and halfway through the first quarter, the Tuskers were in a two-point game. Two for the Sailors and none for the elephants. One team got hot, and the other didn’t.Hen Hud scored the next 17 points and went on to an easy 64-38 victory.Still, ...
CALDWELL, NJ- Caldwell secured its second consecutive North 2, Group 2 wrestling sectional title with a 47-31 victory over Gov. Livingston on Wednesday night. The top-seeded Chiefs, now boasting a 23-1 record, used dominant performances and crucial bonus-point wins in swing bouts to overpower the ...
WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Christian Nario scored 23 points and senior Anthony Cala scored 18 as Wood-Ridge defeated Bogota, 72-62 in a NJIC boys basketball game on Thursday in Wood-Ridge. The Blue Devils improved to 5-18 on the season with the win, while Bogota fell to 9-14.Prior to the game, eight ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights returned to the lanes after their victory in the North 2, Group 1 playoffs of NJIC rival Rutherford with a 5-2 victory over Lyndhurst in an NJIC Meadowlands boys bowling match.The Aviators improved to 16-11 on the season, 13-8 in the Meadowlands. Lyndhurst ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Chatham's Morris County Tournament semifinal opened with two straight Mia Semioli 3-pointers in the first seconds of the game. It culminated with the senior guard's fifth 3-pointer for Cougars' final points.Semioli's game-high 23 points highlighted a perimeter attack by No. 2 seeded ...
KEYPORT, NJ – The Keyport boys basketball team advanced in the second round of the Shore Conference Coaches Cup with a 47-41 victory over Pinelands on Friday.Dominico Dispenza scored 14 points for Keyport (18-5), which erased a two-point deficit in the final quarter with a 16-8 finish.Kai Arrington ...