Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO WEST ESSEX STAFF
February 14, 2025
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell wrestling team defeated High Point, 38-30, in the NJSIAA Group 2 state semifinals on Friday night.The Chiefs (24-1) are now headed to the Group 2 state championships on Sunday at Rutgers University at noon. They will wrestle Rumson-Fair Haven for the Group 2 ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – A dominant third-quarter surge propelled the Piscataway High School girls basketball team to a hard-fought 49-45 victory over South Brunswick in the second round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Wednesday night. Trailing 22-13 at halftime, the Chiefs (11-9) stormed ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - There is new and exciting program being offered this spring in Hanover Township. The Hanover Township Recreation Department and TJD Sports Academy are presenting a spring volleyball clinic. See information below:
RANDOLPH, NJ – The semifinal round of the Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament has been postponed until Sunday afternoon at the County College of Morris because of the inclement weather forecast for Saturday.No. 4 seeded Chatham (17-5) will face top-seeded Mendham (19-4) in the second game of ...
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Nottingham jumped out to a 13-point lead after a quarter and went on to a 56-37 girls basketball victory over Burlington Township on Friday.Emma Wilke collected 20 points, seven assists, five steals and five rebounds for Nottingham, which led, 21-8, after a quarter and ...
STAFFORD - Southern's powerful wrestling squad advanced to the Group 5 state championship by defeating Passaic Tech 64-12. Early pins from Cade Collins and Anthony Mason set the tone, and a string of five consecutive pins by Hunter Borer, Cody Byckiewicz, Scottie Sari, Vincent Esposito, and Attila ...
STAFFORD - Southern's powerful wrestling squad advanced to the Group 5 state championship by defeating Passaic Tech 64-12. Early pins from Cade Collins and Anthony Mason set the tone, and a string of five consecutive pins by Hunter Borer, Cody Byckiewicz, Scottie Sari, Vincent Esposito, and Attila ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Students at John M Bailey School recently had an icy blast at BHS skating at the Korpi Ice Rink
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept its quarterfinal bowling matches on Thursday afternoon, advancing to the NJSIAA North Group 4 semi-finals with 2-0 victories. (Editors note: Unlike during the regular season when teams would bowl three games, with wins counting for two points, and total pins ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School wrestling team hosted Voorhees on Wednesday, February 12 and swept past them, winning the match 54-23.The results of the matches are as follows:106 lbs.: Cole Dahl (V) won over Layne Smith (N) with a 13-3 major decision113 lbs.: Jacob McConnell (N) won due to a ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School bowling team lost 4-3 against Eastern Christian when they hosted them on Thursday, February 13.Newton, the third-seeded team, had a bye in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 Tournament and then took on sixth-seeded Eastern Christian and lost by ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Girls Basketball defeated team Long Branch 51-38 in the second round of the Coaches Cup. Southern established control early, doubling Long Branch's score in both the first and third quarters. A strong first quarter gave Southern a 14-7 lead, and they extended their advantage ...
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 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Raylyn Cook and Sara Haschak came up big as the undefeated Phillipsburg High School girls bowling team reached the state sectional semifinals for the second consecutive season with a 2-0 victory over Immaculate Heart in a NJSIAA North Group 3 quarterfinal match at Bar Don Lanes ...
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 ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept its quarterfinal bowling matches on Thursday afternoon, advancing to the NJSIAA North Group 4 semi-finals with 2-0 victories. (Editors note: Unlike during the regular season when teams would bowl three games, with wins counting for two points, and total pins ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech swept its quarterfinal bowling matches on Thursday afternoon, advancing to the NJSIAA North Group 4 semi-finals with 2-0 victories. (Editors note: Unlike during the regular season when teams would bowl three games, with wins counting for two points, and total pins ...
SPARTA, NJ – On 2025 senior night, Spartan boys basketball got past the Jefferson Falcons in a 52-50 nailbiter. Leshem Little, Tyler Conlee and Hayden Kopco each put up double digits, leading the squad.Little and Conlee each dropped in a dozen with Kopco adding 11 off three 3-pointers and a two ...
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School's girls basketball team secured a 55-38 victory over Summit High School in the first round of the Union County Tournament on Wednesday, February 12. Marin Pecarsky led the Raiders with 23 points, while Maggie McNulty contributed 13 ...
MILLBURN, NJ – Robert Baum, Millburn High School (MHS) Head Fencing Coach, passed away on Feb. 9. Principal Dr. William Miron emailed a letter to students and parents/guardians in which he said, “His impact on our fencers and colleagues is immeasurable.”According to Miron, “Baum taught French at ...
RED BANK, NJ: RBC took down Red Bank Regional on February 5, honoring its seniors Kenzie Ketchow, Sonny Vanesko, Jack Crooker, and Christian Kenny. Mikey Gemellaro had a huge game, scoring 4 out of the 7 goals last night. Mikey came out hot just 2 minutes into the game, and buried one to put ...
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 ...
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ – A one-game lead with one game to play – that’s how close the Morris Knolls girls basketball team is to winning the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference’s National Division championship.The Lady Eagles clinched at least a tie for the division title on Thursday, Feb. 13, when they ...
DENVILLE, NJ – Chatham scored early and often in moving out to a 69-45 victory over Morris Knolls in a high school boys basketball game at Knolls on Thursday, Feb. 13.Chatham (17-5) took a 12-6 lead after the first quarter of play; extended its lead to 16 points with a 25-15 second-quarter spurt; ...
The people who have brought an elevated indoor golf experience to Sparta are taking their talents to Roseland. When Jon Trotta and Patrick McKernan opened The Green 973 in 2023 they knew Sparta would be the first of many indoor golf locations. The Essex Golf Center’s indoor facility has been ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team won 46-45 over the Kittatinny Cougars when they played them away on Tuesday, February 11.The Cougars came out strong in the first half, leading 23 to 17 going into halftime. Newton came out in the second half determined to take the win, ...
MANASQUAN, NJ – The top-seeded Manasquan Warriors made a statement in their Shore Conference Tournament debut, overpowering No. 16 Marlboro with a commanding 61-37 victory. After earning a first-round bye, the Warriors wasted no time asserting their dominance, setting up a quarterfinal showdown ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Valley Wrestling team had an exceptional season in 2023-24, going 15-9 and winning the North 1, Group 3 State Sectional Title. It demonstrated, clearly, that the once-proud Indians were putting their recent struggles behind them. While a 15-9 record represented a significant ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School Wrestling team defeated Colts Neck High School 36-25 this past Wednesday in the Central Jersey, Group 4 Team Tournament to take home its first State Sectional Championship since 2018 and seventh overall in its program’s history.“Wave wrestling is ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ – Luke Batcha scored four goals to lead Hoboken to a 7-3 ice hockey victory over Morris Catholic on Thursday.Connor Michalkovich scored two goals and Patrick Smith and Marina Boyajian passed for three assists apiece for Hoboken (14-7-1).Miles Angley had one goal and one assist ...