Sports Top Stories
By DANIELLE DUFNER
February 13, 2025
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball squad came on strong in the third quarter to take the game 59-44, when they hosted Kittatinny on Tuesday, February 11.The Braves battled through the first half, scoring 25 points and leading by two going into halftime. When they took the court in ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The Westfield High School boys swim team won a fourth straight state sectional title Thursday evening by defeating rival Bridgewater-Raritan, 92-78, in the North 2, Group A final at the Raritan Bay YMCA in Perth Amboy. The 13-0 Blue Devils showcased their dominance in their 43rd ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Junior Michael Safkan came through in Game 1 and senior captain Joey Agodini and senior Kyler Krajcsovics paved the way in Game 2.The trio led the Morris Knolls bowling team to a 2-0 victory over Wayne Hills in an NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 quarterfinal-round match held ...
COLONIA, NJ -- Monroe's first half was impressive. Colonia's second half seemed inevitable.Top-seeded Colonia quelled the momentum established by 16th-seeded Monroe, which held a five-point lead at halftime, by unleashing a dominant second-half performance to advance in the opening round of the ...
PARAMUS, NJ - In a sport as demanding as wrestling, there’s bound to be ebbs and flows for teams, as well as individual student athletes, throughout the course of the season.That’s why capable leadership on the roster is pivotal to success. The Paramus High School wrestling program has remarkable ...
UNION, NJ -- When Union's shots stopped falling with any regularity after a hot first quarter, the Farmers' attention to defense and rebounding never lagged.As a result, eighth-seeded Union advanced in the second round of the Union County Tournament with a 51-39 boys basketball victory over ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Coming off a big win 5-1 over Montclair, the Parsippany Regional Ice Hockey team has something more to celebrate.Mike Capozzi has officially scored his 100th point in hockey. The Park Regional team is now 13-7-2. Congratulations to Mike and the entire Park Regional team on an ...
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills fell to Voorhees on Thursday after a late surge, 42-33. The game was played supporting https://www.withgraceinitiative.org/ Watchung Hills’ Eleni Esposito led the Warriors with 10 points and 4 rebounds, while Zoe Gallic and Madison DiSarno both chipped in 6 points each.
WARREN, NJ —Watchung Hills fell to Voorhees on Thursday after a late surge, 42-33. The game was played supporting https://www.withgraceinitiative.org/ Watchung Hills’ Eleni Esposito led the Warriors with 10 points and 4 rebounds, while Zoe Gallic and Madison DiSarno both chipped in 6 points each.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Nate Farkas and Ryan Villavert scored two goals apiece to lead Bayonne to a 9-1 ice hockey victory over J.P. Stevens on Wednesday.Alex Fiermonte, Connor Campbell and Rohan Garg all had one goal and two assists for the Bees (11-9). Farkas had two assists and Villavert one.Annalyse ...
MONROE, NJ -- Monroe advanced in the second round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 46-38 girls basketball victory over South Plainfield on Wednesday.South Plainfield (14-9) was only trailing by three points, 34-31, entering the fourth quarter, but Monroe closed the game out ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Gov. Livingston girls swim team secured its third straight NJSIAA Central Jersey Group C Championship with a thrilling 86-84 victory over New Providence on Tuesday at the North Brunswick Township High School pool.Coach David Closs described the meet as "epic," ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The No. 7 seed Scotch Plains-Fanwood Girls Basketball team defeated No. 10 seed Summit 55-38 in the first round of the Union County Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Senior Marin Pecarsky led the team in scoring with 23 points, followed by fellow senior Maggie McNulty ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Through the first seven races of the girls state sectional swim meet, Summit and its standout swimmer Sidney Arcella were holding the lead vs. defending state champion Chatham.Duke University commit Arcella pushed Summit into an early point advantage before Chatham came back to ...
“I tear up every time waiting in the tunnel line to go onto the field. You can quite literally feel the ground shaking. There’s no better feeling.”Chelsea Pe Benito, a Northeastern graduate and Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaderChelsea Pe Benito always knew she would be a dancer. But in her mind, it ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Love will surely be in the air at the Charlie Heger Ice Skating Rink at Perhsing Field on Friday.Jersey City residents are invited to a special “ValenSkate” in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Admission is free, skate rentals cost just $4 or $5 for the session.The celebration will ...
YORKTOWN WRESTLING (19-7) Division A Divisional Tournament Saturday, Feb. 8, Westchester County Center, White Plains Yorktown took first place in the Division A Tournament with 195 points, allowing it to beat out second place Tappan Zee, which scored 183.5 points. Individually, nine Yorktown ...
EWING, NJ -- Ewing erased a four-point third-quarter deficit and made the big plays down the stretch to come away with a 56-48 boys basketball victory over Robbinsville in the semifinal round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.Ninth-seeded Robbinsville (14-11) ...
SEA GIRT, NJ - After many years in the making, complicated by a long-drawn-out lawsuit with a resident about placing a second paddle court in Crescent Park, and with the legal battle settled in favor of Sea Girt Borough, the planning of adding the second paddle court has begun and the building of ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Cranford capped off an incredible season with the program’s second consecutive sectional championship on Wednesday night as the Cougars defeated South Plainfield, 47-20. Cranford got off to a great start, grabbing a 23-0 lead within the match’s first five results thanks to a major ...
STAFFORD - Southern Wrestling defeated Washington Twp 51-18 on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, to capture the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V Championship. Southern won their 18th sectional title, and they tied Brick Memorial for most in the Shore Conference.The Rams host Passaic Tech on Friday night in ...
STAFFORD - Southern Wrestling defeated Washington Twp 51-18 on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, to capture the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V Championship. Southern won their 18th sectional title, and they tied Brick Memorial for most in the Shore Conference.The Rams host Passaic Tech on Friday night in ...
WEST NEW YORK, NJ – Memorial advanced in the first round of the Hudson County Tournament with a 57-51 victory over Hoboken on Wednesday.Sara Florez scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds for Memorial (10-11), which outscored Hoboken, 20-10, in the second quarter to take a 34-27 halftime ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The flu kept Adam Petitjean from running in the county meet and the Chatham High senior was battling Achilles and hamstring aches heading into the state sectional indoor track meet.“I was really bummed that I was sick for counties,” Petitjean said. “Then I had an Achilles and ...
EWING, NJ – The East Brunswick girls swim team won the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group A championship on Wednesday, 110-60, over Montgomery.The Bears repeated as sectional champs. The meet was held at The College of New Jersey.East Brunswick took first place in the first seven events against ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ _ The South Plainfield Boys and girls bowling teams have big matches coming up on Thursday in their respective quarterfinals of the NJSIAA Tournaments. Both teams advanced after first round wins on Monday. GIRLS: The seventh-seeded Tigers (17-1) upended 10th-seeded Ridgefield ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Bridgewater-Raritan Panther wrestling team secured the NJSIAA Group 5 North 2 Sectional Championship Wednesday night, defeating Bayonne in a decisive 57-13 victory. This championship marks only the third sectional title in the history of the program, and their first in eight ...
OLD BRIDGE, NJ — Carteret High School's girls basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 54-29 victory over Calvary Christian in the round of 16 on Wednesday.Ninth-seeded Carteret Ramblers will play top-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas in the ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Gov. Livingston girls swim team secured its third straight NJSIAA Central Jersey Group C Championship with a thrilling 86-84 victory over New Providence on Tuesday at the North Brunswick Township High School pool.Coach David Closs described the meet as "epic," ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The Gov. Livingston girls swim team secured its third straight NJSIAA Central Jersey Group C Championship with a thrilling 86-84 victory over New Providence on Tuesday at the North Brunswick Township High School pool.Coach David Closs described the meet as "epic," ...