Sports Top Stories
By RICH MONETTI
February 13, 2025
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Feb. 7, John Jay and Somers matched up for the second time in two weeks, and the crosstown rivalry was high-strung on Friday night. This time at Somers, all the noise didn’t complicate the Wolves game plan, and Colin Bishop revealed the simplicity on the receiving end. “The ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The top-seeded Westfield High School girls swim team fell to second-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, 88-82, in the North 2, Group A state sectional final Wednesday evening at the Raritan Bay YMCA in Perth Amboy.In a meet that came down to the very last event, it was the Panthers ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell wrestling team won the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 championship with a 47-31 victory over Gov. Livingston on Wednesday night.It was the second consecutive sectional title for Caldwell (23-1), which recorded five pins in the match. Caldwell also defeated GL in last ...
Yes, this is pretty much the same article TAPinto Clark put out yesterday. But the track team sent us some photos of the meet. So we're republishing the article with those photographs here. Enjoy!CLARK, NJ — The Johnson track and field team, under the direction of Coach Joe Zimbardo, competed in ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morristown played perhaps its most complete game of the season on Wednesday afternoon as they defeated Verona, 5-0. The game was deadlocked at zero for much of the first period as the game was played in the neutral zone to start. After killing off a power play of their own making, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Hunterdon Central ice hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the Skyland Conference Tournament with a 4-2 loss to Ridge on Wednesday.Ridge scored the first three goals of the game before Hunterdon Central rallied with a pair of goals in the latter stages of ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The indoor portion of the collegiate athletic season is closing in on tournament time and now’s a good opportunity to take a glance at student-athletes from Bordentown who are really making a name for themselves in sports this winter season right here in New Jersey and beyond.Lexi ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Immediately after his squad was eliminated in the sectional finals to end last season, Panthers Hall-Of-Fame head coach Chris Levin looked forward to seeing who would rise up on his very young Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ swimming team in 2024-25.While it started the ...
CHATHAM, NJ - As a lead up to the Morris County Semifinal game on Friday, the Morristown girls basketball team were working out the kinks. The Colonials fell to Chatham 60-46 on Wednesday night.Freshman Ibazatene Lefebvre was stellar, adding 18 points for Morristown. Kacie Bush finished with 13 ...
HANOVER PARK, NJ – Hanover Park defeated Hasbrouck Heights by a score of 52-23 in the finals of the North 2, Group 1 wrestling championships on Wednesday night in East Hanover. “It was a tough one. We battled… they're a good team,” said Hasbrouck Heights head wrestling coach Kurt Freund. “I love ...
(updated)NEW YORK, NY, - Aidan Morrow set a new Hasbrouck Heights record in the 1600 meters in winning the Bergen County Championships at the 168th Street Armory in New York on Wednesday night.Morrow set a new record with a time of 4:19.97. Ryan Ober also captured the Bergen County Championship in ...
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 ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — Piscataway High School secured a dramatic 38-37 victory over Marlboro on Wednesday night, narrowly escaping with the win in a back-and-forth non-conference wrestling matchup.The Chiefs (8-12) built a commanding lead early, fueled by dominant performances from Ty`Zer Burr, who ...
JEFFERSON, NJ - Wednesday afternoon, the Sparta Spartans traveled down route 15 to face a familiar foe in the Jefferson Falcons.Senior forward Molly Chapman got the Spartans on the board with a three-point basket after both teams were held scoreless for the first two and a half minutes of ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer notched her 200th career 3-point basket and netted 17 points in leading four players in double figures as Chatham scored a 60-46 girls basketball win vs. Morristown on Wednesday at CHS.Chatham (23-1) improved to 9-0 in the NJAC American, clinching a second ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ — The top-seeded Westfield High School girls swim team fell to second-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan, 88-82, in the North 2, Group A state sectional final Wednesday evening at the Raritan Bay YMCA in Perth Amboy.In a meet that came down to the very last event, it was the Panthers ...
KINGSTON, RI — For the second time this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has dropped three straight games, falling 68-64 to the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday night. The defeat came after losses to George Washington University and Loyola University Chicago.Senior guard ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A shift from aquatic adventures to excellence on the ice has led this senior forward to lead both as a fierce competitor and as an inspiration to her Westfield High School girls hockey teammates.Senior Ava Benson is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate ...
CLARK, NJ — Registration for the 2025 spring recreation soccer season was extended to February 12. Late registration may be accepted but is not guaranteed, as teams are formed based on completed registrations.So register today. Do not miss your opportunity to play soccer this season. Registration ...
PARKLAND, FL- The Stoneman Douglas Baseball Team is ranked #9 in the country in the preseason MaxPreps national rankings. Stoneman Douglas is looking to win their fifth consecutive state championship this year after winning their fourth in a row in 2024. The MaxPreps national ranking profile of MSD ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – According to Morris Knolls bowling coach Erik Bradley, the Golden Eagles have reached the point in their season where they understand that “… every frame, every shot, every mark, and every pin is so very important to us.”That reasoning worked out just fine in a 7-0 victory over ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls girls basketball team took another step closer to the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference National Division title on Tuesday, Feb. 11, with a 49-34 victory over Roxbury in a game played at Knolls.The victory gave the first-place Lady Eagles a 9-1 division record, ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Believe it when you hear that the Mendham High School boys basketball team is “… glad to see the end of Morris Knolls” for the season.Mendham, remember, is 19-3 with one of those losses to Knolls. Mendham, remember, is the No. 1 seed in the Morris County Basketball Tournament.
The Nutley High boys wrestling team saw its rally against third-seeded Warren Hills fall one point short in dropping a 36-35 decision in the quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Monday night in South Plainfield. The Raiders, the sixth seed, trailed, 30-11, ...
Three-year senior bowler Maddix Myers is saving his best for last as he completes his career on the lanes on a high note.Myers rolled a 741 series on games of 259-279-203 on Friday in a 5-2 loss to Belvidere. His series is the second-best since coach Jason Kish reestablished the program eight years ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – Wood-Ridge defeated Hoboken, 2-1, in the opening round of the North 2, Group1 Boys Bowling championships in North Arlington on Tuesday afternoon. They will advance and bowl against West Caldwell Tech on Thursday afternoon in West Caldwell.After splitting the first two games ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ — The Piscataway High School wrestling team grappled in the NJSIAA Team Tournament quarterfinals on Monday, falling to Union High School, 64-17 in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 bracket.Jonathan Monasterio (165) led the Chiefs with a pin in 2:11, and Aiden Wallace-Rodriguez ...
STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Morris Knolls winter track coaches got just what they wanted and more from their respective teams at the South Jersey Track Coaches Association meet held Monday, Feb. 10, at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.The boys and girls teams combined for only four top-ten finishes ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – For the second straight meet, the outcome of the Morris Knolls NJSIAA’s North 1, Group B competition came down to the last race of the day.This time, however, the result did not favor the Lady Eagles.No. 1 seed Randolph (6-1) and No. 4 seed Morris Knolls (5-5) went into the 400-yard ...
Monday, Feb. 10 – Kyle Dixon scored 20 points as the Crusaders (16-4) beat St. Peter’s Prep (18-4) in Jersey City, 76-58. Don Gregory added 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds and Cristian Nicholson finished with 14 points.Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Mattia Baccchelli (19), Don Gregory (17), Kyle Dixon ...