Sports Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
February 12, 2025
Monday, Feb. 10 – No games scheduled.Tuesday, Feb. 11 – In girls basketball, Madelyn Shanley scored 14 points, Isabela Lipsky and Priya Gandhi each added nine; and Alicia Boscarino finished with eight points as Tech (9-9) beat Pequannock, 52-23; in boys basketball, Tech lost to Pequannock, 58-45, ...
KENT, OH — Fresh off his early start to his college career, Plainfield's Joel Cordoba was able to enjoy another milestone—attending his first Super Bowl.In early January, Cordoba became the first Plainfield High School athlete in exactly 20 years to graduate and start his college career a semester ...
KENT, OH — Fresh off his early start to his college career, Plainfield's Joel Cordoba was able to enjoy another milestone—attending his first Super Bowl.In early January, Cordoba became the first Plainfield High School athlete in exactly 20 years to graduate and start his college career a semester ...
SAYREVILLE, NJ – The Sayreville War Memorial Girls Basketball team finished their regular season with a 64-21 win on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at home against South Amboy. This win comes just one day after their first round exit in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament at the hands of Old Bridge on ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – The Caldwell boy's basketball team squeaked out a 58-55 victory over Bloomfield on Tuesday afternoon to clinch first place in the Colonial Division of the Super Essex Conference.Caldwell (17-2) is 9-1 in games decided by six points or fewer this season. The Chiefs are ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - In boys basketball, both local high schools faced off against each other in Tuesday night's game. The Hanover Park team beat the Whippany Park team, 84-55. From the opening tip, Hanover Park dictated the pace, jumping out to a 16-7 lead after the first quarter. Their momentum ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - In boys basketball, both local high schools faced off against each other in Tuesday night's game. The Hanover Park team beat the Whippany Park team, 84-55. From the opening tip, Hanover Park dictated the pace, jumping out to a 16-7 lead after the first quarter. Their momentum ...
KENT, OH — Fresh off his early start to his college career, Plainfield's Joel Cordoba was able to enjoy another milestone—attending his first Super Bowl.In early January, Cordoba became the first Plainfield High School athlete in exactly 20 years to graduate and start his college career a semester ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – The Ridgewood Maroons continued their dominant season Tuesday afternoon as they defeated their regional foes Northern Highlands, 64-56, to improve to an impressive 17-2 on the season. Ridgewood never trailed during their victory over Northern Highlands, getting off to a hot start ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On Monday, Feb. 10, the Section One gymnastics tournament was held at Eclipse Gym in Mahopac and reaching the states was on everyone’s agenda.But only one member from the combined Somers, Yorktown and John Jay team made it.“It’s definitely a good feeling that I earned myself a spot,” ...
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 ...
LINDEN, NJ -- What was expected to be a smooth first-round victory for Linden High School Varsity Bowling turned into a fierce battle against 12th-seeded Union High School in the NJSIAA Tournament, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 (Feb. 11). Faced with early adversity, the Tigers showed ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Bowling team defeated Colonia in a 4-0 sweep on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Tournament.SPF freshman Caleb Leversee had the highest bowler average of the game with 205, having the highest ...
CRANFORD, NJ – Hall of Fame inductee Hubie Brown retired on February 9, after playing, coaching, and analyzing the game of basketball for more than 55 years. After calling his final game, he thanked his family for their lifelong support, especially in the early years of his career. “I was nine ...
MILLBURN, NJ – This month, the Millers Girls Basketball have won three of their four games. Hopes to continue their string of victories were tested on Tuesday evening against the Livingston Lancers. The first quarter began with the Millers receiving the ball, where they attempted to put the first ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Senior foil fencer and girls team captain, Yasemin Ocak, just joined an elite group of Ridge fencers as she won her 100th bout during the February 4th matchup with Montclair. Ocak started the dual with 97 victories, but was able to seal the deal with 3 victories on the ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ — The National High School Strength Coaches Association announced that Paul Kolody, strength and conditioning coach at Hunterdon Central Regional High School, has been named the 2025 National High School Strength Coach of the Year. The award is given to a high school strength and ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Savannah Rutar was on her mark with games of 224 and 223, classmate Sara Haschak went off for a 217-game, and junior Raylyn Cook fired a 196 to lead Phillipsburg High School to a 2-0 victory over Sayreville in a NJSIAA North Group 3 first- round girls bowling match at Bar ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The East Brunswick High School boys basketball team advanced in the preliminary round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 78-56 victory over JFK-Iselin on Tuesday night.Junior guard Matt Mikulka scored 30 points for the ninth-seeded Bears (13-10), who had a ...
LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Long Branch High School Wrestling team kicked off its tournament run this past Monday as the top seed in the Central Jersey, Group 4 Team Tournament. The Green Wave triumphed over eighth-seeded Jackson Memorial with a decisive 54-9 victory in the quarterfinals and then secured ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - After running Somers out of the gym two weeks ago, John Jay gave Somers a second crack at cross-town bragging rights. This time at the high school on Friday, Feb. 7, a one-point second quarter game didn’t look so bad for the visitors. But in almost a blink, John Jay did all the ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – Senior forward Sasha Resnick scored the 1,000th point of her career in West Essex' 55-51 girls basketball loss to Mount St. Dominic on Monday, then West Essex went out and defeated Nutley on Tuesday, 64-31.Resnick had 18 points and 12 rebounds against Nutley the day after she ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Two gold medals was enough for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls’ swimming team on Monday evening.Now, the Panthers are one win away from parlaying the program’s historical depth to another sectional title.Despite beginning its season with losses in four of its first five ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Weston Shirk scored 17 points to lead Hunterdon Central to a 57-54 boys basketball victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.Alec Grinbaum finished with 12 points for Hunterdon Central (6-17), which outscored Bridgewater-Raritan, 21-13, in the third quarter to take a 46-40 ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Weston Shirk scored 17 points to lead Hunterdon Central to a 57-54 boys basketball victory over Bridgewater-Raritan on Tuesday.Alec Grinbaum finished with 12 points for Hunterdon Central (6-17), which outscored Bridgewater-Raritan, 21-13, in the third quarter to take a 46-40 ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - With the playoffs looming, the Tigers were looking to make some noise as the calendar turned to February. Highlights of the week included boys basketball downing Bronxville at home, while the BYSNS combined hockey team picked up a big win over Horace Greeley. Boys ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – The indoor portion of the collegiate athletic season is well underway and now’s a good time to take a glance at Mount Laurel's student-athletes who are already making a name for themselves in sports this winter season right here in New Jersey and beyond.This is the first ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- The South Plainfield girls basketball team advanced in the preliminary round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with a 54-43 victory over J.P. Stevens on Monday afternoon.The Tigers (14-8), seeded 15th, will play at second-seeded Monroe in the round of 16 on ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Senior forward Sam Winitch scored 18 points to lead Livingston to a 68-65 boys basketball victory over West Essex on Tuesday night.Ben Langer finished with 14 points for Livingston (14-6), which had a seven-point lead at halftime.Zach Smith sank four 3-pointers and totaled 13 ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The inevitable is now officially a reality for the Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys’ swimming team in 2024-25.A showdown between a pair of undefeated squads: third-ranked Bridgewater-Raritan and top-ranked Westfield High School, on Thursday night in Perth Amboy with a ...