Sports Top Stories
By ED BARMAKIAN
February 9, 2025
RANDOLPH, NJ – There is something about the bigger court at Randolph High that brings out the best in Michael MacAniff and the setting seemed to give 6-7 Quinn Burke some room to spread his wings, too.MacAniff had a breakout game with 25 points a year ago when Chatham came in as the No. 9 seed and ...
NEW JERSEY- The Parsippany Hills wrestling team has received the No. 5 seed in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Team Tournament. The seeds and brackets are as follows:No. 1 seed CaldwellNo. 2 seed West MorrisNo. 3 seed Governor LivingstonNo. 4 seed HackettstownNo. 5 seed Parsippany HillsNo. 6 ...
STANHOPE, NJ - The Whippany Park Wildcats earned a hard-fought 48-43 victory over Lenape Valley on Thursday night, led by Thomas Moran’s 13 points and a strong defensive effort.With the win, Whippany Park improves to 5-14, while Lenape Valley falls to 3-15.Lenape Valley got off to a strong start, ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School boys basketball team lost 54-35 against third-seeded Vernon in the second round of the Hunterdon/Sussex/Warren tournament on Tuesday.The Braves started the tournament in the 14-seeded spot and won against 15-seeded Lenape Valley in the first round to advance to the ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Mountain Lakes had to choose its poison in its plan to defend against the Chatham girls basketball team featuring two 1,000-point scorers in Ella Kreuzer and Mia Semioli in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament.“What makes us so difficult to defend is the fact that ...
SPARTA, NJ - Saturday morning, the 3-seed Sparta Spartans hosted the 6-seed Newton Braves in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex quarterfinals.In the first quarter, both teams were tied early on at 3 apiece. Senior Molly Chapman drained a three-point basket that put her over the 700-point mark for her ...
PRINCETON, NJ – The Franklin wrestling team edged Princeton, 41-39, on Saturday.Five members of Franklin's team recorded pins. The Warriors have a record of 7-11.Wrestlers winning with pins for Franklin were Isaiah Tyson, James Chavez, Joel Garces, Evan Hartel and Giancarlo Rodriguez.Solomon ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville boys basketball team handed Pitman just its fourth loss of the season, 59-50, on Saturday afternoon.Tyler Bunnell scored 21 points for the Ravens (13-10), who jumped out to an 18-10 lead after one quarter.Matt Boss sank three 3-pointers and finished with 11 ...
PEMBERTON, NJ – Steinert raced to a 21-point lead after one quarter and rolled to a 69-29 girls basketball victory over Pemberton on Saturday.Katie Corby finished with 16 points, five assists and four rebounds for Steinert (10-11), which led, 23-2, after one quarter.Mia Pope totaled 13 points and ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Senior Lizzie Calandruccio dropped a game-high 18 points to pace the Spotswood High School girls varsity basketball team past Hamilton West High School on Saturday. Spotswood defeated Hamilton West 53-29 for the Chargers' 17th victory of the season. The Chargers dominated Hamilton ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Senior guard Jayden Darling put together a career game to help the South Plainfield boys basketball team defeat Timothy Christian, 80-75, in double overtime on Saturday.Darling sank five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 22 points for South Plainfield (15-6), which rallied ...
CRANFORD, NJ -- New Providence bounced back from a home loss to Summit by defeating Cranford on the road, 64-50, less than 24 hours later on Saturday.Senior forward Colin McAloon scored a career-high 28 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, handed out four assists and blocked three shots for New Providence ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – The South Brunswick boys basketball team advanced in the play-in round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament with an 81-40 victory over Somerset Tech on Saturday.Logan Rogers scored 17 points for the Vikings (6-16), who outscored Somerset Tech, 26-5, in the second ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Shabazz rallied for a 44-42 boys basketball victory over Columbia in the quarterfinal round of the Essex County Invitational Tournament on Saturday.Umar Sannor scored 12 points for Shabazz (12-7), which trailed, 38-34, going into the fourth quarter.Zach Alexander scored 12 points ...
BARNEGAT - Wall defeated Barnegat 44-33 on Saturday morning, marking their eighth win of the season. A strong defensive second quarter, where they held Barnegat to just four points, allowed Wall to take a 21-12 lead into halftime. Wall's offense was led by sophomore Erin McBarron with 11 points, ...
BARNEGAT - Barnegat defeated Lacey 63-52 on Senior Night, led by seniors Cole Toddings, Mason Krey, and Todd Muhammad. The Bengals (15-6, 7-1) secured their spot in the Shore Conference Tournament and a chance at a first-round home game with the win, while the Lions fell to 7-12 (4-4).Toddings ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ -- Senior guard Luke Kreitz scored nine of his team-high 23 points in the third quarter to help fourth-seeded Ridge to a 58-49 boys basketball victory over fifth-seeded Immaculata in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament on Saturday afternoon.It was the second ...
BAYVILLE - Senior Jayson King scored 18 points and had four assists, leading four Central players in double figures as the Golden Eagles (20-2, 10-0) finished their Class A South division season undefeated wit a 72-50 victory. They are the Shore's first 20-win team of the 2024-25 season after ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The Caldwell boys basketball team won 16 of its first 17 games this season with a combination of precision, polish and grit.All of those characteristics were in evidence when the Chiefs played an excellent first quarter against heavily favored Seton Hall Prep in the quarterfinal ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The Caldwell boys basketball team won 16 of its first 17 games this season with a combination of precision, polish and grit.All of those characteristics were in evidence when the Chiefs played an excellent first quarter against heavily favored Seton Hall Prep in the quarterfinal ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Greater Middlesex Conference Boys Basketball Tournament got rolling this weekend with the play-in rounds. Spotswood High School took on 29th-seeded New Brunswick High School on Saturday afternoon. The 20th-seeded Chargers took down New Brunswick 63-43 to move on to the ...
ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The Bonnies could not complete their late comeback, losing 58-49 to George Washington on Saturday afternoon in their annual Pink Game. The defeat extends the Bonnies’ losing streak to nine.The Bonnies started strong, leading for the entire first quarter. Entering the second ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson varsity swim team, under the direction of Coach Robert Cahill, celebrated its senior athletes on Tuesday, February 4, during its match against Elizabeth. The Crusaders defeated the Minutemen, 87-83, to close out their season with a win and finish with a 6-5 overall ...
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Sophmore forward Tyler Hamby scored a career-high 26 points and cleared nine rebounds to lead Bridgewater-Raritan to a 55-40 boys basketball victory over North Brunswick on Friday afternoon.The victory enabled Bridgewater-Raritan (12-8) to get closer to clinching the program's ...
As Madison girls’ swimming head coach Wendy Munoz noted, “Rutherford was a worthy opponent and each girl swam their best. It was a close meet and came down to the last few races.”It was a tale of two halves for the Dodger girls’ as they valiantly tried to defend a lead that they had amassed midway ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The No. 5 seed Madison boys swim team fell to No. 4 seed New Providence in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2025 NJSIAA North 2, Group C Swim Tournament on Friday. The Dodgers fell 79-91.New Providence will advance to face No. 1 seed Governor Livingston on Monday February ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The No. 3 seed Morristown girls swim team defeated No. 6 seed Livingston in the Quarterfinal Round of the 2025 NJSIAA North 1, Group A Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Colonials will advance to face No. 2 seed Montclair on Monday February 10 in the Semifinals. 1st place- 200MR( ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – For the second time in three days, Bergen Tech swept Paterson Kennedy, 7-0, 7-0, in Big North Liberty Division bowling. The win pushes Bergen Tech girls to 21-0 overall and 8-0 in the division, while the boys improve to 17-3, 9-0.The Knights also honored three athletes for their ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – For the second time in three days, Bergen Tech swept Paterson Kennedy, 7-0, 7-0, in Big North Liberty Division bowling. The win pushes Bergen Tech girls to 21-0 overall and 8-0 in the division, while the boys improve to 17-3, 9-0.The Knights also honored three athletes for their ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit High School girls' varsity basketball team faced a challenging matchup against Oak Knoll this week as the Hilltoppers' seven-game winning streak came to an end. With the 50-34 loss, Summit now stands at 13-6. It’s the second time the team fell to Oak Knoll this season. Oak ...