Sports Top Stories
By GUY KIPP
February 8, 2025
UNION, NJ -- It is a fact of life that the Union boys basketball team goes into most of its games against opponents from the cutthroat Watchung Division of the Union County Conference as the underdogs.But a lot of those star-studded favorites have found that dealing with Union, despite a losing ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY – The Park System is gearing up for its highly anticipated annual event, the E. Murray Todd Half Marathon, set to take place on Sunday, March 9. This 13.1-mile race offers a scenic route through the picturesque communities of Lincroft, Holmdel, and Colts Neck, attracting runners ...
Camden Eastside High School edged Kingsway for its second straight win 47-46 in an away game on February 7, 2025. Abdourahmane Bah scored 18 points in the nail-biter, and the win gave Eastside an 8-11 record. Next up for the Tigers is an away game against Camden High on February 11, 2025.
DENVILLE, NJ – Top-seed and unbeaten Morris Catholic combined a balanced offense with a defense that pitched a second-quarter shutout to defeat Morris Tech, 91-30, in a second-round game of the Morris County Girls Basketball Tournament held at Morris Catholic on Friday, Feb. 7.Morris Catholic ...
MENDHAM, NJ – The Morris Knolls and Mendham high school fencing programs split a pair of meets Wednesday, Feb. 5, with the Knolls boys team beating Mendham, 14-13, and the Knolls girls team falling, 16-11.The Knolls boys (6-4) were led by the epee squad of Mihir Shetty, Christian Mezik, and Adhruve ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Bayonne rallied from a seven-point deficit for a 62-55 boys basketball victory over Hoboken on Thursday.Christian Hampton scored 21 points for Bayonne (10-9), which trailed, 44-37, going into the fourth quarter.Dave Kobryn collected 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Bees, and Noah ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Girls Varsity Basketball Team picked up their 14th victory of the season on Tuesday, defeating Linden 44-42. Sidney Smith led the way for the Panthers with 25 points, five rebounds, five steals, and four assists. Emmy Gregoire recorded 12 rebounds, six blocks, ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — On Sunday, February 2, 2025 the Ridge Girls and Boys Track Teams traveled to Toms River to compete in the Skyland Conference Indoor Championship, where both teams delivered winning performances. The girls team emerged victorious, securing a win over Pingry by 27.75 points.
CARTERET, NJ – Carteret built an 11-point lead by halftime and then held on for a 52-48 boys basketball victory over Nottingham on Friday.Jeremiah Arrington scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Carteret (5-16), which withstood a 19-9 rally by Nottingham (8-15) in the third quarter.Jerry ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway residents and members of the Rahway Public Schools community may or may not be Philadelphia Eagles fans. But one thing is no doubt certain. This Sunday, as the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, everyone in town and all those with any kind of love in their ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway residents and members of the Rahway Public Schools community may or may not be Philadelphia Eagles fans. But one thing is no doubt certain. This Sunday, as the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, everyone in town and all those with any kind of love in their ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway residents and members of the Rahway Public Schools community may or may not be Philadelphia Eagles fans. But one thing is no doubt certain. This Sunday, as the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, everyone in town and all those with any kind of love in their ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway residents and members of the Rahway Public Schools community may or may not be Philadelphia Eagles fans. But one thing is no doubt certain. This Sunday, as the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, everyone in town and all those with any kind of love in their ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway residents and members of the Rahway Public Schools community may or may not be Philadelphia Eagles fans. But one thing is no doubt certain. This Sunday, as the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, everyone in town and all those with any kind of love in their ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Boys Varsity Basketball Team engaged in a slug match with Rahway on Thursday, narrowly missing out on a victory in a 55-51 overtime loss. The Comets now sit at 11-9 overall. Isaiah Green led the way with 22 points, four assists, two blocks, and three steals. Kareem Hogan ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – For the first time in eight years, the NJIC has a new conference champion as Hasbrouck Heights defeated Manchester Regional, 41-22, to capture the team championship in Hasbrouck Heights on Friday night. Emerson/Park Ridge had won the title the previous seven years, ...
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 ...
WAYNE, NJ - The Wayne Valley Wrestling team put their proud past on display by recognizing and honoring 40 great alumni just before its conference deciding match with Passaic Valley last week - which they won in dominant fashion, 56-14. Announced at the event was a special scholarship setup in the ...
HACKENSACK,NJ – Fort Lee defeated Hasbrouck Heights, 7-0, in an independent bowling match on Friday in Hackensack. Hasbrouck Heights falls to 13-10 on the season, while Fort Lee improves to 13-5.Fort Lee captured game one 805-644, despite a 233 game from William Munoz. Fort Lee’s Enoch Choi rolled ...
LAKE COMO, NJ – Keyport pulled away in the fourth quarter to close out a 69-52 boys basketball victory over Academy Charter on Friday.Kai Arrington scored 29 points for Keyport (15-6), which outscored Academy Charter, 24-13, in the fourth quarter to extend a 47-39 lead. Arrington was successful on ...
SOMERSET, NJ – Aiden Derkack scored 33 points, including a 3-point play in the final seconds, to cap a rally that gave Colonia a 51-50 boys basketball victory over La Lumiere School of Indiana in the Metro Classic on Friday night at Franklin High School.Colonia (18-3) trailed by 10 points entering ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The No. 8 seed Randolph girls’ basketball team stormed back from 7 points down in the fourth quarter to take victory over the No. 9 seed West Morris Wolfpack in the second round of the Morris County Tournament on Friday Feb. 7. ( link to photos at end of story)The Lady Rams were ...
COLTS NECK, NJ -- Katie Dichter, a member of the Class of 2025 and the Colts Neck girls basketball team, this week signed a letter of intent to attend Montclair State University, where she will continue her athletic career.Dichter, who is a guard, is averaging team-highs of 3.8 assists and 3.3 ...
MADISON, NJ - The Madison wrestling team defeated Parsippany 49-29 on Tuesday night. Madison won nine matches.At 106 pounds, Harrison Smith pinned Simon Kattappurath. Parsippany's Frank Demary won his match putting Madison only one point ahead. Karl Maurer (120 pounds) pinned Daniel Nguyen before ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls basketball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament after winning 39-33 over 11-seeded Hackettstown on Tuesday.The Braves are ranked as the sixth-seeded team in the tournament and started with a bye in the first ...
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls wrestling team lost 36-30 to Vernon when they hosted them on Tuesday, February 4.The following are the results of the matches:100 lbs. Kaelen Hague (V) won over Addison Petersen (N)107 lbs. Lily Henderson (V) won over Kameko Sibblies (N)114 lbs. Natalie ...
LAWRENCE, NJ – Avery Jenne collected 17 points, five rebounds, four steals and two assists to lead South Brunswick to a 49-39 girls basketball victory over Lawrence on Friday.Madison Rorie finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the Vikings (11-10), who outscored Lawrence, 15-7, in the ...
STAFFORD - Congratulations Southern Boys Bowler KC Hallihan on Bowling a perfect game with a score of 300 on Friday in a game vs Brick Twp. Southern Bowler scores a perfect gameVideo Credits: Chuck Donohue Jr. Southern Director of Athletics
LONG VALLEY, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys basketball team came out of the chute hotter than hot, but West Morris cooled off the Golden Eagles and went on to score a 56-51 triumph in the first-round game in the Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 6, at West Morris.The ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys basketball team's eight-game winning streak came to an end on Thursday against Middlesex High School. Spotswood lost 62-59 to Middlesex. The Chargers' loss moved Spotswood into a second place tie with Metuchen High School in the Greater Middlesex ...