Sports Top Stories
By GREG FALLON
February 5, 2025
MADISON, NJ - The No. 3 seed Madison boys basketball team defeated the No. 14 seed Roxbury 65-31 in the First Round of the Morris County Tournament. Madison came out strong outscoring the Gaels in the first and second quarters. Madison led Roxbury 34-11 heading into the half. The Dodgers didn't ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph high school gym played host to a pair of Morris County Tournament Opening Round games on Saturday Feb. 1, with both the boys and girls taking victory and advancing in their brackets. The boys opened the day in preliminary round-play at 2:00 PM against Parsippany Hills, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — This senior guard’s lifelong participation in basketball gives him rare insights that help him both excel on the court and inspire his teammates to follow suit. Senior Enzo Ferrero is this week’s Andy Heinz and The Westfield Legacy Agency’s Allstate Westfield Athlete of the ...
Summit, NJ – Summit High School senior student-athletes proudly announced their commitments to continue both their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level on National Signing Day this week. A total of 17 athletes from a variety of sports have made their decisions, showcasing the ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior forward Jason Abbott led three players in double figures with 15 points and classmate Matthew Scerbo Jr. dished out 10 assists to help lift Phillipsburg High School to a 63-46 victory over Watchung Hills in a Skyland Conference boys basketball game on Tuesday on Thomas ...
WAYNE, NJ – After eleven seasons leading the Wayne Valley High School football team, head coach Roger Kotlarz is srepping down. The 2020 Coach of the Year for Passaic County had a combined eleven-year record of 67 wins and 47 losses, including nine playoff wins. The highlight of his time with the ...
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 ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - The Spotswood High School wrestling team defeated Neptune High School 60-23 on Tuesday. Spotswood's victory improved the Chargers' overall season record to 11-7. Spotswood's Brandon Snyder, Colton Schmitz, Sincere Barnes, Luke Cole, Joseph Stanaway, Justin Witt, Daniel Keelen and ...
Summit, NJ — The Summit High School Boys Varsity Swim Team suffered a tough 102-64 loss to Westfield on Monday, Feb. 3, dropping their record to 8-2 for the season.The meet, which doubled as Senior Night for the Hilltoppers, was bittersweet as the team honored their senior athletes while facing a ...
ROSELLE, NJ -- The New Providence girls basketball team has been awarded the No. 1 seed in the Union County Tournament, which gets underway next week.Junior guard Annie Conover collected 28 points, 15 rebounds and four assists for New Providence (18-2) in a 53-43 victory over Roselle Catholic on ...
SOUTH RIVER, NJ - The Spotswood High School boys varsity basketball team took on South River High School on Tuesday in a big rivalry and Greater Middlesex Conference Gold Division game. Spotswood defeated South River 79-60 for the Chargers' eighth straight victory. The Chargers' victory also moved ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – South Brunswick stormed back from an early six-point deficit for a 51-34 girls basketball victory over Old Bridge on Tuesday.Alexis Lease-Springer collected 17 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Vikings (10-9), who outscored Old Bridge, 29-18, in the second ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Anish Vankadhara scored 19 points to lead South Brunswick to a 63-39 boys basketball victory over Calvary Christan on Tuesday.Emanuel Rujano finished with 16 points for the Vikings (5-16), who outscored Calvary Christian, 12-4, in the third quarter to take a 44-27 lead.Logan ...
CLARK, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood PAL football and cheerleading teams capped off their excellent seasons with a celebration of accomplishments and gratitude at the PAL's year-end banquet on Friday, Jan. 31, at the Gran Centurions in Clark.Attendees reminisced about the season and took tons of ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – If you think you're seeing double when you attend a Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys swim meet, you're right. Although the likelihood of having identical twins is about 1 in 250 (about 0.5%), the Raiders boast two sets — Luke and Matthew Iannotta and Connor and Ryan Scarpa – ...
HACKENSACK, NJ - This has thus far been a productive and enjoyable season for the Hackensack bowling program and a major reason is the leadership capabilities of the three senior captains Alyssa Cavallo, John James and Joey Parrilli. “Each one has their own strengths and shows leadership, the other ...
CLARK, NJ — The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School wrestling community came together this past Friday, January 31, as the team hosted its 2nd annual Alumni Night. This special event brings together current and former wrestlers in celebration of the incredible wrestling tradition at ALJ.Among the ...
Camden High easily defeated Eastern 92-55 in a boys basketball away matchup on February 4, 2025. It was the eighth straight win for the Panthers, with David Munro scoring a team-high 22 points. Emmanuel Joe-Samuel scored 16 points and Torrey Brooks Jr. contributed 13. The team's record is ...
The Camden Eastside Tigers used a fast start to defeat Rancocas Valley 53-42 in an away boys basketball game on February 4, 2025. The win, coming a day after a bruising overtime loss to Woodbury, ended a four-game losing streak for the Tigers. Tyrone Washam and Abdourahmane Bah each contributed13 ...
SPARTA, NJ - On the eve of Women in Sports Day, Tuesday evening, the 3-seed Sparta Spartans hosted 14-seed Phillipsburg in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament.After a slow start by both teams, senior Molly Chapman put Sparta on the board first. Chapman made two of three free-throws in the trip ...
DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls boys basketball team, after coming out on top in its “… typical battle” against sister-school Morris Hills, can now look forward to its third meeting of the season against West Morris.Make that No. 10 seed Morris Knolls (9-10) against No. 7 seed West Morris (10-9) ...
BOONTON, NJ – All season long, Morris Knolls bowling coach Erik Bradley has waited for junior Dillon Kuzevski to do something BIG.On Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Boonton Lanes, Kuzevski came up BIGGER than BIG when he closed out the only game he bowled with five straight strikes to finish with a 215, which ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS/WOOD-RIDGE, NJ - Two student-athletes, one each from Hasbrouck Heights and Wood-Ridge High Schools, were named NJSIAA honorees for the 2025 National Girls and Women in Sports Day. February 5, 2025, marks the 39th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day.Paige Sonzogni of ...
NEW JERSEY- The Bloomfield wrestling team has received the No. 4 seed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 Team Tournament. The Bengals will face No. 5 seed Morristown Colonials in the Quarterfinal Round on Monday February 10. The seeds and brackets are as follows:No. 1 seed Passaic TechNo.
The indoor portion of the collegiate athletic season is well into the New Year and now’s a good time to take a glance at local student athletes who are making a name for themselves in sports this winter season right here in New Jersey and beyond.Alexis Strollo (Nutley/Paramus Catholic) is a junior ...
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 ...
STAFFORD - The Southern Regional High School wrestling team hosted and defeated Gloucester Tech 64-3 on Tuesday night. Southern's record improves to 13-3144: Vincent Esposito (SORE) over John Pfeffer (GCJS) (TB-1 13-7)150: Attila Vigilante (SORE) over Greg Harris (GCJS) (Fall 0:48)157: Wyatt Stout ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High senior student-athletes Jessica Bao, Ava Cantillon, Ryan O'Day and Finn Valli signed national letters of intent on Wednesday to compete for NCAA Division 1 programs.Bao will continue rowing/crew for the U.S. Naval Academy; Cantillon will play women's lacrosse at Iona ...
LITTLE SILVER, NJ – Two of the Shore Conference's top boys' basketball teams clashed on Saturday at Red Bank Regional High School, as Manasquan took on a tough Red Bank Regional squad. The Bucs entered the game at 16-2, holding a one-game lead over the Warriors for second place in the conference ...