Sports Top Stories
By DAVID BRIGHOUSE
February 5, 2025
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 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Senior Savannah Rutar has led the undefeated girl’s bowling team to 12 straight wins as well as the Skyland Conference championship this season. She sports a team-leading 189 average with a high-game of 243. On Saturday, Savannah finished eighth among 78 bowlers at the NJSIAA ...
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 ...
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 ...
CRANFORD, NJ – When firefighter Maxwell Jones considered how to use his downtime productively, he immediately knew it would involve hockey. The sport has been one of the cornerstones of his life since the moment he learned to skate on the streets of Cranford and soon after laced up his first pair ...
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 ...
NEW JERSEY- The Morristown wrestling team has received the No. 5 seed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 Team Tournament. The Colonials will face No. 4 seed Bloomfield in the Quarterfinal Round on Monday February 10. The seeds and brackets are as follows:No. 1 seed Passaic TechNo. 2 seed ...
NEW JERSEY- The Madison wrestling team has received the No. 8 seed in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Team Tournament. The Dodgers will face top seed Caldwell in the Quarterfinal Round of the state tournament on Monday February 10. The seeds and brackets are as follows:No. 1 seed CaldwellNo.
PRINCETON, NJ – The Robbinsville boys basketball team advanced in the opening round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with a 52-45 boys basketball victory over Princeton Day on Tuesday.Tyler Bunnell scored 23 points for the Ravens (11-10), who got 12 points from Marcus ...
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – The Robbinsville girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with a 32-18 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Tuesday.Ava Aldarelli collected 18 points and 13 rebounds for Robbinsville (10-9), which outscored WW-P ...
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 ...
HAMILTON, NJ – Steinert advanced in the first round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with a 41-18 girls basketball victory over Hamilton West on Tuesday.Seventh-seeded Steinert (9-10) will play at second-seeded Princeton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.Mia Pope led Steinert with 17 ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Notre Dame advanced in the first round of the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament with a 51-47 boys basketball victory over Hamilton West on Tuesday night.Will Foley scored 17 points for Notre Dame (14-7), which took a 17-9 lead after one quarter.Sean Turner led Hamilton West ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Bayonne shot out to a 28-point lead by halftime and went on to a 65-33 girls basketball victory over Kearny on Tuesday.Giselle Davis scored 13 points to lead four scorers in double figures for Bayonne (17-5), which outscored Kearny, 25-8, in the second quarter to take a 40-12 halftime ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Brearley Girls Varsity Basketball team continues to flourish after recent victories over Saint Dominic Academy on Saturday and Hillside on Tuesday, the Bears are now on a four-game winning streak. Highlights from Head Coach Tim Ryan:Against Hillside, the Bears scored a ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken jumped out to a 20-point lead after one quarter and rolled to a 66-35 boys basketball victory over Newark Global Studies on Tuesday.Lamir Boxley scored 18 points for Hoboken (16-5), which led, 26-6, at the end of the first quarter.Nick Petruzzelli finished with 15 points and ...
MILLBURN, NJ - The Madison boys basketball team defeated Millburn 77-63 on Tuesday evening. The Dodgers improved to 14-4 on the season. The first half of the game was neck and neck with both teams scoring 17 points in the first quarter. Madison added 18 points in the second to hold a six-point ...
MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Gymnasts from the Somers combined team took on the top competition in the area at the Division 1 tournament at Eclipse Gymnastics on Feb. 3. John Jay’s Kayla Cambareri punched her ticket to sectionals after she finished tied for first on the balance beam (9.450), placed third in ...
MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ - In thrilling fashion, the Morristown boys basketball team defeated Mountain Lakes 52-51 in overtime on Tuesday night. The game was a back and forth one with Mountain Lakes leading by one point after the first quarter but Morristown tying the game at 25 a piece heading into the ...
BARNEGAT - The Barnegat Girls High School Basketball claimed the Shore Conference B-South title with a tight 72-70 win over Toms River South on Tuesday.The Lady Bengals fought back from a five-point deficit at halftime. Zemirah Enalls scored 38 points and Riley Fitzpatrick scored to lead the ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The No. 6 seed Madison boys ice hockey team fell to the No. 3 seed West Morris in the 2025 Halvorsen Cup on Tuesday evening. West Morris defeated Madison 6-2 and will advance to face No. 2 seed Whippany Park on Thursday February 6.West Morris added all six goals before ...
TOMS RIVER - The Barnegat Bengals etched their name in school history, securing their first-ever outright B-South title with a resounding 54-46 road victory over Toms River East.Senior Cole Toddings led the charge with an impressive 20-point performance, while teammates Todd Muhammad, Mason Krey, ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Quinn Boyd, a member of the softball team and the Class of 2025 at Woodbridge High School, has made a verbal commitment to attend Division 1 Wagner College.A left-handed hitting outfielder, Boyd had a .373 batting average in her junior year, which was second on the team.She scored ...
WEST CALDWELL, NJ – Caldwell opened a 13-point lead after one quarter and rolled to a 59-38 boys basketball victory over North Star Academy on Tuesday.Joe Giannetta scored 21 points for Caldwell (16-1), which outscored North Star, 17-9, in the second quarter to take a 33-12 halftime lead.Marco ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – Dayton built on a six-point halftime lead and pulled away for a 47-33 boys basketball victory over Gov. Livingston on Tuesday night.Lucas Antonio scored 14 points for Dayton (8-10), which outscored GL, 16-10, in the third quarter to open a 36-24 lead.Luke Sherman finished with 10 ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Gov. Livingston Boys Basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a resounding 84-62 victory over Marion P. Thomas Charter on Thursday evening. The night was dedicated to honoring senior basketball players Francisco Londono and Caleb Leong, along with cheerleaders Leah ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Morristown girls basketball team defeated West Morris 42-38 on Tuesday evening. The Colonials trailed West Morris by five after the first quarter and then by four heading into the half. Morristown added eight points in the third quarter, trailing by only one point heading into ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central girls basketball team advanced in the first round of the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament with a 41-27 victory over Lenape Valley on Tuesday afternoon.Bethany Ramos scored 15 points for Hunterdon Central (8-11), which snapped a five-game losing streak.
Madison High School girls’ and boys’ swim teams had big wins to advance in the North 2, Group C section of the NJSIAA tournament.The Dodger girls showed their strength with first place finishes in almost every event against Glen Ridge. They started with Julie Fu, Alexis Lee, Layla Knoll and Emery ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen Tech’s Collin Zens finished fifth and Liam Zamora finished third in the Bergen County Boys Singles Bowling Championship in Hackensack on Tuesday. Theo Zamora finished eighth, and Hasbrouck Heights’ Will Munoz came in ninth, with both just missing qualifying for the ...