Sports Top Stories
By APRIL SAUL
February 4, 2025
In a hard-fought boys basketball matchup on February 3, 2025, Camden Eastside High School was defeated by Woodbury in double overtime 80-79.High scorers for the Tigers were Romelo Mangum with 20 points, and Tyrone Washam with 17 points. Next up for Eastside, with a record now of 6-11, is an away ...
NEW JERSEY- The No. 5 seed Madison girls swim team faced off against the No. 8 seed Glen Ridge in the 2025 NJSIAA North 2, Group C Tournament on Monday night. The Dodgers defeated Glen Ridge 114-52 on Monday afternoon.The team of Julie Fu, Alexis Lee, Layla Knoll and Emery McDonough placed 1st in ...
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 ...
WAYNE, NJ – In the first of what is hoped to become a much larger, annual event, Wayne Valley High School hosted “The Queen of the Mats,” an all-girl wrestling jamboree. Valley’s head wrestling coach, Todd Schroeder, who helped put the event together, said that they hope that this first female meet ...
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 – ...
The Phillipsburg/Belvidere boys swimming team took the top three places in four individual races and Violet Anglum was a double-winner to pace the girl’s team in a Stateliner/County Seater sweep of Piscataway in a NJSIAA first round North 2 Group A meet at Phillipsburg’s Elementary School.The boys ...
ISELIN, NJ – Jayden Cummings scored 27 points to help steer the JFK-Iselin boys basketball team to a 68-60 upset victory over Metuchen on Monday night.Grant Lorentzen finished with 23 points for the Mustangs (5-11), who had a 27-22 lead at halftime. JFK-Iselin outscored Metuchen, 23-20, in the ...
BREWSTER, N.Y. - On Friday, Jan. 31, GreeleyJay faced the Cortlandt Rebels at the Brewster Ice Arena, and the teams treated the fans to some exciting hockey. Right down to the final possession, a last chance had the game still in doubt, and GreeleyJay was teed up to tip the balance at point ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morristown's county tournament run began and ended on Monday night as the Colonials were defeated by Kinnelon in the first round of the Mennen Cup, 6-1. The Colts blitzed Morristown for two goals in the game’s opening five minutes as Braydon Sisco and Jake Prunty gave Kinnelon an ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – The Phillipsburg Stateliner Cheerleaders are heading to the National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) in Orlando, Florida, and they gave fans a special preview of their performance before making the trip.The team took center stage at Phillipsburg High School on ...
HOWELL, NJ – Jason Rutkowski scored two goals and passed for one assist to help the Bridgewater-Raritan ice hockey team post a 6-4 victory over Howell on Monday.Alex Abolenskiy had one goal and two assists for the Panthers (19-1), who secured the victory on third-period goals by Shawn Yuhasz and ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – The Hunterdon Central girls swim team advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 94-76 victory over J.P. Stevens on Monday.Winners for the Red Devils were:200 IM (yards): Isabella Chanin, 2:31.0950 Free (yards): Tori Castro-Gutierrez, 0:27.30100 ...
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – After a slow first quarter, West Essex started to establish control and went on to a 47-34 girls basketball victory over Rutherford on Monday.Sasha Resnick collected 21 points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots, two assists and two steals for West Essex (13-5), which outscored ...
FARMINGDALE, NJ – While its 16-game winning streak was in jeopardy late in its game at the Howell High School / Matawan High School co-op squad, the Bridgewater-Raritan High School ice hockey team still left the Jersey Shore with yet another big triumph.And in the midst of their magical 2024-25 ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – Dayton pulled away in the third quarter and went on to a 63-38 boys basketball victory over winless Brearley on Monday night.Luke Sherman scored 24 points for Dayton (7-10), which outscored Brearley, 18-8, in the third quarter to open a 44-29 lead.Three players scored nine points ...
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ – William Munoz rolled a 653 series to lead Hasbrouck Heights past St. Mary (Rutherford) 7-0 in a NJIC Meadowlands bowling match on Monday afternoon in North Arlington. Hasbrouck Heights' record is now 12-9 overall, 11-7 with the win. St. Mary falls to 6-10, 6-10.The Aviators ...
LYNDHURST, NJ – At the NJIC Swim Conference Championships held on Saturday, the Hasbrouck Heights/Garfield girls team came in third place, while the boys finished fifth.The girls finished third behind Leonia/Palisades Park, which scored 217 points, and Rutherford, who finished second with 140.
WAYNE, NJ – In the first of what is hoped to become a much larger, annual event, Wayne Valley High School hosted “The Queen of the Mats,” an all-girl wrestling jamboree. Valley’s head wrestling coach, Todd Schroeder, who helped put the event together, said that they hope that this first female meet ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ — Tickets are still available for the Big L Club's annual Duffy Casino Night to be held on Friday, Feb. 7 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover. In addition to furthering the Big L Club’s overall mission to support the Livingston High School (LHS) athletic ...
GLEN GARDNER, NJ – The Chatham girls fencing team won the District 4 competition for the third straight year and the Cougar boys placed second at District 4 held Sunday at Voorhees High.Both Chatham teams advanced to the states with seven Cougar girl fencers qualifying for the state individual ...
KEYPORT, NJ – Keyport broke things open with a big third quarter and went on to a 59-39 boys basketball victory over Raritan on Monday.Kai Arrington scored 17 points for Keyport (13-5), which outscored Raritan, 20-8, in the third quarter to take a 42-27 lead.Andrei Matthews finished with 15 points ...
HIGHLANDS, NJ – Eddie Lopez scored 20 points, came down with six rebounds and passed for three assists to lead Middletown North to a 56-44 boys basketball victory over Henry Hudson on Monday.Nate Tyburczy finished with 15 points for Middletown North (15-6), which outscored Henry Hudson, 15-4, in ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys ice hockey team knew it was going to take some time to reload with all the new faces on the roster this year. The future of the program - freshmen Kieran Brendle and Owen Young - showed some signs of maturity when they teamed up to produce the biggest goal of the ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway girls and boys swimming teams were eliminated in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group A Tournament on Monday, suffering losses to Phillipsburg.The girls team (4-4, 2-2 GMC - White) fell 105-65, while the boys team (3-6, 0-5 GMC - White) lost 126-34.
RED BANK, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood girls swim team's season came to an end in the NJSIAA North 2, Group B first round against host Red Bank Regional on Monday afternoon. Tessa DeGennaro had victories in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke and was a member of the winning 200 Freestyle Relay ...
MILLBURN, NJ – JoJo Yarde scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Columbia to a 53-41 girls basketball victory over Millburn on Monday.Gabriella Ervin collected 14 points, six rebounds and four steals for Columbia (10-10), which outscored Millburn, 20-10, in the third quarter to take a ...
COLONIA, NJ -- While an early February matchup against a non-conference opponent may not seem all that critical prior to the start of the county tournament, the Colonia boys basketball team came into Monday night's home game against Newark Collegiate having lost two games in a row, with the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- The Randolph girls ice hockey team got themselves a much-needed win when they hosted Newark East Side on Wednesday, January 29, as they skated away with a resounding 10-2 victory. ( link to game photos at end of story )The first period was relatively even, with both teams trading ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Morristown ice hockey team pulled off a 4-3 victory over Park Regional in Saturday's game. The opening period saw both teams battle to score a goal. Strong defensive efforts and solid goaltending from Morristown’s Artie Conover and Park Regional’s Anthony Perrello kept ...
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ - The Morristown ice hockey team pulled off a 4-3 victory over Park Regional in Saturday's game. The opening period saw both teams battle to score a goal. Strong defensive efforts and solid goaltending from Morristown’s Artie Conover and Park Regional’s Anthony Perrello kept ...